SHOPPING is Great! Great shopping isn’t just about big shops.
Smaller shops can offer something special too.
London is the shopping capital of the world.
Every year millions of __________ visitors shop
here. But what makes shopping here so great?
There’s only one way to find out. I’m off to
_______ some shopping – follow me!
At Harrods
Knightsbridge is famous for ____________
shopping. This is where the rich and famous
come to buy… their ________. And this is the
one and only Harrods… the ultimate in luxury.
Even royalty shop here. If I’m lucky, I ________
see someone famous.
If only they __________ it in my size. Lovely!
Thank you!
Done quite well there – what’s next? Taxi!
Harvey Nichols, please.
At Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols – or ‘Harvey Nicks’ for short – is
a great place for _____________ fashion.
Well, I had to buy couple of things… What?
At Hamleys
The biggest toy shop in the world – now you’re
talking! So cute… err… it’s not for me
Oxford Street
London’s Oxford Street is retail _________. It’s
got over 2 kilometres of shops to choose from…
and, of course, Selfridges for shopping _____
_______. Taxi!
________ you drop all this off home for me,
please? I’m off to explore a different sort of
shopping in Britain.
If you like shopping all under one ______, then
there are big shopping centres all over Britain.
The Olympic-______ shopping centre at
Westfield, Stratford, is huge. With over 300
shops, it’s one of the largest shopping centres
in Europe.  commonly worn on the hills out shooting and
At Lock's
Tucked away in the heart of Piccadilly is a great
shopping gem. Lock’s sell that must-have in
gentlemen’s fashion: the hat! Lock’s opened in
London in 1679. Their hats can be _________
across the world. They pride themselves on
their __________ __________.
Richard: Sue Simpson is a hat specialist. Hi Sue.
Sue: Oh, hi Richard.
Richard: Wow, a bowler hat, you don’t see many
of those these days, do you?
Sue: Well, we don’t call it a ‘bowler’ here at
Lock’s, we call it a ‘coke hat’ because it was
__________ in 1850 for Thomas Coke…
Richard: …by this very shop.
Sue: …by this very shop and we still call it a
‘coke’ to this day.
Richard: Ah, the classic top hat. When would I
wear that?
Sue: That’s a beautiful silk top hat. You would
wear that for a society wedding, or the time you
see most of them is at Ascot, which is the
famous race meeting in June.
Richard: So what’s your _____________ here at
Lock’s?
Sue: Our best-seller would be a classic tweed
cap or this trilby here, which is called a
‘Voyager’, and the novelty of this one…
Richard: …is it folds up so you can pop it into
your luggage.
Sue: …pop it into your luggage.
Richard: Excellent. Is that a deerstalker?
Sue: Similar to a deerstalker, but this is a
country cap with a fastening that goes over the
top. And this was invented originally for
wearing in open-top cars, but now it’s more
this keeps the ears warm and stops it blowing
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. ___________________________________________

Language Task 1: Use the words to 2. ___________________________________________

complete the phrases.
Language Task 3: The modal verbs
a) the world d) and only Identify 3 situations expressed as possibilities
b) themselves on e) sized and another one as a polite request.
c) have f) service 1. ___________________________________________
g) heaven
2. ___________________________________________
1. the shopping capital of __________ 3. ___________________________________________
2. the one ____________
4. ___________________________________________
3. Olympic-__________
Language Task 4: The Passive
4. retail __________
Identify 5 situations expressed in passive.
5. pride __________ These are the verbs: tuck away, see, invent x
6. personal _________ 2, and wear
7. a must- ___________ 1. ___________________________________________
Language Task 2: If only they had it in my 2. ___________________________________________
size…
Type the correct form of the verb in the gap. 3. ___________________________________________
Remember, you may need the negative or 4. ___________________________________________
had + past participle instead of just the past
form. 5. ___________________________________________