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Mindset for IELTS 1 - Unit 5: Consumerism

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  • verb phrase that means to like or be interested in something
    keen on
  • the name given to a product by the company that produces it
    brand name
  • phrase that means "many different kinds of something"
    all sorts of
  • special because it isn't like other things; interesting because it's different from others
    original
  • a person who like shopping a lot and spends too much time or money doing it
    shopaholic
  • being fair or appropriate (in price)
    reasonable
  • a verb phrase that means to wear clothes before you buy them
    try on
  • phrase that means something is far away or hard to get to
    out-of-the-way
  • buying stuff without planning or thinking about it
    impulse buying
  • an idiom that means reduced in price
    on sale
  • an economy and culture that focuses on buying and selling a lot of things
    consumerism
  • a noun phrase that means looking at things in shops without actually buying anything
    window shopping
  • the feeling of a place
    atmosphere
  • to try to make someone agree to give you something that's better for you, like a cheaper price
    to bargain
  • having an old style or doing something in an old way
    traditional
  • an idiom/verb phrase that means to buy things until you are tired and cannot walk around shops anymore anymore
    to shop until you drop
  • have enough money to pay for something
    afford
  • to look at a lot of things in a shop rather than looking for one specific thing
    to browse
  • to buy something
    to purchase
  • a verb phrase that means to shop excessively at one time
    to go on a shopping spree
  • being easy to use or get to
    convenient
  • selection
    a group of things