M6: Reading

Key Answer

Reading activity 1

  1. There is marked price on items at traditional markets. (F)
  2. You have to know what the price should be before you start shopping. (T)
  3. The items in supermarket are cheaper. (F)
  4. You should establish a relationship with one seller to get better prices each time you shop. (T)
  5. Prices and availability of many items depend on the season and the success of the harvest. (T)
  1. c. The tips for getting the best prices.
  2. d. Ruin
  3. a. Build
  4. b. You have to bargain the price forcefully.
  5. d. Maintain your cool and state today’s price at the supermarket or yesterday’s price from the market.

Reading activity 2

  1. The Shops at Columbus Circle is an inferior shopping center in Time Warner Center. (F)
  2. There is no restaurant at Columbus Circle. (F)
  3. Michelin 3-star is New York’s most expensive restaurant. (T)
  4. Whole foods closed its liquor operations at Columbus Circle in 2006. (F)
  5. Space previously used for liquor now sells cotton / hemp ECO from Whole Foods clothing. (T)
  1. c. Columbus circle in New York
  2. c. East Coast Williams Sonoma
  3. d. Masa
  4. b. Because Whole Foods broke New York’s liquor licensing law
  5. d. Space previously used for liquor now sells cotton / hemp ECO from Whole Foods clothing