Lindsay (United States): Yes,
I've bought many things1
online. This year, I bought all of my family's Christmas presents online. I
bought my mother a calendar, and I bought my father a golf bag2 online. And I bought my sister a gift certificate3 to
an American store4,
because she wants to buy a new suit5.
Paul (England): I'm an avid record
collector6, vinyl record collector. I often use internet
shopping sites to purchase7
rare and difficult-to-find records. It offers a huge range8 and access to records that often
record shops9 do
not have, or you have to wait for them to come
into stock10. So, I find it opens up a whole world of options.
Gareth (England): I've bought stuff12
from Amazon before, and just mostly13
books and DVDs and stuff like that, and it was really convenient. I could click
online, and it got sent to my door, and I paid on delivery. So,
yeah, it was really easy.
Sarah (England): I tend to do more of
my shopping online, including my food shopping, generally14 because it saves time15 and normally saves money. I've always gotten with16
online shopping; I've never really had a problem with it. Even when17 you want to return18 something, it's always really good.
Shifani (New Zealand): Yes, I have bought quite a few things19 online, actually20. I use “Trade Me”21 quite a lot, where you can buy
items, used or new, from other users. So, I've bought computer software, I've
bought a computer, I've bought a camera, I've even22 bought shoes and jackets, and have been satisfied23 every single time24.
Warren (Canada): Yeah, I actually quite often25 buy things from the internet. The
last thing I bought was a table, actually. I was quite surprised; I've never
bought anything that large before. I actually just ordered26 it and it hasn't arrived yet27, but I'm looking forward to seeing28
how easily they can deliver29
that.
Adria (United States): Yes. Actually, my
boyfriend is a computer engineer, and because of that, he likes a lot of gadgets30, so I go to
a website and get him some kind of geeky31
little trinkets32 for him for birthdays and Christmas.
Vocabulary
1.
I've bought many
things = Eu comprei muitas coisas
2.
golf bag = mala de
golfe
3.
gift certificate = certificado (cartão) para trocar por
presente
4.
store = loja
5.
suit = terno, traje
6.
record collector = colecionador de albuns
(discos)
7.
purchase = comprar
8.
huge range = imenso
alcance
9.
shops = lojas
10.
come into stock =
entrar no estoque
11.
whole world = o mundo
todo
12.
stuff = coisas
13.
mostly = a maior
parte de
14.
generally =
geralmente
15.
saves time =
economiza tempo
16.
I've always gotten
with = Eu sempre adquiri com
17.
Even when = mesmo
quando
18.
Return = devolver
19.
quite a few things = um bocado de coisas
20.
actually = na verdade
21.
“Trade Me” = site de vendas pela internet
22.
Even = até mesmo
23.
satisfied = satisfeita
24. every single time = cada uma das vezes
25.
quite often = com
bastante frequência
26.
ordered = encomendei
27.
it hasn't arrived yet
= não chegou ainda
28.
looking forward to
seeing = aguardando ansiosamente para ver
29.
deliver = entregar
30.
gadgets = aparelhos,
dispositivos
31.
geeky = coisas de
nerd
32.
trinkets = bugigangas