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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.
4. People need to make a
bid for the item they want to buy in an online
auction.
5. The top bid
for the camera is $$50.
6.
The auction for the camera will end in 16 hours.
7. Jessica's job is to
help people sell things online.
How to sell
online
Your
answer
Suggested
answer
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(2) Decide on how much you want to get
for the item and take a photo of it.
(6) Choose a reserve price and pay the
listing fee to eBay.
(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.
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(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.
(6)
Choose a reserve price and pay the
listing fee to eBay.
(4)
Check if there are any bids for the
item listed, then wait until the end of
the
auction.
(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 ______.
(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
(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
(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
(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)
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
(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 ______.
(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.
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)
St
Petersburg
Cairo
where to shop
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
(f) department stores, kiosks, markets,
a good
museum shop
St
Petersburg
opening hours
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
(i) 9 or 9:30 till 12:30 or 1, then
3:30
—
7:30 in the
winter or 4
—
8 in
the summer, closed on Mondays
St
Petersburg
Venice
how to pay
Cairo
(j) cash or
credit cards
(k) Point at what you want to buy, then
go to a
cash 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.
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.
4.
The souvenirs sold at the modern market
is better than those sold at the
mediaeval market.
Cairo
5.
People can
buy not only spices but also gold and silver stuff
at the mediaeval
market.
6.
The food at the market
at St Mark's Square is great.
7.
There's not many
department stores in Venice.
Venice
1.
What're the
opening hours of shops in St Petersburg?
(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.
(b)
They pay at a
cash desk and get the goods at the counter.
(c)
They pay at the counter
and then get the goods.
(d)
They pay and get the goods at a cash
desk.
3.
When are the
shops in Cairo open?
(a)
Early in the morning up until 10 pm.
(b)
From 10 am to 10 pm.
(c)
Early in the morning
till midnight.
(d)
10 am
till early in the evening.
4.
What should people do when shopping in
Cairo?
(a)
People should pay by credit cards.