Question

Look at the picture in Food for Thought 3 and answer the questions.

What kind of shop are the people in(This is a gift shop)? What products does it sell?
What is the relationship between the people? What do you think they are saying to each other? What do you think happens next?
Which shops do you like to go into? Are there any kinds of shop you dislike? Do you think men and women shop differently?

Answer 1

[what kind of shop…?]
They are in a souvenir shop.
[what products….]
It sells gifts, postcards, cups, and arts and crafts.
[what is the relationship…]
I see a mother and a son standing in front of the display.
[what do you think they are saying?]
They are talking about souvenirs and paintings on the display.
[what do you think happens next?]
They might buy a beautiful painting or a nice vase as a gift to someone special.
[which shops do you like?]
(I personally like to go to tech stores, that sells computers, mobile phones, and video games.) пиши если нравятся компьютеры.
(I really like going to a shopping mall and just look around the see what they sell. Sometimes I go with my friends and we try on different clothing together)-пиши это если нравится покупать одежду.
[are there any kinds of shops you dislike?]
I don’t like going to hardware store because there is nothing interesting for me to see.
[do you think men and women shop differently?]
To my mind, men and women can both like shopping, but they do it in different stores. Most men like technology and hardware stores, and women enjoy shopping in department stores and shopping malls.