Shopping and clothing

　　SHOPPING

　　1. Do you like shopping? Do you often go shopping?

　　YES OR LADIES:

　　Yes, I do. I?m really keen on/ crazy about shopping.

　　I take it as my hobby, whenever I got some time off, I?d like to go shopping.

　　I?m afraid I can?t live without shopping. I feel as if addicted to it.

　　NO OR MEN:

　　Frankly speaking, I hate it, it is so tiring, I can never understand why some ladies keep going shopping, esp. those who just keep going without buying anything.

　　2. What places do you often go for shopping?

　　PLACES: supermarket, hypermarket, local market, department store, clothing mall, emporium, marketplace, window shop,

　　Well, in china/ Beijing/ my hometown, there?re many places to go, such as supermarket, clothing mall and window shop, but I like the local markets best, coz I can buy something special/ unique/ there.

　　Well, normally I?d like to go to the department store, which has more comfortable environment and better service, what?s more, the quality of the goods are more reliable.

　　Verbs for purchase: buy, purchase, have, take,

　　3. What things do you often buy?

　　THINGS: clothing/ clothes, kitchen appliance廚房用具, office appliance辦公用具, necessaries 必需品, gift/present, books, shoes, food

　　Since I like eating very much, so very often I?d buy some special food and cook it for myself.

　　I don?t have to buy anything for the family, so I just buy some clothes that I like.

　　As I was called book worm, the only place I?d like to go is book store.

　　4. Do the Chinese like to buy something through the Internet?

　　Yes, there?re many people shop on line, which is said very convenient, but I have never tried for security reasons.

　　Yes, it is very popular among young people esp. boys, who don?t like go shopping.

　　5. Who tend to do more shopping? Man or Woman? Why?

　　Surely women are more tend to do shopping, especially the house wives, who know much better about what to buy.

　　It depends on what to buy, for furniture, normally it is man who does the shopping, while if

　　I am not sure whether it?s true or not, but most of women do enjoy shopping. On the contrary, man would normally do something else instead.

　　6. Describe a shopping center where you often go.

　　KEY:

　　Actually, I don?t do much shopping, but there is one shopping center that I often go to. That is ?Xiu Shui Street?, which locates in the east of the downtown of BJ. It is a street mainly deal with traditional Chinese clothes and some other unique, I may say it is foreign oriented, all the shop owners and assistants can speak some foreign language, which make the shopping of foreign friends easier. The reason why I often go is not to buy anything, but to meet some foreign friends so that I can practice my English.

　　Normally, I?d like to go to Carrefour, from which I can buy comparatively better things with the lowest prices, and there are normally all kinds of things from daily necessaries to appliance, so that I do not have to keep walking in deferent stores. But I hate to line up for my turn to pay, sometimes I have to wait for about 30ms, which drive me crazy.

　　7. What kind of shop is popular among young people in China?

　　CLOTHING:

　　Related Words:

