WHY DOES SHOPPING FEEL SO GOOD?

Worksheet by Danil Davidov
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Subjects
English
Grades
11
Language
ENG
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Complete the sentence according to lines 1-4. People use retail therapy as a means of... What are we told in lines 5-17?PUT A "V" BY THE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS. Why retail therapy helps people cope with sadness. How often people should interact with others. What makes the research at the University of Michigan different. How loss of control empowers unhappy people. Who distracts unwelcome buyers. Why miserable people prefer to be alone. One of the advantages of retail therapy is that it (–). (5-17) enables shoppers not to think about whatever is bothering them helps people focus on the results of their sadness makes a connection between control and expectation teaches people how to talk with others when they are unhappy COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.How are the studies mentioned in lines 18-25 similar? What do we learn from lines 26-34? Experts suggest we should be exposed to numerous ads. Consumer habits are moderate. Consumers should not forget the limits of their budget. Experts should be more moderate when they give advice. In lines 30-31 the writer says: “Doing this, they claim, promises a more rational andsatisfying purchase.” Doing WHAT? In line 5 the writer says: “Research shows that retail therapy in moderation can havepositive effects, ...”What TWO positive feelings can shopping in moderation create? Base your answeron another paragraph. PART II: ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM SPOKEN TEXTS (30 points)Answer questions 1-5 according to the broadcast. In questions 1 and 5, circle the numberof the correct answer. Otherwise, follow the instructions. (6 points for each correctanswer.)URBAN LEGENDSWhat does Dan West tell the listeners at the beginning of the interview? When urban legends started spreading. Where urban legends started spreading. How modern urban legends are different from those in the past. How urban legends can educate people. What are we told about printed chain letters?PUT A "V" BY THE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS. Why they may become viral. Why more people receive them. How clicking a button can help spread them. What people did when they wanted to send them. How people reacted when they received them. How people were manipulated by the letters. Where did the urban legend about popcorn start? Why is the story about eating baby carrots considered an urban legend?COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.The amount of chlorine used to wash them ..... What does Dan West warn the listeners of at the very end of his talk? Certain messages indicate they are urban legends. Every hoax is an urban legend. Every urban legend is a hoax. People should beware of all the messages they get.

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