2. Listen to the person talking about ethical shopping. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Some companies are turning a blind eye to the exploitation in the countries where these items are made.

2. The Ethical Consumer Research Association exists to provide information on best bargains for shoppers.

3. What’s more expensive is likely to be more ethical.

4. Quality is a good indicator whether something has been made well.

5. Being an ethical shopper is thinking about buying less.

6. Charity shops on the high street sell bad clothes.

7. In most second-hand shops you can find good quality clothes these days.

3. Listen again and discuss the questions.

Are you after value for money when you're shopping for fashion? Do you have to be well off to be an ethical shopper? Why do ethical products cost more? Would you consider shopping ethically?

ADVERTISING

(02:33)

1. Listen to a radio interview about advertising and mark the sentences as TRUE or FALSE.

1. Donna believes advertising is not good.

2. Ads make us feel good about the way we look.

3. Ads try to mislead us.

4. Buying certain products will change your life.

5. Ads have little effect on us.

6. Not all adverts are bad.

AT THE SUPERMARKET

(02:33)

1. Listen to the speaker talking about fruit and vegetables he buys at a local supermarket during the winter. What fruit and vegetables does he mention?

2. Listen again and match the following.

potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions, parsnips, cabbage	Spain
tomatoes, courgettes	Italy
French beans	South Africa
sweetcorn	Egypt
avocado pears	England
apples, pears	Spain
oranges	Latin America
bananas	Egypt
grapes	Tunisia
strawberries	England

3. Answer the questions.

1. What countries are fruit and vegetables imported from?

2. Is the speaker becoming more concerned about the way food is produced?

3. What does “organic” mean?

4. Can you buy organic fruit and vegetables at British supermarkets?

5. Are organic fruit and vegetables only English grown?

6. What does “an environmentally conscious consumer” mean?

7. Is it easy to be an environmentally conscious consumer?

8. Do you try to buy only organic foods? Are you an environmentally conscious consumer?

Charity shops (05:13)

1. You are going to listen to the man talking about charity shops in England. Look at the pictures. What things do charity shops sell?

2. Listen to the person talking about charity shops and match the following.

high street	sells stationery, books and magazines
high street prices	is the shop where you can buy almost anything, provided that it is cheap and made of plastic
Next, and Marks and Spencer	are shops which are run by charities to help them raise money
WH Smith	are the prices of everyday things that people might buy in high street shops
Boots	is the main shopping street of any town or suburb / means shopping facilities
Woolworths	sell clothes
Charity shops	is the chemist’s