- •I warming up
- •1. Shops and shopping can be a cool topic for a small talk, can’t they? Read the questions below and try to organize a conversation.
- •II vocabulary
- •2. We can buy necessary things in different shops.
- •III reading & speaking
- •3. Work in pairs.
- •4. Read the text once quickly and
- •5. Have you ever heard about flea markets? What do you think about them? Would you like to visit any?
- •1. There is a text about one of the famous shopping streets in the world.
- •2. Write an advertising article describing the best shopping street in
- •IV reading
- •4. A bargain is an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other.
- •V speaking
- •5. What does the picture show?
- •VI listening
- •7. You will hear a sociology lecture talking about shopping habits in Britain.
- •1. Prepare a piece of information about shopping habits in Russia. Be ready to present it to the audience.
- •III reading &writing
- •3. Here is some information in the travel guide for Toronto.
- •IV listening
- •4. There is a quiz below that will help you refresh your knowledge about money.
- •V speaking
- •1. Match the idioms to their definitions.
- •2. Search for some idioms and expressions about money and spending money.
- •3. Do you think it is possible to invite a person to a restaurant for a gift? Why? Why not?
UNIT 3 IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS
CHAPTER 2 SHOPPING
LESSON 1 WHERE TO BUY /SHOPS ALL OVER THE WORLD
I warming up
1. Shops and shopping can be a cool topic for a small talk, can’t they? Read the questions below and try to organize a conversation.
Do you remember the most incredible shopping malls in the world? What are they?
Ask your companion about his favorite shop. Inquire why he/she likes it.
II vocabulary
2. We can buy necessary things in different shops.
a) Read the names of some of them.
Guess what you can buy in these shops.
antique shop boutique cash-and-carry china shop
convenience store department store florist's pharmacy
gift shop electronic hardware store duty-free optician's
charity shop patisserie perfumery stationer's
New’a agents
b) Match the shops mentioned above with their functions mentioned below.
a shop that sells desk accessories, office supplies
a large shop where people can buy large amounts of goods at a cheap price, often so that they can then sell them in their own shops
a small fashionable shop, especially one that sells clothes
a shop that sells second-hand goods in order to earn money for an organization that helps the poor, sick etc.
a shop selling things that people like to give and receive as presents
a shop that sells collectable objects such as a piece of furniture, jewelry or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality
a shop that sells electronic equipment and gadgets
a shop where people can buy white porcelain containing bone ash
a large shop divided into separate sections, each section selling a different type of thing
a small shop that is open for long hours and sells a variety of goods, especially food and drink, cleaning materials, and newspapers or magazines
a shop that sells goods at a cheaper price than usual because customers do not have to pay import tax on them
a shop that sells cakes
a shop where flowers and house plants are sold
a shop where a customer can buy or order glasses, spectacles
a shop that sells perfumes
a shop or hospital dispensary where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold
c) Which of these shops do you have in your city? What can you buy in them?
III reading & speaking
3. Work in pairs.
a) Ask your partner if he/she
likes shopping.
does any shopping when goes on travel.
knows where to do it in a country he/she is on a visit.
b) Summaries what you have learned about shopping habits of your companion.
4. Read the text once quickly and
a) answer the question below.
Shopping for FLEAS?
A flea is a ridiculously small and troublesome insect that can drive a dog crazy with all the itching and scratching it causes. So what do fleas have to do with markets and shopping? No one is quite sure, as the origins of the term “flea market” are not certain. Some people believe it originates from the Dutch language, others think it stems from French. But there is one thing that almost everybody agrees: there’s no better place to shop if you are in search of a good bargain.
There are countless flea markets all around the world, and they are especially
popular in Europe. On of the busiest markets in Europe is in the town of Lille,
Northern France: La Bradene. With two hundred kilometers of open stalls, this
flea market offers a massive diversity of things to buy at reduced prices.
Unfortunately, this amazing event, which has over a million visitors, is only an
annual event that happens during this first weekend of September.
Another shopper’s paradise is in Russia. Moscow has many flea markets but the
Vernisazh flea market at Izmailovsky Park is perhaps the most famous. There is
almost nothing that you can’t find there, especially if you are a tourist looking
for authentic Russian souvenirs to bring back home.
But flea markets are not just place where tourists can buy inexpensive things.
The Annex Antiques Fair and Flea Market in New York, the USA, is a trendy
market which has been attracting famous Hollywood stars as well as people
living in the area ever since it opened. So, as you see, flea markets offer
something for everyone!
What is this text about?
a) ways to spend money
b) where to find cheap souvenirs
c) a type of shopping place
b) choose an alternative title for the text:
SHOPPING WITH THE RICH
AND FAMOUS