Speaking vocabulary
Shopping and consumer choices
Use these expressions to speak more precisely about shopping and consumer choices. Learn the meaning from context, then make your own example rather than memorising a complete answer.
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value for money
- Meaning: usefulness or quality compared with the price.
- Example: The simple guesthouse offered good value for money.
- Context: shopping and consumer choices. Use the phrase to describe.
- Use “value for money” naturally in one sentence about shopping and consumer choices.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
compare different options
- Meaning: look at alternatives to understand their differences.
- Example: We compare different options before choosing a laptop.
- Context: shopping and consumer choices. Use the phrase to explain.
- Use “compare different options” naturally in one sentence about shopping and consumer choices.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
make an informed choice
- Meaning: decide using relevant information.
- Example: Reading the conditions helps you make an informed choice.
- Context: shopping and consumer choices. Use the phrase to compare.
- Use “make an informed choice” naturally in one sentence about shopping and consumer choices.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
buy something durable
- Meaning: purchase an item that lasts well.
- Example: I prefer to buy something durable rather than replace it often.
- Context: shopping and consumer choices. Use the phrase to give an example.
- Use “buy something durable” naturally in one sentence about shopping and consumer choices.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
avoid impulse purchases
- Meaning: avoid buying things without thinking first.
- Example: A shopping list helps me avoid impulse purchases.
- Context: shopping and consumer choices. Use the phrase to qualify an opinion.
- Use “avoid impulse purchases” naturally in one sentence about shopping and consumer choices.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
a reasonable price
- Meaning: a cost that seems fair.
- Example: The café serves lunch at a reasonable price.
- Context: shopping and consumer choices. Use the phrase to discuss effects.
- Use “a reasonable price” naturally in one sentence about shopping and consumer choices.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
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