Where is the Mall of America located?
In Minnesota, near Minneapolis and St. Paul.
What is the biggest mall in the United States?
The Mall of America.
What can people buy at the Mall of America?
Clothes, shoes, toys and many other things.
What entertainment options are available at the Mall of America?
Aquariums and an amusement park.
What services besides shopping does the Mall of America offer?
A hotel and wedding services.
What does the superlative compare in English?
One thing or person to a whole group.
How is the superlative formed with a one-syllable adjective?
With the + adjective + -est.
How does the superlative form change for adjectives ending in -y?
They usually take -iest, like happy → the happiest.
How is the superlative formed with adjectives of two syllables or more?
With the most + adjective.
Que vend un butcher's ?
Meat.
Que vend un baker's ?
Bread and pastries.
Que vend un greengrocer's ?
Fruit and vegetables.
Que vend un florist's ?
Flowers and plants.
Que vend un chemist's ?
Medicines and toiletries.
Que vend un thrift shop ?
Second-hand clothes and objects.
What percentage of the world's children live in America?
Thirty-seven percent.
What percentage of the world's toys are consumed by children in America?
Forty percent.
How much does the average American family spend on clothes annually?
$1,700.
How many pounds of clothing does the average American throw away per year?
65 pounds.
What percentage of private consumption spending is accounted for by North America and western Europe?
Sixty percent.
What percentage of the world's population lives in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa?
One-third.
What percentage of private consumption spending is accounted for by South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa?
3.2 percent.
What do quantifiers indicate in English?
A precise or imprecise quantity.
With countable nouns, which quantifier expresses a large quantity?
Many.
Which quantifier shows an excessive quantity with countable nouns?
Too many.
Which quantifier indicates an insufficient quantity with countable nouns?
Few.
With uncountable nouns, which quantifier expresses a large quantity?
Much.
Which quantifier shows an excessive quantity with uncountable nouns?
Too much.
Which quantifier indicates an insufficient quantity with uncountable nouns?
Little.
What verb form follows should and ought to when giving advice?
The base form of the verb.
How do you form the negative of should and ought to for advice?
With shouldn’t or oughtn’t to.
How do you form a question with should or ought to when giving advice?
With Should or Ought to at the beginning.
What do how about and what about + V-ing express in advice?
They ask for or propose advice.
Which verbs express ecological alternatives in consumption?
To donate, to (re)sell, to recycle, to re-use, to stop buying, to thrift, to increase, to decrease or to reduce, to choose wisely and to save.
What negative effects can overconsumption cause?
It can disturb ecosystems, increase pollution, generate waste and cause throwing away objects.
What benefits do responsible consumption habits bring?
They reduce trash in landfills, reduce waste, stimulate the local economy and save money.
What are the main irregular superlatives for good, bad, and far?
The best, the worst, and the farthest or the furthest.
When is the final consonant doubled before -est in superlatives?
For short adjectives ending with a consonant preceded by one vowel.
Give an example of doubling the final consonant in a superlative.
Big → the biggest.
How much do Americans spend on shoes, jewellery and watches compared to higher education?
They spend more on shoes, jewellery and watches than on higher education.
What does "enough" indicate in English quantifiers?
A sufficient quantity.
Which words in A Shopping Trip illustrate the /θ/ sound?
Theme, thumb, math, fourth, and thigh.
Which words in A Shopping Trip illustrate the /s/ sound?
Seem, sum, mass, sink, force, and sigh.
Give an example of how to advise reducing purchases in English.
They should stop buying too many things.
What types of products are commonly consumed?
Jewellery or jewelry, cars, toys, watches, shoes, food and gadgets like smartphones, laptops and videogames.
Name some places where consumption occurs.
A shopping mall or a shopping centre, a shop, a store, a thrift shop, a second-hand shop and a charity shop.
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1. Where is the Mall of America located, and what distinction does it have in the United States?
2. Which activity can visitors do at the Mall of America besides buying products?
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