Advantages of Online Shopping

Save Time Do you have the specific list that you want to buy? With just a couple of clicks

of the mouse, you can purchase your shopping orders and instantly move to other important
things,
which
can
save
time.
Save Fuel The market of fuel industries battles from increasing and decreasing its cost
every now and again, but no matter how much the cost of fuel are it does not affect your
shopping errands. One of the advantages of shopping online is that there is no need for
vehicles,
so
no
purchase
of
fuel
necessary.
Save Energy Admit it, it is tiresome to shop from one location and transfer to another
location. What is worse is that there are no available stocks for the merchandise you want to
buy. In online shopping, you do not need to waste your precious energy when buying.
Comparison of Prices The advanced innovation of search engine allows you to easily check
prices and compare with just a few clicks. It is very straightforward to conduct price
comparisons from one online shopping website to another. This gives you the freedom to
determine which online store offers the most affordable item you are going to buy.
24/7 Availability Online shopping stores are open round the clock of 24/7, 7 days a week
and 365 days. It is very rare to find any conventional retail stores that are open 24/7. The
availability of online stores give you the freedom to shop at your own pace and convenience.
Hate Waiting in Lines When buying items online, there are no long lines you have to
endure, just to buy your merchandise. The idea of shopping online is cutting down those bad
habits of standing in a long line and just waiting. Every online store is designed with unique
individual
ordering
features
to
purchase
the
item.
Too Ashamed to Buy There are times that you want to purchase something out of the
ordinary that can be a bit embarrassing when seen by other people. Items like weird ornaments,
sexy lingerie, adult toys, etc. In online shopping, you do not need to be ashamed; your online
transactions
are
basically
done
privately.

 Easy to Search Merchandise You Want to Buy You are able to look for specific merchandise
that includes model number, style, size, and color that you want to purchase. In addition, it is
easy to determine whether the products are available or out of stock.
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Table of vocabularies

No New words

Pronunciation

Definition

Note

Battle(n)

/btl/

a fight between armies,

ships or planes, especially
during a war; a violent
fight between groups of
people

fight a losing battle

to try to do something
that you will probably
never succeed in doing

Stock

/stk/

a supply of goods that is put

stock
in
available for sale in a something
shop/store
to have a particular
amount of belief in
something
Ex: She no longer puts
much stock in their
claims.

Merchandise(n)

/mtndas

goods that are bought or You have a lot of

sold; goods that are for attractive
sale in a shop/store
merchandise.

Purchase(v)=buy

/pts/

the act or process of to make

buying something
purchase (= buy
something)

You purchase through

her.
5

Ornament(n)

/nmnt/

an object that is used as

decoration in a room,
garden/yard, etc. rather
than for a particular
purpose

There were a few

china ornaments on
the shelf above the
fireplace.

Lingerie(n)

/lnri/

womens underwear

Should
bikinis
and lingerie shows be

banned in Vietnam?
7

Transaction(n)

/trnzkn/

a piece of business that is transaction of

done between people, something the process
especially an act of of doing something
buying or selling
Friendship
is
not
a transaction.

Summary
Shopping online has brought a lot of benefits for buyers in recent years such as saving
time, fuel, energy, comparison of prices, 24/7 availability. If you hate waiting in lines of feel
ashamed to buy product, shopping online is perfect choice. Moreover, it is easy for you to
search products which you want to buy.
Reflection
I found this article was very informative and interesting. It is deniable that the important
role of shopping online when the development of information technology occurred quickly.
In the past, you have to go to market to buy products, but it is not necessity for you to do
that. Just with a couple of mouse on the computer, you can buy anything you want that
save time, fuel and energy. There a variety of goods you can see and its price is public.
No matter time you ordered, the goods are always available.
The writing style of author is informal with full words complex sentences. Vocabularies are
easy to understand. The ideal of article is clear and logical because author had given
general information about advantage of shopping online before listed them into smaller
paragraphs to show the importance of shopping online. From this article, I have had more
understanding about role shopping online in society. I am sure that shopping online has
been become new trend due to its benefits above

Some factor in online shopping and traditional shopping

Location
The online shopping is typically done at home or office that you could convenient use a computer to
search online. Generally, the usual discussion the online shopping takes place on the internet web
site, so the location does not play an important role on online shopping (Markham, 1998).
The traditional shopping location expands with the developed business trade and international
communication. From the supermarket to department stores, the traditional shopping included many
types of venue. No matter the convenience store at street corner, the shopping mall at city centre or
outlet centers at outskirts, the traditional shopping has many location choices in the life. The
traditional retail is more depend on location (Timothy, 2005).

