Exotic shopping in Paris
SHOPPING
Lead-in
In pairs, say if you think these are the same or different and why.
a supermarket and a market
a chemist’s and a pharmacy
a shopping centre and a department store
a shopping centre and a shopping mall
a library and a bookshop
2. Where can you buy these things? Match the words to the names of shops. What else can you buy in each place?
| apples, a plane ticket, old clocks, a book, a pair of trousers, a packet of painkillers, a diamond ring, lilies, an armchair, grapes, pralines, a bottle of perfume, lamb chops, lace tablecloths, a leather suitcase, stamps, a woollen skirt, a leather jacket, hairspray, a bouquet of roses, a washing machine, a magazine, sugar, a gold necklace, a loaf of bread | lace shop travel agent's confectioner's supermarket bookstall antique shop bookshop boutique butcher's jeweller's bakery department store post office flower stall newsagent's florist's greengrocer's hair & beauty salon chemist's designer fashion house |
You can buy apples at a greengrocer's.
In pairs, use the phrases below and words from Ex. 2 to act out dialogues, as in the example.
| requests | answers |
| Can I have ... , please? Could I have..., please? Have you got any ...? I'd like ... , please. | Yes, of course. Here you are. I'm afraid we haven't got any left. |
- Can I have some apples, please?
- I'm afraid we haven't got any left.
Reading
4.Look at the title of the article below. What do you think the article is about?
Look at Ex.2, then listen and tick the three places the speaker mentions.
6.Read the article and match the headings to the correct paragraphs.
A Recommendation С A Shopper's Paradise
В Opening Hours D Places to Go and Things to Buy
Exotic shopping in Paris
Paris, the capital of France, is a shopper’s paradise, with plenty of large department stores as well as thousands of delightful smaller shops.
Antique lovers can find fantastic furniture in the small antique shops on Bonaparte and Jacob Streets, and collectors can find rare books on the bookstalls lining the banks of the River Seine. There are also some great department stores which sell everything from perfume to furniture. Galleries Lafayette, Paris’ largest department store on Boulevard Haussmann, offers a great variety of high quality woolen skirts, leather jackets and designer clothes. The Marais is a group of little streets with some of the trendiest boutiques. There you can buy fashionable clothes, shoes and jewellery. For shoppers with big bank accounts, there is a wide range of jewellers’ and designer fashion houses along the Rue de Rivoli, such as Cartier, Chanel, Nina Ricci and Christian Dior.
Shops in Paris are usually open from eight or ten in the morning till about seven in the evening, from Monday to Saturday. The big sales come after Christmas and before the autumn collections.
Don’t miss the chance to go shopping in Paris. There is always something to suit everyone’s pocket and taste.