Module 5, exercise 1 page 62 Speaker A Until I was about 16, my mum always insisted on coming with me when I went shopping for clothes.0:01
One time I wanted to go to this party and I asked my mother if I could have a new pair of jeans.0:15
It took me ages to persuade her to let me go shopping on my own.0:20
I knew exactly what I wanted and exactly which shop sold them.0:25
It took me about 20 minutes to get to the shop, buy the jeans and get home again.0:29
I didn't want to wear them brand new so I figured I would throw them in the wash.0:33
Of course, I knew nothing about washing instructions so I didn't even look at them.0:38
So I guess it shouldn't have come as such a huge shock to me when I took them out of the washing machine and they had shrunk about three sizes.0:43
Speaker B I must admit that I have a weakness for china vases.0:52
Big, small, round, square, I love them all.0:58
Last summer my friend Kim and I decided to go to a local car boot sale.1:02
We were wandering around when suddenly I spotted a whole display of second hand porcelain.1:08
Kim knew what I was like and tried to persuade me to keep away from the display.1:14
I refused to listen though and practically ran towards the seller and his wares.1:19
About an hour later I was the proud owner of 12 new porcelain vases.1:25
Only when I couldn't find any room on the shelves to put them did I admit that perhaps I had gone a bit over the top.1:31
I mean really, there are only so many vases that any one person can own.1:38
Speaker C I remember being invited to my first big dance.1:46
My best friend Jane told me that I would have to have something new to wear.1:53
Jane had mentioned a new boutique where she had bought a gorgeous dress the week before.1:58
She described the dress to me and it sounded wonderful.2:03
So I thought I would go there and see if I could get one like hers.2:06
Well, I did find one like hers, but I couldn't get it in a colour that suited me.2:10
Anyway, in the end, out of desperation, I ended up getting this little mini dress without even trying it on.2:15
I bought it and took it home.2:23
You can imagine the look on my face when I put it on, only to find that it was about two sizes too big for me.2:25
Speaker D Every Saturday morning my mom is good enough to babysit for my little boy and my best friend Julie's little girl so the two of us can go and do a bit of shopping.2:33
Last week though, mom said she couldn't because she had read about a book exhibition that she wanted to go to.2:46
What it meant, of course, was that Julie and I would have to take our kids with us to the shops.2:52
It was a disaster, what with one toddler screaming for a box of biscuits and the other one crying for a bag of crisps.2:57
By the time we got home from the high street, we were absolutely exhausted.3:07
Speaker E Last summer, my oldest friend, Cindy and I went abroad together on a shopping trip.3:14
It was absolutely amazing.3:22
There was so much choice and everything was so cheap.3:24
Anyway, we were in a popular shopping district when we came across a market stall selling perfume.3:28
All the top name brands.3:34
Cindy bought four bottles.3:37
At first I thought I would pass, but Cindy kept going on about how I really should take advantage of the cheap prices.3:40
I finally gave in and bought three bottles.3:47
I don't think I need to tell you how angry I was two days later back home when I spotted a shop selling the exact same perfume at less than half the price we had.3:51
PA Speaker F My brother and I are twins and when we were young, Mum always used to buy us the same outfits.4:03
Neither of us wanted to dress like the other all the time, and when we were teenagers we would always make sure that we wore different things.4:14
Now we are in our 30s and have our own families.4:24
Recently we were both invited to the opening night of a friend's new restaurant.4:28
When I saw my brother, I immediately burst out laughing.4:33
Clearly we had both been shopping for the occasion and chosen exactly the same blue and white check shirt.4:37
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