The Easily Manipulated Consumer and the Three Retail Outlets MODcast 1 | 页面 3

ONCE AGAIN, WE COME TO THE HOLIDAY
SEASON, A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS TIME THAT
EACH OF US OBSERVES, IN HIS OWN WAY,
BY GOING TO THE MALL OF HIS CHOICE.
Dave Berry
Incomprehensible
Comprehension
Questions
Who is the speaker trying to buy a
present for? What does he decide to
get him/her?
What are the names of the retail
outlets that he visits?
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How does the speaker deal with high
pressure salespeople?
Was the speaker able to stay on budget
with his purchases?
Why does the speaker feel we need to
thank the Easily Manipulated
Consumer?
Vocabulary
Only one word (or combination) fits each space.
trendy smooth talking fell victim to
clever onward grow tired of frantically
drawback(s) refer(red) to as
taken advantage of
1. We used to be __________ sales people, now we are called
account managers.
2. My daughter is extremely __________. At 5, she is
already fluent in 23 languages.
3. All her __________ and amazing promises that seemed too
good to be true were proven to be too good to be true.
4. I looked for my misplaced keys __________ because I only
had 15 minutes to get to work.
5. I am far too old to care about fashion or what is __________.
6. They __________ the flu that was spreading through the
country.
7. They are making her do all their work. If I was her, I would
definitely feel __________.
8. There are several __________ to the new system and very
few positive points.
9. From the 1990s _________, Casual Fridays spread through
Cats on Black Friday
the business world like a plague. Today, it seems every day is
casual day.
10. I often  __________ social media. There are some really
crazy people out there.