Shona shares her thoughts about shopping and how she buys items.

Online shopping

Do you prefer to shop online or go to the high street?

Complaining

Dan and Alice talk about complaining, and how British people may be getting better at it.

Ethical shopping

Do you always buy more than you intend to?

Consumer society

Shopping

Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation! What's the best and worst thing about shopping where you live?

Click below to listen to what some people in London told us, and see the words:

Shopping centres

What is the advantage of going to a big shopping centre?

Dan and Rob talk about shopping centres and compare shopping in a local high street and a shopping centre.

Do you always buy more than you intend to?

Listen to Dan and Alice from BBC Learning English talking about this topic. And answer the questions, then try yourself to give your point of view.

1. Dan says that the _______________ of a shop has a large _________on what we buy and the money we spend.
2.If you are in a shopping mall, the more ____________________ it is the __________ you are there and the more ____________ you are to spend.
3. What is the meaning of Retail Anthropology?
4. Essential goods such as milk, bread are always places as far away from ________________ .
5. Why do most supermarkets have the section for fruit  and vegetables near the entrance?________

6.The South China Mall in China is the world's largest shopping centre. But how many shops does
it have? Is it:
a) 800
b) 1,200
c) 1,500
You can find the answers in the text.