Number 14, exercise 15.0:02
Listen to the interview about the British shops and do the tasks in your student's book.0:06
Shopping in Britain what are the most famous shops in London?0:14
Perhaps the two most famous shops in London are Selfridges and Harrods.0:20
These are both very large department stores.0:26
Of course, there are many other department stores which exist in most British towns.0:29
What other department stores exist in London and other parts of the country?0:35
The John Lewis stores is one of them.0:41
Marks and Spencer is another.0:44
In London, a lot of the best department stores are in Oxford street, which is famous for its shopping.0:47
What has happened to C and A, which used to be one of the main department stores in London?0:55
Because of competition from the Far east and the cheapness of these products, the profitability of many large department stores is in danger.1:01
And C and A is one of them.1:11
By the way, we used to call it coats and hats.1:15
Talking seriously, the company is reassessing its priorities, is rethinking its future plans.1:21
A decision has been made recently to withdraw from the high street.1:29
As you know, the high street is an area where the shops are and where goods are sold.1:34
What does to withdraw from the High street mean?1:41
To withdraw in this case means to retreat or to leave the commercial area and therefore to close the shopping outlet.1:45
So it is possible to say that C and A is closing down.1:55
Where do English people usually buy food nowadays?2:01
Currently, many people use the large or small supermarkets, whether they have a car or not.2:06
Some people use public transport buses to take them to and from the supermarkets.2:13
It does mean, however, that the shopper usually has a lot of heavy shopping to take home with him on the bus.2:20
A car is much more useful.2:28
And what has happened to traditional English shops?2:30
Bakers, butchers, greengrocers?2:34
A lot of shopping is still done at the small corner shops, small shops on the corner of the street.2:38
The small corner shops can often sell more specialised goods which supermarkets do not stock.2:46
For example, one prefers freshly baked bread and cakes from the bakers.2:54
Or one prefers the professionally butchered meat from the butchers.3:00
He may also make his own sausages.3:05
Some people would go to the florists for bunches of flowers rather than buy pre selected flowers in the supermarket.3:09
What are the largest supermarkets in London?3:17
Tesco is the largest, followed by Sainsbury's.3:21
Then it is Asda, which means associated dairies.3:25
And the fourth one is is John Lewis.3:29
So there are the four major supermarkets.3:33
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