Daily Life - Shopping Online (C0207)

A:

What are you doing?

B:

I'm just looking for a nice pillow on Ebay.

A:

You are shopping for a pillow online? That's absurd!

B:

Why? I don't have to leave the house or browse a dozen stores to find what I'm looking for. This way, I just search for it online quick and easy.

A:

I see, but how do you pay for it? How do you know you aren't going to be ripped off by the seller?

B:

Well, the website handles a point system where if the seller does something wrong, people comment negatively and then you know that he or she may not be trustworthy.

A:

Wow, that sounds pretty safe. So how do you pay? Do you need a credit card?

B:

You can use a credit card or your debit card. They also let you use the PayPal system which is really safe and fast. I have never had any problems with someone hacking my information or anything.

A:

Do you think I can find a sweater for my dog online?

B:

You can find anything! Are you sure you want to start shopping online though? Once you step into this world, there is no turning back!

A:

Let's do it!

Key Vocabulary

absurd

ridiculous

rip off

be cheated violently;be stolen from

trustworthy

reliable, or dependable;worthy of being trusted

hack

gain unauthorized access to another computer syste

browse

to inspect something leisurely and casually

point system

a system of evaluation based on awarding points

credit card

a plastic card enables the holder to pay on credit

no turning back

not to halt the advance of; no to regret

Supplementary Vocabulary

electronic commerce

the buying and selling of products or services over the internet

search engine

A program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found.

COD

Charge on Delivery, a payment method that allows you to pay for goods once they have been delivered.

wire transfer

An electronic transfer of funds from one account to another

webstore

A webstore is a website that sells products or services and typically has an online shopping cart associated with it

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