Customer
To compare with the general population, online shopping customer are characterized as having
higher education and income and a greater tendency to hold jobs in upper and middle management
or work as trained professionals (Kehoe, 1998. Hoffman, 1996).
But Enrique, carla and silvia (2005) comment that the middle classes appear to be the most
receptive segment to direct sales and the main users of online shopping were young people with a
high level of income and a university education. And the point from Rosenberg and Hirschman(1980)
is like traditional shopping, the online shopping as new sales systems are made for everyone.
According to provide a wide range variety of products and services for all customers and retail could
increase customer that ignore the distinction between social classes.
Underwood (1994) also thinks shopping online at home is safer than spending time in the places that
large amount of people congregate. This idea would also apply to avoid large crowds during
midseason, such like Christmas holiday. But in this way, it may lose the enjoyment of shopping
outdoor. And traditional shopping could make social connections than that shopping independently
online.
Kolesar and Galbraith (2000) stated online shopping seeks to provide customers with greater utility
in comparison to traditional shopping. With the tool online, it specifically facilitating extended product
search and compare product prices and features to make a better decision. But in Bhatnagar, Misra
&Rao (2000) opinion, compare prices or features are not enough with shopping. Online shopping
could not make customer fully experienced product function. This worried online shopper about
received product would not be what they have expected. For example, customer could see the
picture of clothes online but cannot try it on to consider if it is fitted (size, colour etc.). However this
would not be a problem to traditional shopping. As to solve this problem, online retailers often
encourage sales by offering refund or exchange service to make customer convenient shopped.
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Table of vocabularies
No

New words

Pronunciation

Definition

Note

Retailer(n)

/ritel(r)/

a person or business
that sells goods to the
public

They are one of the

countrys largest food
retailers.

Function(v)

/fkn/

a special activity or
purpose of a person or
thing

bodily
functions (= for
example eating, sex,
using the toilet)
Ex: The function of
the heart is to pump
blood through the
body

Congregate(adv)

/kret/

to come together in a
group

Young people often

congregate in the
main square in the
evenings.

Utility(n)

/jutlti/

a service provided for

the public, for example
an electricity, water or
gas supply

Ex:This is known as a

a sum of money that is

paid back to you,
especially because you
paid too much or
because you returned
goods to a shop/store

to claim/demand/r
eceive a refund

Refund(n)

/rifnd/

public utility.

Ex: I expect a refund.

Summary
The author of some factor in online shopping and traditional shopping stated difference between
online shopping and traditional shopping. For online shopping, the location is flexible as long as
connecting internet whereas traditional shopping location is fixed. The customers who prefer
shopping online to traditional online have a higher education and income even higher classes in
society.

Shopping in Vietnam
The 10 Things You Must Know to shop in Vietnam
1. The rule of thumb for shopping in Vietnam is: If it is manufactured in Vietnam is cheap, if there
is import that is very expensive.
2. Price is negotiable, we are going to you haggle (or as they say in Vietnam, wondered about the
discount).
3. Malls are for tourists and people of money. If you intend to buy cheap and look for bargains, a
few department stores is not the appropriate place to look for bargains.
4. When it comes to pay, the price will be cheaper if we pay in Dong rather than dollars or euros.
The reason is simple, the banks only accept foreign banknotes, anything from coins. If we pay
purchases in euros all cost 5 minimum and if we pay in dollars, the minimum will be $1.
5. The best time to buy is first thing in the morning or late in the evening.
6. There is a point of shopping where we can buy everything at a good price, but you have to
go looking for different zones specialised in every kind of product.
7. The jobs Street s are the best ally of the lover of the purchases. If travel by Vietnam you find a
roadside post, don't think twice and stopping to buy.
8. There are forgeries of brands and replicas of all items in the market, luxury brand bags are the
best example.
As curiosia thing we would say that there are falsifications of articles that do not exist, such as
Levi's coasters and motorbike helmets Dolce & Gabanna.
9. In Vietnam is forbidden to sell fakes of certain brands, for example Louis Vuitton, that
translates into that trade won't view the article but that does not mean that they do not sell it,
ask the seller that it will then draw some hiding place a Louis Vuitton or a Gucci bag.
As a curiosity we will say that the Government argues that the brands that have stores in Vietnam
may not falsify, but actually marks that do not pressure the Government can falsify without
problems, as for example Ralph Lauren.
10. Generalizing, the South of Vietnam is cheaper than the North, i.e., purchases are cheaper in
Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi.
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Table of vocabularies

Manufacture(v)

/mnju
fkt(r)/

to make goods in large

quantities, using
machinery

Vitamins cannot be
manufactured by our
bodies.

Negotiable(a)

/nibl/

that you can discuss or

The price was not
change before you make negotiable.
an agreement or a
decision

Haggle(v)

/hl/

to argue with somebody

in order to reach an
agreement, especially
about the price of
something

haggle (with
somebody) (over
something)
Ex: I left him in the
market haggling over
the price of a shirt.

Banknote(n)

/bknt/

a piece of paper money

Replicas(n)

/replk/

a very good or exact

copy of something

The weapon used in

the raid was a replica.

