Shops and shopping

When we want to buy something, we must go to the shop where it is sold.

Sugar, tea, coffee, salt and so on are sold at the grocer's

Bread is sold at the bakers

Meat is sold at the butchers

We buy vegetables at the greengrocers

Cakes and sweets are sold at the confectionery.

When we want to buy clothes, we go to the clothing shop.

We buy jewellery, silver and gold watches at the jewellers

To buy tobacco and cigarettes we go to the tobacconists

We buy books at the book-shop.

The salesgirl stands behind the counter

The cashier sits at the cash desk

The customers give the bill and money to the cashier, who gives us a check and our change

Some shops have many departments. They are called department stores

In some shops there are no salesmen or salesgirls, but only cashiers. They are called self-service shops.