Cover of the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 09 - Reading and speaking for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

Work in pairs. Student A: Read text 1. Student B: Read text 2. Make notes about these questions.

Answer

Louise

  1. lives in a flat, 31 years old, single, no children, highly paid job, doesn't smoke or drink
  2. She has lots of clothes, shoes, handbags and make-up because she goes shopping every Saturday.
  3. Louise works hard all week and likes to reward herself by going shopping. She doesn't spend her money on smoking or drinking and she sees shopping as her main hobby.
  4. There are more and more women like Louise who are addicted to shopping. They often have busy careers and this can mean other parts of their lives are not satisfactory. Shopping is an easy way to feel good about themselves.
  5. The lifestyle of modern women is to blame.

Andrew

  1. technology mogul and successful entrepreneur, voluntarily homeless, travels between New York and Silicon Valley (California) with his work
  2. Andrew has only 15 possessions because he sold everything else.
  3. He wants freedom from the responsibility of possessions.
  4. There are other people like Andrew, who have given up their apartments and possessions and now rely on technology.
  5. In the 21st century, digital technology can replace physical possessions.