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Lead-in 1 Work with a partner. Which of these statements do you think apply to men and -to women? They:

1    enjoy shopping even if they don’t buy anything.

2    only go shopping if they need something.

3    don’t like to return things to a shop because it suggests they madę a mistake.

4    feel that the name on the shopping bag is as important as \vhat’s in it.

5    enjoy hundng for a bargain.

Shop ’til you drop

1 Complete the article with the words and phrases in the box.

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2 Read the text again and compare your ideas in Lead-in Ex 1 with the author’s.

HOWTO SHOP

Shops are the only places in society where people

ask you if you need he!p.They'll do (I)_to treat you like the attraa;ve and interesting

person you could become if you (2)_on the most expensive items in the shop.

Shopping is not the same as buying women shop. men buy. Women can enjoy shopping without buying sometbng.They can even go shopping, take stuff back and still have fun.

Men go to the shops only when they need something.They look for this thing and when they find it they buy it If it's not right they don't take it back because this would imply some error of judgement on their part

For women. the golden ru!e of shopping is that the morę trendy and exdusive the

(3)_name on the bag the better you will feel. And a bag with Irttle

ropes instead of handies is almost worth buying on rts own. Once you have about five bags. put some of the bags into the oth.er bags. Remem ber if you want to

make a (4)_. rather than putting smali into big you should put

cheap into expensive.

On the other hand. bargains can also be an exciting part of shopping. Women

enjoy (5)_a bargain. and they will often finish a shopping trip

claiming to have (6)_morę money than they’ve spent

Men and women should never shop together If they do. the correct position for the man is just outside the door of the shop. The woman then summons the man to look at something she has no intention of buying.This is repeated in every shop, except the one with interesting gadgets for men

3    W ork with a partner. Do you agree with the author’s ideas? Which of the things he mentions have you done or experienced?

4    Imagine you are conducting a survey about shopping habits. Rewrite the direct ąuestions as indirect ąuestions using the ąuestion beginnings in the box. Add one os two ąuestions of your own.

Could you tell me Would you say Do you mind if I ask you Do you kncr.

1    How often do you go shopping?

2    Is shopping generally a pleasure or a necessity for you?

3    Do you generally go shopping alone or with friends?

4    How much do you spend on clothing each month?

5    Do you ever buy clothes without trying them on?

6    How often do you take clothes back to the shop?

7    When are you next going shopping?