1.
looking for products that are good value for money, usually because they
are on sale at a lower price than normal
A
bargain hunting
B
genuine
C
discount voucher
2.
looking at things in one or more shops without a firm intention to buy anything
A
discount voucher
B
browse
C
bargain hunting
3.
the practise of buying things in order to make yourself feel better when you
are unhappy
A
retail therapy
B
bargain hunting
C
browse
4.
a short period of time in which someone buys a lot of things
A
browse
B
to go on a shopping spree
C
retail therapy
5.
to go on a shopping spree
A
retail therapy
B
hit the shops / stores
C
to go on a shopping spree
6.
an unplanned purchase when something is bought suddenly without
careful thought
A
to go on a shopping spree
B
hit the shops / stores
C
an impulse buy
7.
someone who loves shopping and does it often, sometimes to the point of it
being an addiction
A
a shopaholic
B
hit the shops / stores
C
an impulse buy
8.
to put on an item of clothing to see if it fits or looks good
A
an impulse buy
B
to try on
C
a shopaholic
9.
return an unwanted item to a shop
A
a shopaholic
B
take something back
C
to try on
10.
to take or send something back to the retail outlet it was purchased
from
A
to try on
B
to return an item
C
take something back
11.
change an item that has been purchased for a different one
A
take something back
B
exchange
C
to return an item
12.
take goods from a shop without paying for them
A
shoplifting
B
to return an item
C
exchange
13.
a person who is shopping
A
exchange
B
shoplifting
C
shopper
14.
a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business
A
shoplifting
B
shopper
C
customer
15.
a business or person that sells goods to individual customers, as opposed to a
wholesaler or supplier, who normally sell their goods to another business
A
shopper
B
retailer
C
customer
16.
someone who is looking for goods that are very good value for money,
usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal
A
bargain hunter
B
customer
C
retailer
17.
the person who takes the money in a shop
A
retailer
B
bargain hunter
C
cashier
18.
a person who runs a stall at a market
A
bargain hunter
B
cashier
C
market trader / market vendor
19.
a person employed by a store to detect and prevent theft from the store
by shoplifters.
A
cashier
B
market trader / market vendor
C
store detective
20.
a place where customers can buy goods
A
market trader / market vendor
B
shop / store / retail outlet
C
store detective
21.
a group of shops that belong to one company
A
chain store
B
store detective
C
shop / store / retail outlet
22.
shops not owned by large companies
A
shop / store / retail outlet
B
chain store
C
independent stores
23.
a large shop that sells different types of items in different areas or
departments of the store
A
chain store
B
independent stores
C
department store
24.
a small local shop that is open for long hours and sells a limited
range of everyday food and other goods
A
independent stores
B
department store
C
convenience store
25.
a shop that sells goods at less than the normal retail price
A
discount store
B
department store
C
convenience store
26.
shop that sells groceries (the collective term for items of food sold in a grocery or
supermarket)
A
convenience store
B
grocery
C
discount store
27.
person or shop that sells fresh fruit and vegetables
A
discount store
B
greengrocer
C
grocery
28.
person or shop that sells fresh meat
A
grocery
B
butcher
C
greengrocer
29.
shop that sells fresh bread and cakes
A
bakery
B
greengrocer
C
butcher
30.
person or shop that sells fresh fish
A
butcher
B
bakery
C
fishmonger
31.
a shop which sells produce from a farm directly to the public
A
farm shop
B
bakery
C
fishmonger
32.
shop that sells medicines
A
fishmonger
B
pharmacy
C
farm shop
33.
sells medicines and toiletries
A
farm shop
B
pharmacy
C
chemist (UK) / drugstore (US)
34.
shop that sells newspapers and magazines
A
pharmacy
B
newsagents
C
chemist (UK) / drugstore (US)
35.
shop that sells things for home improvement
A
DIY store
B
chemist (UK) / drugstore (US)
C
newsagents
36.
shop that sells goods such as nails, screws and hand
tools.
A
hardware shop / ironmonger
B
newsagents
C
DIY store
37.
shop that specialises in cooked meats, cheeses, and unusual or
foreign prepared foods
A
DIY store
B
hardware shop / ironmonger
C
delicatessen (deli)
38.
a group of stalls selling old furniture or clothes
A
flea market
B
hardware shop / ironmonger
C
delicatessen (deli)
39.
a large enclosed shopping area from which traffic is excluded
A
delicatessen (deli)
B
shopping mall
C
flea market
40.
to acquire something by paying for it
A
flea market
B
shopping mall
C
to buy / to purchase
41.
a card that you buy at a shop to give as a gift, which entitles the person to
exchange it for goods worth the same amount
A
shopping mall
B
to buy / to purchase
C
gift voucher
42.
a voucher, often printed in a newspaper or magazine, that can be used to get
something without paying for it, or at a reduced price
A
to buy / to purchase
B
coupon
C
gift voucher
43.
a plastic card that can be used to buy goods in a particular store that you pay
for at a later time
A
gift voucher
B
coupon
C
store card
44.
a plastic card used to pay for items that takes the money directly from your
bank account
A
coupon
B
store card
C
debit card
45.
a plastic card that you use to buy goods or services and pay for them later
A
store card
B
debit card
C
credit card
46.
money in the form of notes and coins
A
debit card
B
credit card
C
cash
47.
a piece of paper showing the amount of money you have paid for something used
as proof of purchase
A
credit card
B
receipt
C
cash
48.
money given back to a customer when they return a product they are not happy
with
A
refund
B
cash
C
receipt
49.
a label that states the price of an item
A
receipt
B
price tag
C
refund
50.
to buy something cheaply
A
refund
B
price tag
C
to pick up a bargain / to snap up a bargain
51.
extremely cheap or costing much less than the usual amount
A
price tag
B
knock-down price
C
to pick up a bargain / to snap up a bargain
52.
to reduce prices a great deal
A
to slash prices
B
to pick up a bargain / to snap up a bargain
C
knock-down price
53.
costing a lot of money
A
knock-down price
B
expensive
C
to slash prices
54.
something that does not cost a lot of money
A
inexpensive / cheap
B
to slash prices
C
expensive
55.
to cost more than you think it is worth
A
expensive
B
over-priced
C
inexpensive / cheap
56.
to negotiate the cost of an item
A
inexpensive / cheap
B
haggle
C
over-priced
57.
the place where payment is made for goods, especially in a supermarket
A
over-priced
B
haggle
C
checkout
58.
a line of people waiting
A
haggle
B
queue
C
checkout
59.
a large container with wheels that you use to put products in, especially in a
supermarket
A
checkout
B
queue
C
trolley
60.
place in a shop where you can try clothes on before buying
them
A
queue
B
changing room / fitting room
C
trolley
61.
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
A
brand
B
trolley
C
changing room / fitting room
62.
a product that people want to have because they think other people will
admire them for owning it
A
changing room / fitting room
B
status symbol
C
brand
63.
what it is meant to be, not fake
A
brand
B
genuine
C
status symbol
64.
a ticket or piece of paper, often with a code on it, that gives money off
the purchase price