　　clothes 衣服,服裝clothing 服裝wardrobe 服裝

　　garments 外衣town clothes 外衣

　　everyday clothes 便服

　　three-piece suit 三件套

　　trousseau 嫁妝

　　uniform 制服overalls 工裝褲

　　rompers 連背心的背帶褲

　　formal dress 禮服tailcoat, morning coat 大禮服evening dress 夜禮服

　　dress coat, tails 燕尾服,禮服nightshirt 男式晚禮服dinner jacket 無尾禮服

　　full dress uniform 禮服制服frock coat 雙排扣常禮服

　　gown, robe 禮袍tunic 長袍

　　overcoat 男式大衣coat 女大衣

　　topcoat 夾大衣fur coat 皮大衣

　　three-quarter coat 中長大衣

　　dust coat 風衣mantle, cloak 斗篷poncho 篷卻

　　sheepskin jacket 羊皮夾克pelisse 皮上衣

　　jacket 短外衣夾克anorak, duffel coat 帶兜帽的夾克,帶風帽的粗呢大衣

　　hood 風帽scarf, muffler 圍巾

　　shawl 大披巾knitted shawl 頭巾,編織的頭巾fur stole 毛皮長圍巾

　　muff 皮手筒

　　bathrobe 浴衣nightgown, nightdress 女睡衣pajamas 睡衣褲

　　V-neck V型領sleeve 袖子cuff 袖口buttonhole 鈕扣孔

　　shirt 襯衫blouse 緊身女衫T-shirt 短袖圓領衫,體恤衫vest 汗衫

　　polo shirt 球衣middy blouse 水手衫

　　sweater 運動衫short-sleeved sweater 短袖運動衫roll-neck sweater 高翻領運動衫round-neck sweater 圓領運動衫

　　suit, outfit, ensemble 套服

　　twinset 兩件套,運動衫褲

　　jerkin 獵裝kimono 和服cardigan 開襟毛衣

　　trousers 褲子jeans 牛仔褲short trousers 短褲knickers 兒童燈籠短褲knickerbockers 燈籠褲plus fours 高爾夫球褲,半長褲braces 褲子背帶 turnup 褲角折邊,挽腳breeches 馬褲belt 褲帶

　　skirt 裙子divided skirt, split skirt 裙褲

　　underskirt 內衣underwear, underclothes 內衣褲underpants, pants 內衣褲 briefs 短內褲,三角褲

　　panties 女短內褲knickers 女半短內褲,男用燈籠短褲brassiere, bra 乳罩corselet 緊身胸衣stays, corset 束腰,胸衣waistcoat 背心tights, leotard 緊身衣褲

　　slip, petticoat 襯裙

　　stockings 長襪suspenders 襪帶 suspender belt 吊襪腰帶 socks 短襪

　　bathing trunks 游泳褲bathing costume, swimsuit, bathing suit 游泳衣bikini 比基尼泳衣

　　apron 圍裙

　　pinafore 圍裙

　　shoe 鞋sole 鞋底heel 鞋后跟lace 鞋帶

　　boot 靴子slippers 便鞋sandal 涼鞋canvas shoes, rope soled shoes 帆布鞋clog 木拖鞋

　　glove 手套

　　tie 領帶 bow tie 蝶形領帶cravat 領巾

　　cap 便帽hat 帶沿的帽子bowler hat 圓頂硬禮帽top hat 高頂絲質禮帽Panama hat 巴拿馬草帽beret 貝蕾帽peaked cap, cap with a visor 尖頂帽broad-brimmed straw hat 寬邊草帽

　　headdress 頭飾turban 頭巾

　　1. What kind of clothes do you like best?

　　Leisure clothes, suits, dress, sports clothes

　　Well, I like suits the best, because when I wear suits, I feel very formal, so look more professional.

　　2. How do you like uniform?

　　3. Do you think the students should wear uniform?

　　I think so, because uniforms can help them to show their spirits.

　　Uniforms represent the identification of students, which can make them behave well.

　　No, the students should have their own style and individualism, so uniform may make the students not creative.

　　4. What type of clothing do you wear in different occasions?

　　Conference,

　　Funeral, black suits

　　Wedding ceremony,

　　Interview,

　　5. What information can you find in another persons clothing? In other words, if you see wear what at the garment of type it will be one alone, will you think what is he? How about is jobs and his personality?

　　Clothing Jewelry

　　Talk about the clothing in your special occasions

　　Describe what type of clothing will you chose in special time

　　1 Describe the traditional clothing of a kind of ones own country.

　　2 Tell something about clothes/ jewelry?s style?

　　3 What will you look like when you wear them? How do you feel when you wearing them?

　　4 Traditional cloth in China, why people like to dress traditional clothes?

　　5 Any special meaning? Men?s fashion and women?s fashion,

　　6 Is the uniform one excellent and scarce?

　　7 Chinese traditional clothes do your country have any tradition and national clothing?

　　8 Do you think the clothing are more important than before? Why?

　　9 What type of clothing do you wear in different occasions?

　　10 What information can you find in another persons clothing? In other words, if you see wear what at the garment of type it will be one alone, will you think what is he? How about is jobs and his personality?

