1. SHOPPING 1. Shopping facilities 2. Types and methods of shopping and
payment
3. Advertising and its influence on shoppers
4. Import and export

2. The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.
Comment on the following quotations.
The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.
Marcelene Cox
If men liked shopping, they’d call it research.
Cynthia Nelms

3. Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:
SHOPPING
Reasons for shopping
Retail activities and retailers
Methods of shopping and payment
In the shop, goods and prices
Small specialist shops
Larger shopping centres
Customer choice
Advertisement
Market

4. favourite/pleasant/enjoyable activity waste of time
What are the reasons for shopping?
Discuss the following issues:
necessity
favourite/pleasant/enjoyable activity
waste of time
What is your attitude towards shopping?
Why do you do shopping?

5. What methods of shopping do you prefer and why?
Look at the pictures below and describe the ways of shopping; discuss their pros and cons. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 5. 7. 8.
What methods of shopping do you prefer and why?

6. What is your favourite kind of shop? Why?
Name the shops pictured below. What goods can you buy there? What other specialist shops do you know? 3. 1. 2. 4.
OFF LICENCE
BOOKSHOP
GROCER’S
BUTCHER’S 5. 6. 7. 8.
GREENGROCER’S
BOUTIQUE
CHEMIST’S
PET SHOP 9.
10.
11.
12.
SHOE SHOP
FLORIST’S
STATIONER’S
NEWSAGENT’S
What is your favourite kind of shop? Why?

7. Compare the shopping venues in the pictures.
Talk about their advantages and disadvantages. 1. 2. 3.
shopping centre
supermarket
department store 4.
Which kind of shopping venue do you prefer? Explain your choice.
hypermarket

8. everything under one roof shopping bags for free
Where would you do your shopping if you preferred:
fresh foodstuff
bargains
everything under one roof
shopping bags for free
no personal contact with shop assistants
designer brands
paying by instalments
somewhere to also have a rest
second-hand goods
What is important to you when you go shopping?

9. What methods of payment do you prefer? Give reasons.
Look at the pictures below and describe the methods of payment. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
What methods of payment do you prefer? Give reasons.

10. gain potential customers attract consumers
What are the reasons to advertise goods? Choose from the following ideas and explain them.
gain potential customers
attract consumers
promote services, goods and brands
increase consumption of products
earn more money
make a profit
What do you think of advertising?

11. Look at the pictures below and talk about the methods of advertising.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Which advertisement has the strongest impact on you? Explain.

12. your attitude towards shopping reasons for shopping
Describe shopping habits in your family. Include the following things:
your attitude towards shopping
reasons for shopping
frequency of shopping
different shops
goods
shopping list
methods of payment

13. attractions for potential customers
You are planning to start your own business. Prepare a short presentation on your own shop. Include the hints below.
type of shop
goods
location
number of employees
opening hours
attractions for potential customers