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6 Minute English
2 January 2014
Showrooming and shopping
NB: This is not a word-for-word transcript
Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Rob.
Finn: And me, Finn.
Rob: Hello Finn. Well, Happy New Year to you. Here we are in 2014, the festive season is over – so Finn,
did all that Christmas shopping break the bank?
Finn: You mean, did I spend too much money? Well, yes I did, but I put most of it on plastic – my credit
card – so I’ll pay for it next month.
Rob: Well, clearly you didn’t have enough money to buy me a present! Anyway, today we are talking
about shopping and a relatively new style of shopping called showrooming.
Finn: Yes, showrooming – this is where customers visit shops to see and test products before going
online to buy them.
Rob: We’ll be discussing that soon and looking at vocabulary to do with shopping. But before we do,
Finn, you’re a man who likes to shop - but do you know which country has the most people who shop
online? Is it:
a) The United Kingdom
b) The USA
c) Korea
Finn: Well, I know the internet is very big in Korea but I think the USA has more online shoppers.
Rob: OK, well, I’ll let you know the answer at the end of programme. So today we’re talking about how
technology is changing the way we shop and how it could spell disaster – or be very bad for – the high
street.
Finn: The high street – this is a term we use in Britain to mean the collection of everyday shops that we
normally see in our town centres. Things like shoe shops, newsagents, supermarkets.
Rob: We know that the high street is competing with the internet. I buy things like CDs, electrical goods
and food online, from the comfort of my home.
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This group provides the latest method of the IELTS Preparation Courses
BBC Learning English
6 Minute English
2 January 2014
Showrooming and shopping
NB: This is not a word-for-word transcript
Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Rob.
Finn: And me, Finn.
Rob: Hello Finn. Well, Happy New Year to you. Here we are in 2014, the festive season is over – so Finn,
did all that Christmas shopping break the bank?
Finn: You mean, did I spend too much money? Well, yes I did, but I put most of it on plastic – my credit
card – so I’ll pay for it next month.
Rob: Well, clearly you didn’t have enough money to buy me a present! Anyway, today we are talking
about shopping and a relatively new style of shopping called showrooming.
Finn: Yes, showrooming – this is where customers visit shops to see and test products before going
online to buy them.
Rob: We’ll be discussing that soon and looking at vocabulary to do with shopping. But before we do,
Finn, you’re a man who likes to shop - but do you know which country has the most people who shop
online? Is it:
a) The United Kingdom
b) The USA
c) Korea
Finn: Well, I know the internet is very big in Korea but I think the USA has more online shoppers.
Rob: OK, well, I’ll let you know the answer at the end of programme. So today we’re talking about how
technology is changing the way we shop and how it could spell disaster – or be very bad for – the high
street.
Finn: The high street – this is a term we use in Britain to mean the collection of everyday shops that we
normally see in our town centres. Things like shoe shops, newsagents, supermarkets.
Rob: We know that the high street is competing with the internet. I buy things like CDs, electrical goods
and food online, from the comfort of my home.
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