Shopping and materialism IELTS speaking and reading
Focus on IELTS New Edition Unit 7
IELTS Speaking Part Three on shopping and materialism
- How important is money, do you think?
- Are people becoming more materialistic, in your opinion?
- What are the biggest reasons for people buying things they can’t afford or don’t need?
- How can people cut down on over-spending?
IELTS Speaking Part Two on shopping and materialism
| Describe something that you spend money on. You should say: How much you spend on it Why you spend that much money on it How that compares to other things And whether you are happy with the money you spend on that thing or not, and why. |
| Describe your biggest recent purchase. Things to include in your answer: Why you bought it Where you bought it How it compares to similar things And say how you feel about that purchase now and why. |
Reading
You are going to read a text on a related theme. What do you think they might say about each of these topics?
- The future of marketing
- Effective sales techniques for the retail industry
- Credit card debt and how to avoid it
- How to reduce our spending
You are going to try and decide as quickly as possible which of the four titles above best summarises a text. What is the best way of reading for that purpose?
Quickly read the text in the way you talked about to match to one of those headings.
Check your answer in pairs and then as a class.
Discuss how well you could quickly do that task and how you could do so better next time.
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