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  • Have your say: Should all stores stop using plastic bags? Why? Why not?
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  • True or False: Shoplifting means to pick up heavy items in the store.
    False: Shoplifting - take goods from a shop without paying for them, (stealing).
  • Have your say: Online shopping is better than offline shopping. Use the phrases, In my opinion; As far as I'm concerned(opinion); You must be joking (disagree); I couldn't agree more (agree).
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  • Why do you think some people purchase things that they do not need?
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  • Do you agree or disagree? We live in a throwaway society ( the idea that we have become a society that consumes a lot of stuff and readily throws it away, replacing it with new goods).
    example: Whilst the transition to throwaway socieities is good for economic growth, it's leading to a huge waste problem.
  • Do you agree or disagree that women spend more time shopping than men? Give reasons for your answer.
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  • Use the word checkout – the place where payment is made for goods, especially in a supermarket. Create a sentence.
    example: The girl on the checkout was very friendly and chatted as she took the payment for my groceries.
  • Describe your favourite shop. Mention where it is, what they sell , and why you like it.
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  • Use the word: queue – a line of people waiting. Create a sentence.
    example; The supermarket was really busy and I had to queue for ages at the checkout.
  • Name a disadvantage of online shopping.
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  • What do you think about the opening and closing hours of retails stores during the festive season? Opening hours – the times when a shop is open for business
    example; In recent years, many shops have extended their opening hours during the festive season to catch customers leaving work. I love it/I hate it.
  • Refund ( to give back or pay back money ) .Use it in a sentence.
    example: The theater refunded our money when the performance was canceled.
  • Name an advantage of online shopping.
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  • Over-priced (to cost more than you think it is worth). Have you ever bought something that was over-priced? What did you buy?
    example: The sunglasses made me look really cool but they were over-priced so I didn’t buy them.
  • Use the phrase. The real McCoy. (the real thing; not fake) create a sentence using this phrase.
    example: I showed my gold chain to a Jeweller and he said " it's the real McCoy".
  • How do you feel about shopping? Why?
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  • Use the phrase: To pick up a bargain / to snap up a bargain – to buy something cheaply
    example; She picked up some great bargains in the sale.
  • Create a sentence: Use the word. Fishmonger – person or shop that sells fresh fish.
    example: Our fishmonger buys his fish straight off the local fishing boats so it’s very fresh.
  • Have your say: How are brand-name goods different from other goods. (brand-name goods – products made by a well-known company).
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  • Choose the correct answer. A butcher sells 1. fruit and vegetables 2. sausages and ham 3. rice and corn
    2. Sausages and ham Butcher – person or shop that sells fresh meat.
  • What changes have you seen in the shops in the past few years?
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  • Would you buy designer clothes or shoes at a street market? Try using the vocabulary: Fake – imitation or counterfeit. Second-hand – something that is for sale but has been used before.
    example:I often browse the second-hand shops at the street market to see if they’ve got anything worth buying.
  • Use the phrase. Going for a song (on sale for a very low price).
    example: I went to the end of season sale at the garden centre as many of the plants were going for a song.
  • Mention 2 verbs related to shopping.
    take something back – return an unwanted item to a shop. Shoplifting - take goods from a shop without paying for them. Haggle – to negotiate the cost of an item
  • Use the phrase. to shop until you drop (to continue shopping until you are exhausted.)
    example:I’m meeting my best friend in town on Friday afternoon and we’re going to shop until we drop.
  • Do you prefer shopping in a supermarket or a street market? Why?
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  • Use the word: Coupon – a voucher, often printed in a newspaper or magazine, that can be used to get something without paying for it, or at a reduced price. Name two places where we can find coupons.
    eample: There’s a coupon in our local newspaper this week for a free cupcake from the new bakery in town.
  • Name two luxury purchases. a luxury – something expensive that you do not need but you buy for pleasure or comfort
    example: Gucci - The House of Gucci sells Italian clothing and leather goods. Louis Vuitton - Founded in France in the 19th century, Louis Vuitton sells cloth
  • Do you like shopping online? Give reasons for your answer.
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  • Mention 3 words related to shopping.
    big brand names – large, well-known companies or product names. second-hand – something that is for sale but has been used before. fake – imitation or counter
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