Shops and Shopping (0)

Shops and Shopping
Task 1. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
a) That new clothes shop has a lot of very good bargains/sales.
b) On Saturday morning the High Street is full of customers/shoppers.
c) It costs £9, so give her £10, and she'll give you £1 change /rest.
d) I don't go to that supermarket because it's a bit priced/pricey.
e) You cannot return goods without the original recipe/ receipt .
f) Supasoft Soaps are for sale /on sale here .
g) A carrier bag is free with each buyer/ purchase over £10.
h) If you pay cash , we can give you a 10 per cent cutting/discount.
i) How much did you pay/spend for your new shoes ?
j) This is a good shoe shop, but the costs/prices are very high.
Task 2. Rewrite each sentence so that it includes the word given in capitals.
a) I can't manage to see what the price is. Let's ask inside.
I can't make out what the price is. Let's ask inside.
MAKE
b) Is this coat the right size ? Can I check ?
TRY
c) Two masked men robbed the supermarket yesterday .
HELD
d) You need a new coat. Your old one is too small.
GROWN
e) I've been shopping all morning. I feel exhausted .
WORN
f) I'll come and collect the goods on Thursday.
PICK
g) Sorry, we don't have any bread left .
RUN
h) Are you going to the chemist's?
CALLING
i) I don't like supermarkets. I can't bear the queues.
PUT
j) I don't know whether to buy this car. I'll consider it.
OVER
Task 3. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
change; deliver ; find; fit; go; help; order ; pay; queue ; serve; try; wrap
a) You have to ……queue... for ages to pay in this supermarket.
b) In the London area, we…………… furniture free of charge in our van.
c) The trousers I bought are the wrong size. I'd like to …………… them .
d) Could somebody …………… me, please ? I've been waiting for ten minutes.
e) Is this a present ? Would you like me …………… to it for you?
f) I like the colour of this skirt, but it doesn't…………… me.
g) Good morning, madam. Can I…………… you?
h) We don't have your size at the moment, but we can …………… it for you.
i) Can you …………… at the other cash desk , please.
j) Would you like to…………… on this green pair?
k) I went shopping but couldn't…………… exactly what I wanted .
1) Food is so expensive now. Prices seem to …………… up all the time.
Task 4. Complete each sentence (a-j) with a suitable ending (1-10). Use each ending once.
a) I bought my new television from a department ..5…
1) centre near the public library?
b) Don't forget to write a shopping
2) register doesn't work .
c) Can you pay over there ? This cash
3) of that new shop next to the post office.
d) Most of the tourists went bargain
4) size box of paper tissues.
e) Why don't we go to the new shopping
5) store in the town centre.
f) Quite late at night the little corner
6) shop down the road is still open .
g) It would be much better to buy an economy
7) assistant in a shoe shop.
h) Don't forget that we have to stop at the filling
8) list before we go to the market tomorrow.
i) There's a very nice suit on display in the window
9) station to get some petrol.
j) Mary has just started work as a shop
10) hunting in the old part of the city.
Task 5. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
a) I bought these jeans very cheaply in the C.
A) bargains B) reductions C) sales D) discounts
b) The washing instructions for this shirt are given on the ……
A) label B) badge C) notice D) mark
c) All the small ……closed their shops in protest at the price rises.
A) shop assistants B) shoppers C) shopkeepers D) shop stewards
d) We don't have the CD, I'm afraid . It's out of ……
A) order B) stock C) shelf D) sale
e) The street market was full of…… selling fruit and vegetables.
A) counters B) boutiques C) tables D) stalls
f) The shop opposite my house sells a variety of ……
A) objects B) purchases C) goods D) productions
g) I'm sorry, but the dress you want is not ……in red.
A) possible B) economical C) suitable D) available
h) Every Friday you can buy cheap vegetables in the market ……
A) street B) place C) store D) sales
i) I like street markets , because you shop in the open ……
A) prices B) sunshine C) bargains D) air
j) I like your new car. What…… is it?
A) brand B) make C)name D) label
Task 6. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Supermarkets
Nowadays, a great (1) ..variety.... of different food is available from large supermarkets. There are rarely any (2) of fresh food, and there is far less (3) of our having to rely on (4) products . Does this mean that supermarkets have become the most (5) shops of all time? Certainly they seem to have made some kinds of food less (6) and most people enjoy shopping in them. There has been a (7) in the number of (8) made against supermarkets in recent years. The assistants are no longer (9) , but smile and try to be helpful. Above all, supermarkets have shown a (10) to listen to their customers, and to adapt to customers' needs .
VARY
SHORT; LIKELY
FREEZE
SUCCESS
EXPENSE; REDUCE
COMPLAIN; POLITE
WILLING
Task 7. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Street markets
Most people enjoy looking for (1) D in street markets. It can be very enjoyable walking around the (2) , among the crowds of (3), and trying to spend as (4) as possible. Of course it depends (5) the market. In fruit and (6) markets, there is usually a wide variety of (7) produce, but it may not be cheap. There may be goods at (8) prices at the end of the day, however . Clothes markets can be a problem, as it is difficult to (9) on new clothes in the open (10) ! My favourite are antique markets, where although there is not much (11) of finding valuable objects which are also cheap, you can enjoy yourself looking at all the things for (12) Whatever kind of market you look (13), and whether you buy things or not, you usually (14) up feeling completely worn (15) Still, it is an interesting way of shopping.
1)
A cheap
B sale
C inexpensive
D bargains
2)
A tables
B stalls
C boxes
D stores
3)
A shoppers
B public
C buys
D goods
4)
A little
B soon
C late
D is
5)
A from
B with
C on
D to
6)
A salads
B green
C farm
D vegetable
7)
A new
B fresh
C young
D early
8)
A half
B bottom
C reduced
D down
9)
A look
B try
C have
D take
10)
A time
B shop
C light
D air
11)
A likelihood
B instead
C in spite
D luck
12)
A that
B all
C sale
D others
13)
A round
B for
C up
D out
14)
A shut
B bring
C get
D end
15)
A clothes
B however
C out
D through