【正文】 ls about to close? Will the ordinary shops and even shopping malls close down and stop doing business? be about to: If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon.. Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas are about to be abolished. 阿根廷已經(jīng)取消了所有的貿(mào)易限制，簽證就要被廢除了。 Looking at the text. Directions: Choose a person from the box who might say the following. Explain why.car buyer Christmas shopper high school studentmusic retailer shop assistant travel agent1. A_________________They can be ready for you here by 5 ., or if you want, you can just download them from our website when you get home. 2. A_________________With , school work, trading on eBay and downloading music, I guess I’m online about 20 hours a week.3. A_________________We’ve certainly lost sales as the airlines can now sell direct online for about 15% less than we have to charge.4. A_________________At first, my music store wasn’t very successful, but now I’ve got thousands of customers worldwide, thanks to the net.5. A_________________This year I’ve decided to try to do all my shopping for the holiday season in the fort of my own home.6. A_________________I found a fantastic deal on the internet. It’s just $18,999, with registration plates and a year’s insurance.Key:1. shop assistant 2. high school student 3. travel agent 4. music retailer 5. Christmas shopper 6. buyer 1. Give an example from the text that shows the Internet making traditional retail more petitive.The Internet offers a bigger market to small, specialist shops, making traditional retail more petitive. It is like having shops all over the country. 2. Give an example from the text that shows the internet making traditional retail more flexible and also more efficient. Traditional retail has bee more flexible and also more efficient by using the Internet to sell the goods they have in their stores or warehouses. Customers can check online before buying in a traditional shop.3. Give your own answer to the question in the title: Shopping mall or cybermall? Say why / why not. Assignment: P43. EX2Lesson 4Unit 3 Shopping. 1. Have a Review for Lesson 3Working with words Directions: Match an item from the text, 1–8, to one of similar meaning, a–h. _____1. in the beginning a. at the start_____2. closed b. benefits_____3. advantages c. customer_____4. returned d. download _____5. bankrupt e. find out about_____6. collect f. out of business_____7. research g. sent back _____8. consumer h. shut down Key: 14. a h b g 58. f d e cDirections: Replace one word or expression in the sentences with a word or expression from the lists in previous exercise.1. Internet shopping has big advantages because you can shop at any time and from home. ___________2. While is very successful, many Internet shops have gone out of 3. Some Internet shops closed after a few months because they spent too much and had delivery problems. _____________4. Nowadays, a customer can leave a film at a store and then download the digital images from the store’s website. _____________5. Buyers can research products on the internet before buying them in traditional shops. _____________Key: down out aboutCome to Lesson 4Writing : Read part of the introduction to the Treasurehouse mail order catalogue. As you read, pare mail order shopping with shopping on the Internet. Make notes about: prices fort and convenience receiving / returning goods ordering paymentWele to mail order the Treasure house way! Enjoy top quality at low prices. Shop in the fort of your own home, day or night. Receive orders at your door within 7 days. Send back unwanted goods, no questions asked. Order:by mail with postagepaid form by phone on 0845450 4596 by fax on 0845 450 4597 by to sales@ Pay by check / by credit card / by direct debitKey:price: the prices on the Internet are mentioned as lower than shop prices and prices in the mail order catalogue are also top quality at low prices. fort and convenience: you need an Internet connection to buy online which is no good for older people or people living where there is no Internet. With the mail order catalogue you can shop from anywhere.receiving / returning goods With the mail order catalogue you receive your good within seven days, which is not always the case with online shopping. You can send your order back without saying why you do not want the article. It is not always possible to send the article back when you purchase it, for example, on eBay.ordering You can order by mail with postagepaid form, by phone, by fax or by when you buy through the mail order catalogue. When you shop online you can only order through the Internet.Payment You can pay by check, by credit card or by direct debit when you buy through the mail order catalogue. When you shop online you can only pay by credit card or some other secure system like Paypal, or by direct debit.: Use the material in previous exercise to write a summary “Mail order versus Online shopping”. Mail order versus online shoppingThere are big similarities between these two ways of shopping. Like online shopping, mail order shopping is usually very convenient as you can shop in your own home without going into crowded shops and the cold weather. However, there are some differences. With online shopping, you order goods on the Internet, while with mail order, you can order from a catalogue. With online shopping you can pare prices from other retailers online, while with mail order you only have the one retailer. With online shopping it is not always possible to return the goods, while with mail order there is no probl