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Are the British adventurous shoppers? What do they appreci-
ate in goods? In your country, do shops stay open for more
or fewer hours a week than they do in Britain?
WARM UP
Factfile
Shopping
1.1 Read the factfile and
complete it with the words
given below:
coin Sundays
midday nine eight
all day half-past five
twentieth century six
banknotes very late
one hundred Christmas
the pound sterling a ‘quid’
1.2 Work with a partner
Discuss your answers
Check your answers with
the factfile in the Answer
Key.
Do any of the facts from
the factfile surprise you?
1
The normal time for shops to open is … in the morning. Large out-
of-town supermarkets stay open all day until about … o’clock.
2
Most small shops stay open … and then close at … or a bit later.
3
In some towns there is an ‘early closing day’ when the shops shut at
… and do not open again. However, this is becoming rarer.
4
In the last quarter of …, shop opening hours have become more var-
ied. Regulations have been relaxed. It is now much easier than it
used to be to find shops open after … .
5
In some areas the local authorities are encouraging high street shops
to stay open … on some evenings as a way of putting new life into
their ‘dead’ town centers.
6
The most significant change in recent years has been with regard to
… . By the early 1990s many shops, including chain stores, were
opening on some Sundays, especially in the period before … .
7
The currency of Britain is … , whose symbol is ‘£’, always written
before the amount.
8
Informally, a pound is sometimes called … , so £ 20 might be ex-
pressed as ‘twenty quid’. There are … pence (written ‘p’, pro-
nounced ‘pea’) in a pound.
9
The one-pound … has four different designs: an English one, a
Scottish one, a Northern Irish one and a Welsh one. In Scotland, …
with a Scottish design are issued. These notes are perfectly legal in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but banks and shops are not
obliged to accept them if they don’t want to. 
                            UNIT V. SHOPPING

                                 Are the British adventurous shoppers? What do they appreci-
                                 ate in goods? In your country, do shops stay open for more
                                 or fewer hours a week than they do in Britain?




                                          WARM UP

                                         Factfile                 Shopping
1.1     Read the factfile and
complete it with the words                1
                                          The normal time for shops to open is … in the morning. Large out-
given below:                              of-town supermarkets stay open all day until about … o’clock.
                                          2
 ƒ    coin     Sundays                    Most small shops stay open … and then close at … or a bit later.
                                          3
 ƒ    midday    nine     eight            In some towns there is an ‘early closing day’ when the shops shut at
 ƒ    all day half-past five              … and do not open again. However, this is becoming rarer.
                                          4
 ƒ    twentieth century      six          In the last quarter of …, shop opening hours have become more var-
                                          ied. Regulations have been relaxed. It is now much easier than it
 ƒ    banknotes     very late             used to be to find shops open after … .
 ƒ    one hundred      Christmas          5
                                          In some areas the local authorities are encouraging high street shops
 ƒ    the pound sterling a ‘quid’         to stay open … on some evenings as a way of putting new life into
                                          their ‘dead’ town centers.
                                          6
                                          The most significant change in recent years has been with regard to
                                          … . By the early 1990s many shops, including chain stores, were
1.2    Work with a partner                opening on some Sundays, especially in the period before … .
                                          7
 ƒ    Discuss your answers                The currency of Britain is … , whose symbol is ‘£’, always written
                                          before the amount.
 ƒ    Check your answers with
                                          8
      the factfile in the Answer          Informally, a pound is sometimes called … , so £ 20 might be ex-
                                          pressed as ‘twenty quid’. There are … pence (written ‘p’, pro-
      Key.                                nounced ‘pea’) in a pound.
                                          9
 ƒ    Do any of the facts from            The one-pound … has four different designs: an English one, a
      the factfile surprise you?          Scottish one, a Northern Irish one and a Welsh one. In Scotland, …
                                          with a Scottish design are issued. These notes are perfectly legal in
                                          England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but banks and shops are not
                                          obliged to accept them if they don’t want to.




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