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When we want to buy something, we go to a shop. There are different kinds of shops for example: food supermarkets, grocery, department stores, men's and women's clothing stores, bakeries and butcheries.

I like to do my shopping at supermarkets and department stores, because lots of different goods are sold under one roof, it`s very convenient. Department stores are composed of many departments: clothes, fabrics, shoes, toys, china and glass, sports goods, electric appliances, curtains, linen, cosmetics, etc. You can buy all the necessary things here.

There are escalators in big stores; they take customers to different floors and counters on which the goods for sale can be easily seen.

In the men's clothing department, one can find trousers, overcoats, suits, ties, etc.

In the women's clothing department, one can choose dresses, skirts, blouses, coats, beautiful underwear and other things.

In the knitwear department, there are sweaters, woollen jackets, cardigans, pullovers. In the perfumery, you can buy face powder, different creams, lipstick, mascara, shampoos and lotions.

In a food supermarket we buy various things like: sausages, macaroni, fish, sugar, flour, tea and cereals. At the butcher"s we can find meat and poultry. At the bakery they sell white and brown bread, rolls and biscuits.

At the greengrocery there is a wide choice of vegetables and greens: potatoes, cabbage, onions, cucumbers, beetroots, carrots, green peas, dill and parsley.

If you go to a dairy, you will find milk, cheese, butter, cream and other products.

There are various methods of shopping. It may be a self-service shop where you go from counter to counter selecting goods you need and putting them into your basket.

Then you have to take your basket to the checkout counter, where the prices of your purchases are added up.

If it is not a self-service shop, the shop assistants help their customers to find what they want.

The customers pay money to the cashier and get their change back.

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When we want to buy something, we go to the store. There are different types of stores: food supermarkets, groceries, department stores, men's and women's clothing stores, bakeries and butchers.

I like shopping in supermarkets and department stores because they sell a lot of different products under one roof, it's very convenient. Department stores consist of many departments: clothing, fabrics, shoes, toys, china and glass, sporting goods, electrical goods, curtains, linen, cosmetics, etc. You can buy all the necessary things here.

Large department stores have escalators that take visitors to different floors, as well as counters on which products are laid out so that they can be easily seen.

In the men's clothing department you can find trousers, coats, suits, ties, etc.

In the women's clothing department you can choose dresses, skirts, blouses, coats, beautiful lingerie and other things.

In the knitwear department you can buy sweaters, woolen jackets, cardigans, and pullovers. The cosmetics department sells powder, various creams, lipstick, mascara, shampoos and lotions.

In the grocery supermarket we can buy various products: sausages, pasta, fish, sugar, flour, tea and cereals. In the meat shop we can find meat and poultry. The bakery sells white and brown bread, buns and cookies.

The grocery store has a large selection of vegetables and herbs: potatoes, cabbage, onions, cucumbers, beets, carrots, green peas, dill and parsley.

If you go to a dairy store, you can buy milk, cheese, butter, cream and other products.

There are different ways to go shopping. There are self-service stores where you walk from counter to counter, select items and add them to your cart.

You then need to take your basket to the control counter, where the cost of your purchases is added up.

If this is not a self-service store, then sellers help their customers find what they want.

Customers pay money to the cashier and receive change.

Shops

Do you like shopping? It is well known that many people do like, especially women. In any case we often just have to do it, when we need some foodstuffs, for example.

There is a great variety of shops in the world: dairy, baker's, grocer's, fishmonger's, greengrocer's, butcher's, sweet shop, florist's, stationer's, footwear, children's wear , jewelery and so on.

Different people do shopping in different ways. Do you prefer shopping in small corner shops which are usually located in your neighborhood or in big supermarkets? Undoubtedly, there are certain advantages and disadvantages in both variants. Your choice usually depends on what you need to buy. If you lack something like bread or milk, it is worth going to the nearest corner shop, for that will take you about 10 minutes. However, if your refrigerator is empty and there is not a slice of bread in your breadbasket, you"d better go to a supermarket. There you"ll find all sorts of foodstuffs - meat and poultry, cheese and sausage, frozen food, drinks , sweets, fruit and vegetables, grocery, bakery and dairy products. In such shops people usually take a shopping basket or a trolley and walk among the rows where all items are displayed on the shelves or kept in refrigerators. If it is not a self-service shop, and most small shops are not, the shop-assistant helps the customer to find what he or she needs.

