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Types of Shopping Areas shop=store shopping centre/shopping area (shopping) mall outlet ; ; () department store () chain store , supermarket self-service store booth stall (kiosk) boutique[bu'tik] , market fair rag fair or flea market "" flea market " ", mail-order firm " " Some Food Shops (Stores) bakery/ baker's (shop) butchery/ butcher's greengrocery/ greengrocer's confectionery/ confectioner's fishmonger's fruiterer's tobacconist's off-license shop - dairy A shop from Inside & Shop Accessories shop signs push pull open closed closed for inventory open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 9 18 lunch hour = lunch break Monday to Saturday a.m. p.m. shop-window (window display) to dress the shop window show-case, case - counter shopping basket wire basket trolley (US shopping cart) , to push the trolley down the aisle entrance to the sales area gondola (sales shelves) drink gondola tobacco gondola () fresh-meat counter aisle ( ) check-out point ( ) cash-desk cash register cashier = check out girl receipt [ri'si:t] change Shop Servicing to sell (sold, sold) salesman/ saleswoman / shop assistant customer (shopper) consumer to supply , to display (goods) () to deliver (goods) () Availability of Goods to be in (full) stock to be out of stock to be well stocked with smth - to have every mortal thing to be in great demand

 

Sales and Prices sale clearance (sale) sales tax to be on sale retail , wholesale , wholesale & retail price, at a price , discount, at a discount , mark-down to rise in price , to raise prices to lower/ reduce prices at reduced prices expensive (dear) cheap price-tag Doing Shopping & Spending Money to do (one's) shopping to go shopping to shop around , to window shop shopping spree "" shopping queue[kju:], line to queue up for smth - to queue-jump to buy (bought, bought) = to purchase - a purchase impulse buying bargain ['ba:gin] ( ) to bargain You got a good bargain You got a bad bargain purse/ wallet , to spend money on smth - to buy smth for cash - to buy smth on credit - to pay (paid, paid) for smth - to pay in cash to pay by credit card to be in debt to cost (cost, cost) to cost a bomb How much does it cost? ? How much is this dress? How much are these shoes? What is the price of the suit? ?

 

 

Some Shops & the Goods They Sell
Antique shop valuable old articles bric-a-brac China shop ", , " china (porcelain) glassware pottery (ceramics) [si'ræmiks] crockery , Florist's (flower shop) plant potted plant wreath [ri:0] bouquet ['bukei] seeds Haberdasher's thread reel tape ribbon needle () knitting - needle () pin safety - pin button zip(-fastener) - tie

 

bow tie - belt gloves mittens , muffler scarf Draper's shop textile/ fabric satin baize cambric ['keimbrik] velvet (silk velvet) cotton velvet cotton nylon corduroy (, .) serge (for lining) ( ) print calico linen flannel felt pure - wool cloth worsted [wustid] tweed ( ) silk (natural, artificial) (, ) Textiles may be: background plain flowered striped spotty pin - striped checked polka dot (dotted) Sports shop (sports outfitter's) sportswear sport equipment Jeweller's gem stones emerald sapphire ruby amethyst jade pearl ring signet ring engagement ring ( ) wedding ring ear-rings studs necklace brooch pendant , chain bracelet cuff-links silverware Perfumery (Cosmetics) perfume (scent) cream lipstick varnish powder eye-shade mascara make-up - Stationer's/ stationery note paper writing paper writing pad wrapping paper carbon paper notebook file () pocket (desk) diary () paper clip drawing pin (thumb tack) ruler rubber, eraser fountain pen ball-point pen ink refill fibre / felt-tip pen crayon lead pencil  

 

Newsagent's shop () newspapers magazines posters paperbacks greeting cards plain/picture postcard / envelopes stamps Household goods shop tableware dinnerware kitchen utensils [ju'tensilz] iron broom mop electric appliances [a'plaiənsiz] bulb . Ironmonger's (hardware) shop () spade nail hammer screw screwdriver gardening tools - watering-can bucket (pail) At a Clothing Shop/ Department Ready-made clothes Ready-to-wear Off-the-peg fitting room Knitted goods (wear) cardigan , , sweater jumper pull-over (jersey) V-neck V- Hosiery[ˡhəʊzɪərɪ;US ˡhəʊʒərɪ] - socks stockings tights (panty-hose) knee-high stockings () knee-length socks () Women's outfitter's () garments dress (frock) gown [gaun] _ pinafore dress - dressing-gown house-coat () () blouse [blauz] skirt culottes - Women's underwear lingerie [ˈlænʒərɪ] slip waist - slip - bra (brassiere) panties pantie briefs bikini briefs - tanga briefs Milliner's () Men's outfitter's () shirt T-shirt trousers (slacks, pants) jeans/denim overall suit [sju:t, su:t] single-breasted suit double-breasted suit t lounge suit ['Iaunʤ ] () track suit    

