Review E Lesson 1 1 Read the article. What will probably increase by 300 percent in the next few years?
Buying things Today, only about ten percent of Egyptians keep their money in a bank. Most people buy things using cash. The people who buy the most things are aged 18 to 24 and they spend the most money on electronics, air tickets, going out and clothes. Some businesses in Egypt use the internet to sell things. Egypt is the 12th best place in the world for companies to invest in online businesses. People
will probably buy many more things online in the future. Egypt has the highest number of internet users in the Arab world. What people buy online will probably increase by 300 percent in the next few years. That is because more and more people have smartphones, and because the government continues to invest in technology.
2 Answer the questions about the words in red in the text 1 What do you think the word cash means? …...….................................................... 2 If you invest money, do you give money to something, or take money from someone? …................................................................................................................…..
3 Answer these questions 1 What percentage of people in Egypt do not keep their money in a bank? 2 What do people aged 18 to 24 like to spend their money on? 3 What does the article say that some businesses use the internet for? 4 Why do you think that there will be more online businesses in the future? 5 What does the article say that the government is spending money on to help us in the future? 34