Task 4. Imagine that you are doing a project "Shopping" together with your friend. You have found some illustrations and want to share the news. Leave a voice message to your friend. In 2,5 minutes be ready to:
— give a brief description of the photos, justifying the choice of the photos for the project;
— say in what way the pictures are different, justifying the choice of the photos for the project;
— mention the advantages and disadvantages (1−2) of the two ways of shopping;
— express your opinion on the subject of the project — what way of shopping you prefer and why.
You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (2−3 sentences for every item of the plan, 12−15 sentences total). You have to talk continuously.
Hey, Kate. You know that? I’ve just found two pictures suitable for our project "Desserts". Let me tell you a bit more about them.
These pictures are relevant to our project because they both show people doing shopping. In the first photo there is a woman, who is pretty young, sitting in front of her laptop and, apparently, shopping online. In the second photo there is a family: a man, a woman and a child, they also seem to be shopping but, most likely, in a big shopping centre.
Obviously, both of these pictures feature people in the process of shopping. But there are some differences to illustrate our project better. For instance, in the first picture the woman is at home and focused primarily on what she sees on the screen as opposed to the people in the second picture, who are enjoying the process of choosing a new pair of shoes in the shop.
In my opinion, the two ways of shopping have their advantages and disadvantages. For example, online shopping is really comfortable. However, the purchase can be damaged by delivery service so that people have to spend time on receiving a refund and purchasing another item. At the same time, going shopping to the shopping centre can give people the opportunity to choose what they really need. But it may be exhausting to spend hours there.
As for me, I prefer to do shopping online. It saves my time, energy and nerves. There are simply far fewer distractions that I would face in a big shopping centre, which is the reason I wouldn't like to go shopping there.
So, shall we use these photos in our project? Call me when you’re ready to discuss if we can use them. Bye-bye.