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A TOUR OF HARRODS!

A TOUR OF HARRODS!

1 Pre-viewing things from £4.95 to up to £4 million / £5 million.

You’re going to watch a video about Harrods, a famous shop in 7. There are seven / eleven floors in the shop.
London. Before watching the video, make a list of 10 things you 8. He also says that they can get you anything you
think you could buy in the shop. want from an elephant to a plane / helicopter.

2 First viewing Discussion Ask and answer the questions.

Watch the video once. Did you notice (or hear mentioned) any of the Is there a shop like Harrods in your country?
objects you thought of for the previous task? What were they?
What is it called?
What can you buy there? How many floors are there?
3 Second viewing What different departments are there?
Watch the video again. Then, choose the correct answers.
1. Harrods’ motto is, “All things for all people, Have you ever been to Harrods?
anywhere / everywhere.” What did you see there?
2. On busy days, it has 200,000 / 300,000 shoppers Did you buy anything there? What was it?
(over the course of the day). If you had a million pounds, what would you buy?
3. It employs more than 5,000 / 6,000 people from Where would you buy it?
over 50 countries. Have you ever had a pet? What was it?
4. The woman thinks that if you leave London without How easy was it to take care of?
a Harrods toy / bag, you’ve failed as a tourist. Why do you think someone would want to buy an
5. The presenter mentions three important tourist elephant?
attractions: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben / The Who would buy an elephant?
Tower of London and Harrods. What do you think it’s like to take care of an elephant?
6. The boss at Harrods mentions that you can buy What would you need to do?

Watching videos in English – top tips!

The most important thing to remember when watching a video in English is this: you won’t understand every word. But this isn’t a problem. Simply
listen out for the key words – the most important words in the conversation: the nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. By doing this, you’ll be able to guess what the
speakers are saying. Also, before watching the video, think about the topic. If you do this, you’ll be able to predict what the speakers might say, and also
guess the meaning of words or expressions, even if you don’t understand them!

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LISTENING ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST FAMOUS SHOPS

1 Pre-listening (The answers to the exercise are on page 48) The pronunciation of regular past
LISTENING:
ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST FAMOUS SHOPS

Write the name of a shop next to each description. simple verbs

[See the resource section for a more detailed explanation.]
a department store a butcher’s a newsagent a greengrocer’s
an estate agent an ironmonger’s / a hardware store (US) There are three ways of pronouncing regular past simple
verb endings.
It’s a shop that sells…
1. …meat = A
2. …nails, tools, DIY material = The /t/ sound (for verbs ending in unvoiced consonant
3. …newspapers, chocolate, sweets = sounds*):
4. …houses / flats. a) watched: She watched it.
5. …just about everything: clothes, food, etc. = b) laughed: I laughed a lot.
6. …fruit and vegetables = c) walked: He walked home.
d) dropped: She dropped it.
2 Listening I e) washed: He washed the dog.
You’re going to listen to someone talking about a famous
American department store: Macy’s. Think of three questions B
to ask about the department store. For example: Where is it? The /d/sound (for verbs ending in voiced* consonant sounds):
When was it founded? etc. Then, listen once. Were any of your a) informed: They informed us.
questions answered? b) rained: It rained a lot.
c) lived: She lived here.
3 Listening II d) showed: He showed it to us.
Listen again. Then, answer the questions.
1. How many Macy’s stores are there ? C
2. Which famous building is close to the store in The /id/ sound:
Herald Square? a) wanted: I wanted the red one.
3. When were the first Macy’s shops opened? b) needed: I needed two.
4. When was the Herald Square store opened?
D
Discussion Ask and answer the questions. Write /t/, /d/ or /id/ next to each sentence according
Are there any famous shops in your country? to the pronunciation of the past tense verbs. Then, listen to
check your answers.
What are they called?
1. They wanted to leave.
What do they sell?
2. She finished early.
Have you ever shopped there? 3. We cleaned the house.
What did you buy? 4. They landed at six.
What are some of your favourite shops? 5. She loved the present.
What do you buy there? 6. They managed to fix it.
Why do you like them? 7. We watched a film.

*Unvoiced consonant sounds

An unvoiced consonant sound doesn’t create a vibration in
your throat. For example, if you touch your throat and say
“kiss”, you won’t feel a vibration from the /k/ sound.

A voiced consonant sound creates a vibration in your throat.

For example, if you touch your throat and say “very”, you’ll
feel a vibration from the /v/ sound.

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