2. Write an advertising article describing the best shopping street in

your city. Do not forget to mention if it is possible to buy a gift for a

foreigner there. Don’t forget to

a) write down the plan of your would-be article.

b) choose appropriate words, expressions, collocation, etc. to

Introduction, Main body and Conclusion for your would be report.

3. There is a small item you want to buy in England (e.g., a key ring),

but you don’t know the English name for it. You come to a shop and

try to find out if you can get it there by describing it.

Prepare the description of the item for your partner to guess what

you want.

UNIT 3 IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS

CHAPTER 2 SHOPPING

LESSON 2 SHOPPING & SHOPPING HABITS

I WARMING UP

1. To get rid of boredom of an everyday rut people try to find some pleasant things for entertaining, recreation, etc. One of the point is shopping. Give answers to the following questions.

• When did you last time go shopping?

• What did you buy?

• What emotion did you get?

2. You want to buy something in England but don’t know an English word for it.

Describe it and let your partner guess and help you with the word.

III VOCABULARY

3. A person who is shopping is called a shopper. There are different types of shoppers.

a) Read and match types of shoppers with their characteristics.

A bargain hunter tries to get everything at a discount.

A browser is constantly looking for a good deal.

A haggler prefers to buy with the click of a mouse.

A methodical shopper spends more time looking than actually buying.

An impulse shopper shops only out of necessity.

A brand loyalist never uses a list, but buys spontaneously.

A reluctant shopper always spends extra for designer goods

An online shopper buys only what is on a list.

b) Answer the questions

• What type of shopper are you?

• Which type of shoppers do you like to shop with?

• Which type don't you like to shop with?

IV reading

4. A bargain is an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other.

a) Read an article about learning how to bargain.

It’s a Bargain.

In an open-air market in Turkey, a tourist is admiring the beautiful oriental rugs on display. She finds one she likes and asks the price. “One thousand dollars”, the vendor says. She knows she should not pay the full price, so she says “six hundred”. “Nine hundred”, the vendor counters. The woman throws her hands in mock frustration and walks away. The vendor goes after her. Not long afterwards, both vendor and buyer agree on eight hundred dollars, a 20 percent reduction. Both vendor and customer are smiling and happy. They have just participated in a ritual that has existed for centuries, all over the world: bargaining.

Many people are used to paying fixed prices for items and are reluctant to bargain. There are different reasons for it. Some may be afraid to hurt the vendor’s feeling by offering too low a price. Others are afraid of being assertive. Some may even avoid bargaining because they want to give an impression they can afford anything. Bargaining is not too big a deal in some countries, but even in North America, a certain kind of bargaining goes on whenever someone goes to a yard or garage sale and tries to get the seller to lower the price. In most parts of the world, though, bargaining is a way of life. Vendors expect you to bargain and will be disappointed if you do not.

b) Circle the letter of the choice closest to the meaning of each italicized word or phrase from the reading.

1. The woman throws up her hands in mock frustration and walks away.

a. pretended b. good c. true

2. They have just participated in a ritual that has existed for century, all over the world: bargaining.

a. discussion b. cultural practice c. law

3. Many … are reluctant to bargain.

a. really want to b. really love to c. don’t really want to

4. Others are afraid of being assertive.

a. aggressive b. greedy c. generous

*c) Express the main idea of the article in three sentences.