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Online shopping is taking the world by storm. You can buy anything you dream of without leaving your house. But is it really as good as we think? Read the text in this section to find out.
Zakupy online szturmem podbijają świat. Możesz kupić wszystko, o czym marzysz, bez wychodzenia z domu. Ale czy naprawdę jest to tak dobre, jak nam się wydaje? Przeczytaj poniższy tekst, aby się dowiedzieć.
Match words with their definitions.
Połącz wyrazy z ich definicjami.
Read the text about online shopping and then do the exercises below.
Przeczytaj tekst na temat zakupów w sieci, a następnie wykonaj poniższe ćwiczenia.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Online ShoppingMany of us enjoy buying things without leaving our houses. The advantages of online shopping seem endlessendless: it’s fast, easy, and we get packages delivered straight to our doordelivered straight to our door. But there are some issues with shopping online that may put people offput people off. Let’s look in detailin detail at the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping.
The process of online shopping is extremely easy. You visit an online shop of your choiceof your choice, sign upsign up for an account, log inlog in, and… shop. Some shops don’t even requirerequire you to sign up! You can buy things as a guest. Another advantage is that you can buy products with the use of promo codespromo codes or couponscoupons. Online shops always have things on sale.on sale. SalesSales in stationary shops are less frequentfrequent. If the thing that you want is in stockin stock, you add it to the cartadd it to the cart, and proceed to the check‑outproceed to the check‑out. This is when you choose the payment methodpayment method. You can pay with your credit card, an online transfer, or in person. In person means that you pay once the couriercourier comes to your house.
There are many deliverydelivery options, too. All that matters is your comfort. A popular delivery servicedelivery service in some countries relies onrelies on leaving a package in a specificspecific location. This way, you can pick it up anytime you want! And if you don’t like what you bought? You can always returnreturn the product and ask for a refundrefund. You can also leave a reviewleave a review of the product.
Online shopping might sound like the best thing ever, but it’s got some issues. For example, many shops will spamspam you with messages once you sign up for an accountaccount. This doesn’t happen with stationary shops. Another disadvantage is that you can’t try things ontry things on before buying them. Many people like to try the clothes on before purchasingpurchasing them. For example, if you buy shoes and they don’t fitfit, you have to send them backsend them back and ask for a refund or a bigger size. If you buy shoes in a shopping centre, you’ll be sure that they fit before you pay for them.
Another issue is when something you want is out of stockout of stock, but the shop doesn’t inform you until it’s too late. Sometimes, you orderorder a product online, pay, and then get the information that it isn’t availableavailable. This happens quite often! There’s also a problem of reviews. A lot of the time, you read reviewsread reviews and all of them are positive. Unfortunately, this can be a lie. Many shops delete negative reviewsdelete negative reviews. It’s also worth remembering that not all shipping conditionsshipping conditions are good. Sometimes, you add a product to your wishlistadd a product to your wishlist, dream about it for months, and when you finally get the package, it’s destroyeddestroyed.
How do you feel about online shopping? Do you think that it has more advantages or disadvantages?
Źródło: Zuzanna Kościuk, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Read the text and decide if the following sentences are true or false.
Przeczytaj tekst i zdecyduj, czy podane zdania są prawdziwe, czy fałszywe.
Read the text again and drag the words from the box to fill in the gaps.
Ponownie przeczytaj tekst i przeciągnij wyrazy z ramki, uzupełniając luki w zdaniach.
2. This is when you choose the 1. trying, 2. return, 3. refund, 4. payment, 5. review, 6. purchasing, 7. shipping conditions, 8. on sale method.
3. You can always 1. trying, 2. return, 3. refund, 4. payment, 5. review, 6. purchasing, 7. shipping conditions, 8. on sale the product and ask for a 1. trying, 2. return, 3. refund, 4. payment, 5. review, 6. purchasing, 7. shipping conditions, 8. on sale.
4. You can also leave a 1. trying, 2. return, 3. refund, 4. payment, 5. review, 6. purchasing, 7. shipping conditions, 8. on sale of the product.
5. Many people like 1. trying, 2. return, 3. refund, 4. payment, 5. review, 6. purchasing, 7. shipping conditions, 8. on sale the clothes on before 1. trying, 2. return, 3. refund, 4. payment, 5. review, 6. purchasing, 7. shipping conditions, 8. on sale them.
6. It’s also worth remembering that not all 1. trying, 2. return, 3. refund, 4. payment, 5. review, 6. purchasing, 7. shipping conditions, 8. on sale are good.
Read the text again. Then, translate the missing words to complete the gaps in the text below.
Ponownie przeczytaj tekst. Następnie przetłumacz brakujące wyrazy, żeby uzupełnić luki w poniższych zdaniach.
Słownik
/ əˈkaʊnt /
konto
/ æd ˈɪt tu kɑːt /
dodać to do koszyka
/ æd tu wɪʃlɪst/
dodać do listy życzeń
/ æd ə ˈprɒdʌkt tu jə wɪʃlɪst /
dodać produkt do listy życzeń
/ əˈveɪləbl̩ /
dostępne
/ ˈkuːpɒnz /
kupony [kupon]
/ ˈkʊrɪə /
kurier
/ dɪˈliːt ˈneɡətɪv rɪˈvjuːz /
usunąć negatywne recenzje [usunąć negatywną recenzję]
/ dɪˈlɪvəd streɪt tu ˈaʊə dɔː /
dostarczone wprost pod nasze drzwi
/ dɪˈlɪvəri /
dostawa
/ dɪˈlɪvəri ˈsɜːvɪs /
serwis dostawczy
/ dɪˈstrɔɪd /
zniszczone
/ ˈendlɪs /
nieskończone
/ fɪt /
pasują
/ frɪˈkwent /
częste
/ ɪn ˈdiːteɪl /
szczegółowo
/ ɪn stɒk /
dostępne (do zakupu)
/ ˈli:v ə rɪˈvjuː /
zostawić recenzję
/ ˈlɒg ɪn /
zalogować się
/ əv jə tʃɔɪs /
wybrany przez ciebie
/ ˈɒn seɪl /
na przecenie, z wyprzedaży
/ ɔ:də /
zamówić
/ aʊt əv stɒk /
niedostępne, brak produktu
/ ˈpeɪmənt ˈmethetaəd /
metoda płatności
/ prəˈsiːd tu ðəˈtʃɛkaʊt /
przejść do zapłaty
/ ˈproˌməʊ kəʊdz /
kody promocyjne [kod promocyjny]
/ ˈpɜːtʃəsɪŋ /
kupowanie [kupować]
/ ˈpʊt ˈpiːpl̩ ɒf /
zniechęcić ludzi
/ riːd rɪˈvjuːz /
czytać recenzje [czytać recenzję]
/ rɪˈfʌnd /
zwrócić (coś)
/ rɪˈlaɪz ˈɒn / /rɪˈlaɪ ˈɒn/
opiera się na, korzysta z [opierać się, korzystać]
/ rɪˈkwaɪə /
wymagać
zwracać
/ seɪlz /
przeceny, wyprzedaż
/ ˈsend ðəm ˈbæk /
odesłać je z powrotem
/ ˈʃɪpɪŋ kənˈdɪʃn̩z /
warunki wysyłki
/ ˈsaɪn ʌp /
założyć konto
/ spæm /
wysyłać spam
/ spəˈsɪfɪk /
określone
/ ˈsteɪʃənri /
stacjonarne
/ ˈtraɪ ˈthetaɪŋz ɒn /
przymierzyć rzeczy
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY‑SA 3.0