 

jacket , dinner jacket (US: tuxedo) tail-coat Men's underwear sleeveless vest short-sleeved vest/T-shirt briefs, trunks long johns pyjamas Outer clothing department coat , duvet coat fur-coat raincoat (mackintosh, mac) , parka wind jacket wind cheater wind breaker Parts of Clothes hood collar stand-up collar turndown collar pocket hip pocket patch pocket sleeve batwing sleeve puffed sleeve- decorative stitching frill lace trimming Footwear Department footwear shoes pattern shoes patent-leather shoes pumps shoes "" suede (chamois) shoes canvas shoes leather-soled shoes rubber soled shoes crepe soled [kreip-] flat-heeled shoes low-heeled shoes high-heeled shoes stiletto shoes platform shoes training shoes (trainers) pointed shoes blunt-pointed shoes boots high fur-lined boots laced (shoes, boots) (, ) sandals moccasins clogs slippers , mules overshoes (galoshes) (US rubbers) Wellingtons ( ) shoe horn shoe polish   Parts of Shoes sole shoe buckle toe () heel- lace Some Useful Words and Phrases (at a clothing/footwear department) Offering help to a client to attend to/ to serve to be attended to/ to be served Are you being served? ? Are you being attended to? ? to wrap Do you want it wrapped? ? plastic bag paper bag to try on You may try it on. The fitting room is over there. , .  

 

  Talking on Quality to be long-wearing to wear well , to be shrink-proof to be colour-fast or fade-proof to be shower-proof or waterproof , to be crease-resistant Talking on Fashion cut style, design [stail, di'zain] fashion, vogue [voug] to come into fashion to go out of fashion in fashion out of fashion all the vogue all the fashion all the rage up-to-date fashionable old-fashioned stylish dowdy ['daudi] , drab [dræb] , Wearing Clothes & Shoes to put smth on -. to have smth on -. to wear smth -., -. to take smth off -. to take size in smth -. to wear smth size -. What size do you take in shoes? ? What size shoes do you wear? ? I wear shoes size 41 41 Fitting and Misfitting well-fitting clothes/shoes /,   ill-fitting clothes/shoes /, it is a perfect fit to be a misfit to suit, to become , , to match, to go with , to look (well) , () to be stock size Expressing your like/dislike I like the cut Itll show the dirt too quickly The shoes pinch my toes Im afraid its a bit too bright for me , It feels rather tight/ loose round my waist / I decided on ( ) Altering Clothes to take in to let out I must have the dress taken in at the waist and let out at the shoulders Some Useful Expressions to run out of smth ( ) to run short of smth I've run out of flour . to stock up () I usually stock up for the week on Saturdays. . that will do ; , will this do? // ? I'd like a couple of big apples. Will these do? We've just got/had.....in ; to be out of stock , to have sold out ,
Have you got vinegar? We've sold out/we're out of stock at the moment to buy/sell smth loose [lu:s] / - buys fresh fruit and vegetables loose. to sell smth by weight/by the head , to afford , , can't afford smth, to buy smth - QUANTITIES & PACKAGE bunch of flowers of grapes of parsley of keys bar of (chocolate) () cake/tablet (US bar) of (soap) ()joint of (beef) () loaf of (bread), , () lump of (sugar) () slice of (bread, cake, cheese) (, , ) dozen of (eggs) () half a dozen (1/2 doz.) ball of (wool) () reel (US spool) of (thread) () bottle of (milk) carton/packet of (milk, cigarettes) / (, ) box of (clips) () roll of (paper) () tube of (toothpaste) ( ) jar of (cream) () can/tin of (sardine, peaches) (, ) Idiomatic Expressions to pay through the nose , , to pay the devil (hell) - the deuce (devil) to pay , , , to pay (dearly) for one's whistle () to pay smb in his own coin -. into the bargain , a bargain is a bargain no bargain (sl.) ( ) I don't buy it (colloq.) () I'll buy it , (.) to be a good seller ( ) to sell one's saddle to sell smb short , - to sell one's rival short to buy a pig in a poke  
       

 

Appendix I

Words to be memorized

aisle[ail] bakery, bakers bargain butchery, butchers cash change cheap counter customer dairy products dairy shop department store discount, at a discount expensive fashion fishmongery, fishmonger's fitting-room goods

 

haberdashery, haberdasher's jewellary, jewellers market millinery, milliner's price price, at a price price-tag purchase purse queue[kju:] receipt[ri'si:t] retail sale shop-assistant shop-window stationary, stationers to bargain to be in great demand with smb to be in stock to be out of stock to buy (bought, bought) to come into fashion to cost (cost, cost) to do shopping to fit to go out of fashion to go shopping to pay (paid, paid) to pay through the nose to sell (sold, sold) to try on wallet wholesale




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