Longman Elect JS2A Unit 1

Unit 1 - A shopper's paradise

Longman Elect JS2AModule 1 - My Hobbies

Reading and Listening

You are Jamie. A group of exchange students from the UK are coming to visit your school. Your NET has asked you to help orhanise their visit. Read the following email from the group leader and the information you have gathered for the students.----------------5 textsText 1 is a email.Text 2 is a poem.Text 3 is a webpage.Text 4 are interviews. (Listening text)Text 5 is a leaflet. There is a text analysis for it.

Reading and Listening Text 1 - Email

Vocabularyconfirmed (v) - made something possible into something definiteshow sb around (phr v) - to go around a place with someone when they first arrive, to show them what is interesting, etc.particularly (adv) - more than usual

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Vocabularybrowsing (v) - looking in a shop without nedding to buy anythingsuit (v) - to be acceptable for a certain person or in a certain situation

Reading and Listening Text 2 - Poem

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Reading and Listening Text 3 - Webpage

Vocabularynumerous (v) - manyboasts (v) - has things that are very goodluxury brands (n phr) - companies that make expensive goods that people buy for pleasurechain stores (n phr) - shops that are owned or managed by the same company or personeveryday (adj) - ordinary or usualflea market (n phr) - a market where old or used goods are soldbargains (n) - things you buy cheaply or for less than the usual pricehousehold items (n phr) things that ae used in homesmust-try (adj) - something that you should definitely tryborder (n) - the official line that separates two countries or areasbargain (v) - to discuss the conditions of a sale, e.g. to ask for a lower priceice-skating rink (n phr) - a place or building where you can go ice-skatingelectronics (n) - equipment that works electronically

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Reading and Listening Text 5 - Leaflet

Vocabularyglitzy (adj) - exciting and attractiveextraordinary (adj) - very unusual or surprisingstock up on sth (phr v) - to buy a lot of somethingcosmetics (n) - products that you use on your face and body in order too look more attractivedelightful (adj) - very pleasantdepartment stores (n phr) - large shops that are divided into separate departments, each selling a different type of goodsdensely populated (adj phr) - having a lot of people living there

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Vocabulary

Shops- bakery- boutique- convenience store- electronics shop- optician- pharmacy- shoe shop- sports shop- stationery shop- toy shop

Pros of a shopping place (particularly a mall)- a great variety of shops- a modern cinema and an ice-skating rink- a wide selection of eateries and restaurants- ample places for people to sit- in a convenient location- interesting promotional events- spacious

Vocabulary (cont'd)

About shopping habits- bargains- better price- latest model- new arrivals- on special offer- out of stock- pay by cash- pay in instalments- ten percent discount- while stocks last

Grammar

You will learn:Talking about the futureComparative and superlative adjectivesTalking about amounts

Talking about the future

We learnt to use the simple future and be going to to talk about the future.We can also use the present continuous and the simple present to talk about the future.The present continuousWe can use the present continuous to talk about definite plans or arrangements in the future. We often use it with time words and phrases (e.g. tomorrow, this weekend).- We're coming to Hong Kong in just a few weeks.- She's meeting her mum for tea after school.The simple presentWe can use the simple present to talk about fixed events in the future which are part of a timetable, schedule or calendar. We often usi it with times and dates.- Our flight arrives at 9 a.m. on 1st October.- The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and finishes at noon.

Comparative and Superlative adjectives