| Level: | Topic: | Speakers: | Length: |
| intermediate | education | man – girl | 01:48 |
Pre-Listening Exercise
What kinds of school supplies do you usually need to buy before the start of a new academic year (e.g., pen, pencils, laptop or desktop computers, smartphones, calculators)?
Idioms
“rolling in money” = have a lot of money
“Just remember that I’m not rolling in money, so I can’t buy you the latest calculator.”
“do without something” = do okay without a particular item
“I don’t need new notebooks for school, but I can’t do without a few pencils.”
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Vocabulary Practice
Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:
Post-Listening Exercise
Most students enjoy having new school supplies at the beginning of every year. What kinds of school supplies do you usually need to buy before the start of a new academic year? Which supplies do you really need and which ones do you want, if money isn’t an object? Where do people usually buy these supplies: at school, at a local store, or on the Internet? Discuss these ideas.
Online Investigation
Having a computer, netbook, or other electronic devices is almost becoming a necessity at schools today. Imagine that you have $1,000 to spend on electronics (for example, a netbook, digital voice recorder, or other devices). Check at least two Web sites and compare prices on the items you find. Also, analyze and then summarize the company’s sales policies, handling and mailing fees, and its return policies. Then, decide which products you would buy.