This frame checks that you can state a preference, compare options such as shopping online and in person, and speculate briefly about the future.
Answer each one aloud before you read the model — two to four sentences, then stop.
Written to be spoken, at about band 8. Useful phrases are in bold. Borrow the structure and the phrases — never the whole answer.
It depends what I'm shopping for. Clothes shopping isn't really my thing, because I find crowded shops and changing rooms quite stressful. I do enjoy browsing a food market at the weekend, though, especially when the stalls let you taste things first.
I do a big food shop once a week, usually on a Sunday, and pop into the corner shop whenever I run out of something. Anything else, I tend to buy only when I actually need it, rather than going shopping for the sake of it.
Online, for most things. It saves time and it's easier to compare prices. Groceries are the exception, though. I like to choose my own fruit and vegetables, because whenever I've had them delivered, I've ended up with bruised bananas.
Food, mainly. I love picking up ingredients I haven't cooked with before, especially from market stalls. I'm also a sucker for stationery, like nice notebooks, even though I've got several at home that I've barely written in.
Yes, I used to tag along with my mum on Saturday mornings. I remember being bored stiff while she tried things on, but I put up with it because she'd usually buy me a treat from the bakery on the way home.
Occasionally, yes, and stationery's my main weakness, as I said. I've also been caught out by online sales once or twice, buying something just because it was half price. These days I try to wait a day before buying anything I hadn't planned to.
I think so. More and more shopping will probably move online, and I suspect some high streets will struggle. On the other hand, people still like the experience of going out, so I can see shops becoming places you visit for fun rather than out of necessity.
Now answer them with the clock running.
Timed Part 1 practice with an AI band for each criterion.