Post-reading tasks. Choose the synonyms to the given words according to the context

Choose the synonyms to the given words according to the context. Reproduce the sentence from the text with the synonym chosen.

compulsion a) desire b) hope c) influence d) attempt

to afford a) to allow b) to supply c) to be able to buy d) to avail of

to admit a) to permit b) to let in c) to agree d) to claim

disposable a) the one you can spend freely b) the one you must save c) intended to be used only once d) personal

2. The following passage is taken from the text above. Where does it go (1, 2 or 3)?

She went on huge spending sprees, sometimes spending thousands on designer clothes and make-up in one day. 'It was a vicious circle. 'I could not stop spending', she told the police after her arrest. 'It all started as an attempt to escape the demands of a full-time job, combined with looking after a home and children', she said.

3. Look at the following words from the text. Which of them are NOT associated with the noun MONEY?

Income, debt, consumer, purchases, vicious, market, to afford, to revenge, an addict.

Speak on the four causes of shopaholism and two consequences using the words given.

Causes:

1. More money to spend, personal income, to rise, to be able to afford, consumer debt.

2. A symptom of personal problems, to revenge, unhappy.

3. To add excitement, collapse of self- esteem, to feel glamorous and loved.

4. To escape demands and stresses, working mothers.

Consequences:

1. Family breakup.

2. Financial ruin.

Complete the following sentences.

1. A person addicted to shopping....

2. Women shopaholics spend money on clothes to escape....

3. To many women shopping is....

4. Many people can afford to spend more as....

5. A lot of people spend more than they can afford which leads to....

6. Shopping trips add....

7. For some women it is a way to escape....

8. Shopaholism may be a symptom of....

9. It helps the addicts to feel....