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Vocabulary: going shopping - English lesson

Whether we do it in order to buy clothes, food, or for our leisure, out of obligation , pleasure or necessity, wherever we live we have to go shopping. We can fill a trolley, or just buy an item, very often or on rare occasions... For some people, it's a pleasure! For others, it's a real drudgery... The problem is that however we do the shopping, what we buy is vital for us to live...

Window shopping To do the shopping Selection of the products...

The shopping	To do the shopping(BE)/ to market (AE)
To go shopping	To shop at X
To make a shopping list	To shop for something/ to look for something
To shop around for something	To go window shopping

Save 50% "The" bargain... Next to nothing!= Hardly anything!

A bargain/ a good buy	To get a good bargain
It's good value for money	The sales
To buy stg for a song To buy stg for next to nothing	To sell off To sell at a good price
To be reduced (BE)/ on sale (AE)	A discount
To give a 25 % discount on stg	To knock £15 off the price
A reduction/ a discount	At a reduced price

To be on sale // to be for sale

Standing in line at the checkout

Usual vocabulary...

To display	A display
To be on display	A shop/ store window
To be in the window	A stall
A shelf=> shelves	The checkout
The cash register/ the till	The cashdesk
To haggle/ to bargain	To bargain with sby

Sales A display A till

The STAFF and the instruments used...

A shopkeeper	A dealer
A shop walker (BE) A floor walker (AE)	A shop assistant (BE) A (sales) clerk
A salesman/ saleswoman	The customers/ the clientele
A shopping basket/ bag	A (carrrier) bag
A (shopping) trolley (BE) A cart/ a caddy (AE)	A line checkout

Let's offer wonderfully wrapped presents...

A parcel	Wrapping paper
String	A knot
A bow	To wrap stg (up)
"Is it a present?"	"I had it (gift) wrapped"

Of course, you can do your shopping by yourself in shops, or order through a "drive" or by phone or through the Internet for a home delivery.

Things are changing just now and new habits are got into.

Good luck for the test! I'm sure you'll succeed!

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1. 'Oh dear, I’ve done it again... I’ve left my on the kitchen table... I’m sure I’ll forget half of what I need...'

2. 'Oh yes, I’ll go to the Mall with you... but as I have no money, I’ll just do some ...'

3. 'No, Madam, no need to , , it’s for myself...'

4. 'Mom, do you have some flowery for my birthday present to Kate, please?' 'I’d also need some golden ... That’ll be very nice...'

5. 'Oh Mum! You haven’t bought whisky and spinach, have you?... You must have taken somebody else’s !'

6. 'Now that plastic are forbidden, I always keep in my car. It’s better for the environment!'

7. 'In some countries, it’s very usual to with the seller to get the right price... I hate that...'

8. 'I’m happy, I could buy that telephone for ... What a good buy! '

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