Shopping's Great L.C.
Shopping's Great L.C.
Shopping's Great L.C.
Knightsbridge is famous for ____________ Richard: Sue Simpson is a hat specialist. Hi Sue.
shopping. This is where the rich and famous
Sue: Oh, hi Richard.
come to buy… their ________. And this is the
one and only Harrods… the ultimate in luxury. Richard: Wow, a bowler hat, you don’t see many
Even royalty shop here. If I’m lucky, I ________ of those these days, do you?
see someone famous.
Sue: Well, we don’t call it a ‘bowler’ here at
If only they __________ it in my size. Lovely! Lock’s, we call it a ‘coke hat’ because it was
Thank you! __________ in 1850 for Thomas Coke…
Done quite well there – what’s next? Taxi! Richard: …by this very shop.
Harvey Nichols, please.
Sue: …by this very shop and we still call it a
At Harvey Nichols ‘coke’ to this day.
Harvey Nichols – or ‘Harvey Nicks’ for short – is Richard: Ah, the classic top hat. When would I
a great place for _____________ fashion. wear that?
Well, I had to buy couple of things… What? Sue: That’s a beautiful silk top hat. You would
wear that for a society wedding, or the time you
At Hamleys
see most of them is at Ascot, which is the
The biggest toy shop in the world – now you’re famous race meeting in June.
talking! So cute… err… it’s not for me
Richard: So what’s your _____________ here at
Oxford Street Lock’s?
London’s Oxford Street is retail _________. It’s Sue: Our best-seller would be a classic tweed
got over 2 kilometres of shops to choose from… cap or this trilby here, which is called a
and, of course, Selfridges for shopping _____ ‘Voyager’, and the novelty of this one…
_______. Taxi!
Richard: …is it folds up so you can pop it into
________ you drop all this off home for me, your luggage.
please? I’m off to explore a different sort of
Sue: …pop it into your luggage.
shopping in Britain.
Richard: Excellent. Is that a deerstalker?
If you like shopping all under one ______, then
there are big shopping centres all over Britain. Sue: Similar to a deerstalker, but this is a
The Olympic-______ shopping centre at country cap with a fastening that goes over the
Westfield, Stratford, is huge. With over 300 top. And this was invented originally for
shops, it’s one of the largest shopping centres wearing in open-top cars, but now it’s more
in Europe. commonly worn on the hills out shooting and
this keeps the ears warm and stops it blowing
At Lock's
away.
Richard: I like it; I’ll ______ this one.
While you listen 1. If only I _________ so much work to do, I
could go outside and enjoy the sunshine. (have)
See if you can answer the questions while you
watch the video. 2. If only he _________ remember where he put
Comprehension Task 1: In what order the key… (can)
did Richard look at the following products?
3. If only I ____________ that burger... I feel sick!
Shoes Cheese (eat)
Bowler hat Top hat
Chocolate Teddy bear 4. I want a better job. If only I _______________
more when I was at school… (study)
Comprehension Task 2: Match the
shops/shopping areas with their specialties. 5. If only your parents ________ me, we could
get married. (like)
1) Harrods a) hats
6. If only I ___________ you were coming, I would
2) Harvey Nichols b) toys have baked a cake. (know)
3) Hamleys c) designer fashion
and other goods 7. If only you ____________ angry and shouted at
4) Oxford Street d) 2km of different her, perhaps she wouldn’t have left. (get)
shops
5) Lock & Co e) luxury department Can you identify 2 more “If” statements?
store with a famous
food hall /court 1. ___________________________________________