{"id":7574,"date":"2018-01-13T21:24:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T20:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7574"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:30:29","slug":"cities-face-a-surge-in-online-deliveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/01\/cities-face-a-surge-in-online-deliveries\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities Face a Surge in Online Deliveries"},"content":{"rendered":"

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Online delivery service is very popular and a convenient way for customers to receive items right at their doorstep but to what extent? Will this continue to keep the streets\u00a0busy and congested.<\/p>\n

Read the article to know what the growth of online shopping looks like on the ground in America’s largest cities.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-42245367<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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  1. Talk about some problems associated with growing deliveries brought about by skyrocketing online shopping.<\/li>\n
  2. What can be done to address these issues?<\/li>\n
  3. Do you think it is the same problem in the city where you live in? Why is this so?<\/li>\n
  4. How do you feel about online shopping deliveries overall?<\/li>\n
  5. How important is online shopping for you?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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