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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A warming is being given to festival and concert enthusiasts. As they are usually so desperate to get their hands on much coveted tickets, they fall victims to ticket scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about summer events ticket traps and how to protect yourself from said scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/business\/9a55a872f7214270a5976562e42541bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201ccoveted<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cMusic fans desperate to get their hands on <\/em>coveted<\/em><\/strong> tickets could be susceptible to scams.<\/em>\u201d Use this word in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto get one\u2019s hand on something<\/strong>\u201d mean? “With many events taking place over the summer, fans desperate <\/em>to get their hands on coveted tickets<\/em><\/strong> to see their favourite bands perform live could be susceptible to scams.\u201c<\/em> Use this idiom in a sentence. Give 2 similar expressions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto put right<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cCredit reference agencies can help <\/em>to put right<\/em><\/strong> any damage done to reports.\u201d<\/em> Use this phrase in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your reaction to and opinion to this news?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Have you ever been scammed buying tickets online? What happened? Or talk about your experience booking tickets online in general.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What can be done to avoid falling victims to ticket traps?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you agree or disagree with this, \u201cIf a seller is offering you a bargain price for a ticket to a popular event, this could be a red flag.<\/em>\u201d? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Talk about your experience attending summer events.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Read the article about summer events ticket traps and how to protect yourself from said scams. https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/business\/9a55a872f7214270a5976562e42541bb Vocabulary Questions: Discussion Questions:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,162,8710,301,292,289,293],"class_list":["post-30502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-business","tag-business-and-business-english","tag-business-english","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nWatch Out for Summer Events Ticket Traps | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/06\/watch-out-for-summer-events-ticket-traps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Watch Out for Summer Events Ticket Traps | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate  A warming is being given to festival and concert enthusiasts. 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