Compras en línea o en la tienda-podcast
There are people who prefer to buy everything online and others who enjoy going to a shop and picking things out in person. What about you? Let us know after you listen to our podcast, where Silvia and Inma talk about their own preferences.
This week we have added a short listening comprehension activity to give you a small challenge. It’s just three questions, and you can answer them in the comments section at the bottom of this blog page.
Mini-listening comprehension activity
1. Who prefers going to the shop instead of buying online, Inma or Silvia?
2. Tell us one of the good reasons mentioned for doing shopping online instead of in the shop
3. What did Silvia buy online recently?
Remember to answer these questions after you have listened to the podcast!
🎧 Compras en línea o en la tienda-podcast 🎧
📕 Some useful vocabulary
Here are some of the key words from the podcast to help you get confident in this topic:
- un ratito = a little while
- comprar en línea = buying online
- ahorrar tiempo = to save time
- toque personal = personal touch
- interacción social = social interaction
- no me queda bien = it doesn’t fit me/ suit me
- no es mi talla = it’s not my size
- probarse la ropa = to try clothes on
- la devolucion= refund
- codigo de barras= barcode
- no me convence= I’m not won over/not swayed
- apoyar la economia local= to support the local economy
- tienda independiente= independent shop
- tener presencia en internet= to have an online presence
- las especificaciones= specifications
- asesor virtual= virtual assistant
- ser una cuestión de edad= to be an age thing
- no van por ahí los tiros= that’s not what it’s about / not what I meant
🧠 Interesting grammar from our podcast
We have highlighted some interesting grammar points from our podcast and added them to a shared notebook. You can click “Test your knowledge” to quiz the selected grammar topics: Grammar: Compras en línea vs compras en la tienda podcast
– Sin ninguna duda, prefiero comprar en línea, es supercómodo, rápido y ahorras un montón de tiempo.
– Cuando vas a la tienda, hay como un toque personal y la posibilidad de la interacción social.
– Y algunas tiendas también tienen presencia actualmente en internet, aunque es verdad que la mayoría todavía está utilizando sus métodos tradicionales.
– ¿Te compras un teléfono móvil en línea? – Sí, claro.
✏️ Practice More!
Try these awesome Kwiziq activities to practice more on the shopping preferences:.
Fill-in-the-Gaps:
● Comprando ropa online (B1 Comparative and Superlative)
Reading and Listening activities:
● El origen del Black Friday (video) (C1)
Writing Challenge: (Premium subscribers only):
● La Tía Carmen’s shop (A1)
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Author info
After working in the travel industry for ten years in Seville, Inma moved to the UK to give a little twist to her life. Since then she's been teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults for over 15 years in different settings, private lessons, secondary schools and online. Inma is a coffee lover and also loves exploring new places with her family in beautiful Warwickshire, where she lives.
Silvia is a multilingual educator with expertise in English, French, and Spanish, and a passion for helping students excel in language learning. After gaining extensive international teaching experience in the UK and other countries, Silvia returned to her hometown of Vitoria in 2019. Since then, she has been sharing her knowledge and love for languages with learners of all levels. With over a decade of experience, Silvia’s creative and dynamic teaching methods make language acquisition both fun and accessible.