Express your opinion on the way our people do shopping. Use the expressions given in the box
| to know what one wants; to pay great (no) attention to the price, quality, style etc; to compare the prices; to be very particular (indifferent) to smth, to like shopping with friends; |
Read some pieces of advice on shopping in England. Do you think they are valid for you as well . Prepare some pieces of advice on shopping you would give your friend. The questions in the box may help you.
The prices of clothes, make-up and accessories have gone sky high, so, it's vital that you don't waste your money and that you shop carefully for value. Be sure of what you want — never shop vaguely because when you get home your purchase may not match anything else you've got. Check out the chain stores first — C&A, Marks and Spencers, Richard Shops, Woolworth, Littlewoods, British Home Stores - they often have some super buys!
Try local shops as they often don't have the high overheads of town shops and can therefore keep prices lower, you don't have the expense of fares, either. Wear comfortable shoes when shopping and take a shopping bag -those paper carries soon mount up. Relax and enjoy it all! Then it'll be fun!
| • What goods have risen in price? • Why should you be sure of what you want before you go shopping? • Why is it important to go to the chain shops first? · What shops or markets would you advise your friend to go to to buy smth? • Give two reasons why you might look in local shops rather than chain stores. • What would you advise about how to dress for a shopping trip? • Why should you take a shopping bag? · Why should one be careful buying something at the market? |
Use the questionnaire to ask and answer questions about shopping habits of your friend. Work in pairs.
How do you shop?
| 1. When you go into a shop: a. you usually know exactly what you want b. you only want to look c. you always look carefully and come back later to buy | 4. You usually go shopping: a. alone b. with family c. with friends |
| 2. You prefer to go shopping: a. in small local shops where you people b. large stores in the city centre c. anywhere which is cheap now | 5, You think first about: a. the price b. the quality c. the name |
| 3. You mainly go shopping for: a. food or drink b. clothes or shoes c. records or books | 6. You take advice from: a. shop assistant b. friends or family c. nobody |
Compare answers and decide which description fits him best.
| Fun Shopper | Practical Shopper | Reluctant Shopper |
| You enjoy it. And it's more interesting for you if you go with a friend. | You get the best and the Cheapest. | You hate doing it. You're happier when someone tells you what to buy. |
You want to get more information about your friend’s shopping habits Ask him the following questions , get the answers, write them down and say everything you have learned about his/ her way of doing shopping.
| 1. Do you like shopping? 2. Who does shopping in your family? 3. What shops do you usually go to for buying things you need? 4. What shops do you prefer: self-service, supermarket, department stores or your local shop? 5. Is shopping a necessity or pleasure for you? 6. Do you enjoy shopping? 7. Do you buy anything at Christmas or annual sales? 8. What do you like to buy and why? 9.What do you hate to buy and why? 10. Which is the best shop in your place? 11. Which is the biggest shop in your city? 12. Do you enjoy to go window shopping at Christmas? 13. Do you often buy things at second hand shops? 14. Do you often go to the local market? 15. What can you buy at GUM? 16. Do you like to buy on hire purchase? 17. What do people buy at Christmas time? 18. Do you prefer to buy things ready-made or have them made to measure? 19. Do you prefer to buy cheap or expensive things? 20. Do you often buy new books? 21. What books do you usually buy? |
Tell your friend about the way you (your family members) do shopping.
Read the following dialogues and make your own dialogues by analogy
a) - Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the Central Book Store?
- You should take bus number 100 at the station on the opposite side of the street and get
out at the third stop.
| City Central Department store GUM PERVOMAYSKY Trade Centre KOMAROVSKY Market | the underground, any tram, trolley bus, mini bus get off at the next (the last, …) station |
b) - Excuse, where is the men’s clothes department?
- It’s on the third floor. You may take the escalator . It is to the right of the exit.
| Sports wear department Footwear department Stationery department Domestic appliances department | downstairs on the ….. floor in the basement opposite the …. department |
c) - Excuse me, where can I buy shoe polish?
- At the shoe department. It’s to the right of the men’s clothes department on the 2nd floor.
| A watch, , a digital photo-camera, gloves, a kerchief, socks, a suitcase, a microwave oven , a block of paper | At the watcher’s, at the stationery, at the haberdashery, at the Radios and TV sets department |
Make up short dialogues using the words prompted.
a) - I think the coat is a little loose on you.
- I quite agree with you. I’ll take another one.
| shirt, raincoat, jacket, sweater, coat |
b) - I don’t like this suit. It is rather tight. Give me a size larger, please
- Here you are, sir.
| trousers, cap, sport shoes, T-shirt, jeans |