【正文】 s like looking in a mirror they39。s mother tells her that she has a twin sister. Can you imagine how that must feel when you39。t that strange? And this girl, who39。ve just been reunited and guess what there are some amazing coincidences in their life stories.Here39。s a question that39。ll avoid all those expensive supermarket tricks. And even if there39。s usually the most expensive. Look for similar products higher up or lower down the shelves.Speaker 2 Number two. Beware of loss leaders.Speaker 1 Large supermarkets often reduce the price of key items, such as a popular brand of cereals or the latest films on DVD. They39。s a way of getting rid of old stock.Speaker 2 Number three. Look up, look down.Speaker 1 Eye level is buy level, so don39。ll be less tempted to add cakes and snacks to your trolley.Speaker 2 Number four. How free is FREE?Speaker 1 Buy one get one free is a mon way to make people think they39。s easier to resist temptation if you only put in your trolley what you planned to buy.Speaker 2 Number six. Beware of the checkout!Speaker 1 Supermarkets often place sweets and magazines at the checkout, because customers who are bored with waiting often add them to their basket or trolley.Speaker 2 Number five. Smells good? Don39。re tempted to buy new products while you39。ll spend more time looking for them. So if you can39。t find it, just ask!Speaker 1 You39。ll want to fill it up. Make up your mind what you want to buy before you go into the store.Speaker 2 Number nine. Watch out, there are vegetables about.Speaker 1 Supermarkets often put vegetables and fruit near the entrance, so that you fill your trolley with natural, healthy produce and feel good. The problem is, then you don39。ll be some heavy goods by the entrance to make you choose a trolley. If you choose a trolley, there39。ll reopen again in the winter, to and in the summer just a bit later 4 to 8, say.Interviewer Right. And how do you pay? Can you use credit cards or do you have to use cash?Speaker 3 Well, you know, just use cash for the smaller items and they accept credit cards most places for the larger ones, but just make sure you get a receipt.Interviewer Yeah. And are the shops open all week or is there one day when they ...?Speaker 3 Yeah, oh, actually, Monday, they are traditionally closed.Interviewer Yeah, they are closed. Right. Thanks. Well. Sounds very interesting.Passage 2Speaker 1 Have you ever gone down to the local supermarket for some milk or bread and e out with far more than you intended打算 to buy? Then you39。s not that many department stores.Interviewer No.Speaker 3 There39。s the main bit But if you like food, you have to go to the market at the Rialto Bridge. That39。s the best place to shop in Venice?Speaker 3 OK, well, the main shopping street is a street from St Mark39。re just something else. Quite expensive but you can get little bits of glass, really nice. Sheets of paper are really nice. Interviewer Yeah.Speaker 3 Also, lace is just... exquisite lace. Interviewer Yes.Speaker 3 Carnival masks, also. All handpainted.Interviewer Yes, Carnival, yes. I39。s so unique! Interviewer Have you done any shopping? Is it a good place to shopping? Speaker 3 Yes, definitely. They39。s a great place.Speaker 3Interviewer So, how39。re asking you.Interviewer That39。t offer anything like the price that they39。ve got to be definite and serious about what you39。clock at night. You do have to remember, of course, that they take a very long lunch break. So, they are closed for this long time in the afternoon but they, you know, reopen and stay open until late. Oh, and the other thing you have to remember is that they everything is closed on a Friday.Interviewer Right, and how do you pay for things? Do you have to bargain for, for goods?Speaker 2 Well, bargaining is absolutely a sport here. Uh, they, they do prefer cash always. I think some of the tourist shops will take credit cards but only in the tourist shops. When you start the, the bargaining, you39。s right, yes. Yes, they like the smoking here.Interviewer And where are the best places to shop?Speaker 2 Well, I think the best place actually here is to go, if you go to the mediaeval market. It39。re really famous for here of course, is the water pipes that they call it a sheesha.Interviewer A sheesha. OK. That39。s the shopping like?Speaker 2 Oh, it39。s quite a long process.Speaker 1 It is very interesting.Speaker 2Interviewer So, how are you enjoying it in Cairo? What39。clock.Interviewer And how do you, how do you actually buy things? How do you pay for things? I think, there is a slightly different way of doing this in Russia.Speaker 1 Yes, you point to the thing that you want to buy, which is usually behind the counter or something like that。clock at night。s it best to shop? Speaker 1 Oh, here there are very good department stores, where you can buy everything that you like, clothes and everything. And also, lots of small kiosks that are very unique獨(dú)一無二的, owned by different shopkeepers, you know. And they are all over St Petersburg. Little kiosks and also markets that are very good. And there is a very good museum shop at the museum at the Hermitage Museum.Interviewer And what are the opening hours?Speaker 1 At the museum?Interviewer Well, all shops, generally. What are the opening hours ... for shopping?Speaker 1 Yes. Usually, they open at around 10 o39。 Claire Happy hunting!Unit 6 Shop fill you drop!Listening inPassage 1Speaker 1］Interviewer So, how are you enjoying yourself in St Petersburg? What39。s e up and you have to go.Claire That39。re going and what time you expect to be back. That39。s home.James A cafe or bar is the best choice.Claire And don39。re feeling really fortable, agree to meet. But always choose a public place. Don39。t think about what they39。ll hear the person39。s a great way of getting to know a person. Then, the next stage is to talk on the phone. Now that39。re 100 per cent sure you39