Below is a map of the city of Brandfield. City planners have decided to build a new shopping mall for the area, and two sites, $1 and $2 have been proposed.
Some people perceive shopping as a form of self-indulgence, while others think that people should only buy things they need. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter: say in general what you like about shopping in your area say what is wrong with the facilities suggest how they can be improved
Buying things on the internet, such as groceries, books and air tickets is becoming more and more popular. Do the advantages of shopping this way outweigh the disadvantages.
The graph below shows levels of online shopping by age group for different times of the day. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisions where relevant.
When a new town is planned, it is more important to develop public parks and sports facilities than shopping centers for people to spend their free time in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In many countries, plastic shopping bags are the main source of rubbish. They cause water and land pollution and so they should be banned. To what extent do you agree with the statement?
Many people welcome the opening of shopping areas near their homes. On the other hand , some people are strongly opposed to the construction of such facilities. If the opening of a large shopping centre in your neighbourhood were announced, would you support or oppose its construction? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer
The product you ordered through online shopping has been delivered but has some problems. You are writing a letter
to the seller to complain. In your letter
• Describe the details of the problem
• What do you want the seller to do
• What will you do if they do nothing
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
The pie chart below show the online shopping sales for retail sector in new Zealand in 2003 and 2013.
In recent years many local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centres to do their shopping. Is it a positive or negative development?
The map show Southside,a shopping mall, as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the indormation by selecting and repoting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Shopping is now one of the most popular forms of leisure activity in many countries for young adults. What do you think is the reason for this? Is this a positive or negative development?
Nowadays, online shopping becomes more popular than in-store shopping. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of online shopping and give your own opinion about the topic.
Nowadays young people spend too much of their free time in shopping malls. Some people fear that this may have negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
The municipal corporation in the area where you live has decided to demolish a historical building to build a shopping center. Write a letter to the mayor of the corporation. In your letter:
You have to explain
why it is important to preserve the building
suggest how the building can be used to benefit the local community.
Shopping has developed from a necessary activity to a kind of entertainment. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The pie charts below describe the online shopping sales for retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013.
You and your family visit the local shopping mall every week. However, it has become more and more difficult to find a parking spot recently. You would like to let the shopping mall manager know about this problem. Your email should do the following things: Describe the problem you are having with the mall’s parking. Explain what you and your family have to do in order to visit the shopping mall now. Provide some suggestions for how the mall manager can solve this problem.
The pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
PEOPLE’S SHOPPING HABITS DEPEND MORE ON THE AGE GROUP THEY BELONG TO THAN OTHER FACTORS. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YO AGREE OR DISAGREE?
The map below shows two potential locations for a shopping mall in the city of Brandfield. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. AA
The rise of online shopping has transformed the way many people purchase goods. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this.
Nowadays on-line shopping has become more popular than in-store shopping. Is it a positive or a negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience.
In many countries, online shopping has eclipsed in-store shopping and this trend has been receiving a great deal of public attention. Although this trend is not without disadvantages, the upsides will justify these.
Modern Shopping centre are more convenient, however, small local super markets still are have many customers. Discuss advantages and disadvantages? Which one is better
The two maps give information about the change of Happy Valley Shopping Centre from 1982 to 2012.
You recently went shopping at the local supermarket. When you got home and noticed your bill, you found that you had been charged for items you did not purchase. Write a letter to the supermarket manager explaining what has happened. Tell the manager you are not able to collect the refund and suggest a refund method and say what do you want him to do
Online shopping seems to be replacing the traditional method of buying. However, some buyers are skeptical to this practice. Discuss both benefits and risks associated with online shopping.
There are more new towns being built nowadays. It is more important to include public parks and sports facilities than shopping centers for individuals to spend their free time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The charts and table below show the percentage of customers choosing different kinds of websites when shopping online and the percentage of customers shopping online for different reasons in two countries in 2012
The graphs give data about proportions of the results of a research at a new shopping mall in Auckland, New Zealand
The table provides information about several ways that UK unemployment spent their time last year. Overall, it is evident that housework, shopping and job hunting were the most popular activities in both men and women. By contrast, they spend less time drinking and doing nothing. In regard to men who activated in the morning, they spent 22% of their time seeking for a job. Similarly, the figures of housework and shopping were 19% and 20% for each, meanwhile the other categories' data were 14% and lower. Furthermore, morning women spent nearly half of the day doing house chores and about about 6 hours a day going shopping. However, the other groups ranged from 1% to 16%. In terms of afternoon men, watching TV accounts for 14% of their time, while the data of staying in bed is merel 1%. Moreover, others varied from 3% to 13%. It can be seen that one fifth of afternoon women's time was spent for housework and they did not stay in bed and played sport at all. On the one hand, other activities changed from 2% to 17%.
some people think the manufacturers and shopping malls should sell fewer packaged products while others argue that people have the responsibilty to buy products with less packaging. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
n the past, shopping was a routine domestic task. Many people nowadays regard it as a hobby. To what extent do you think this is a positive trend?
Small town center shops are running out of business because rural residents tend to go shopping in big cities store. To what extent do the disadvantages of this development outweigh the advantages?
In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping center to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development? write an essay
There was a time when people only shopped out for necessity, but these days shopping seems to have become a new form of leisure activity, people don’t appreciate the value of money anywhere. To what extent do you agree with the view?
Shopping has turn out to be so popular amongst people. What impacts does have shopping on society and individuals. express your ideas and discuss the view.
The two pie charts below show the online shopping sales for retail sectors in Canada in 2005 and 2010. Korkem.
These dats people are using the internet for shopping, work and to communicate with others without the need for face to face meetings. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
You have heard that the local authority is planning to build a shopping mall in the centre of your town. You do not agree with this decision because there are already a lot of shops.
Write a letter to the planning department. In your letter
-say why you are writing
-give reasons for your objections
-explain what you think would be a better alternativear
When new towns are planned, it is important to build more public parks or sports facilities than shopping centres for people to spend their free time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You bought a new color TV set in a shopping mall, but it is in poor quality.
Write a letter to the store manager. In your letter
Introduce yourself
Explain what is wrong with the TV set
Say what action you would like him to take
some people believe that mordern technology has made shopping easier today, whlie others believe that it has not helped shoppers much. discuss both views and give your opinion
Buying things on the internet, such as book, air tickets and groceries, is becoming more and more popular. Do the advantages of shopping in this way outweight tha disadvantages?
the recent popularity of online shopping will result in the end of high streets shops. to what extent do you agree or disagree.
the growth of online shopping will one day lead to all shops in town adn cities closing . do you agree or disagree ?
You have heard that a developer plans to build a shopping center near your home.
Write a letter to the council. In your letter
• say how you heard about the plan
• explain how you feel about it
• ask for more information about it
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
It was given two pie charts below which reveales online shopping sales for retail areas in Canada in 2005 and 2010.