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Shop till you drop!

When you want to buy something, we must go to the place where it is sold. It may be a big supermarket, a market, a mall etc. For some people the best place to do shopping in is a mall. The motto for them is: “ All things, for all people everywhere! ” The world’s most celebrated store is Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. In the beginning, though, Harrods was just a small grocer’s shop. It was opened in 1849 and run by Henry Harrod. His son took over and added medicines and perfumes, as well as fruit, flowers, sweets and van delivery service. Today around 35, 000 people visit Harrods every day. It has 300 departments spread over seven floors and employs over 4, 000 staff. Harrods is the official supplier of certain goods to the Royal Family, and sells everything from clothes to caviar. The Food Halls are still the heart and soul of Harrods. In addition to the nineteen bars and restaurants in the store, there is a bank, a travel agent’s, a dry cleaner’ and the biggest hair and beauty salon in Europe. The Harrods name means the best of British quality, service and style.

As some people like going to a market. Another fascinating place to do shopping is Portobello Road, the biggest and oldest street markets in the world. It is located in London. It has over 1500 stalls which sell all kinds of antiques. Portobello Market is several markets rolled into one. From Monday to Friday the market sells fruit and vegetables. The air is filled with the voices of traders shouting and hawking their goods. The antique stall holders open on Saturdays. There are many antique and specialist shops along Portobello Road as well as a large number of cafes and restaurants. As well as antique, you can find clothes, household items, rare records and furniture. There are many talented street performers to keep an eye out for, too. People come from all over the world to visit Portobello Road because they know there is no other place like it.

Another the biggest and most culturally diverse market is the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, Australia. In the lower market you will find the Meat Hall that houses 23 butchers and 11 fishmongers. There is also the Food Court that seats over 400 people and caters for every taste with dishes from all around the world. Then, there is the Deli Hall that contains 17 delicatessens offering cuisine from many countries including France, Italy, Greece, Japan and Poland as well as a range of other shops selling cakes, bread, coffee and pasta.

The upper market sells a great variety of fresh fruit and vegetables. There you can also find clothes, leather goods, flowers, fabric, jewellery. Queen Victoria Market is the perfect place to shop, there are many bargains to be found. It is impossible to visit it and come away empty-handed.

Another very modern way to do shopping is shopping on line. You buy everything on the Internet: books, CD’s, even groceries. It is easy, everything you want is there at the touch of a button. You don’t have to fight your way through crowds in the bad weather or to carry heavy bags at the end of the day. Everything arrived in time and in perfect condition. It saves time and makes shopping a real pleasure.

But for most people the usual place to do their shopping is a supermarket. In the shop-window, we see what is sold in the shop. The supermarket has many self-service counters. At a self-service counter you can choose what you like and take it off the counter with your own hands. And it’s up to you where to go to do your shopping, so shop till you drop.

3. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:

mall; van delivery service; official supplier; caviar; dry cleaner’; hair and beauty salon; the best quality, service and style; stalls; the air is filled with; traders shouting and hawking their goods; antique stall holder; household items; street performers; to keep an eye out for; all over the world; there is no other place like it; culturally diverse market; cuisine; a great variety of; leather goods; the perfect place to shop; tocome away empty-handed; to carry heavy bags; in perfect condition; to save time; self-service counters; totake smth. offthe counter;

4. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:

ходить за покупками, экономить время и деньги, самообслуживание, взять с прилавка, примерять, на размер больше, на все вкусы, не в моде, товары для дома, подходить (сидеть хорошо); подходить (по цвету); официальный поставщик; химчистка; следить за; другого такого места нет; кожаные изделия; уйти с пустыми руками; в превосходном состоянии; национальная кухня; владелец антикварной лавки; доставка товаров автофургоном; носить тяжелые сумки; делать покупки до упаду

5. Answer the following questions:

1. How often do you\ your parents\ your friends go shopping?

2. When do you\ your parents\ your friends go shopping? (at supermarkets; markets, mall; shopping centers; on line) Why?

3. How do you\ your parents\ your friends pay: in cash; by cheque; by credit card?

4. Do you enjoy buying things? (Give reasons)