MINDSET 1º BACHILLER

UNIT 3 EXTENSION VOCABULARY

1. Complete the text with the correct form of the words below.

Value • prevent • refund • reject • deliver

As online shopping becomes more and more popular, customers are choosing to have home
__________________ of clothes rather than going to shops. The money spent is easily
__________________ if the clothes are the wrong size or don’t look right, so customers often order
three or four outfits at one time, knowing that they will only keep one of them. Unfortunately, some
customers are taking advantage of this system. They are ordering __________________ clothes,
wearing them on a special occasion and then returning them, a practice that some people refer to as
wardrobing.

Now, online sellers are taking __________________ measures to stop this. One idea is to attach large
price tags or labels to the clothes. The removal of these would automatically lead to a
__________________ of any attempts to return items. It’s a good idea and should help reduce
sellers’ costs and so, perhaps, lead to lower prices for everyone.

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original. Use the word in
capitals in your answer.

1) I knew immediately that the shirt was right for me. GLANCE
I knew ___________________________________ that the shirt was right for me.
2) This restaurant is so popular that you need to reserve a table about a month before you eat there.
IN
This restaurant is so popular that you need to reserve a table about a month
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3) The facts in this essay are no longer true. DATE
The facts in this essay are ___________________________________.
4) You can’t bring a dog in here. No way! QUESTION
You can’t bring a dog in here. It’s ___________________________________!
5) I sometimes shop for clothes online, but generally, I prefer to try things on first. WHOLE
I sometimes shop for clothes online, but ___________________________________, I prefer to try
things on first.

3. Complete the sentences with a suitable word.

1) There are some really good __________________ -minute holiday bargains.

2) I’ve got $5, but I __________________ my friend $4.50.
3) We can’t afford to advertise on television. Our total advertising __________________ is only
$1,000.
 4) Every town has the same __________________ stores selling the same things.
5) I queued for ten minutes and then found that the shirt didn’t have a price __________________
on it, so I couldn’t buy it.
6) My shirt isn’t shabby. It’s __________________-new!
7) The billboard is in a place where __________________-by are sure to notice it.

4. Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need.

short • regret • sum • purchase • exchange • goods • value • shipping • label •

reject

An idea which is growing in popularity is a local website on which people can offer
__________________ that they no longer want to other people in the same area. There are no
__________________ costs because whoever wants the items can just turn up and take them. It’s
great for people who need something but are a bit __________________ of money. It is also good
for people who want to get rid of things but don’t want to throw them away. Another option is to
__________________ products, for example, an old CD player for a T-shirt. The
__________________ of the products isn’t important. What is important is that both people are
getting something they want for something they don’t want. But what if you are worried that you
might __________________ getting rid of something that you need again one day? Then, another
option is to share things which you don’t use very often. After all, why should you have to
__________________ items when you can borrow from each other?

5. Answer the questions.

1) What is the difference between a shirt and a sweatshirt?

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2) Why might you need a check-up?
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3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of buying second-hand clothes?
________________________________________________________________________________
4) When would you describe someone as self-made?
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UNIT 3 EXTENSION GRAMMAR

1. Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun. Put the pronoun in brackets if it can be left
out.

1) My brother ___________________________ lives in Canada works for an advertising company.

2) The budget ___________________________ the company gave us wasn’t enough to use anyone
well-known in the adverts.
3) The fitting room __________________________ I tried on the clothes had four large mirrors in it.
4) The shirt ___________________________ I had to take back was too small for me.
5) I met someone ___________________________ father was a pilot.
6) We talked about the time ___________________________ we first met.

2. Complete the text with one word in each gap.

We are all affected by advertising, and billboards are a popular part of many advertising campaigns.
They are big and can be placed in locations ___________________ passers-by will have a hard time
avoiding them. They are relatively cheap, which is good for companies with a limited budget.
However, we are now living in a time ___________________ most people prefer to look at a phone
screen than at the world around them. That’s why advertisers have to come up with ways of making
billboards more exciting than ever before.
In Austria, a restaurant on a highway has put up a billboard ___________________ is on the side of a
mountain. The huge photo shows a hungry customer ___________________ mouth is the entrance
to a tunnel through the mountain. It’s difficult not to notice that!
In addition to using billboards, shop owners ___________________ are imaginative can also make
displays inside their shops ___________________ attract customers. Clothes shops often use
unrealistic-looking plastic models to show off their clothes. One shop decided to use live models as
an advertising technique, ___________________ has made the shop famous on social media. The
person ___________________ idea it was might not have expected this to happen, but the millions
of photos of the shop are certainly a great free form of advertising.

3. Combine the sentences with a relative clause. Make any necessary changes.

1) Online shopping is a great idea. It makes shopping easy.

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2) My brother is a fashion designer. He spends half his money on clothes.
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3) The lesson started at 9 o’clock. I was still on the bus then.
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4) That boy is in my sister’s class. His clothes are the latest style.
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5) I do most of my shopping at the new supermarket. The prices are low and the quality is high
there.
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4. Write the relative clauses with your own ideas.

1) My friend, ______________________________________, is having a party on Saturday.

2) The shop assistant _____________________________________________________, wasn’t very
friendly.
3) The shop, _____________________________________________, closed down last week.
4) The billboard, __________________________________________, caused a lot of accidents.
5) The advertising campaign, _______________________________________________, was very
successful.
6) The shirt, __________________________________________________, was too small for me.