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Week 2

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What factors do people take into account when purchasing an item or
paying for service?

What do you consider before purchasing an item or paying for a

service?

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- Talk about consumption habits
- Practice our reading skills (gist and details)
- Analyze some vocabulary in context
- Practice the vocabulary
- Practice our speaking skills

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(Page 68) Exercise 1: Work in pair. Make a list of three things you each
bought this week. Can you answer these questions?

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Read the title of the article and the subheadings. What do you think the text will
say about the following?:
1. Are disposable cups evil?
2. What’s wrong with fake fashion?
3. Food miles and saving the planet.
Our predictions:
We should consume local products
Be aware of the origin and the way …
…products are made
Learn new ways of purchasing: e.g.,
…second-hand items

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Read the article quickly and check if your predictions were right or not.

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Answers

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(Page 68) Exercise 4: Read the questions. Choose the correct option (a–
c) according to the information in the article.

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Answers

1. b
2. c
3. a

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(Page 68) Exercise 6: Work in pairs. Look at how these words are used in the
article. Are they nouns, verbs or adjectives? Can you work out their meaning?

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Complete the table

Word and type Definition Pronunciation

single-use (adj.) Something that can only be used once sɪŋgəl-juz

Reusable (adj.) Something that can be used multiple times /ˌriːˈjuː.zə.bəl/

Upgrading (verb) To improve to a better standard. ˈʌpˌgreɪdɪŋ

Upgrade
Deprive (verb) To take something, especially something /dɪˈpraɪv/
necessary or pleasant, away from someone
Produce (noun) food or any other substance or material that is /ˈprɑː.duːs/
grown or obtained through farming.
Seasonal (adj.) relating to or happening during a particular /ˈsiː.zən.əl/
period in the year
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Work with a partner and ask each other the questions. Make sure you use the
new vocabulary in your answers.

1. What are some single-use items you could stop purchasing?

2. What reusable items do you use more often?
3. Should people be upgrading their phones or computers so often?
4. Is it okay to deprive ourselves from luxuries or not?
5. Where do you normally get your produce?
6. Why should we buy produce that is seasonal?

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Botella de cristal/vidrio = glass bottle
If you give the old phone to Apple, they’ll give you a discount ☺
It depends in on the person and the situation
We shouldn’t but we have to. ☺
I think we should buy more from local producers. ☺
Tianguis = Street Market
Pronunciation

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(Page 68) Exercise 7: Find forms of these phrasal verbs in the text. What do
the verbs mean?

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Complete the table

Word (phrasal verbs) Definition Pronunciation

take away (BrE) buy food at a cafe or restaurant for eating teɪk əˈweɪ
take out (AmE) elsewhere. teɪk aʊt
throw away Get rid of something you don’t want anymore, θrəʊ əˈweɪ
usually by putting it in the trash
turn out To happen in a particular or have particular tɜːn aʊt
result (it can be unexpected)
break down To stop working. breɪk daʊn

blow up To explode or get destroyed. bləʊ ʌp

cut back To reduce an amount of something or the kʌt bæk

frequency of something.
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(page 68) Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with forms of the phrasal verbs
from Exercise 7. throw away

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Answers
1. We're spending way too much money buying rubbish. We'll have to cut back
somewhere.
2. I was pretty worried about doing my presentation, but it turned out OK in the
end.
3. The microwave literally blew up this morning, so I'm off to buy a new one.
4. 'Two teas and a bottle of water, please.' 'To drink here or to take away?’
5. 'Where's yesterday's newspaper?' 'Oh, sorry! I threw it away.’
6. Check that your car hire insurance covers you in case you break down.

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Work in pairs. Read the statements (1–5) in the quiz. Match the statements with
the areas (a–e).

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