Shopping and services

• Comment on the following quotations.

• Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:

necessity

• necessity
• favourite/pleasant/enjoyable activity
• waste of time

• What are the reasons for shopping?
• Discuss the following issues:

• What is your attitude towards shopping?
• Why do you do shopping?

• Look at the pictures below and describe the ways of shopping; discuss their pros and cons.

• What methods of shopping do you prefer and why?

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• Name the shops pictured below. What goods can you buy there? What other specialist shops do you know?

• What is your favourite kind of shop? Why?

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• GROCER’S

• BUTCHER’S

• GREENGROCER’S

• SHOE SHOP

• BOUTIQUE

• FLORIST’S

• OFF LICENCE

• CHEMIST’S

• BOOKSHOP

• NEWSAGENT’S

• STATIONER’S

• PET SHOP

• Compare the shopping venues in the pictures.
• Talk about their advantages and disadvantages.

• Which kind of shopping venue do you prefer? Explain your choice.

• shopping centre

• department store

• supermarket

• hypermarket

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fresh foodstuff

• 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

• Where would you do your shopping if you preferred:

• What is important to you when you go shopping?

• Look at the pictures below and describe the methods of payment. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages.

• What methods of payment do you prefer? Give reasons.

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gain potential customers

• 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?

• What are the reasons to advertise goods? Choose from the following ideas and explain them.

• Look at the pictures below and talk about the methods of advertising.

• Which advertisement has the strongest impact on you? Explain.

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your attitude towards shopping

• your attitude towards shopping
• reasons for shopping
• frequency of shopping
• different shops
• goods
• shopping list
• methods of payment

• Describe shopping habits in your family. Include the following things:

type of shop

• type of shop
• goods
• location
• number of employees
• opening hours
• attractions for potential customers

• You are planning to start your own business. Prepare a short presentation on your own shop. Include the hints below.