　　Shopping and clothing

　　SHOPPING

　　1. Do you like shopping? Do you often go shopping?

　　YES OR LADIES:

　　Yes, I do. I?m really keen on/ crazy about shopping.

　　I take it as my hobby, whenever I got some time off, I?d like to go shopping.

　　I?m afraid I can?t live without shopping. I feel as if addicted to it.

　　NO OR MEN:

　　Frankly speaking, I hate it, it is so tiring, I can never understand why some ladies keep going shopping, esp. those who just keep going without buying anything.

　　2. What places do you often go for shopping?

　　PLACES: supermarket, hypermarket, local market, department store, clothing mall, emporium, marketplace, window shop,

　　Well, in china/ Beijing/ my hometown, there?re many places to go, such as supermarket, clothing mall and window shop, but I like the local markets best, coz I can buy something special/ unique/ there.

　　Well, normally I?d like to go to the department store, which has more comfortable environment and better service, what?s more, the quality of the goods are more reliable.

　　Verbs for purchase: buy, purchase, have, take,

　　3. What things do you often buy?

　　THINGS: clothing/ clothes, kitchen appliance廚房用具, office appliance辦公用具, necessaries 必需品, gift/present, books, shoes, food

　　Since I like eating very much, so very often I?d buy some special food and cook it for myself.

　　I don?t have to buy anything for the family, so I just buy some clothes that I like.

　　As I was called book worm, the only place I?d like to go is book store.

　　4. Do the Chinese like to buy something through the Internet?

　　Yes, there?re many people shop on line, which is said very convenient, but I have never tried for security reasons.

　　Yes, it is very popular among young people esp. boys, who don?t like go shopping.

　　5. Who tend to do more shopping? Man or Woman? Why?

　　Surely women are more tend to do shopping, especially the house wives, who know much better about what to buy.

　　It depends on what to buy, for furniture, normally it is man who does the shopping, while if

　　I am not sure whether it?s true or not, but most of women do enjoy shopping. On the contrary, man would normally do something else instead.

　　6. Describe a shopping center where you often go.

　　KEY:

　　Actually, I don?t do much shopping, but there is one shopping center that I often go to. That is ?Xiu Shui Street?, which locates in the east of the downtown of BJ. It is a street mainly deal with traditional Chinese clothes and some other unique, I may say it is foreign oriented, all the shop owners and assistants can speak some foreign language, which make the shopping of foreign friends easier. The reason why I often go is not to buy anything, but to meet some foreign friends so that I can practice my English.

　　Normally, I?d like to go to Carrefour, from which I can buy comparatively better things with the lowest prices, and there are normally all kinds of things from daily necessaries to appliance, so that I do not have to keep walking in deferent stores. But I hate to line up for my turn to pay, sometimes I have to wait for about 30ms, which drive me crazy.

　　7. What kind of shop is popular among young people in China?

　　CLOTHING:

　　Related Words:

