H4C: WEEK 10 second class

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Write answers to these questions:

1   Do you have similar types of market in your nearest town or city?

2   When did you last go to a market? What did you buy?

3   Do you sometimes buy things in online auctions?

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1) Listen to an interview on the Shopping Programme.  2.20

2) Question: What does Martin do for a living?

THEN: Multiple choice

Listen to the interview again. For questions 1–5, choose the correct answer A–D:

Question: What does Martin do for a living?

Answer: ....................................................................... .

     1)  This episode of the programme is about:

1. things that you can buy and sell at airports.
2. markets where Martin sells second-hand items.
3. the growing number of bags that are lost at airports.
4. the increased activity in the used goods trade.

2 How does Martin get hold of the second-hand goods he sells?

1. He goes to the market.
2. He buys them from the owners.
3. He bids for them at an auction.
4. He claims them from the airport.

3 What kind of things can Martin find in the suitcases he buys?

1. Designer clothes.
2. Electrical goods.
3. Rotten food.
4. Shoes.

4 The thing that surprises Martin most is that people:

1. lose so many bags.
2. check in bags in advance.
3. forget baby items.
4. come to the airport at the last minute.

5 What is Martin most likely to say about the way he earns his living?

1. It makes him feel sad.
2. It's just how he makes money.
3. It's a risky job.
4. It's shocking.

1  auction house    2  car ….. sale    3  checked bags 

4  ….. market    5  lost …..    6 market stall    

7  personal …..    8 ….. goods

A   Unclaimed ….. property goes to ….. houses where market stall holders bid

      for them.

B   That's how ….. belongings end up as ….. goods on ….. stalls.

C   Thousands of ….. bags go missing at Heathrow Airport every month.

Write down your ideas about buying pre-owned or second-hand goods:

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What sort of items would/wouldn't you buy second-hand?

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2.23

Well, there's an element of / in / to  chance when you buy a suitcase though / that / as  you can't look inside before you bid for it. The better the suitcase, how / the / it’s  more likely you are to find designer clothes. But you could be very unlucky with a high-quality bag and just find dirty socks – that's the chance you have / get / take . Luckily, the auctioneers open the bags and throw away / up / down  anything horrible like food that's gone off or wet stuff that's gone mouldy. When you buy suitcases, you just get clothes. They take   off / out / over  electrical goods and shoes and they sell  it / those / to  in separate lots.

+ do: English Lab: Unit 4, 4.1 Vocabulary.