Falsification(n)

/flsfken/

the act of changing a

written record or
information so that it is
no longer true

the deliberate
falsification of the
companys records

Topic 2:

Communication device

Paragraph 1: 5 fun facts about the telephone that you never knew

Paragraph 2:Cause and effect of overuse telephone on student

Paragraph 3:

5 Fun Facts About the Telephone You Never Knew

The telephone was arguably one of the most important technological inventions of the
19th century. It completely shaped the way that humans communicated. Most of us
know that Alexander Graham Bell first invented the telephone in 1876, but there are
many other facts throughout the history of the telephone that are nearly unknown! Here
are the top five:

1) The first phone call was between Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant,
Thomas Watson.
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made history by speaking into a telephone
and proclaiming, Mr. Watsoncome hereI want to see you. Okay, not exactly as epic
a quote as when we first landed on the moon, but just as monumental nonetheless.
That first successful phone call sparked a technological boom that would develop into
the telecommunications industry that we know today.
2) The first phone book was only 20 pages long.
The first phone book was issued in 1878 and was apparently very short! Since the
phone was only invented two years before, it makes sense that not everyone was on
board with the new technology yet. Strangely enough, the first phone book also
instructed readers to commence the conversation by saying, Huolla!'
3) 41% of people under 25 hate when you dont pick up the phone after you
have just texted them.
Most people in the Millennial generation can agree with this pet peeve, and since most
workers nowadays come from this generation it is a good fact to know for business
communications. It is certainly crucial to keep up on phone etiquette in order to be the
best worker possible. If you send a text, then the person tries to call you back right

away and you dont pick up, it could be taken as a sign of avoidance and even
rudeness.
4) 50 billion instant messages are expected to be sent each day of 2014.
Yes, we live in a texting culture and this confirms it. Text messaging is one of the best
ways to communicate without having to talk. And because 79% of people use texting for
business communications, it makes sense that so many would be sent out on a day-today basis. Texting has also increased with the rise of WhatsApp and iMessage. Text
messaging is the ideal way to get your points across in writing, cater to your business
needs, and keep communication short and effective.
5) 5% of people have used a phone booth or pay phone in the last year.
Does that number seem a little high to you? Even though most pay phones have been
removed from streets and buildings, somehow people are still finding pay phones to
use! Considering that most people have cell phones, pay phones are mostly used in
emergencies when mobile phones are dead (think about all the call boxes on the side
of the highway that are still around). 5% of the population is still thankful that these
outdated booths are still in existence!
https://blog.ringcentral.com/2014/08/5-facts-telephone-never-knew-friday-five/

Boom(n)

/bum/

a period when
something such as a
sport or a type of music
suddenly becomes very
popular and successful

Baby boom: a period

when many more
babies are born than
usual

somebodys pet
peeve: something
that you
particularly dislike
Sleeping in class is
the pet peeve of
mine.
medical/legal/

Peeve(v)

/piv/

cause to be annoyed,
irritated, or resentful

Etiquette(n)

/etket/

the formal rules of

correct or polite
behaviour in society or
among members of a
particular profession

Booth(n)

/bu/

a small confined place

There is a boom in
car sales.

professional etiquette
Etiquette is very
important.
There is a

where you can do

something privately, for
example make a
telephone call, or vote

telephone booth here.

Cause and effects of the overuse of smartphone on students

Smart phone is the essential digital gadgets that teenagers nowadays have. However, despite the
convenience it brings to use, sometimes it might affect our daily life in a negative sense. One of
the typical examples is the overuse of smartphone. Smart phone can easily get our attention and
distracts us. People, especially students, therefore are easily overusing the smartphone. The
distractions lower students productivity and takes their time. It also lowers the quality of the
work done. In this essay one cause and three effects of overusing smartphone will be discussed.
Cause
The cause of distraction from the Smartphone is because of its multiple functions. Other than
basic communication functions, smartphone nowadays also provide a large varieties of
applications including games and other media functions. It is convenient to use smartphone as
we enjoy the technology everywhere; all we need is to bring our smartphones with us. With the
mobile data, students can access the internet easily, which makes me want to use the phone more.
This hand held gadget provides convenient and entertainment with easy control and fast access.
No matters on lessons or working, students are easily distracted by the smartphone by its
multiple functions.
Effects
The effect of overuse of smartphone is that students might spent less time on work or homework.
Those times are misspent on gaming and chatting with friends with the smartphone, or using the
smartphone to to less important things comparing to homework. Their focus will be switched
onto the smartphone whenever messages get in or notifications pop out. Even they were working
before the message; there is a high chance that they will continue to use the smartphone after
replying the message instead of continuing their disturbed work.
Also students spent less time on sleeping due to the distractions from the smartphone. They
might need to complete work overnight which they should be able to finish with the time
spending on the smartphone previously. The stacking of workload reduces their sleeping time.
Also, the entertainment functions of the smartphone might make students fail to sleep early. d.
Also, chatting with friends with the convenient texting functions makes their sleep time even
late.
Less focus on class and homework is also a major effect brought by the smartphone.