In supermarkets you can buy not only foodstuffs but also stationary, clothes, household goods, some electrical goods, perfumery, newspapers and magazines. They sell various goods under one roof and, undoubtedly, this is very convenient. You can walk from one department to another looking about, finding out the price and if there is any discount and in the end you come to cashier's desk where you pay for all your purchases in cash or by a credit card.

Big department stores are very widespread in Great Britain. The most famous department stores in the UK are Harrods (one of the largest and the most expensive), House of Fraser, Marks and Spencer and Debenhams.
Marks & Spencer attracts a great variety of customers from housewives to millionaires. Such celebrities as Princess Diana, Dustin Hoffman and the British Prime-minister David Cameron are just a few of its famous customers. It makes a profit of more than 10 million pounds a week. The store has a brilliant reputation due to a high quality of its goods. It sells not only food and clothes, but also flowers and furniture. Marks & Spencer is a chain store which has over 700 branches all over the world.

British people are fond of out-of-town shopping. Some of them have a special shopping day once a week when the whole family takes a car and goes to an enormous shopping complex out-of-town, which is also called "superstore". The prices in such shops are pretty low and the choice of items is various. In these complexes you can find one or more supermarkets, chain-stores, some smaller shops, a lot of cafes, end even a multi-screen cinema. One of such stores is IKEA. You are sure to know we have similar shops in Russia, which are called "Mega".

Talking about shopping preferences of Russian people, it is worth saying that many of them like to go abroad in order to buy cheap good quality things. Those who live in St. Petersburg have an opportunity to do their shopping in Finland, as the country is located nearby. It takes only about 4 hours to get to such towns as Helsinki, Imatra, Hamina or Lappeenranta. Each of them has huge shopping centers where you can find such well-known shops as H&M, Aleksi, Vero Moda, Lindex, Luhta, Kappahl, Zara, Mango, Vendi, Vogue, Stockmann and so on. Moreover, twice a season there is a time of crazy discounts of 50 to 70 per cent.

Shopping is an integral part of our life. Nowadays it has become not only a necessity but also a pleasure for many people.

The shops

Do you love shopping?

It is believed that most people love to do this, especially women. True, we all simply have to go shopping (for example, food).

People shop in different ways. What do you like more: going to small stalls, which are usually located near your home, or to supermarkets?

Undoubtedly, advantages and disadvantages can be found in both options. Your choice usually depends on what exactly you are going to buy. If you run out of cheese or bread, you will go to the nearest store, as it will not take you more than 10 minutes. If you have an empty refrigerator and there is not even a piece of bread in the house, you will probably go to the supermarket. There you will find any products: meat and poultry, cheese and sausages, drinks, sweets, vegetables and fruits, bread and milk. In such stores, people usually take a basket or cart and walk between aisles where goods are displayed on shelves or in refrigerators. If you go to a store where there is no self-service, as in most small shops, then the salesperson will help you choose the right product. In supermarkets you can buy not only food, but also much more: stationery, clothing, various household goods, electrical equipment, perfumes, newspapers and magazines. All this is sold under one roof, which is undoubtedly very convenient. You can walk from department to department, choosing products that are suitable for the price, as well as discounted products, and then go to the cashier, where you pay for your purchases in cash or with a bank card.

Supermarkets are very common in the UK. The most famous of them are Harrods (one of the largest and most expensive), House of Fraser, Marks and Spencer, Debenhams.

The Marks and Spencer supermarket is popular among a huge number of British people: from housewives to millionaires. Princess Diana, actor Dustin Hoffman, British Prime Minister David Cameron are just a few of the famous visitors to this store. The department store's weekly income is £10 million. This supermarket has a very good reputation for its high quality products. Not only food and clothing are sold here, but also flowers and furniture. They have over 700 branches around the world.

The British love country shopping.

Some of them have a special shopping day once a week, when the whole family gets into the car and goes to a giant shopping center outside the city - a superstore. The prices at the superstore are quite low, and the selection of goods is very diverse. There are usually one or more supermarkets, chain stores, small shops, numerous cafes and even a multiplex cinema. One such store is IKEA. You probably know similar stores that exist in Russia - Mega.

