Online shoppers splash out

Key

Vocabulary exercise
1 splash out d spend money
2 buy online f shop on the internet
3 predict b forecast
4 a transaction c an order
5 online shoppers a shoppers choosing to buy online
6 a present e a gift

Question 1

a) True …… the busiest online shopping day in the previous two years had been on the last Monday in November
b) False. 74% of consumers planned to buy presents online this Christmas, with 30% looking to do more shopping on the internet than last year.
c) True still allowing time for delivery and wrapping before December 25.
d) True The busiest day on the high street is expected to be December 18.

Question 2

a) The freezing temperatures and the fact that the people who work in the London Underground will be taking industrial action today as well as the fact that people have just received their monthly salaries will mean that there will be an increase in the number of people shopping online this year on this day.
b) There will be two busiest times today: when people stop to have lunch between 1 and 2pm and later in the evening when workers arrive home.

Question 3
a) to boost
b) (to) peak
c) key

Question 4
Shopping comparison website Kelkoo predicts that the cold weather and the London Underground strike will boost total spending.
a) Shopping comparison website Kelkoo predicts that total spending will be boosted by the cold weather and the London Underground strike
b) ‘People have just been paid and they will want their gifts to be delivered in time for Christmas.’, said Steve Perry.
Steve Perry said that people had just been paid and that they would want their gifts to be delivered in time for Christmas.
c) Shopping on the internet is convenient, but there are many risks involved and you should be very careful.
Although shopping on the internet is convenient, you should be very careful because there are many risks involved.