Sometimes students switched their focus on the smartphone during lesson to reply friends text
message .They may also pause their work when notification appears. This disturbance of
continue focusing lowering the quality of learning and the quality of my homework. They might
not be able to pay enough attention in class. When doing homework, smartphone is always a
great temptation that gets us away from our work. The quality and the efficiency of my work and
learning maybe reduced due to the insufficient attention caused by the smartphone.
Conclusion
Overuse of smartphone will certainly affect students academic performance and health.
Therefore, we should try to put aside our phone when there is something else we need to focus
on at the moment. Convenience does not mean we should pay lots of attention on smartphone but
try to find an appropriate way to make it as a useful tool.
Table of vocabularies
No

New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

Example

Distract(v)

/dstrakt/

Prevent (someone)
from concentrating on
something:

Don't distract my
attention.

Pause(v)

/pz/

Interrupt action or
speech briefly

give pause to
someone (or give
someone pause for
thought): cause
someone to think
carefully or hesitate
before doing
something:
Can we pause for
breath for a moment?

Gadget(n)

/adt/

A small mechanical or
electronic device or
tool, especially an
ingenious or novel one:

A complicated
new gadget for
opening tins.

Workload(n)

/wkld/

The amount of work to

be done by someone or
something

I 'm concerned about

my workload.

10 ways smartphones are destroying our lives

NO ONE LIVES IN THE MOMENT
Been to a concert lately? Amazing, isn't it, that people will fork out 100 bucks to take the world's
shonkiest recording that they can upload onto YouTube and say "Look, I went to the awesome
Coldplay concert!" A shame they didn't actually catch any of Coldplay while they were there.
Actually, that's not such a shame. Anyway, you get the point.
YOUR BOSS LIVES IN YOUR BRAIN
Do you get your work emails on your smartphone? Congratulations, sucker. The boss now owns
not just your body and your soul, but your privacy too. Of course, you can avoid this by putting
your Smartphone down when you get home. Go on, you know you want to...
WE'RE WRECKING OUR EYES AND FINGERS
The dinosaurs weren't killed by a meteorite. What happened was, a lovestruck Stegosaurus tried
to declare its love for a cute Brontosaurus but its thunderous paws were too big for the keypad
and the predictive text interpreted its message as "I want to eat your children". All hell pretty
much broke loose after that. Meanwhile, here in the 21st century, the keypads and screens are
still too small for our fingers and our eyes.
YOU CAN'T GET WET
In the excellent, carefree old days, you could tumble into a swimming pool and get out dripping
wet with pretty much everything except your dignity in working order. These days, we've got so
many devices on us that even a sudden thunderstorm can cause hundreds if not thousands of
dollars of damage.

NO ONE READS ANYTHING ANYMORE

Sure, you can download War and Peace onto a hand-sized e-reader, but will you ever get past the
opening scene at the party in St Petersburg? More likely you'll be busy playing Angry Birds
while checking your Twitter feed and sending a text and updating your Facebook status and...
SPONTANEITY
So when's the last time you just dropped in on someone? No call, no text, no nothing. You just
rocked up at the their house and said "I'm here, where's the Doritos?" Trust me, these can be the
best moments in life - especially if your friend actually has Doritos in the cupboard.
YET ANOTHER THING TO REMEMBER
Forget to plug your phone in last night? Well you're going to be useless today, aren't you.
Seriously, you might as well have put white pants on and forgotten to wear underwear.
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS? HUH? WHAT ARE THEY?
How often these days do you see groups of people having coffee or out at dinner with everyone's
faces buried in their phones. Maybe they had nothing to talk about anyway. But maybe, just
maybe, we are slowly forgetting how to fill life's awkward silences with polite conversation.
Even worse, perhaps we're forgetting how to have excellent uninterrupted conversation about
stuff that really fires us up!
YOUR VICES AND OBSESSIONS FOLLOW YOU
The gaming addict no longer has to wait till he or she gets home before they indulge their
passion. More chillingly, neither does the gambling addict now that every bookie has a
smartphone app.
OOPS, THAT WAS DUMB
As mentioned at the top, smartphones are an excellent way of recording our most stupid
moments and making them public forever. For millennia, it had been a godsend that alcohol had
the mystical power of erasing our memories. Then along came these stupid pocket devices and
hey presto! Once stupid, forever stupid! And potentially unemployable to boot.
What do you think? Is your smart phone making your life better or worse? Could you live
without your smartphone. Are you that rare creature who does live without one? We're keen to
hear from you even via your smartphone!