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Read the text and say if shopping in the USA is somewhat different from that in Ukraine.

The majority of international tourists visiting the USA often find shopping an experience they will never forget. The sheer abundance and variety of retail stores, specialty shops, bookstores, supermarkets, and clothing outlets is mind-blowing. You need not hunt all over a city to find exactly what you need. Most stores in America remain open until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m., or even 11:00 p.m. (very often they are called ‘seven-eleven’) and many are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Although stores and supermarkets pepper every American town and city, you will never be able to locate the main shopping centers, commonly called malls or gallerias, in the suburban parts of the city. These malls and gallerias fascinate many shoppers, for the enormous size and the diverse stores seem almost unbelievable. There is often an entire section of these malls, usually called a “food court”, dedicate to fast-food chains. You can choose your meal or snack from at least 10-15 different chains and then sit down to chew in a pleasant area designated for hungry customers. If by the end of your visit to the mall you still haven’t found the item you were looking for then try looking in a department store. These large stores are usually attached to the wings of the mall. They sell clothing, household goods, hardware, gardening equipment, cosmetics, formal suits and dresses, car batteries, and hundreds of other products. The mall and galleria, as you can probably imagine, is really a shopping village and it is easy to disorient yourself. If you do, then find a map of the mall located at each exit.

When you do find something you wish to buy, go to the check-out counter. If there is a long line, keep your eyes peeled for another cashier opening up. A quick rule of thumb for all retail and grocery stores is: if the check-out line becomes longer then five customers, another counter should open to accommodate the customer. When you get to the front of the line, the salesperson will ask you what method you would like to use for payment. You can pay with a personal check, charge it to your plastic, or with cash. Keep in mind that the final amount you will pay will be slightly higher than the retail price tag because virtually all states charge a sales tax, usually 7 or 8 per cents.

Vocabulary Notes

sheer – повний, абсолютний

abundance – достаток

mind-blowing –change one’s mind

retail store- магазин роздрібноїторгівлі

specialty shops – магазин готового одягу

clothing outlet – магазин одягу

hunt – шукати, розшукувати

pepper – засіювати (заселяти)

locate – розташовуватися

mall/galleria – торговий центр

fascinate - приваблювати

diverse store – різнотипний магазин

entire – суцільний

dedicate – присвячувати, призначати

fast-food chains - мережа ресторанів швидкого обслуговування

designated ['dezIgneItId]призначений

chewїсти, жувати

check outрозраховуватися check out counterрозрахунковий прилавок check out line - черга

to keep one's eyes peeled — уважно дивитися; to keep in mind - мати на увазі

rule of thumb - практичний спосіб, метод

accommodate - обслуговувати

payment – оплата

pay away - виплачувати, витрачати; pay back - винагороджувати, розраховуватися; pay down - платити готівкою; pay for - окупитися, приносити дохід; pay off - покривати борги; pay over- переплачувати

personal checkчек (банківський)

plastic - кредитна картка

amount - сума

slightly - трохи

price tag - цінник

virtually – практично, фактично

chargeназначати (оплату), платити

sales tax - податок на додану вартість

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