(a)
8 am — 7 pm.
(b)
8 am — 8 pm.
(c)
9 am — 8 pm.
(d)
10 am — 7 pm.
2.
How do people buy things in St Petersburg?
(a)
They take the goods to a cash desk to pay.
Venice
6.
The food at the market at St Mark's Square is great.
7.
There's not many department stores in Venice.
1.
What're the opening hours of shops in St Petersburg?
7.
Jessica's job is to help people sell things online.
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How to sell online
Your answer
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(2) Decide on how much you want to get for the item and take a photo of it.
(b)
there may be fewer bids
(c)
you may get fewer bids and sell them for less money
(d)
it's more exciting
6.
To be successful at selling online, you need ______.
(1) Sell to the highest bidder and pay 15% commission to the eBay seller when you sell it.
(3) Send the goods to the buyer.
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An eBay seller is someone who ______.
(d)
when the seller has accepted the highest bid
3.
Lisa's dresses will get a better price because ______.
(a)
they're designer dresses
(b)
they all have original tags
(a)
great items, good descriptions and great photos
(b)
designer items
(c)
more bids
(d)
a reserve price
Listen to Passage 1 and match the information with the cities.
(2) Decide on how much you want to get for the item and take a photo of it.
(5) Decide how many days you'll put the goods up for auction and list the item on eBay by describing the item in detail.
(4) Check if there are any bids for the item listed, then wait until the end of the auction.
(3) Send the goods to the buyer.
(1) Sell to the highest bidder and pay 15% commission to the eBay seller when you sell it.
St Petersburg
1.
Department stores sell all sorts of goods.
2.
There are lots of small kiosks all over St Petersburg.
3.
There is a museum shop at every museum.
(d)
helps people buy things online
2.
Online auctions finish ______.
(a)
when the highest bid has been made
(b)
at the end of a certain number of days
(c)
when the reserve price has been reached
4.
What should people do when shopping in Cairo?
(a)
People should pay by credit cards.
(b)
People should bargain before buying things.
(c)
People should buy things at the original price.
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1.
People can have a yard sale to sell things they don't want.
2.
In online auctions, it's better for people to sell small items.
3.
People can search the categories to find things they want to buy.
(c)
they're designer dresses with original tags
(d)
one of them is a really cute summer dress
4.
Lisa has to pay ______.
(a)
shipping costs
(b)
a listing fee
(c)
(f) department stores, kiosks, markets, a good museum shop
opening hours
St Petersburg
Cairo
Venice
(g) 10 in the morning until 7 or 8 at night
(h) early morning to 10 at night, closed in the afternoon and on a Friday
(a)
sells cars, pianos, bikes, furniture and dresses in an online auction
(b)
helps people sell anything in an online auction
(c)
sells things by newspaper ads, garage or yard sales, or online
a listing fee and a commission
(d)
shipping costs, a listing fee and a commission
5.
If you put a reserve price on your goods, ______.
(a)
you'll get more bids
(k) Point at what you want to buy, then go to acash desk to pay, then go back and take the things you bought.
(l) You have to bargain. Cash is preferred, but some tourist shops accept credit cards.
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what to buy
St Petersburg
Cairo
Venice
(a) glass, lace, carnival masks
(b) vodka, caviar, dolls, chess sets
(c) wooden boxes,backgammon boards, leather goods, water pipes (sheeshas)
(d)
People should only use cash in the tourist shops.
5.
What is true about the opening hours of shops in Venice?
(a)
8 am — 8 pm.
(b)
3.30 pm — 7.30 pm in the summer.
where to shop
St Petersburg
Cairo
Venice
(d) the mediaeval market (spices, gold, silver, copper goods)
(e) glass factories on Murano, the main shopping street from St Mark's Square, the market at the Rialto bridge
4.
People need to make a bid for the item they want to buy in an online auction.