Click on the player above (at right), listen to the recording and CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD in each of the pairs of italics. [copyright by eslHolidayLessons.com]


Buy Nothing Day is a great way of remainder / reminding yourself you don’t need to go shopping. In today’s world, most of us buy too much, too often. There is really no need for us to buy halve / half the stuff we purchase. In fact, make that three-quarters, or even nine-tenths. Shopping has become an addiction / addition for many people. Companies are experts / expertise at making us buy stuff. TV and Internet ads can even make us buy things we don’t really want. There is a well-known bumper sticker that says: “When the doing / going gets tough, the tough go shopping.” I would say only foolish people go shopping to low / reduce their stress. Anyway, Buy Nothing Day is a fantastic way to void / avoid crowded stores, save some money (for once) and spend time wisely / wisdom.
Lots of ideas / ideals on how to spend this day are on the www.buynothingday.org website. Here, you learn what / that you actually help save our planet by not going shopping. You consume less and this means we abusing / use fewer of Earth’s resources. We easily run out of money when we go shopping, but we can also run in / out of our planet’s animals, forests, water and a lot more. The website suggests you lock your credit card away for the day and give / keep your cash under the bed. You will not be / do alone. The website says: “Buy Nothing Day is the biggest 24-hour [campaign] against consumerism. People around the world will make a packed / pact to take a break from shopping as a personal / personalize experiment or public statement. And the best thing is, it’s free."

WRITING
Write about Buy Nothing Day for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.