Reading questions - online shopping - Foundation and Higher
Online shopping – what’s your opinion?
You are reading a magazine article about the shopping habits of people in your town. Read the following extracts and answer the questions.
Question
Je suis propriétaire d’un magasin de vêtements. Je vends de moins en moins de vêtements de nos jours, parce que tout le monde achète leurs vêtements en ligne. J’ai beaucoup de problèmes financiers et je pense que je vais fermer mon magasin bientôt.
Abdul
Why will Abdul probably close his shop soon?
| A | Because he is starting an online business. |
| B | Because he wants to retire. |
| C | Because he is not selling enough clothes in his shop. |
| A |
| Because he is starting an online business. |
| B |
| Because he wants to retire. |
| C |
| Because he is not selling enough clothes in his shop. |
The answer is C - Because he is not selling enough clothes in his shop.
Question
J’adore acheter les vêtements en ligne parce que c’est beaucoup plus facile et normalement, ils sont moins chers que dans les magasins de vêtements. En même temps, le problème c’est que quand ils ne sont pas de la bonne taille, il faut les renvoyer par la poste.
Caroline
What does Caroline dislike about buying clothes online?
| A | Having to send clothes back that do not fit. |
| B | The lack of security. |
| C | It is slow. |
| A |
| Having to send clothes back that do not fit. |
| B |
| The lack of security. |
| C |
| It is slow. |
The answer is A - Having to send clothes back that do not fit.
Question
L’année dernière, j’ai ouvert un magasin de vêtements et j’en vends sur Internet aussi. C’est impossible de nos jours d’avoir une entreprise sans avoir un site web. Cependant, la plupart de mes clients achètent mes vêtements dans le magasin.
Sakina
What is Sakina’s opinion of running a business these days?
| A | It’s best to only have an online business. |
| B | You need to have a website. |
| C | You don’t need a website as most people buy from shops. |
| A |
| It’s best to only have an online business. |
| B |
| You need to have a website. |
| C |
| You don’t need a website as most people buy from shops. |
The answer is B – You need to have a website.
Question
Read the extracts again and translate them into English.
Je suis propriétaire d’un magasin de vêtements. Je vends de moins en moins de vêtements de nos jours, parce que tout le monde achète leurs vêtements en ligne. J’ai beaucoup de problèmes financiers et je pense que je vais fermer mon magasin bientôt.
Abdul
J’adore acheter les vêtements en ligne parce que c’est beaucoup plus facile et normalement, ils sont moins chers que dans les magasins de vêtements. En même temps, le problème c’est que quand ils ne sont pas de la bonne taille, il faut les renvoyer par la poste.
Caroline
L’année dernière, j’ai ouvert un magasin de vêtements et j’en vends sur Internet aussi. C’est impossible de nos jours d’avoir une entreprise sans avoir un site web. Cependant, la plupart de mes clients achètent mes vêtements dans le magasin.
Sakina
I’m the owner of a clothes shop, but these days, I sell fewer and fewer clothes because everyone buys them online. I have a lot of financial problems and I think that soon I am going to have to close my shop.
Abdul
I like buying my clothes online because it’s much easier and normally, they are cheaper than in the clothes shops. On the other hand, the problem is that when they’re not the right size, you have to send them back by post.
Caroline
Last year, I opened a clothes shop and I also sell them on the internet. It’s impossible these days to have a business without also having a website. Having said that, the majority of my customers come to buy my clothes in the shop.
Sakina