　　clothes 衣服,服裝clothing 服裝wardrobe 服裝

　　garments 外衣town clothes 外衣

　　everyday clothes 便服

　　three-piece suit 三件套

　　trousseau 嫁妝

　　uniform 制服overalls 工裝褲

　　rompers 連背心的背帶褲

　　formal dress 禮服tailcoat, morning coat 大禮服evening dress 夜禮服

　　dress coat, tails 燕尾服,禮服nightshirt 男式晚禮服dinner jacket 無尾禮服

　　full dress uniform 禮服制服frock coat 雙排扣常禮服

　　gown, robe 禮袍tunic 長袍

　　overcoat 男式大衣coat 女大衣

　　topcoat 夾大衣fur coat 皮大衣

　　three-quarter coat 中長大衣

　　dust coat 風衣mantle, cloak 斗篷poncho 篷卻

　　sheepskin jacket 羊皮夾克pelisse 皮上衣

　　jacket 短外衣夾克anorak, duffel coat 帶兜帽的夾克,帶風帽的粗呢大衣

　　hood 風帽scarf, muffler 圍巾

　　shawl 大披巾knitted shawl 頭巾,編織的頭巾fur stole 毛皮長圍巾

　　muff 皮手筒

　　bathrobe 浴衣nightgown, nightdress 女睡衣pajamas 睡衣褲

　　V-neck V型領sleeve 袖子cuff 袖口buttonhole 鈕扣孔

　　shirt 襯衫blouse 緊身女衫T-shirt 短袖圓領衫,體恤衫vest 汗衫

　　polo shirt 球衣middy blouse 水手衫

　　sweater 運動衫short-sleeved sweater 短袖運動衫roll-neck sweater 高翻領運動衫round-neck sweater 圓領運動衫

　　suit, outfit, ensemble 套服

　　twinset 兩件套,運動衫褲

　　jerkin 獵裝kimono 和服cardigan 開襟毛衣

　　trousers 褲子jeans 牛仔褲short trousers 短褲knickers 兒童燈籠短褲knickerbockers 燈籠褲plus fours 高爾夫球褲,半長褲braces 褲子背帶 turnup 褲角折邊,挽腳breeches 馬褲belt 褲帶

　　skirt 裙子divided skirt, split skirt 裙褲

　　underskirt 內衣underwear, underclothes 內衣褲underpants, pants 內衣褲 briefs 短內褲,三角褲

　　panties 女短內褲knickers 女半短內褲,男用燈籠短褲brassiere, bra 乳罩corselet 緊身胸衣stays, corset 束腰,胸衣waistcoat 背心tights, leotard 緊身衣褲

　　slip, petticoat 襯裙

　　stockings 長襪suspenders 襪帶 suspender belt 吊襪腰帶 socks 短襪

　　bathing trunks 游泳褲bathing costume, swimsuit, bathing suit 游泳衣bikini 比基尼泳衣

　　apron 圍裙

　　pinafore 圍裙

　　shoe 鞋sole 鞋底heel 鞋后跟lace 鞋帶

　　boot 靴子slippers 便鞋sandal 涼鞋canvas shoes, rope soled shoes 帆布鞋clog 木拖鞋

　　glove 手套

　　tie 領帶 bow tie 蝶形領帶cravat 領巾

　　cap 便帽hat 帶沿的帽子bowler hat 圓頂硬禮帽top hat 高頂絲質禮帽Panama hat 巴拿馬草帽beret 貝蕾帽peaked cap, cap with a visor 尖頂帽broad-brimmed straw hat 寬邊草帽

　　headdress 頭飾turban 頭巾

　　1. What kind of clothes do you like best?

　　Leisure clothes, suits, dress, sports clothes

　　Well, I like suits the best, because when I wear suits, I feel very formal, so look more professional.

　　2. How do you like uniform?

　　3. Do you think the students should wear uniform?

　　I think so, because uniforms can help them to show their spirits.

　　Uniforms represent the identification of students, which can make them behave well.

　　No, the students should have their own style and individualism, so uniform may make the students not creative.

　　4. What type of clothing do you wear in different occasions?

　　Conference,

　　Funeral, black suits

　　Wedding ceremony,

　　Interview,

　　5. What information can you find in another persons clothing? In other words, if you see wear what at the garment of type it will be one alone, will you think what is he? How about is jobs and his personality?

　　Clothing Jewelry

　　Talk about the clothing in your special occasions

　　Describe what type of clothing will you chose in special time

　　1 Describe the traditional clothing of a kind of ones own country.

　　2 Tell something about clothes/ jewelry?s style?

　　3 What will you look like when you wear them? How do you feel when you wearing them?

　　4 Traditional cloth in China, why people like to dress traditional clothes?

　　5 Any special meaning? Men?s fashion and women?s fashion,

　　6 Is the uniform one excellent and scarce?

　　7 Chinese traditional clothes do your country have any tradition and national clothing?

　　8 Do you think the clothing are more important than before? Why?

　　9 What type of clothing do you wear in different occasions?

　　10 What information can you find in another persons clothing? In other words, if you see wear what at the garment of type it will be one alone, will you think what is he? How about is jobs and his personality?