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Shopping Vocabulary Pronunciation


Shopping Vocabulary Set 6: In a shop


checkout – the place where payment is made for goods, especially in a supermarket

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   The girl on the checkout was very friendly and chatted as she took the payment for my groceries.
   

queue – a line of people waiting

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   The supermarket was really busy and I had to queue for ages at the checkout. shelves – the place where they put the products in a shop, especially in a supermarket
   

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   With Christmas only a few weeks away, the shelves were stacked with festive food. trolley – a large container with wheels that you use to put products in, especially in a supermarket
   

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   It’s important to pack your trolley carefully so that your fruit and eggs don’t get squashed under heavy items.
   

changing room / fitting room – place in a shop where you can try clothes on before buying them

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   Belita wasn’t sure which size blouse would fit her best so she took a small and a medium into the changing room to try on.
   

opening hours – the times when a shop is open for business

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   In recent years, many shops have extended their opening hours to stay open later and catch customers leaving work.
   

Shopping Vocabulary Pronunciation


Shopping Vocabulary Set 7: Other shopping vocabulary


brand – a unique design, symbol or words, or a combination of these, used to create an image that identifies a product and differentiates it from its competitors

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   When I buy new fitness trainers, I always choose a well-known brand like Nike so that I can be sure of the quality.
   

big brand names – large, well-known companies or product names

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   Shoppers generally look for big brand names as their products usually have a good reputation.
   

brand-name goods – products made by a well-known company

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   Teenagers are a huge market for brand-name goods as having the same brand as the cool kids makes them feel cool too.
   

high street names – well-known shops

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   If you visit any town in the UK, you will see all the familiar high street names such as Boots, Marks & Spence and W.H. Smith.
   

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a luxury – something expensive that you do not need but you buy for pleasure or comfort

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   One day I’m going to treat myself to a luxury car but while the kids are young, a station wagon is far more suited to our family needs.
   

status symbol – a product that people want to have because they think othe people will admire them for owning it.

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   Designed clothes are an important status symbol among young people.
   

second-hand – something that is for sale but has been used before

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   I often browse the second-hand clothes shops to see if they’ve got anything worth having in my size.
   

fake – imitation or counterfeit

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   The sale of fake designer clothes and perfumes is illegal but can make dealers a lot of money.
   

genuine – what it is meant to be, not fake

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   The leather jackets were so cheap that Marlon doubted that they were genuine. throwaway society – the idea that we have become a society that consumes a lot of stuff and readily throws it away, replacing it with new goods
   

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   Whilst the transition to throwaway socieities is good for economic growth, it's leading to a huge waste problem.