1. Someone who serves customers in a shop.

2. The main shopping street in a town.

3. The place where you can buy paint, screws, etc.

4. Where you would go to buy medicines.

5. The bag you get in a supermarket to hold your shopping.

6. A shop that sells fruit and vegetables.

7. The place where you can exchange foreign currency.

8. A large shop on several floors selling a wide variety of goods.

9. A small building in the street selling newspapers, sweets, etc.

10. The place where you pay for things in a supermarket.

Ex. 3. Find Russian equivalents to the following words and word phrases, pay attention to the use of prepositions.

1) To buy by mail-order, 2) at a counter, 3) the price per item, 4) different prices for the same item, 5) the original price, 6) to pay on delivery, 7) the discount(ed) price, 8) the sale price, 9) an attractively dressed shop-window, 10) to lower the price by 10 %, 11) to discount the goods by 6 %, 12) a low rate of discount, 13) to advertise items on sale, 14) to buy things from a second-hand shop, 15) to own a chain of department stores, 16) to sell a wide variety of goods, 17) to order the goods from a catalogue, 18) to go window shopping, 19) discount stores.

Ex. 4. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding words from the list given below.

A word of caution about ... stores and ... . Some ... stores are not actually any ... than other stores in the area. In others, the merchandise may not be only less ..., but shoddy and not worth the ... charged. Some stores perpetually advertise ..., even though they never have sold the merchandise at the “regular” ... A store may ... something at a low price in the hope that if you come into the store, you will not only that item but other items at ... prices as well. To avoid this kind of trap, ... prices at different stores to be sure you are actually getting a.... Do not buy something you do not need or want if you are shopping where some items are on ... Avoid ... buying. It does not mean that you can not find real ... at... stores or at...; it means that you must... carefully at all times.

price (2), cheaper, purchase, regular, discount (2), compare, advertise, shop, expensive, sale(s) (4), bargain (2), impulse, bargain(s) (2).

Ex. 5. a. Complete the chart with the words from the list.

toothpaste	lettuce	bread	mushrooms	yoghurt
shampoo	shirt	flowers	crisps	aspirin
household goods	cleaning products	suntan lotion	breakfast cereals	trousers
courgettes	shoes	frozen food	magazine	milk
underwear	bubble bath	nappies	melon	cheese
carrots	eggs	denim jacket	sunglasses	plums
stamps	stationery	beans	jewellery	pencils
lipstick	aubergines	cigarettes	flour	medicines
sausages	food in cans	coffee	hairbrush	bananas
sweets	toilet paper	chocolate	pasta	perfume

newsagent’s	greengrocer’s	boutique	chemist’s	supermarket

b. In pairs ask and answer, as in the example.

A: I’m going to the butcher’s. Do you need anything?

B: Yes, please. Could you buy/pick up some cheese?

A: Sure! Anything else?

B: No, thanks.