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Now turn to section four.
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You will hear a woman talking about retail psychology.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Listen carefully to the talk and answer questions 31 to 40.
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Hello, everyone.
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Let's get started on the final lecture in our module on Retail Psychology.
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Today we're going to focus on supermarket layouts
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and how retailers display their products to encourage us as customers to spend as much of our money as possible.
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It's an interesting topic.
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Now, most of us don't actually realise that the layout is deliberately designed to make us part with our money.
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But in fact, millions of pounds are spent on research into the psychology of shoppers and what motivates us to buy.
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So, let's have a look at an actual supermarket layout.
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Now, here's the entrance to the store, just here.
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This area immediately around the entrance is what retailers refer to as the decompression zone or the dead zone.
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This is where the customers recover from the environment outside, and by that I mean this
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This is where they adjust, for example, the place where they might put their keys in their pockets or take off their sunglasses,
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these kinds of things.
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So what do you notice about this area?
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It's very empty, isn't it?
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Yes, it's pretty much clear of stock altogether.
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This area is not designed or used to sell us anything.
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Basically, the supermarkets never put any merchandise here because they know that no one's ready to buy yet.
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However, the retailers want their customers to feel comfortable.
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If they're in a relaxed state of mind, they're much more likely to stay longer and spend money.
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Now, let's look back at the entrance again.
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Now, it's interesting, but we know that three -quarters of us look right, not left, when we go into a supermarket,
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so 75 % of people.
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This gives the supermarkets a great opportunity to hit us with promotions and offers,
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so near the front door you might also find what we call the dwell zone.
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The dwell zone is the area on the right -hand side
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by the front door where you are encouraged to relax and browse.
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You will usually find newspapers and flowers here to help you do exactly that.
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Moving on from the dwell zone, we come to the power aisle.
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Basically, it's the main route customers return to after venturing into nearby aisles.
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and so this is the area of the supermarket where the strongest offers are displayed.
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So, you might see a sign that reads
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Barbecue Time, and you'll see all the items you could possibly need for a barbecue.
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The charcoal, the sauces, the skewers and the drinks, everything you need, all in one place.
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Were you planning a barbecue before you went shopping?
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do you even have a garden yes the power aisle has a very powerful effect on sales
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even though most of us don't even realize we are being sold to here
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now let's think about fruit and vegetables for a moment they're always located towards the front
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Now, why do you think this is?
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Yes, fruit and vegetables are always at the front because it gives the supermarket a healthy image.
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And let's think back to flowers and newspapers.
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We talked about both these items earlier.
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And yes, they're displayed near the front on the right.
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Now, they're known as distress goods.
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Why's that?
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Well, these are the goods that we often buy in a hurry, or on impulse.
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In other words, these are the items we didn't actually intend to buy at all,
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but the supermarkets want us to put them in our trolleys even before we start our proper shopping.
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Now, what about everyday items like bread or milk or cereals?
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they're always placed right at the back of the supermarket yes in this area here again
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this is a deliberate strategy by the supermarkets basically
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they want us to walk through the whole store to get them in the hope
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we will buy other things on the way that's why items like these are often called destination goods.
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Now, where products are placed on the shelves makes a real difference.
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We read shelves a bit like we read a book.
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Our eyes go from left to right.
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And they want you to focus on the more expensive items, so they place them at eye level.
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It's often quite hard to spot items like cheap tinned food.
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Why is that?
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Well, they're normally placed very low on the shelves.
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Basically, the supermarkets don't want the cheapest products to be the ones you see first.
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Finally, let's have a look at the checkout area here.
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Now, we all know that sweets are deliberately placed within the reach of children at the checkout.
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But all kinds of things are displayed at checkouts these days.
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In fact, supermarkets can change what's on offer almost by the hour.
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It's a quick and easy way for them to rotate their stock.
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So, if the sun comes out, the checkout is an ideal place to display sunglasses and,
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if it rains, umbrellas can be placed there instead.
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Now, does anyone have any questions?
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That is the end of Section 4.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Supermarket Layout: Đề thi IELTS LISTENING (practice test) kèm đáp án & transcript with location”. Las palabras que más se repiten: supermarket, items, zone, placed, checkout. Este vídeo tiene 75 frases y 872 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:33. El hablante habla despacio, unas 102 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| supermarket sustantivo | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | supermercado |
| checkout sustantivo | /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/ | caja |
| entrance sustantivo | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | entrada |
| psychology sustantivo | /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ | psicología |
| layout sustantivo | /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ | maquetación, impaginación |
| shelf sustantivo | /ʃɛlf/ | estante, balda |
| retailer sustantivo | /ˈɹiteɪlɚ/ | minorista, detal |
| aisle sustantivo | /aɪ̯l/ | nave |
| dwell verbo | /dwɛl/ | habitar, morar |
| encourage verbo | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | alentar, arengar |
| flower sustantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | flor |
| relax verbo | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relajar, aflojar |
| deliberately adverbio | /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/ | deliberadamente |
| vegetable sustantivo | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | verdura, legumbre |
| sunglasses sustantivo | gafas de sol |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| come out verbo | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | revelarse, salir a la luz |
| take off verbo | quitarse | |
| walk through verbo | explicar paso a paso, enseñar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | is deliberately designed · are spent · is not designed |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might put · might also find · might see |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the strongest · the cheapest |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | will hear · will usually find · you'll see |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 14 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they're, don't, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shelf /ʃɛlf/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, decompression /ˌdiːkəmˈpɹɛʃən/, shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, deliberately /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, recover /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/, venture /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, adjust /əˈd͡ʒʌst/, module /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como supermarket, checkout, entrance.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.