Maturita Card 50: Shopping
zzDo you like shopping? How much time do you They sell different / unique products that you can’t
spend shopping? buy in other places.
I love shopping. If I had more money, I would go
zzWhat different types of shop can you find and
shopping all the time. I go every week and help
what do they sell?
my parents at the supermarket / I take my Gran
shopping / I love spending time at the shopping Grocery shops / stores sell food. Greengrocers sell
centre. I like shopping at the weekends with my fruits and vegetables. A bakery sells bread / cakes /
friends and going into town. I hate / don’t like rolls. A butcher sells different types of meat. A pet
shopping. It’s boring / there are too many people / shop / store is a shop that sells everything you need
big queues (BrE) / long lines (AmE) / it’s a waste for your pet, such as food, treats and toys. A shoe
of my time / I avoid shopping if I can / I go only shop specialises in shoes and boots. A computer /
a couple of times a year. electronics shop sells everything you need for your
computer / printer / sells electronic equipment.
zzWhat do you buy? A hardware shop / store like OBI / Bauhaus sells
I buy clothes / make up / CDs / books / computer things for your house and garden. There are sweet
games / gadgets. I like browsing / walking around shops, stationers (BrE) / stationery stores (AmE),
without buying anything / I go window shopping. tobacconists, clothing shops, chemists (BrE) /
When I have to go shopping, it’s usually to buy drugstores (AmE), bookshops, jewellers, toy stores,
clothes / try on clothes / get something for school / second-hand shops....
buy food or things for the house. I like shopping for
zzCan you describe the different jobs you can find
presents for other people / Christmas shopping.
in shops?
zzWhere do you go shopping and why? The cashier is the person who works at the cash
I normally go to the town centre / to a big city like desk where you pay. A shop manager runs /
Prague / Brno / Ostrava because there is more manages the store. A sales assistant is someone
choice. I prefer a large shopping centre because who helps customers if they have a question.
everything is under one roof / it’s all in one place / A shopkeeper is someone who owns a small
I have more choice / it’s cheaper. I always try to independent shop. A merchandiser / buyer is
shop locally / go to smaller shops because they someone who selects which products the store will
are friendlier / the goods are better quality / buy / sell. Security guards are people who keep
they sell products that you can’t buy everywhere. the shop safe / prevent people from stealing goods.
I shop online / on the internet / get things from
zzCan you describe what ‘sales’ are?
a catalogue so I don’t have to go to the shops.
A sale / discount is when goods are sold for
zzWhat are the differences between a shopping a lower price than the original / when you can
centre, a department store and a high street? buy something for half price / get some money
A shopping centre (BrE) / mall (AmE) is a large off the product. Big sales are usually on after
covered area / building where you can find lots of Christmas / at the end of summer / when the shops
shops (BrE) / stores (AmE) selling different things are trying to sell leftover stock.
– for example, clothes, books, toys, shoes and
zzDo you buy things on the internet? What
sports equipment. A department store is one large
do you think about internet shopping?
shop with several floors / departments that sells
different things – for example clothing on one floor, I always / sometimes shop online / have never used
electronics on another floor. A high street (BrE) / a computer for shopping. I think it’s a good idea
main street (AmE) is a street with a lot of shops on because you can buy lots of different things / it’s
it. You can walk along the street and visit the shops. easy / it’s cheaper / you don’t have to leave your
home / if you want to buy something unusual, it’s
zzWhat is the difference between a chain and an easier to find online. The downside is that you might
independent or local shop? get the wrong product / wrong size / the product
A chain of shops (BrE) / chain store (AmE) means may not come / the postage is expensive. Internet
many shops owned by the same company. They all shopping is good for people who can’t get to
have the same name and sell the same products – the shops / is bad because it means people are
for example, Starbucks / Tesco / H&M. Independent not shopping in traditional shops anymore and
shops are owned by individuals / are usually smaller. independent shops are closing.
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