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You now know what a personal shopper does. Whether you choose to be a personal shopper in the future or not, it’s useful to learn some vocabulary and idioms connected with shopping. Play the game and learn some new shopping words and phrases.

Wiesz już, czym zajmuje się personal shopper. Niezależnie od tego, czy zdecydujesz się w przyszłości zostać asystentem/asystentką zakupów, czy nie, warto poznać trochę słownictwa i idiomów związanych z zakupami. Zagraj w grę i naucz się kilku nowych wyrazów i zwrotów.

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How good is your shopping vocabulary?
Jak dobrze znasz słownictwo związane z zakupami?
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.freepik.com [dostęp 31.08.2022], domena publiczna.
Exercise 1
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Match the words with their Polish translations. shopping assistant Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. paragon, 2. zniżka, 3. kod kreskowy, 4. metka, 5. wieszak, 6. sprzedawca/sprzedawczyni label Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. paragon, 2. zniżka, 3. kod kreskowy, 4. metka, 5. wieszak, 6. sprzedawca/sprzedawczyni discount Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. paragon, 2. zniżka, 3. kod kreskowy, 4. metka, 5. wieszak, 6. sprzedawca/sprzedawczyni receipt Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. paragon, 2. zniżka, 3. kod kreskowy, 4. metka, 5. wieszak, 6. sprzedawca/sprzedawczyni hanger Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. paragon, 2. zniżka, 3. kod kreskowy, 4. metka, 5. wieszak, 6. sprzedawca/sprzedawczyni barcode Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. paragon, 2. zniżka, 3. kod kreskowy, 4. metka, 5. wieszak, 6. sprzedawca/sprzedawczyni
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Exercise 2

Study the questions and choose the correct answers.

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Exercise 2
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Based on the information from the game, choose the correct words in the sentences below. 1. Look at those jeans! They’re 50% off! It is a steal rip-off!

2. I think that the phone I’ve recently bought wasn’t worth it. I paid through the leg nose for it and now it’s broken.

3. I didn’t realise that Amy is a shopaholic shoplifter. She has to go shopping for clothes every week.

4. I got some extra pocket money from my parents, so I’m going to go on a shopping spree shoplifting. I can buy what I want!

5. I’m down today. I think I need some refund retail therapy. Would you like to join me?
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Exercise 3
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Use the information from the game and drag the phrases from the box into the text below. Confessions of a personal shopper
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I want to tell you about one of my customers. He contacted me through my website and said he needed a new look because he wanted to change his job. He lives in New York, just like me, so we could start immediately. That’s why we     1. 1. costs an arm and a leg, 2. hit the shops, 3. pricey, 4. bargain hunting, 5. splash out, 6. fitted him like a glove, 7. shopped till we dropped     the next day. I asked him what his budget was and he said he could     2. 1. costs an arm and a leg, 2. hit the shops, 3. pricey, 4. bargain hunting, 5. splash out, 6. fitted him like a glove, 7. shopped till we dropped     on anything I thought would look good on him. Can you imagine how excited I was! It meant we didn’t have to go     3. 1. costs an arm and a leg, 2. hit the shops, 3. pricey, 4. bargain hunting, 5. splash out, 6. fitted him like a glove, 7. shopped till we dropped,     but we could buy whatever we liked, no matter the price! First, we started looking for a nice suit. He had to try a lot of them before we found the one that     4. 1. costs an arm and a leg, 2. hit the shops, 3. pricey, 4. bargain hunting, 5. splash out, 6. fitted him like a glove, 7. shopped till we dropped.     Of course, it was a bit     5. 1. costs an arm and a leg, 2. hit the shops, 3. pricey, 4. bargain hunting, 5. splash out, 6. fitted him like a glove, 7. shopped till we dropped,     but it didn’t matter. Then, I wanted to find a matching tie so we went to my favourite shop. Everything     6. 1. costs an arm and a leg, 2. hit the shops, 3. pricey, 4. bargain hunting, 5. splash out, 6. fitted him like a glove, 7. shopped till we dropped     there, but the items are worth the price. The only thing that was missing was an elegant pair of shoes. We     7. 1. costs an arm and a leg, 2. hit the shops, 3. pricey, 4. bargain hunting, 5. splash out, 6. fitted him like a glove, 7. shopped till we dropped,     but we didn’t find anything. I will have to look online. The most important thing is that my customer was very happy and he said he would recommend my services to his wife! Isn’t it amazing?
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Exercise 4

Answer the questions in 2–3 sentences.

  1. How often do you go on a shopping spree or bargain hunting?

  2. When would you need retail therapy? Have you ever had one?Why/Why not?

  3. Do you think it’s worth paying through the nose for certain goods? Why/Why not?

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