QUESTION
Describe a shop opened in your hometownYou should say
where the shop is
what items it sells
how often you go there
why you go there
ANSWER
Well, I’m not a shopaholic, so there´s no particular shop that has made a special impression on me. There’s only one exception – that’s a shop called Vinmart +, which was opened in my hometown 2 months ago.
The shop is located at one of the prime spots for retailing. It is located right beside my previous primary school, which is only 1km away from my house. I have to say that this shop makes its mission to satisfy all customer needs anytime, anywhere. As well as meeting the customers’ demand for necessary daily goods like other shops, it also supplies fresh vegetables, fruit and meat of a high quality at reasonable prices. These products have clearly-marked sources of origin and are strictly controlled under the general process of the entire system.
This shop is in a chain of retail shops under Vingroup, which is recognized as one of the most dynamic and successful companies in Vietnam, well-positioned for international integration and comparable to the best regional and global competitors. Therefore, I suppose there’s no doubt about its quality. Actually, quality assurance is the most important benefit of shopping here. And the quality of service is excellent as well. To the best of my recollection, 2 weeks ago, when I came to buy some snacks, I met a middle-aged woman with her son at Vinmart. She said to the staff that she only went window shopping to pamper her son, who always liked visiting supermarkets and shops to see things. The staff were very welcoming and gave her son a candy as a gift. I could see that her son was over the moon. That left me with a lasting and positive impression about Vinmart.
Vocabulary
1.Shopaholic [noun]: a person who enjoys shopping very much and does it a lot
Eg: A self-confessed shopaholic, Diane loved looking for new clothes with her two daughters.
2.Prime [adj]: main or most important
Eg: Though I'd like to know more about Spanish culture, this was not my prime motivation for doing the course.
3.Retailing [noun]: the business of selling goods to the public
Eg: There are good career opportunities in retailing if you enjoy dealing with customers.
4.Integration [noun]: the process of combining two or more things into one
Eg: One of the company's weaknesses is poor integration of business processes with information systems.
5.Competitor [noun]: an organization that competes against another, especially in business.
Eg: The business is successful because it sells better-quality goods than its competitors.
6.Window shopping [expression]: the activity of spending time looking at the goods on sale in shop windows without intending to buy any of them
Eg: The office workers go window-shopping in their lunch hour, looking for things to buy when they get paid.
7.Pamper [verb]: to give someone special treatment, making that person as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want
Eg: Why not pamper yourself after a hard day with a hot bath scented with oils?
8.Welcoming [adjective]: friendly to someone who is visiting or arriving
Eg: The hotel has a good reputation for being very welcoming to guests.
9.Over the moon [idiom]: extremely happy
Eg: Sarah was over the moon when she found out she'd got the job.
10.Lasting [adjective]: continuing to exist or have an effect for a long time.
Eg: I formed many lasting friendships at university and I often visit many of these old friends.
