Online%20Shopping

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Online Shopping

• by Paul Chen

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Outline

• Starting Questions
• Sample Conversations
• (1)
• (2)
• Vocabulary
• Useful Expressions
• (1) ?????
• (2) ????
• Activity
• Discussion Questions
• Reference

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Starting Questions

• Whats your opinion on online shopping? Have you
  ever tried it?
• Do you feel insecure shopping online? Or do you
  find it totally (???) okay to you? Why?
• What should be noticed while shopping online? Can
  you name (??) some?

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Sample Conversation (1)

• A Hi, Alice. What a stunning miniskirt youre
  wearing! Where did you buy it?
• B I just bought it on eBay last week. I am the
  bidder with the highest price.
• A So, how much is it?
• B It cost me only 300NT.
• A You got to be kidding me! I saw the same type
  of skirt at the night market last weekend and it
  cost 800NT.
• B Well, thats the charm of online shopping. You
  can always find the items you like with the
  lowest prices!
• A Fantastic! Ill also go check it out now.
  Maybe therell be a lot of surprises waiting for
  me! Bye for now. Thanks a lot for the
  information!
• B Youre welcome. Wish you good luck.

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Sample Conversation (2)

• A Hello, Alex. Why do you look so troubled?
• B Well, I am considering buying a jacket on
  Yahoo auction, but I am not sure if the quality
  is good.
• A Doesnt the seller provide a photo of the item
  and its specifics on the web?
• B Yes, and it all looks appealing to me. But I
  am still not sure whether I can trust it
  completely.
• A Well, you can also check out the other buyers
  feedback comments and the sellers reputation to
  see if the seller is reliable or not.
• B Youre right! I totally forgot that! Thanks
  for the advice.
• A Youre welcome.

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Vocabulary

• stunning
• bidder ??? (bid ??)
• kidding ??
• charm ??
• item ??
• fantastic ????
• auction ??
• specifics ??/??

• appealing ????
• completely ???
• feedback comments ????
• sellers reputation ????
• reliable ????
• totally ???

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Useful Expressions (1)?????

• item location ????
• item specifics ????
• starting time ????
• end time ????
• duration ????
• current bid ??????
• history ????
• shipping cost(s) ??/??
• payment method(s) ????

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Useful Expressions (2)????

• membership ????
• sellers reputation ????
• feedback comment(s) ????
• rating(s) ??
• ? ??
• a no reserve auction ???????
• bootleg ?????

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Activity

• Therell be a page on a selling item in the
  following slide. Please read it through and try
  to answer the following questions
• Whats the duration of the item and how much is
  left?
• Can a person buy the item from Asia? Why or why
  not?
• Is the seller reliable or not? How can we tell?

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Discussion Questions

• Have you ever heard of any fraud (??) on online
  sales?
• What are the pros and cons (??) of online
  shopping? Could you name some?

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Reference

• eBay
• PCHome????
• Yahoo????
• ???