Lesson 8 (vocabulary). Shops and shopping. (part 3)
7. Match
the words in the box with a suitable description (a-j).
Advertisement bargain catalogue deposit list manager purse receipt trolley wallet
a)
You push this in the supermarket
and fill it with food……. trolley…….
b)
You are given this as proof of
buying something. ……………….
c)
This tries to persuade you to buy
something………………………
d)
You put money, especially
banknotes, in this ………………..
e)
This person is in charge of a
shop …………………………….
f)
You might make this before you go
shopping ……………………….
g)
Leave this if you can’t pay now
but want to buy later. ………………..
h)
Do this if you want to get a
better price ………………….
i)
Coins are usually carried in
this, especially by women. …………………..
j)
Read this to find descriptions of
goods. ……………………….
8. 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 VARY
from large supermarkets. There are rarely any
(2) ……………………….. SHORT
of fresh food, and there is far less (3) …………………………
of our having LIKELY
to rely on (4) …………………. products. Does this
mean that supermarkets FREEZE
have become the most (5) …………………………… shops of
all time? SUCCESS
Certainly they seem to have made some kinds of
food less (6) ………….. EXPENSE
and most people enjoy shopping in them. There
has been a (7) ……………. REDUCE
in the number of (8) ……………………. made against
supermarkets in recent COMPLAIN
years. The assistants are no longer (9) …………………
, but smile and try to be POLITE
helpful. Above all, supermarkets have shown a
(10) ……………. to listen WILLING
to their customers, and to adapt to customers’
needs.
9.
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
Correct
answers
7. a)
trolley b) receipt c) advertisement d) wallet e) manager f)
list g) deposit h)
bargain i) purse j) catalogue
8 1) variety 2)
shortages 3) likelihood 4) frozen 5)
successful 6) expensive 7) reduction 8) complaints 9)
impolite 10) willingness
9. 1) D 2)
B 3) A 4) A 5) C 6) D 7)
B 8) C 9) B 10) D 11) A 12)
C 13) A 14) D 15)
C
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