III. Follow-up activities. 1. You are Becky’s friend

1. You are Becky’s friend. Work out some useful tips for Becky on how to be organized.

2. You are a bank manager. Explain to your client what the key to controlled shopping is.

3. You are a tour guide. Work out some useful tips for a person who is going to take part in a walking tour in a foreign town or city.

4. Itemize advantages and disadvantages of shopping at home vs. shopping abroad. Role-play an argument between a) a British shopaholic and an American shopaholic; b) a British shopaholic and a Belarusian shopaholic as regards the best shopping opportunities.

5. Agree or disagree: “You don’t actually need to see a piece of art in flesh to appreciate it.” Support your point of view.

6. Role-play an argument between a culture conscious person and a shopaholic as regards the best places to visit in a foreign country.

7. In pairs, role-play the following situation. A shopaholic has made an appointment with their psychologist. (a) The shopaholic suffers from their addiction greatly and would like to break themselves of this bad habit. They ask the psychologist for assistance. (b) The shopaholic will not acknowledge the fact that something is wrong with them and it takes the psychologist a lot of effort to persuade the client to discard their bad habit.