RETAIL
CONSUMPTION TRENDS

GOING ABROAD
HELPING THE PLANET
THE WORLD OF WORK
100

This is a person who buys products in a shop.

CUSTOMER

100

This word describes a change in what people like to buy or how they buy.( on TikTok for example)

Trend

100

This is when you take a break from your studies to travel or work before university.

a gap year

100

This is putting bottles, paper, or cans in special bins so they can be used again.

Recycling

100

This is the place where you do your job

Workplace

200

This is a person who helps customers and sells products in a shop.

Shop assistant/ sales person/ salesman/saleswoman

200

This is when people buy things on the internet.

online shopping

200

This is a short period when you work in a company to get experience.

Internship (or work placement)

200

This word means sharing a car with other people to reduce pollution.

carpooling

200

This is a document that lists your education and experience for a job.(US)

a résumé

300

This is the place in a shop where you pay for your items.

Checkout (or cash desk)/ till (familier)

300

This word describes people who want to buy a particular product or service.

Consumers

300

This word describes someone who works for free to help others or support a good cause.

Volunteer

300

This means using buses, trains, or trams instead of your own car to help the environment.

Public transport

300

This is the time when you start and finish work every day.

Working hours (or schedule)

400

This is the activity of selling goods directly to the final customer, not to other businesses.

retail

400

This is a type of building where companies store their products ( ex : Amazon)

a warehouse

400

This word means a place where you can stay or sleep when you are travelling or not at home, like a hotel or a hostel.

accomodation

400

This means buying food or products that are made near your home to reduce pollution from transport.

Buy local

400

These are personal qualities, like communication or teamwork, that are useful in a job.

soft skills

500

This is a large shop that sells many different products, often in the city centre.( ex : Gallerie Lafayette)

Department store

500

This word describes food or products made without artificial chemicals or pesticides, and grown in a natural way.

organic

500

This expression means visiting famous or interesting places when you are in a new city or country.

Go/do sightseeing

500

This word means using natural resources carefully so we don’t waste them and future generations can use them too.

Sustainability

500

This is when employees do only the minimum required at work and no more.( 2words)

Quiet quitting

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