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Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on shopaholism
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about being addicted to shopping.
So let’s start!

Woman: How often do you shop? Are you a shopaholic? Does shopping make you happy?
Listen and learn:

Woman: Shop ‘til you drop.
Man: This is an idiom, that literally means to shop for clothes, toiletries etc. until you fall over.
Listen to this short conversation:
Man: Don’t you think you are exaggerating this shopping therapy?
Woman: No way, it’s only 6 p.m., the shops are still open, and I intend to shop until I drop.
Man: Well that’ll be soon, judging by the number of bags you are carrying.
Woman: Actually, I was just thinking, if you want to be useful, you can put these in the car, and I’ll meet you at the new shopping centre.
Man: Anything, for a quiet life. I’ll call you when I’m there.

Woman: Cheer themselves up
Man: To cheer somebody or something up is a phrasal verb that means to become or make somebody happier.
For example
Woman: What a terrible morning at work.
Man: What happened?
Woman: The usual politics, I’m too tired to explain it.
Man: Well why don’t you have a little shopping therapy after lunch, to cheer yourself up.
Woman: That’s a good idea.

Woman: Shopaholism
Man: The word ending (or rather suffix,) “holism”, is added to many words in modern English. Originally it was only used for alcoholism, to describe a person who was addicted to alcohol. So shopaholism means somebody addicted to shopping, so much so they actually feel sick if they don’t shop.
For example:
Woman: Hi, I’m home.
Man: How many bags have you got? How much did you spend?
Woman: Not that much, anyway I bought everything on my credit cards, not yours.
Man: That’s not the point, you have shopaholism, you just buy things for the sake of it, you are never going to wear all of these clothes, you are just addicted to buying things, to cheer you up.
Woman: That’s not true, it’s the first time I’ve been shopping this week.

Woman: Keep up with
Man: “Keep up with” is a phrasal verb, and in the shopping article that follows, it means to maintain the same pace as someone. i.e. some people go shopping a lot to have the same things as their friends or colleagues.
For example:
Woman: What are you doing?
Man: I’m watching the Grand Prix, nobody can ever keep up with Ferrari.

Woman: Now let’s listen to some information on shopaholism adapted from www. healthypages.net

Man: SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP

Sometimes people go shopping to cheer themselves up but shopping can become an “addiction”!
UK research suggests that “shopaholism” is a real psychological condition that can have severe consequences. Obsessive shoppers share the characteristics of people suffering from bulimia and alcoholism: low self-esteem, depression, and obsessive behaviour.
Reasons for excessive shopping vary from wanting to keep up with friends or fashion to simply cheering oneself up. But dysfunctional shopping behaviour can easily get out of control. And with the easy availability of credit cards, addicted shoppers soon run into serious debt.
Doctors in the US treat shopaholism with antidepressants, but not everyone is convinced that this is the answer. Shopaholism is an insatiable need, not actually for the things themselves, but for what they represent. “Treating the symptoms is fine”, the experts say, “but what we really need to do is investigate the cause.”

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