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    Doing the 
    shopping Shopping usually means going to some place to buy something. It 
    is a part of our life and we have to accept it whether we like 
    it or not. There are people who hate shopping, so they usually 
    make a list of the things they need, run through shops and buy 
    them. There are people who go from shop to shop choosing goods 
    at a lower price. For some people shopping is a hobby; they love 
    shops and they can spend hours in large shopping centres. Such 
    people are called "shopaholics" because they sometimes buy 
    things which they do not need and it is like an addiction.
 My family usually does the shopping at weekends. My parents work 
    too hard, so they do not have enough time to do the shopping 
    during a week. On Sundays we go to a supermarket and buy food 
    for the whole week. I don't like supermarkets, because there are 
    crowds of people there. You can buy anything in such 
    supermarkets: poultry, meat, seafood, dairy products, etc.
 There are a lot of different shops in my city, both expensive 
    and cheap and everyone has a choice where to go. I prefer going 
    to a big shopping centre not far from my home where there are a 
    lot of shops and a food court. There are clothes shops, shoe 
    shops, a florist's, a chemist's, an optician's, a jeweller's and 
    many others. I usually walk there with my friends doing the 
    window-shopping.
 When I need clothes or books I do the shopping alone. My 
    favourite bookshop is just in the centre of my city. I can spend 
    hours inside looking through new books. I also like shopping 
    when I need to buy presents for my family or friends. Sometimes 
    my friend helps me to choose presents. She is a nice girl with 
    good taste and she knows what would be a nice present for my 
    family.
 In childhood, I used to like shopping because I felt grownup, 
    but now I see that it can be quite boring and time-consuming. 
    However, we have to go shopping because we need food and other 
    things that are necessary for our life.
 
 
 ПЛАН-ОТВЕТ. DOING THE SHOPPING
 1. Вступление (what "shopping" means, kinds of people (hate 
    shopping, love shopping/shopaholics).
 2. Рассказать о походах по магазинам со своей семьей (when you 
    usually do the shopping, where you go shopping, who you go there 
    with, what you usually buy there).
 3. Рассказать о магазинах в своём городе (a lot of/few shops, 
    shopping centres, what shops there are, etc.).
 4. Рассказать о себе (prefer doing the shopping alone/with 
    family/with friends/etc., whether you like shopping or not and 
    why, what your favourite shops are, etc.).
 5. Заключение (We have to go shopping because we need food and 
    other things that are necessary for our life.).
 
 
 QUESTIONS
 1. What does shopping mean?
 2. When does your family do the shopping?
 3. Do you like shopping?
 4. When do you do the shopping?
 5. Do you usually go shopping alone or with your family/friends?
 6. What shops are your favourite?
 7. Did you do the shopping in childhood?
 8. Do you like buying clothes or things for yourself?
 9. Do you enjoy buying presents for other people?
 10. What's a department store?
 11. What's a supermarket?
 12. What do you think of shopping on a Saturday afternoon in the 
    supermarket?
 13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of them?
 14. What do you think of online shopping?
 15. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of 
    shopping?
 16. What do you think of street markets?
 17. Do you think it is cheaper to buy things at street markets?
 18. Have you ever been to an auction?
 19. What do you think of this system of buying things?
 20. What are the advantages and disadvantages of an auction?
 21. Do you look at the prices when you go shopping?
 22. Are you a shopaholic?
 23. What is the best day of the week for shopping?
 
 
 USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
 antique shop магазин антиквариата
 baker's булочная
 barber's парикмахерская (для мужчин)
 beauty salon салон красоты
 bookshop книжный магазин
 butcher's мясная лавка
 clothes shop магазин одежды
 confectioner's кондитерская
 corner shop мелкий магазин, лавка
 department store универмаг
 deli гастроном, кулинария
 department store универмаг
 fishmonger's рыбный магазин
 florist's цветочный магазин
 grocer's бакалея
 greengrocer's овощной магазин
 haberdasher's галантерея
 hairdresser's парикмахерская (для женщин)
 market рынок
 jeweller's ювелирный магазин
 music shop музыкальный магазин
 novelty shop хозяйственный магазин
 optician's оптика
 pet shop зоомагазин
 shoe shop/footwear обувной магазин
 sports shop магазин спортивных товаров
 stationery shop магазин канцелярских 
    принадлежностей
 supermarket супермаркет
 tobacconist's табачный магазин
 toy shop магазин игрушек
 
 
      
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