Complete the sentence

You need a ….

- My head is freezing.

- The wind is so cold on my neck.

- I’m cold all over.

- It’s really rainy today.

- My hands are cold.

Fill in the gaps.

try on large credit card change extra cash note small pin number medium

1. In a shop you can pay with a … and ….

2. If something costs €15, and you pay with a €20 …, you get €5 ….

3. When you pay by …, you sign your name or put in a ….

4. Sizes of T-shirts are …, …, … and … ….

5. People often … clothes and shoes before they buy them.

21. Why do more and more companies prefer selling online? And why do more and more people prefer buying online?

to shop online, to buy on a website, to walk around a shop, to be fast and easy, warehouses, to offer lower prices, delivery charges, to look carefully at, to place an order.

Find the odd word in each list.

a) shopkeeper, shop assistant, shoplifter, sales clerk;

b) a basket, a till, a trolley, a carrier bag;

c) warranty, guarantee, receipt;

d) a label, a price tag, a hanger, a security tag;

e) £10 off, half price, a bargain, a refund.

Listen to your partner answering the following questions about shopping. Tell the class about your partner.

• Are you a shopaholic or someone who hates shopping?

• What do you like or hate about shopping?

• What sort of shops would somebody typically find you in on a Saturday morning?

• When shopping in a supermarket, are you a ‘basket-person’ or a ‘trolley-person’?

• What things are always on your supermarket shopping list?

• Are there any unusual items on your list?

• What’s the best shop you’ve ever been to?

Match the words to their definitions.

1) shopping cart 2) shop around 3) shut up shop 4) bucket shop 5) talk shop 6) junk shop 7) shopwalker 8) shop front 9) shopping centre 10) shopping precinct 11) shop steward

a) someone in a large shop whose job is to help the customers and make sure the others are working hard; b) an area where a group of shops and businesses such as banks and restaurants are all built next to each other; c) a worker who represents other workers in a particular union in a meeting with managers; d) a shopping trolley; e) talk about your work especially in a way that is boring for other people; f) an area in a town that contains many different shops and where cars cannot go; g) go to several shops before deciding what thing you want to buy; h) a cheap travel agency; i) the outside part of a shop that is on the street, where the main entrance is. j) stop working at the end of the day / close a business permanently; k) sells second-hand furniture, books and pictures.

Read and retell the text.

Harrods

Harrods is a high-end department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.

The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m²) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m²) of selling space in over 330 departments.

The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique—All Things for All People, Everywhere.

Throughout its history, the store has had a total of five owners. On 8 May 2010, Mohamed Al-Fayed sold the store to Qatar Holdings for £1.5 billion.

The store's 330 departments offer a wide range of products and services. Products on offer include clothing for every sort of customer (women, men, children, and infants), electronics, jewellery, sporting gear, pets and pet accessories, toys, food and drink, health and beauty items, packaged gifts, stationery, housewares, home appliances, furniture, and much more.