IELTS Vocabulary_Shopping

Being a student means I’m on a tight _____ so I have to be careful with money.

• budget

• service

• wallet

• bank

After you've spent some time _______ in the mall, you may find it difficult to decide what to buy.

• room shopping

• furniture shopping

• chair shopping

• window shopping

We’ve got a few ______ and a few independent stores in my neighborhood but I have to go to the city center for big ______. 

• high street names - local shops

• local shops - high street names

• local street names - high shops

• local streets - high names

I hate it when the sales are on due to crowds of people trying to _____ a bargain.

• move over

• pick down

• snap up

• put up

Sometimes I get annoyed when shop assistants try to give me the______ when all I want to do is look around

• pricey purchase

• difficult choice

• hard time

• hard sell

During the huge advertising campaign for the latest Apple Macbook, I was so keen to have one that I kept telling my parents that the device was _____. 

• shopping spree

• an arm and a leg

• value for money 

• window shopping

Last week, we tried to shop ______ the shopping mall to see if we could pick up a bargain.

• forward

• throughout

• into

• around

During the summer sales, prices are often _______ on big brand names wherever you go.

• flushed

• slashed

• pumped

• bargained

Using credit cards is much more convenient than paying in cash. However, people are more likely to _____ debt and _____ a credit card bill as they can easily buy anything anywhere.

• get into - run up

• get up - run up

• get into - run into

• get up - run into

On ‘Black Friday’, people are encouraged to ______ and buy the latest must-have products.

• run up a credit card bill

• be on commission

• shop until they drop

• give someone the hard sell