1. STREET MARKETS AND SHOPPING MALLS Goingshopping is a part of people’sdailyroutinebecausetheyneedtomeetthedemands of theireveryday life. People consumevariousnecessitieseverymonth. Theyneedto buy food, clothes, newspapersandsomeothernecessarygoodseverynowandthen. Therearedifferentplacessuch as streetbazaarsandshoppingmallswherecustomers can goand do theirshopping. Althoughtheconsumers’ aimsarebasicallysimilar, therearesignificantdifferencesbetweenstreetmarketsandshoppingmallsregardingtheirlocationsandtheprices. (thesisstatement)

2. Themostsignificantsimilarity is thatcustomersgotobothstreetmarketsandshoppingmallsto buy thegoodswritten on theirshoppinglists. (topicsentence) Firstly, iftheirshoppinglistconsists of thefoodtheyneedto buy fortheirkitchen, they can gotothestreet market nearbyortothesupermarket in a shoppingmall. Forexample, whentheywantto buy freshvegetablesandfruitwithoutpayingtoomuchmoney, streetmarketsaremoreconvenientforthem. Similarly,ifthere is a shoppingmall on theirwayhome, consumers can buy freshandcheapgoodsfromthere, too.

3. Havingmentionedthebasicsimilarityaboutshopping in streetmarketsand in shoppingmalls, theirdifferencesmayalso be examined. ( transitionsentence) Thefirstnoticeabledifferencebetweenthem is abouttheirlocations. ( topicsentence) Tobeginwith, streetmarketsareopen-airbazaarswhicharesettled in particularstreets of a neighborhood on certaindays. Theyareopentemporarily. Differentfromthat, shoppingmallsarecomplexbuildingsmostlylocated in thesuburbs of thecity. Theyarepermanentshoppingcenterswithcoveredareasandparkinglots. Theyareopenfrom 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. everyday.

4. Anotherdifferencebetweenstreetmarketsandshoppingmalls is thepricestheyoffer. First of all, thegoods in a shoppingmallareveryexpensivewhencomparedtostreet market prices. Customers can buy twoorthreekilos of thesamefoodforthesameprice in thestreetbazaar. Incontrast, theyhaveto pay moremoney in a shoppingmall. Althoughpeople can pay bycreditcards in a shoppingmall, it is not as advantageous as buyingfrom a street market vendor’sstall.