Topic: shopping done by: khodjikulova Shakhlo shopping

topic: shopping done by: khodjikulova Shakhlo

shopping

Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. 

My usual shopping round (speaking activity)

Grocery store

• Groceries -  are foods you buy at a grocer's or at a supermarket such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods.

 

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the largest shopping malls in the world

Berjaya Times Square (3.44 million sq ft)

• Located in Kuala Lumpur, Berjaya Times Square is a twin tower complex containing a shopping center and two five star hotels. With 7.5 million square feet (700,000 m²) of built up floor area it is currently the fifth largest building in the world. The shopping mall includes more than 1,000 retail shops, 65 food outlets and several entertainment attractions such as Asia’s largest indoor theme park, Cosmo’s World and Malaysia’s first-ever IMAX 2D & 3D theater which is located on the 10th Floor.

West Edmonton Mall (3.77 million sq ft)

The West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, was the largest shopping mall from 1981 until 2004 and is currently the largest mall in America. Beside 800 stores and services, the mall includes the largest indoor amusement park in the world, the largest indoor waterpark in the world and Ice Palace (a scaled down version of a NHL regulation sized ice rink, so not the largest in the world). Other attractions include an 18-hole miniature golf course, a movie theater and a bowling alley.

Dubai Mall (3.77 million sq ft)

The Dubai Mall is part of the Burj Khalifa complex, the tallest man-made structure ever built. The mall contains more than 1,200 shops including the world’s largest candy store, an ice rink, a SEGA game center (featuring a 3D bowling game), a 5 star luxury hotel, 22 cinema screens plus 120 restaurants and cafes. The mall also contains one of the largest aquariums in the world.

The oldest shopping mall

The Galleria, or to give it its full name – the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – dates back to 1861, when it was first designed. It took 12 years to build and was completed in 1877. It’s a four story double arcade that takes its name from the first King of Italy.

Why do people like shopping?

There are various reasons and vary person to person:

• Usually, a person shops whenever there is a need of something. Or, if a thing catches his eye, he purchases it, with the thought of using it in the future.
• Some people buy expensive goods and gadgets just because it gives them a good feeling and makes them feel rich.
• People having low self esteem shop because it gives an impression that they are doing well in life.
• Also, shopping gives a calming influence to some people. After a hectic day, it distracts the person from negative feeling.
• Some people buy anything given at a huge discount, believing they’ll never get such a deal.
• Thus, usually shopping fulfills a buyer’s need. But, at times, it acts as a therapy.