23 Shopping

a sweet

(British English) a small piece of food made mainly from sugar

• a packet of ___

• a ___ shop

a basket

a container used for carrying things in a shop

• a shopping ___

• a picnic ___

• a clothes/laundry ___ (= in which dirty clothes are put before being washed)

• a wicker/wire ___

• a cat/dog ___ (= in which a cat or dog sleeps or is carried around)

a shelf

a flat surface where products are displayed

• on a ___ The book I wanted was on the top ___.

• supermarket ___

• (North American English) store ___

a checkout

the place where you pay for goods in a shop

• a ___ assistant/operator

• long queues at the ___

a trolley

(North American English cart)
a large metal basket on wheels used for carrying shopping

• a shopping/supermarket/luggage ___

to make somebody do something

to cause somebody to do something

fresh

recently made, cooked, or produced

• Is this milk ___?

• ___ bread/flowers/fish

an entrance

the place where you enter a building

• the front/back/side ___ of the house

• A separate ___ leads to the garden.

• ___ to something Protesters blocked the ___ to the building.

• at the ___ I'll meet you at the main ___.

an aisle

a passage between rows of shelves in a shop

a queue

(North American English line)
a line of people waiting for something

• There were long ___ at polling stations.

• the front/head/back/end of the queue

• ___ for something I had to join a ___ for the toilets.

• ___ of somebody/something There was a ___ of traffic waiting to turn right.

• in a ___ How long were you in the ___?

an item

a single thing

• Students had to select three topics from the list of ___.

likely

expected or probable

• the most ___ explanation/outcome/scenario

• They might ask for help or, more ___, just give up.

• A threat level of ‘Severe’ means a terrorist attack is highly ___.

• ___ to do something Tickets are ___ to be expensive.

• ___ (that)… It's hardly ___ (that) they'll refuse.

• It is quite ___ the discussion may never take place.

a special offer

a product sold at a lower price than usual

a shopping centre

(North American English shopping center)
a large covered area containing many shops

under one roof

in one place or building

convenient

practical and easy to use

• ___ for somebody/something He said meeting in Adelaide would be ___ for him as well.

• When would be ___ for a visit?

• it is ___ to do something It is very ___ to pay by credit card.

• it is ___ for somebody to do something It's much more ___ for me to drive there.

• ___ to do You'll find these meals quick and ___ to prepare.

a wide range

a large selection of different things

to replace

to exchange something for another one

• ___ somebody/something as something She ___ Dr Hales as head teacher.

a refund

money returned to you after you return something

• a tax ___

• to claim/demand/receive a ___

• If there is a delay of 12 hours or more, you will receive a full ___ of the price of your trip.

a street market

an outdoor place where people sell goods from stalls

atmosphere

the general feeling of a place or situation

a stall

a small stand or temporary shop at a market

• He works on a market ___ in the Square.

• They have a fish ___ on the market.

to haggle

the act of arguing about a price to make it lower

• ___ over/about something I left him in the market ___ing over the price of a shirt.

• ___ with somebody over/about something We spent a long time ___ing with the authorities over our visas.

• ___ something You can sometimes ___ a good discount.

• ___ something down (to something) I managed to ___ the price down to something more reasonable.