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- INFO PRE I.B A ICH RODIČOV
- MATURITA!!!
- Užitočné stránky
- Stupnice hodnotenia
- Grammar notes
- 1 Family
- 2 Culture and art
- 3 Sports
- 4 Housing
- 5 Shopping and services
- 6 Health care
- 7 Travelling
- 8 Education
- 9 Jobs and Employment
- 10 Human Relations
- 11 Man and Nature
- 12 Development of Science and Technology
- 14 Communication and Its Forms
- 16 Young People and Society
- 17 Food
- 18 Hobbies, Free Time and Lifestyle
- 19 Multicultural Society
- 20 Towns and places
- 21 Clothing and fashion
- 22 The Book
- 23 Role-models and Ideals
- 24 The Country Whose Language I am Learning
- 25 Slovakia - My Homeland
- FCE
5 Shopping and services
5 Shopping and services
a) Shopping facilities (shops, supermarkets, markets)
- Why do people go shopping? Talk about different attitudes of people to it.
- Do you like shopping? Why/why not? How often do you go shopping? What shopping facilities are there in our town or the place you live.
- Advantages and disadvantages of shopping in small shops and supermarkets.
- What types of shops do we distinguish? What can you buy in them? Compare.
- What other types of shopping besides shops do you know?
- What do you do if you need to buy a pair of jeans? Do you go alone or with your friend? Explain.
- What can be done to improve the relationship between shop assistants and customers?
b) Services (post office, bank, police, petrol station)
- What services do you know? Give a brief description of each one.
- What is a mortgage?
c) Advertising and its effects on customers
- What methods of advertising are used to attract customers?
- Who usually does “paper-round” in our town?
- What do you think about printing leaflets by supermarkets and chain stores?
Writing suggestion
Essay (180 – 200 words)
Write a short essay and express your opinion on one of the following topics:
- A weekend without shopping is no fun!
- All shops should be closed on Sunday.
Vocabulary
Shop/store: clothes/record/book/furniture, outlet goods, articles, items
Shopping centre, chain store, department store, supermarket, hypermarket, shopping mall, corner/variety shop, drugstore, convenience shop, market, street vendor, goods, retail shop, wholesale, sales, bargain, in/out of stock, buy, purchase, discount, reduction, buy in bulk, refund, receipt, baker’s, bank, barber’s, butcher’s, café, card shop, chemist’s department store, dry cleaner’s, fishmonger’s, florist’s, furniture shop, greengrocer’s, hairdresser’s, ironmonger’s, jeweller’s, newsagent’s, off-licence, post office, record shop, shoe shop, supermarket, tobacconist’s, toy shop, shop assistant, shop-keeper, shopper, consumer, customer, shop-lifter, racks, trolley, basket, services, delivery, milk/paper round, plumber decorator, electrician, hairdresser, barber, payment, check-out counter, in cash, credit card, cheque, take goods on approval, shopping around, window shopping, HP – hire purchase, pay in weekly or monthly instalments