Going to the store

GOING TO THE STORE

                       

  

Shopping is an everyday activity. The average American family spends around five hours a week at the store. That’s 260 hours a year spent on buying food. Clothes, beautiful products, and electronic goods. So, is shopping a chore or a leisure activity?

The answer depends on the type of shopping. Grocery shopping is a routine activity where the shopper buys basic needs such as foo. On the other hand, clothes shopping is a social activity that many young people do with their friends. Here is some more information about five different types of shopping, from the least popular to the most popular.

 Number 5. Grocery shopping

The least popular type of shopping for young people is grocery shopping. For many years people went to a local store to buy theirs essential items. Then in the 1980 the (hypermarket) or (superstore) spread across many parts of the world. Nowadays, you can go grocery shopping and buy clothes, DVDS, televisions, computers, and furniture at the same time.

  Number4: Shoes shopping

The average American buys seven pairs of shoes each year. Tennis shoes are the most popular style of shoes for children. Tennis shoes were invented in the early 1900 they became popular in the 1950 and 1960 when American families began to have more leisure time.

Number 3: Electrical good

These days technology changes extremely quickly. Each year there is a new computer, television, or cell phone in the store. High definition is the latest TV technology and already 65% of US families own at least one high definition television. Also than half of all twelve year olds own their own cell phone.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. - Which is the title of the reading? ________________________________

2. - what type shopping is the least popular for young people? _____________

3. - in what year were invented tennis? _______________

4. - how many pairs of shoes American buy each year? _______________

 5. - How many hours a week spends American families at the store? _____________________________________

6. - List the three different types of shopping