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VOCABULARY PRACTICE
3. Explain the meaning of the following words and collocations.
| to do the shopping | to go to shops in order to but the things that you need regularly such as food |
| to go shopping | to go to shops to look at and buy things, often for enjoyment |
| to shop around | to go to several different shops comparing goods and their prices before deciding which ones to buy |
| to get | to get something by buying it, especially ordinary things such as food, clothes, or things for your house |
| shopping centre / mall | a specially-built large covered area where there are a lot of shops |
| department store | a large shop which is divided into several parts, each of which sells one type of thing, for example men’s clothes, children’s toys, or kitchen equipment |
| supermarket; grocery store | a large shop that sells food and other things that people regularly need |
| goods | movable articles (e.g. clothes, food, etc.) which can be owned, bought, or sold |
| customer | someone who buys goods or services |
| purchase | 1) buying; 2) an act of buying; 3) an article that has just been bought |
| bargain | something bought or offered cheaply |
| refund | repayment |
4. Express the following in one word.
| stall, shop/store, chemist’s/drugstore, market, kiosk, greengrocer’s, baker’s, butcher’s |
1 a building where goods are sold to the public
2 a place outside where you can go to buy things
3 a table, especially outdoors, where goods are sold
4 a small hut on a street that sells things such as newspapers, cigarettes, and drinks
5 a shop selling vegetables and fruit
6 a shop where medical goods are sold
7 a shop where meat is sold
8 a shop where bread is sold
5. Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once.
| stall, buying, shopping, goods, shopping mall, shelves, markets |
- On Saturdays we usually do the ... and clean the car.
- Renaissance Centre is a huge steel and glass ... in downtown Detroit.
- This shop sells a variety of ... .
- I really like that tie – I was thinking of ... it for my husband for his birthday.
- The ... tend to be cheaper, especially for fruit and vegetables.
- Janet has a fruit and veg ... on the market.
- There’s an ever greater variety of goods to be found on supermarket ... .
- I’m just going ... . Do you want anything?
- I did all my ... yesterday.
- You’ve been ... a lot of clothes recently. Have you decided to change your image?
6. Act out the following dialogues.
A. Gifts
| Jonathan : | Dorothy, what are your plans for Christmas? |
| Dorothy : | Oh yes, it’s almost Christmas, isn’t it. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing then. |
| Jonathan : | Well, if you don’t have any plans, you family could have dinner at my house. |
| Dorothy : | That’s very nice of you, thanks. Have you finished your shopping yet? |
| Jonathan : | No, I still have to do that. I think I’ll go to the mall this weekend. |
| Dorothy : | It’s going to be really crowded at the mall. You should shop online. |
| Jonathan : | You’re right. My family loves to read, so I can probably get them all presents from Amazon.com. |
| Dorothy : | What do you think you’ll get for your wife? |
| Jonathan : | Probably, a romance novel. It seems like she’s always reading one of those. |
| Dorothy : | Don’t you think you should get her something a little more expensive, like jewelry or maybe a new computer? |
| Jonathan : | Maybe you’re right. It’s hard buying gifts. I think my wife has everything she wants. Maybe I should just ask her. |
B. Buying a shirt
| Dan : | Excuse me. |
| Maria : | Hello sir, may I help you? |
| Dan : | Yes. Can I see that shirt on the top shelf, please? |
| Maria : | Sure. Here it is. |
| Dan : | How much does it cost? |
| Maria : | 50 dollars. |
| Dan : | 50 dollars. That’s too much. |
| Maria : | Howabout this one? It’s on sale for only 35 dollars. |
| Dan : | I don’t like that one. |
| Maria : | How about the one next to the black gloves? It’s very similar to the one you like. |
| Dan : | That’s nice. How much is it? |
| Maria : | 30 dollars. |
| Dan : | That’ll be fine. |
| Maria : | Is this color OK, or would you like a different color? |
| Dan : | That blue one’s fine. |
| Maria : | Do you need any more of these shirts? |
| Dan : | Yes. |
| Maria : | How many do you want? |
| Dan : | I’ll take two more, a red one and a white one. |
7. Study the following quotes about shopping and discuss which ones you most, or least, agree with.
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The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. (Erma Bombeck) - When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It’s a whole different way of thinking. (Elayne Boosler)
- Shopping is a woman thing. It’s a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase. (Erma Bombeck)
- The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her. (Marcelene Cox)
- A bargain is something you can’t use at a price you can’t resist. (Franklin P. Jones)
- The only reason a great many American families don’t own an elephant is that they have never been offered an elephant for a dollar down and easy weekly payments. (Mad Magazine)
- Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. (Oscar Wilde)
- We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls. (Bill Bryson)
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