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ry much. Thank you.Speaker 2 That39。s a great place.Speaker 3Interviewer So, how39。s your visit to Venice? Is it good? Speaker 3 Oh, amazing. What a place. It39。s so unique! Interviewer Have you done any shopping? Is it a good place to shopping? Speaker 3 Yes, definitely. They39。re you must go and see the glass factories on Murano. They39。re just something else. Quite expensive but you can get little bits of glass, really nice. Sheets of paper are really nice. Interviewer Yeah.Speaker 3 Also, lace is just... exquisite lace. Interviewer Yes.Speaker 3 Carnival masks, also. All handpainted.Interviewer Yes, Carnival, yes. I39。ve seen this.Speaker 3 Then, the shops are amazing.Interviewer And where39。s the best place to shop in Venice?Speaker 3 OK, well, the main shopping street is a street from St Mark39。s Square to the Academmia Bridge. That39。s the main bit But if you like food, you have to go to the market at the Rialto Bridge. That39。s just great food. There39。s not that many department stores.Interviewer No.Speaker 3 There39。s just not room for them on the island.Interviewer No. And what time do these shops open and close? What are the opening hours9Speaker 3 Oh, they open in the morning at about 9 or . And then they close for lunch or 1. They39。ll reopen again in the winter, to and in the summer just a bit later 4 to 8, say.Interviewer Right. And how do you pay? Can you use credit cards or do you have to use cash?Speaker 3 Well, you know, just use cash for the smaller items and they accept credit cards most places for the larger ones, but just make sure you get a receipt.Interviewer Yeah. And are the shops open all week or is there one day when they ...?Speaker 3 Yeah, oh, actually, Monday, they are traditionally closed.Interviewer Yeah, they are closed. Right. Thanks. Well. Sounds very interesting.Passage 2Speaker 1 Have you ever gone down to the local supermarket for some milk or bread and e out with far more than you intended打算 to buy? Then you39。ve fallen for the top ten tricks to separate you from your money. Here are the top ten tricks to make you shop.Speaker 2 Number ten. Trolley or basket? Make up your mind.Speaker 1 If you choose a basket, there39。ll be some heavy goods by the entrance to make you choose a trolley. If you choose a trolley, there39。s a chance you39。ll want to fill it up. Make up your mind what you want to buy before you go into the store.Speaker 2 Number nine. Watch out, there are vegetables about.Speaker 1 Supermarkets often put vegetables and fruit near the entrance, so that you fill your trolley with natural, healthy produce and feel good. The problem is, then you don39。t feel so bad about filling your trolley with unhealthy and expensive items.Speaker 2 Number eight. If you can39。t find it, just ask!Speaker 1 You39。ll notice that essential items like bread or milk are placed all over the store, so you39。ll spend more time looking for them. So if you can39。t find something, ask for help.Speaker 2 Number seven. Take a shopping list and stick to it!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often change shelves around, so that you39。re tempted to buy new products while you39。re looking for the things on your list. It39。s easier to resist temptation if you only put in your trolley what you planned to buy.Speaker 2 Number six. Beware of the checkout!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often place sweets and magazines at the checkout, because customers who are bored with waiting often add them to their basket or trolley.Speaker 2 Number five. Smells good? Don39。t believe it!Speaker 1 Many supermarkets pump the smell of freshly baked bread into the store through the air conditioning to make you feel hungry. If you eat before you go, you39。ll be less tempted to add cakes and snacks to your trolley.Speaker 2 Number four. How free is FREE?Speaker 1 Buy one get one free is a mon way to make people think they39。re getting a bargain. But this kind of offer may not be as good as it sounds. Sometimes it39。s a way of getting rid of old stock.Speaker 2 Number three. Look up, look down.Speaker 1 Eye level is buy level, so don39。t choose the first product you see, because it39。s usually the most expensive. Look for similar products higher up or lower down the shelves.Speaker 2 Number two. Beware of loss leaders.Speaker 1 Large supermarkets often reduce the price of key items, such as a popular brand of cereals or the latest films on DVD. They39。re designed to bring people into the shop, because they believe everything will be cheaper.Speaker 2 And our number one top tip for supermarket shoppers. Stay at home and shop online.Speaker 1 Many large supermarkets allow you to shop from the fort of your own home, and will even deliver it to your door. If you shop online, you39。ll avoid all those expensive supermarket tricks. And even if there39。s a delivery charge, it will cost less than going to the supermarket and doing your shopping yourself.Unit 7 Family affairs Listening inPassage 1Host There39。s a question that39。s been argued about for a long time. Which is more important, your family environment or your genes? Well, a story has e up in the news about identical twins, separated at birth. They39。ve just been reunited and guess what there are some amazing coincidences in their life stories.Here39。s the story two American girls called Tamara and Adriana were separated at birth and adopted by two different sets of parents. And this is where the coincidences begin. Both families ended up living 25 miles apart. Both girls decided to study psychology at universities that are only a mile apart from each other. Isn39。t that strange? And this girl, who39。s a friend of both of them, insists they meet. Just before they meet, Adriana39。s mother tells her that she has a twin sister. Can you imagine how that must feel when you39。re 20 years old to learn you have a twin? And when the girls meet, it39。s like looking in a mirror they39。re identical! Now get this! Both Tamara and Adri