Speaking about the shopping preferences of Russian people, it should be noted that many travel abroad in search of inexpensive, high-quality goods. People living in St. Petersburg have the opportunity to go shopping to Finland, since this country is located nearby. The journey to Helsinki, Imatra, Hamina or Lappeenranta takes about four hours.

In each of these cities you will find huge shopping centers with famous stores such as H&M, Aleksi, Vero Moda> Lindex, Luhta, Kappahl, Zaray Mango, Vendi, Vogue and Stockmann. Twice a season, goods are sold here with very large discounts - from 50 to 70%.

Shopping is an integral part of our life. For many people, shopping has now become not only a necessity, but also a pleasure.

Questions:
1. What kinds of shops do you know?
2. Where do you prefer to do shopping if you have a long shopping list and little money?
3. Do you like shopping? Why?
4. Have you ever bought anything abroad? Was it cheaper than in Russia?
5. Do you have a shopping day in your family?
6. Do you like to buy clothes, food or presents more? Why?
7. Are you fond of shopping out of town?
8. Have you ever been to Finland? What can you tell about shops of this country?
9. Do you usually do your shopping on your own or with a friend or parents?

10. Have you ever been cheated in a shop?
Vocabulary:
foodstuff - food product
variety - variety
dairy - dairy products
baker's - bakery
grocer's - grocery store
fishmonger's - fish store
greengrocer's - vegetable store
butcher's - butcher shop
florist's - flower shop
stationer's - stationery store
corner shop - stall
jewelery - jewelry
to be located - to be located
supermarket - supermarket
to appeal - to like
advantage - advantage
disadvantage - disadvantage
to lack for - not enough
breadbasket - bread box
poultry - poultry
trolley - grocery cart
to display - display
refrigerator - refrigerator
self-service - self-service
shop-assistant - seller, saleswoman
customer - buyer
household goods - household goods
electrical goods - electrical engineering
perfumery - perfumery
department - department
discount - discount
cashier's desk - cash desk
to pay in cash - pay in cash
to pay by a credit card - pay with a bank card
department store - department store
widespread - widespread
celebrity - celebrity
profit - income, profit
quality - quality
chain store - online store
branch - branch
to be specialized in - specialize in
enormous - huge
similar - similar
preference - preference
integral part - integral part

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Going shopping is a part of our everyday life. For some people it’s a pleasant pastime while for others it’s an everyday routine. Some people love doing the shopping and they are happy if they can pick up a bargain in the sales. But whether you like shopping or not you have to do it because it’s a necessity.

In big cities and even many small towns there are all kinds of shops and stores as well as supermarkets. Supermarkets are primarily food stores which sell all kinds of food: fresh, frozen and canned meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, dairy products and bread. Almost everything a family needs can be found in a supermarket. There the customer serves himself and pays at the cash-desk on leaving the shop.

Department stores carry clothing for men, women and children, China and glassware, household electric appliances, furniture and other goods. However, many people don’t like to shop in big department stores as they are often overcrowded.

In my city we also have got a great number of shops. Most of them open at 9 a.m. and close at 8 or 9 at night. Smaller shops normally have a lunch break. Nearly all shops are closed on Sundays. I should say that all the shops are equally popular with customers, though some of them are really expensive. But they are not always quality shops. That’s why many people these days prefer to do the shopping at the market where the prices are more reasonable.

In our family it’s my father who does most of the shopping. He usually shops in the supermarket, where he goes to the grocery department, the greengrocery, the meat and fish counters and buys all the stuff we need for our large family. He usually does it once a week.

For me and my mother on the other hand going shopping is a kind of pastime and even entertainment. We can spend hours and hours dropping in at one shop after another in search of something special or unusual. More than often we buy things that we practically don’t need.

I love shopping for clothes. The last shopping round I made with my friend a few days ago. We set out midmorning and managed to go round all the shops in the city which where worth visiting. First we went to the central department store but the goods there were the same as everywhere else and more expensive. Besides we didn’t see any fashion clothes for the young. The only good thing about such stores is that they normally have a good selection of cosmetics and perfumery. So we didn’t miss a chance to pick up some mascara and hair spray. After that we had a quick look at the footwear, haberdashery and ready-made clothes and were ready for a snack at McDonalds. Then we dropped in at some small shops which offer fashionable clothes and a half-price sale is a usual thing there. After going through the latest cuts of shirts and skirts I found a lovely little dress for myself but they didn’t have my size. So I told myself that next time I wouldn’t wait for amazing items to go on sale - it’s not worth the disappointment when they disappear before you can make your purchase. Then we moved on to another shop that had “A Huge Sale” sign on the door. After making our way through the crowd each of us grabbed piles of clothes and waited in the line for the fitting rooms. We tried on the selected items but didn’t buy anything as even the sale prices were too high for us.

