- •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?
3. Do you think it is possible to invite a person to a restaurant for a gift? Why? Why not?
Read the text and express your opinion on the questions:
What to choose? A sweet homey dinner or eating out?
Hosting a meal at a nice restaurant is always a good business practice. A fine dinner is a wonderful way to give a “gift to your hosts”, to show your guests you appreciate the business relationship you have with them, and an opportunity to build rapport. People in Brazil, England, Panama, and Peru enjoy being invited guests for a meal, and the Greeks look forward to an evening filled with dining.
Moreover, sometimes you need to plan a banquet, especially if you have been honored with one.
No matter which culture you may be, doing business with, it’s always professional to be attuned to opportunities for developing a more comfortable business relationship by hosting a meal, an evening at the theater or a sporting event. These opportunities may present themselves when you travel to the other person’s home country, when the other person comes to your country, or when the two of you are attending a meeting or an international conference in a third locale.