Shopping Set 1: Buying things to buy / to purchase

department store – a large shop that sells different types of items in different areas or departments of the store - The department store in our town sells everything from clothes and shoes to bedding, kitchenware and cosmetics.

convenience store – a small local shop that is open for long hours and sells a limited range of everyday food and other goods - If we run out of bread or milk, I send one of the kids down to the convenience store at the end of the road to buy some.

supermarket – a large shop that sells mainly food and household items - I buy most of our food at the supermarket, although I do like to go to the local butcher for meat.

discount store – a shop that sells goods at less than the normal retail price - Having a motor parts discount store near my home means that I can keep my car on the road quite cheaply. grocery – shop that sells groceries (the collective term for items of food sold in a grocery or supermarket) - I hope that our local grocery store doesn’t close down now that a big supermarket has been build near town.

greengrocer – person or shop that sells fresh fruit and vegetables - When I was young I was always given a free apple when I went to the greengrocer with my mum. butcher – person or shop that sells fresh meat - My butcher makes the best sausages in the area.