Indeed, shopping is a pleasant pastime when you can afford to buy the things you like.

I should say that I am one of those boys who hate shopping and the idea of doing the shopping drives me mad, though, of course, I like delicious food and nice clothes. It means somebody has to do it for you. In our family it’s my mother’s responsibility. She knows what to buy and where to buy at a cheaper price. I live in a small town, so there are not many shops here, to say nothing of supermarkets. Most shops are located in the center of the town and there is a two-storeyed department store in the central square and it is always overcrowded. The market is opposite the department store and people, mostly women and girls, go there to shop but in my opinion they more often go to look at the things than to buy. I don't understand this kind of pastime.

I rarely go shopping, but I know where this or that thing can be bought. For example, if I want to save time, I go to the nearest food store where I can buy everything I need: bread, milk, sugar, eggs, butter and so on. I prefer this shop because the goods are ready-weighed and ready-packed. I find it convenient and always go there if my mother forgets to buy something and I am sent for it.

I also know that department stores have a lot of departments: stationary, millinery, footwear, sportswear goods, perfumery, jewellery, ready-made women’s and men’s clothes. All the things for sale are on the counters and in the shop windows so the customers can choose what they want.

As I have said I am not keen on shopping at all and when my parents ask me to buy something, I am always reluctant to do it. From time to time my mother takes me to a department store when we need to buy some clothes or shoes for me. I hate trying things on in a fitting-room. Most of all I like book and music shops. I can stay there for hours leafing through pages of some historical books or going through piles of CDs or records. These shops are worth visiting even if you don’t intend to make a purchase there as they offer a wide selection of books on music. But regular shopping is really boring and tiresome.

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My name is Lena. I live in Krasnodar. It’s the central city of our region and one of the biggest cities in Russia. There are lots of big and small shops in my city. When we need to buy something we go shopping. My parents go shopping for food to the nearest supermarket nearly every day. We also have a special shopping day when we go to different shops together. It’s Saturday because all members of my family have a day-off. We go to several stores on this day. It can be a grocery, a bakery, a clothes store, a cosmetics store, a pharmacy, a store of electronic appliances and some others. My favorite shop is a clothes store. I really like shopping for new clothes and shoes. My mum always helps me to choose the right size and the right design. However, I prefer shopping with my best friends. Not far from the place where I live there is a huge mall with numerous shops, restaurants, an ice-rink, a cinema and entertainment facilities. We often go there for shopping or just to have a good time. It has become our favorite pastime recently. We don’t always buy something but window-shopping can be also fun. My parents say that in the past there were no big stores like this and sometimes it was difficult to find what you wanted. At the moment I can’t even imagine how people could have lived without shops and goods. I’m glad we have many opportunities for shopping.	My name is Lena. I live in Krasnodar. This is the central city of our region and one of the largest cities in Russia. There are many large and small shops in my city. When we need to buy something, we go shopping. My parents go grocery shopping at the nearest supermarket almost every day. We also have a special shopping day where we go to different stores together. It's Saturday because everyone in my family has a day off. We go to several stores that day. This could be a grocery store, a bakery, a clothing store, a cosmetics store, a pharmacy, an electronics store, and some others. My favorite store is a clothing store. I really enjoy going shopping for new clothes and shoes. My mom always helps me choose the right size and the right model. However, I prefer to go shopping with my best friends. Not far from where I live there is a huge shopping center with numerous shops, restaurants, an ice skating rink, a cinema and entertainment venues. We often go there for shopping or just to have a good time. Recently, this has become one of our favorite ways to spend time. We don't always buy things, but window shopping can be fun too. My parents say that in the past there were no stores as big as this one, and sometimes it was difficult to find what you wanted. Now I can’t even imagine how people could live without shops and goods. I'm glad we have a lot of shopping options.

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