This lesson explores two very different innovations in shopping: the Starbucks Kyoto coffee shop (a physical space that adapts global branding to a historic local context) and Amazon Go (a… Read more ↓This lesson explores two very different innovations in shopping: the Starbucks Kyoto coffee shop (a physical space that adapts global branding to a historic local context) and Amazon Go (a technology-driven checkout-free grocery concept). Both texts connect to the theme of how retail is changing — one through cultural adaptation, the other through automation. Together they give students two perspectives on what ‘new ways to shop’ can mean. Read less ↑
Warm-up
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Listening
You are going to hear about a unique Starbucks coffee shop that has opened in Kyoto, Japan. Decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE.
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New Ways to Shop — Listening: Starbucks in Kyoto
Read all the statements carefully before the recording begins. You will hear the recording twice.
New Ways to Shop — Listening: Starbucks in Kyoto
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Use of English
Read the article about Amazon Go and choose the best word from the dropdown menu to complete each gap.
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New Ways to Shop — Use of English: Amazon Go
Read the complete article first before answering. Then choose the best word for each gap from the four options given.
New Ways to Shop — Use of English: Amazon Go
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Vocabulary Practice
Three exercises using 12 key words from both texts.
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New Ways to Shop — Vocabulary Practice
Work through all three parts. All 12 words come from the Starbucks and Amazon Go texts.
New Ways to Shop — Vocabulary Practice
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brick-and-mortaradjective
a physical shop or business with a real building, not an online one
cashiernoun
the person whose job it is to take the money you pay for goods or services
checkoutnoun
the place in a shop where customers pay for goods before leaving
collocationnoun
Two or more words that are usually used together and sound natural to native speakers.
disruptingverb
interrupting or interfering with the normal progress of an activity or environment
heritagenoun
the traditions and values passed down from previous generations
peak hoursnoun
the busiest periods of the day when the most people are using a service or visiting a place
profit marginnoun
the amount of money a business keeps after paying production costs
renovateverb
restore to a previous or better condition
retailnoun
the sale of goods to the public
surroundingsnoun
all the things that are present in a place and that form the experience of being there
trialnoun
the formal examination of evidence in a court
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