Part of the ielts speaking Test Yourself 13 Reading Your Family 14

2. Do you prefer shopping in modern stores or in traditional markets?
I definitely prefer to go to the modern department stores, because I know I can find
whatever I want there. The shops offer a great variety of brand-name clothes．Usually the
traditional markets in my hometown only sell cheap products or counterfeit items．
In my neighborhood there are a few clothes shops as well as a bookstore I like to go
to. But most of the shops sell furniture, because I live in a residential area with a lot of new
buildings, and the owners of these new apartments need to purchase beds, tables, and sofas
to furnish their new places．I guess the business is quite good for these stores. In addition,
there is a pretty big supermarket like 5 minutes away from my place.
3. What sorts of things do you enjoy buying most?
I like to buy books. I read a lot, and I enjoy seeing all the books on the shelves in my
house. Books are great; they allow me to relax, and they open the doors to an imaginary
world. They make me dream. In addition, I love the smell of new books. I know it’s a bit
weird, isn’t it?
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4. Who does the daily or weekly shopping in your household?
It really depends. My mother often goes grocery shopping after work, but my father
frequently goes to the market to buy fish, meat and vegetables on the weekend. Occasionally
my grandma also buys groceries. It depends on who’s got time to go.
5. How often do you go shopping for things apart from food?
Rarely. I am a university student, so I don’t have that much money, and I don’t want to
spend my parents’ cash on things I don’t need. I enjoy shopping, but I don’t think it’s run if I
know I can buy whatever I like. I guess I will go shopping more often as soon as I find a job
and start earning my own money.