Question

Practical work 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online? Use this table to make notes and then make sentences. Example: There's more choice online but you can see things better in a shop.​

Answer 1

Advantages of shopping online ║ Disadvantages of shopping online


1. Convenience | 1. You can't see or touch the products before buying them

2. More variety of products | 2. You may have to wait for delivery

3. Saves time and effort | 3. Sometimes the products may not match the description or photos

4. Can compare prices easily | 4. May have to pay delivery charges

5. No crowds or queues | 5. You may not get the same level of customer service as in a physical store

6. Shop from anywhere, anytime | 6. Possible security risks or scams

Examples:

• Shopping online is very convenient, but you can't see or touch the products before buying them.
• One advantage of shopping online is that you can find more variety of products, but sometimes the products may not match the description or photos.
• Shopping online saves time and effort, but you may have to wait for delivery.
• You can compare prices easily when shopping online, but you may have to pay delivery charges.
• Shopping online means no crowds or queues, but you may not get the same level of customer service as in a physical store.
• Shopping online allows you to shop from anywhere, anytime, but there may be possible security risks or scams.

Answer 2

Ответ:

At the moment, there's a massive quantity of advantages and disadvantages of shopping online. Due to political changes in many countries, people have to browse products/goods on online platforms. Besides, we can descry that people are already getting used to such a measures and there is nothing unusual to shop items on online platforms.

To begin with, it’s really convenient to be at home and at the same time order goods/items on online platforms. Moreover, the service industry is so developed that some online stores/shops can send your orders directly to your home address.

On the other hand, there’s a some cons of online shopping. For instance, you cannot try on or consider the quality of the item you want to buy. Additionally, it’s impossible to receive the order immediately, you have to wait at least 2 weeks.

To summarize all, in all such areas there are advantages and disadvantages. However, there will always be people who will like it or otherwise.