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The things for sale are displayed to be easily seen.
In women’s clothing department you can see dresses, suits,
blouses, skirts, coats, beautiful underwear and many other things.
In the men’s clothing department you can choose suits, trousers,
overcoats, ties, etc.
In the knitwear department one can buy sweaters, cardigans,
short-sleeved and long-sleeved pullovers, woolen jackets.
In the perfumery they sell face cream, powder, lipstick, lotions,
shampoos.
In a food supermarket we can also buy many different things at
once: sausage, frankfurters, sugar, macaroni, flour, cereals, tea. At the
butcher’s there is a wide choice of meat and poultry. At the bakery you
buy brown and white bread, rolls, biscuits.
Another shop we frequently go to is greengrocery which is
stocked with cabbage, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, carrots, beetroots,
green peas, etc. Everything is sold ready-weighed and packed. If you call
round at a diary you are sure to buy milk, cream, butter, cheese.
The method of shopping may vary. It may be a self-service shop
where the customer goes from counter to counter selecting and putting
into a basket what he/she wishes to buy. Then the basket is taken to the
check-out counter, where the prices of the purchases are added up. If it is
not a self-service shop, and most small shops are not, the shop-assistant
helps the customer in finding what he wants. You pay money to the
cashier and receive your change.

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SHOPS IN BRITAIN

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Most shops in Britain open at 9.00 a.m. and close at 5.00 p.m. or
5.30 p.m. Small shops usually close for an hour at lunch time. On one or
two days a week - usually Thursday or Friday some large food shops
stay open until about 8.00 for late night shopping.
Many shops are closed in the afternoon one day a week. Nearly
all shops are closed on Sundays. Newspaper shops are open in the

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