Shopping in London (Listening Activities)

Shopping in London

 (Listening Comprehension

Activities)

                                   by Aliona Moroz

2023

Objectives: to activate using lexical units on the topic; to improve students’ listening, reading, writing and speaking skills; to develop the skill of critical thinking and imagination, to broaden students’ outlook, to compare British and Ukrainian shopping traditions.

Hello, my dear students! At our today’s lesson we will continue speaking about shopping in Britain. We will revise the vocabulary on the topic, play games, do different tasks but they all will be connected with our main goal: today we will improve your listening comprehension. So, let’s start.

PRE-LISTENING STAGE

1. First of all, we will revise some lexical units. On the blackboard you can see the pictures and the names of the shops. Your task is to match the picture and the name of the shop.

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2. Do you remember that at our previous lesson we have learned the modal verb should and the rules of its usage. Let’s revise

3. Look at the table and make up some sentences taking a word or a word-combination from each column.

WHILE_LISTENING (Voki)

SHOPPING IN GREAT BRITAIN

When you want to buy something you go to a shop or a market. Some people are fond of shopping, others are not. But all of them go shopping now and then.

In Britain buying food is usually done at the baker’s, at the butcher’s, at the confectionery or at the greengrocers. If you need either sugar or rice, you go to the grocer’s. If you need fish, you go to the fishmonger’s. At the dairy you can buy dairy products like milk or cream.

But nowadays shopping in the supermarket becomes more and more popular, because it’s convenient as they operate on the self-service system. It means that you walk round the shop and choose what you want. You don’t put goods into your bag before paying for them. You can use trolleys. At the exit you pay for all goods at the cashier. Supermarkets don’t close for lunch. If you are a traveler in Britain, you should know some shopping habits of the country. For example, you should remember that fish shops are closed on Mondays. You should know that sales are popular with British shoppers. They are held twice a year by shops and department stores to get rid of old stock. Some shops and supermarkets in Britain had got leading positions.

Sainsbury’s supermarkets are leaders in food and drink selling. These very big supermarkets are for richer people who want to do shopping once a week or even a month.

Tesco’s supermarkets are leaders, too. But they’ve got a different image. They sell goods at lower prices.

British Home Stores (BHS) is a group of large shops selling mainly clothes but also food and other products for the houses.

Buying clothes in Britain is a problem for Europeans, because they have different size system. Ready-made clothes departments in London usually use both British and European sizes and tags.

There are some traditions about shopping in Britain. Mothers usually buy clothes for their small children, but British teenagers usually buy clothes by themselves. The British usually buy food in the supermarkets once a week. The food shopping in most British families is usually done by mothers.

Don’t forget that British use “please” a lot. As for “thank you” remember that in Britain in informal situations and some shops, lots people say “cheers” instead.

POST_LISTENING

1. Listen and choose the correct answer. Click the link  https://app.wizer.me and enter the password. Do the task while listening.

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1)Where can you buy rice?

a fishmonger’s       b baker’s     c grocer's

2)Shopping in the supermarket becomes more and more

popular, because it’s

a convenient        b boring         c interesting

3)You can use ....

a cars               b trolleys               c bikes

4)Fish shops are closed on .....

a Mondays             b Sundays          c Tuesdays

5)Buying clothes in Britain is a problem for...

a Travellers          b Europeans         c Americans

6)Who usually buys clothes for their chlidren?

a Grandparents             b Parents           c mother

2. Listen to the tapescript again and fill in the blanks with the missing words connected with the topic “Shopping”

When you want to buy something you go to a ______ or a market. Some people are fond of shopping, others are not. But all of them go shopping now and then.

In Britain buying food is usually done at the ________, at the butcher’s, at the confectionery or at the greengrocers. If you need either sugar or rice, you go to the ________. If you need fish, you go to the fishmonger’s. At the ________ you can buy dairy products like milk or cream.

But nowadays shopping in the supermarket becomes more and more popular, because it’s convenient as they operate on the self-service system. It means that you walk round the shop and choose what you want. You don’t put goods into your bag before paying for them. You can use __________. At the exit you pay for all goods at the cashier. Supermarkets don’t close for _______. If you are a traveler in Britain, you should know some shopping habits of the country. For example, you should remember that fish shops are closed on _________. You should know that sales are popular with British shoppers. They are held _______ a year by shops and department stores to get rid of old stock. Some shops and supermarkets in Britain had got leading positions.

Sainsbury’s supermarkets are leaders in ______ and drink selling. These very big supermarkets are for richer people who want to do shopping once a week or even a month.

Tesco’s supermarkets are leaders, too. But they’ve got a different image. They sell goods at lower __________.

British Home Stores (BHS) is a group of large shops selling mainly _________ but also food and other products for the houses.

Buying clothes in Britain is a problem for Europeans, because they have different size system. Ready-made clothes __________ in London usually use both British and European sizes and tags.

There are some traditions about shopping in Britain. Mothers usually buy clothes for their small children, but British teenagers usually _______ clothes by themselves. The British usually buy food in the supermarkets once a week. The food shopping in most British families is usually done by mothers.

Don’t forget that British use “please” a lot. As for “___________” remember that in Britain in informal situations and some shops, lots people say “cheers” instead.

3. Divide into pairs. Compose three questions according to the text and ask your partner.
4. Make up a dialogue. Speak about your shopping habits. Use the pattern given below.

• Hello! Haven’t seen you for ages! How are you?
• Hi! I’m just super! What about you?
• Oh, everything is great! Where are you going?
• I’m going to do the shopping. Would you like to join me?
• No, thanks. I don’t ……
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