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One Minute English for High-Beginners - Level A2

Stacy / Australia flag of Australia

Do you prefer shopping at a mall or online?

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Hi, I'm Stacy. I am Australian and I live in Edinburgh. And my question is, if I prefer shopping in a shopping mall or online.

A hundred percent prefer shopping online. I will often have several shopping baskets open with things in it at a time just because I just love having a little wishlist of things I want to buy. I love the beauty that you can shop anytime, anywhere in your pajamas with a cup of tea, with your favorite TV show in the background. And I just love seeing what's out there. I have specific shops that I buy from most of the time, so I know what size I am, so I don't need to go in and try things on. I know that I'm a size whatever in this top, and I'll be a size or whatever in those jeans, and it's just simple and it's easy and it comes to you in a few days. You don't have to leave your house. I think it's great, and I love it, and I'm just so glad it's now a thing that we can do every day because it's just so easy.

Answer the following questions about the interview.

How to Practice Vocabulary

  • Review the vocabulary.
  • Complete the blanks below with correct words.
  • Check your answers. Correct any wrong answers!

several … at a time

Meaning: More than a few happening or used together at once.

Examples:

  1. I had several shopping baskets open at a time.
  2. You should only take several cookies at a time, not the whole tray!

wishlist

Meaning: A list of things you want to have or buy.

Examples:

  1. I love having a little wishlist of things I want to buy.
  2. She made a birthday wishlist for her parents.

I love the beauty that

Meaning: A phrase to show deep appreciation for how great something is.

Examples:

  1. I love the beauty that you can shop anytime, anywhere.
  2. I love the beauty that comes with living in nature.

pajamas

Meaning: Clothes that people wear when they sleep.

Examples:

  1. I shop online in my pajamas with a cup of tea.
  2. He stayed in his pajamas all day on Sunday.

in the background

Meaning: Happening behind or while something else is going on.

Examples:

  1. I shop with my favorite TV show in the background.
  2. There was music playing softly in the background.

what's out there

Meaning: The things that are available or happening in the world.

Examples:

  1. I love seeing what’s out there.
  2. She searched online to see what’s out there in terms of job openings.

try things on

Meaning: Put on clothes to see if they fit or look good.

Examples:

  1. I don’t need to go in and try things on.
  2. You should always try things on before buying them.

whatever

Meaning: Any option; it doesn’t matter exactly which one.

Examples:

  1. I’m a size whatever in this top.
  2. Just order whatever you feel like eating.

top

Meaning: A piece of clothing worn on the upper body.

Examples:

  1. I’m a size whatever in this top.
  2. She wore a red top with blue jeans.

now a thing

Meaning: Something that exists or is common today.

Examples:

  1. I’m so glad it’s now a thing we can do every day.
  2. Working from home is now a thing in many companies.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences with the vocabulary above.
at a time • thing • background
try • top • out there
  1. Before you buy that, let's see what else is .
  2. She is always doing several things
  3. Is there a dressing room where I can this on?
  4. My sister is over there. She's wearing a pink .
  5. Having an AI life coach is now a .
  6. I like this music playing in the .

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