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Consumer Society Vocab
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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Extremely easy
out-of-this-world experience
durable goods
start off by
a piece of cake
2. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
outdated
create demand
devastating
throw away
3. Be friendly and helpful
give sb a warm welcome
reliable
bargain
run errands
4. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
excessive
go to any lengths
take back
invoke
5. Approach
go up to...
run errands
help out with
waterproof
6. New and original
a breath of fresh air
give sb a warm welcome
durable goods
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
7. Paying the bills & going to the post office & doing grocery shopping & other mundane activities & go on a short journey in order to do something for someone & for example delivering or collecting something for them
out-of-this-world experience
run errands
distinctive
start off by
8. Relax
give sb a warm welcome
sit back
durable goods
start off by
9. Relax
ridiculous
outdated
sit back
distinctive
10. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
out-of-this-world experience
tasteless
try on
bargain
11. To make a particular idea & image & or feeling appear in people's minds by describing an event or situation & or by talking about a person
tasteless
reliable
greed
invoke
12. New and original
capture the moment
outdated
durable
a breath of fresh air
13. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
trigger
throw away
capture the moment
create demand
14. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
compulsive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
at one's disposal
bargain
15. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
trigger
refund
offensive
a breath of fresh air
16. Producing a profit or a useful result
distinctive
profitable
weird
reliable
17. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
capture the moment
receipt
a piece of cake
greed
18. Convinced or deceived
to upgrade
profitable
be taken in...
take back
19. To improve something and make it more modern
excessive
outdated
to upgrade
give sb a warm welcome
20. Very silly or unreasonable
receipt
bargain
ridiculous
retail therapy
21. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
a piece of cake
distinctive
to upgrade
help out with
22. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
refund
go to any lengths
distinctive
durable goods
23. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
ridiculous
waterproof
durable goods
compulsive
24. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
try on
go up to...
trigger
excessive
25. Return
out-of-this-world experience
help out with
to upgrade
take back
26. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
keep abreast of...
guarantee
durable goods
retail therapy
27. Pleasant to look at
devastating
to upgrade
attractive
to upgrade
28. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
start off by
at one's disposal
excessive
offensive
29. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
guarantee
hoodwink
at one's disposal
bargain
30. Be friendly and helpful
excessive
excessive
out-of-this-world experience
give sb a warm welcome
31. Convinced or deceived
offensive
create demand
be taken in...
refund
32. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
create demand
capture the moment
give sb a warm welcome
reliable
33. Approach
go up to...
run errands
a piece of cake
reliable
34. Create a memory
go to any lengths
capture the moment
have the edge over all other models
run errands
35. Return
take back
have the edge over all other models
tasteless
retail therapy
36. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
keep abreast of...
guarantee
tasteless
durable
37. Are better than
have the edge over all other models
help out with
devastating
at one's disposal
38. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
retail therapy
sit back
guarantee
go to any lengths
39. Get rid of
throw away
try on
offensive
hoodwink
40. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
guarantee
retail therapy
devastating
compulsive
41. Paying the bills & going to the post office & doing grocery shopping & other mundane activities & go on a short journey in order to do something for someone & for example delivering or collecting something for them
a piece of cake
run errands
shop around
sit back
42. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
retail therapy
take back
attractive
bewildering
43. Phone
have the edge over all other models
ring up
durable goods
help out with
44. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
create demand
try on
be taken in...
hoodwink
45. See if it fits
receipt
try on
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
compulsive
46. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
dull
tasteless
throw away
guarantee
47. Compare products and prices
retail therapy
shop around
have the edge over all other models
guarantee
48. An amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for
tasteless
dull
run errands
refund
49. Producing a profit or a useful result
profitable
invoke
out-of-this-world experience
shop around
50. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
help out with
outdated
help out with
shop around