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What are your shopping habits?

I’m not much of a shopper, but my sister is a terrific one. I prefer to do window shopping. Saturday is my shopping day. I’m used to doing shopping with a shopping list. I’m neither a stingy nor an extravagant customer. I just like to buy the right things at reasonable prices.

I think I am a reasonable customer. With me quality counts above all. If I like the article, I am ready to buy it even at a sky-high price. But I feel good if I manage to buy a good thing for a song. Generally I stick to the rule: I’m not rich enough to buy cheap things.

Although I look for bargains, I can’t say I often find them. Now when prices are exorbitant, I rely much on sales. Price reductions are quite apparent at sales. One can buy high quality goods at reduced prices there. Last time I bought a flared skirt. It is a real bargain.

Various goods are on sale at the shops where I go shopping. The choice of consumer goods is not scanty, I must admit.

Size

· What size shoes do you wear? · What size do you take in coats? · What is your size in shoes? · I take a size 38 dress. · Size 40 is too loose on me, 36 is a bit tight, 38 is just the right size. · He needs a size smaller/larger. · The jacket is dangling. · The trousers are baggy. · to fit perfectly · to fit like a glove · to look a fright/scarecrow · to be the laughing stock of the group in a dress like this · a fitting-room/booth

 

Task 1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

What size do you take in clothes?

Let me see. 40 is too ……. on me, 36 is a bit …….., 38 is just the …….. size. Yes, I take a……. 38 dress. I like dresses which …… perfectly. I don’t like ready-made …….. . I remember once buying a ready-made dress. Instead of looking beautiful, smart and elegant in a new dress I looked like a ……..

And was sure to be the …… …….. of all around if I bought it. It was …….. in the shoulders and too loose in the hips, the waistline was misplaced, the belt didn’t …. with the dress, the colour didn’t …… the colour of my eyes and my complexion. The dress didn’t ……. at all. Since then I either make my dresses or at least content myself with made-to-measure ones. I hate to wear off-the-peg clothes.

 

Task 2. Decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Choosing Clothes

Are you one of the thousands of people who eagerly follow every new (1).......... that appears ? Or are you one of those who go to the shops and just buy whatever they can find in their (2)......... that (3).......... them? Or perhaps you order from a mail-order catalogue, and then have to send everything back because nothing (4).......... ? Whatever (5).......... of shopper you are, one thing is certain. Everyone finds (6).......... important. According to a recent survey, people spend more time either buying clothes, or thinking about buying them, or looking at them in shop (7).........., than they do on most other products, (8).......... from food. And the reason is obvious. Clothes are an important part of our (9).......... At work, you may need to impress a customer, or persuade the boss that you know what you are doing, and clothes certainly help. (10).......... dressed people, so they say, get on in the world. And as far as attracting the opposite sex is concerned, clothes also play a vital role. If a friend who has been (11).......... the same old jacket or the same old dress suddenly appears in the (12).......... fashion, you can be sure that romance is in the air. And apart from work and romance, there are the influences of sport, music and leisure on the way we 13)........... So excuse me while I (14).......... on my tracksuit and training (15)........... I'm just dashing off for some fast window-shopping.



1) A) appearance B) fashion C) uniform D) dress
2) A) place B) price C) size D)self
3) A) suits B) makes C) takes D) likes
4) A) sizes B)styles C) fits D) measures
5) A) means B) typical C) idea D) kind
6) A)out B) clothes C) dresses D) vests
7) A) centres B) sales C) times D) windows
8) A) apart B)or C) according D) taken
9) A) nowadays B) appearance C) looking D)events
10) A) well B)good C) best D) fancy
11) A) dressing B) putting on C) carrying D) wearing
12) A)last B) minute C)latest D) complete
13) A) clothes B)have C) dress D)go
14) A)put B) dress C) wear D)have
15) A) fit B) shoes C) tonight D) again

 

Exercise 3

Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1. Before we choose a dress for you, let's ...... all the shops.

a) look into b) look through c) look up d) look around

2. This jacket is the kind of thing I want. Can I.......... ?

a) wear it b) dress it c) take it off d) try it on

3. Mrs Forgetful couldn't remember what she had to buy for the weekend as she had lost her shopping …….. .

a) code b) form c) list d) record

4. ……..-order shopping is popular with housewives.

a) Letter b) Package c) Post d) Mail

5. Everything in the department store is marked with a price……. .

a) mark b) tag c) sign d) notice

6. Mrs Thrifty came to the shop hoping to ….. something.

a) pick on b)pick out c) pick through d) pick up

7. I bought these shoes in the sales. They were a real …….

a) cheap b) purchase c) bargain d) economy

8. I’m interested in this old car. Is it …..?

a) selling b) a sale c) to sell d) for sale

9. The street market was full of ……. selling fruit and vegetables.

a) counters b) boutiques c) tables d) stalls

10. I like your new car. What …… is it?

a) brand b) make c) name d) label

 

Exercise 4

Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.

tag, label, cash desk, off-the-peg, refund, sales, try on, fit, till, assistant,


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