shops

2. The quickest way to know a woman is to go
shopping with her.
Marcelene Cox
If men liked shopping, they’d call it research.
Cynthia Nelms
Comment on the following quotations.

3. SHOPPING
Reasons for
shopping
Retail
activities and
retailers
Methods of
shopping and
payment
In the shop,
goods and
prices
Small
specialist
shops
Larger
shopping
centres
Customer
choice
Advertisement
Market
Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the
following subtopics:

4.  necessity
 favourite/pleasant/enjoyable activity
 waste of time
What are the reasons for shopping?
Discuss the following issues:
What is your attitude towards shopping?
Why do you do shopping?

5. Look at the pictures below and describe the ways of
shopping; discuss their pros and cons.
What methods of shopping do you prefer and why?
1. 3.
2.
5.
4.
6. 7. 8.

6. Name the shops pictured below. What goods can you buy
there? What other specialist shops do you know?
What is your favourite kind of shop? Why?
1. 3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
9.
2.
10. 11. 12.
GROCER’S BUTCHER’S
GREENGROCER’S
SHOE SHOP
BOUTIQUE
FLORIST’S
OFF LICENCE
CHEMIST’S
BOOKSHOP
NEWSAGENT’S
STATIONER’S
PET SHOP

7. Compare the shopping venues in the pictures.
Talk about their advantages and disadvantages.
Which kind of shopping venue do you
prefer? Explain your choice.
shopping centre department store
supermarket
hypermarket
1.
4.
2. 3.

8.  fresh foodstuff
 bargains
 everything under one roof
 shopping bags for free
 no personal contact with shop assistants
 designer brands
 paying by instalments
 somewhere to also have a rest
 second-hand goods
Where would you do your shopping if you preferred:
What is important to you when you go shopping?

9. Look at the pictures below and describe the methods of
payment. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages.
What methods of payment do you prefer? Give reasons.
4.
2. 3.
5.
1.

10.  gain potential customers
 attract consumers
 promote services, goods and brands
 increase consumption of products
 earn more money
 make a profit
What do you think of advertising?
What are the reasons to advertise goods? Choose
from the following ideas and explain them.

11. Look at the pictures below and talk about the
methods of advertising.
Which advertisement has the strongest impact on
you? Explain.
1. 2.
4. 5.
3.
6.

12.  your attitude towards shopping
 reasons for shopping
 frequency of shopping
 different shops
 goods
 shopping list
 methods of payment
Describe shopping habits in your family. Include the
following things:

13.  type of shop
 goods
 location
 number of employees
 opening hours
 attractions for potential customers
You are planning to start your own business. Prepare
a short presentation on your own shop. Include the
hints below.