Exercise 4

Fill in the blanks.

What kinds of shops cater for people’s needs?

If we need c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ goods, we go to a d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ store with a floor “everything for men” – where we can buy everything, from a pair of s_ _ _ _ to full evening dress, a floor for women – everything including l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and f_ _ _ _ _ evening wear, a floor for children, a coffee bar and a restaurant, markets and supermarkets, b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, second-hand shops, s_ _ _ _ _, kiosks, etc. If we shop for food we go to the baker’s, grocer’s, greengrocer’s, butcher’s, etc.

There are f_ _ _ _ _ _ stores which specialize in ultra-feminine and avant-garde wear for shoppers to whom money is no object. All of them are worth a glance.

The Ukraina department store puts the emphasis on men’s w_ _ _, but women are well-looked after too.

Exercise 5

Explain the difference between …

(a) to overcharge and to undercharge

(b) a shopkeeper and a shoplifter

(c) shopping and window-shopping

(d) a wholesaler and a retailer

Exercise 6

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