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Yes,Britainisacountrywherepeopleareveryconcernedabouttheirhomeandmakingitascomfortableaspossible.

Thathomewillalmostcertainlyhaveagarden.

Andacatoradogorabirdorsomefish.

Agreatdealoftheworkdoneinthehomeintermsofhomeimprovementwillbedoityourselfordiyasitisusuallycalled.

YouwillrememberthatinthepreviousseriesEnglishInDailyLifewetoldyouthat67%ofallaccommodationinBritainisowner-occupied-thatmeansthatthepersonwholivesinthehouseownsthehouse.Thismakestheaveragepersonwhatwecallhouseproud-theywanttheirhousetolookandfeelasattractiveandcomfortableaspossible.Butnotonlyattractiveandcomfortable-theyliketoarrangeanddecoratetheirhomesinsuchawaythatitlooksdifferentfromotherpeople’s,reflectstheirindividualcharacters.

TohelpyoudothisinBritaintherearemanylargeshopsorevenshoppingcentresthatwillsellyouallthethingsyouneed.Thisispartofthehypermarketthatweshowedyouintheprogrammeaboutshopsinthepreviousseries.Thisiswhereyouwillcomeifyouwanttobuybedroomfurniture.Therearedoublebedsandsinglebeds,andthesebunkbedsarepopularifyouhavetwosmallchildrenandnotmuchspace.Aswellasthebeditself,youcanbuyusefulstoragecupboardsliketheseforspareblanketsandsheets,andawardrobeforyourclothestofitthesizeofyourbedroom.…bedsidecupboardsareusefulforputtingareadinglampon,andofcourseadressingtableisimportant,withanicebigmirrorfordoingyourhairandputtingonthemake-up.Achestofdrawers.Allowsyoutokeepyourshirtsandunderclothesneatandtidy.

Oneoftheadvantagesofthehypermarketisthatthelayoutofthestoreallowsyoutowanderaroundatleisure,comparingthedifferentmodels.Youwon’tbepesteredbysomeonecontinuallyaskingyouwhatyouwant.Butifyoudoneedanyhelpinmakingyourchoice,therewillbeaknowledgeableshopassistanttogiveyouinformationandadvice.Youdon’tbuyanewbedorawardrobeeveryday,andsoyouwanttomakesureyougetvalueformoney.Thisyoucandobywalkingaroundandseeingeverythingandcomparingthepriceswithgoodsinotherstores.Wecallthis“shoppingaround”.Shoppingaroundisveryimportanttomakesurethatyougetthebestbargain.

Whatisinsideahouseisveryimportant,butformanyBritishpeoplesomethingoutsidethehouseisjustasimportant-thegarden.TheBritisharekeengardeners.Again,letmeremindyouwhatwesaidabouttypesofaccommodationinBritain-mostofourhousesareeitherdetached,semi-detached,orterraced.allofthistypeofhousing-morethanthree-quarters-hasatleastabackgarden-andoftenasmallerfrontgardenaswell.Sowhenyougoshoppingattheweekend,buyingthingsforthegardencantakeaslongasbuyingthingstoeatanddrink.Mostgardenshavealawn-thatis,anareaofverycarefully-growngrass,whichiscutveryshort.Cuttingthegrassisalsocalledmowingthegrass,andtodothatyouneedalawnmower…shoppingforalawnmowercantakealongtime,becausethechoiceissolarge.

Andofcourse,youhavetohavethingstogrowinyourgarden.Youcanstartwithseeds,whichyouhavetosowyourselfandthenwaitforthemtogrow.Oryoucanbuyplantsalreadygrown.FlowersareveryimportanttotheBritish-astheyaretotheChinese-andyoucanseethatinthesepublicparks.Butpeoplealsoliketohavebeautifulflowersintheirowngardens,andwillspendmanyhoursaweekjustgardening,especiallyoncetheyhaveretired.Andthat’swhythegardencentreisaveryimportantspecialistshop,whichyouoftenfindinahypermarketorretailpark.Andinthetowncentre,youwillfindmanyflorists-smallershopsthatsellonlyflowers.Naturally,therearemanybooksonthesubject,sothatwhenyouhavefinishedyourgardeningfortheday,youcanrelaxandreadaboutit.

Peoplealsogoshoppingtobuythingsfortheirpets.Pets,ofcourse,aretheanimalswekeepinthehouse.OverhalfthehouseholdsinBritainhaveadogoracat,andmanypeoplekeepbirdsandfishaswell.Wecallpeoplelikethatpet-lovers.walkingthedogformanypeopleistheonlyrealexercisetheytake,andadogoracatinthehomecanbeafriendforanoldpersonoracompanionforachild.Apetlikethisonecancarryyouforawalk,butifyoupreferapetthatdoesn’tneedsomuchwalking,thenabirdorsomefishalsobrightenupthehome.Butofcoursetheyallneedfeeding,andsellingpetfoodisbigbusiness,asyoucanseefromtheseshelves.Andjustaswithgardening,sowithkeepingpetsyoucanfindawholelibraryofbookstohelpyouinthepetsectionofthehypermarket.

Thisisoneofmyfavouritesections:

thetoolsection,whereyoucanbuyalltheequipmentyouneedfordoingthingsyourselfaroundthehouse.MostpeoplewhoowntheirownhomesareDo-It-Yourselfenthusiasts.Itcanbefun,anditsavesyoualotofmoney.Wallpapering,painting,fittingnewlights,puttinganameonyourhouse-allthesearethingsthattheaverageBritonswouldratherdothemselves,andeventhefurnitureyoubuyoftencomesinpackslikethesethatyouassembleyourselfathome.

So,shoppinginBritainisnotjustaquestionofbuyingfoodanddrinkorclothesorelectronicequipmentlikeradiosandTVs.Wealsodoalotofshoppingforthethingsthatareimportantinourculture:

thehome,thegarden,andourpets.Andmanyofthethingswebuyareitemsthatwehavetoworkwithinsomeway,eitherpaintinganddecorating,orassemblingfurniture,orlookingafterourbeautifulgardens.

Words&

Expressions:

RetailPark

Anarea,usualout-of-town,wherespecialistshopsaregroupedtogether。

sincetheyhavealargeturnover,pricesareusuallylowandthefactthattheyhavelargecarparksmeansthatpeopleprefertoshopinthem,sinceparkingisusuallyaproblemintowncentres

supermarket

averylargegrocerystore。

thesupermarketrevolutionbegantheprocessofcompetitionwiththehighstreetshopsthathasresultedinmanytownslosingtheirtraditionalshoppingcentres

hypermarket

likesupermarket,aninventedword“hyper”isthegreekfor“super”whichislatin）。

averybigsupermarket,sometimesspecialisingeginelectronicequipment

Do-It-Yourself

carpenters,plumbers,electricians,painters,garagemechanicsoftenearnmoremoneythantheaverageworker-certainlymorethanateacher,forinstance-anditthereforemakeseconomicsensetodojobsaroundthehouseyourself,andalargeserviceindustryhasgrownuptoprovidethetoolsandsuppliesfordiy。

Thereisnolossoffacetobeseenpaintingyourhouseorrepairingyourcar

houseproud

　ahouseproudwoman（itisusuallyawoman,thoughitcanbeaman）isrespectedbutwhensuchprideinthehomebecomesexcessive-andthisiseasilydoneinclass-consciousBritain-thenthetermcanimplycriticism

bunkbeds

suchbedsoriginatedinships,andtheyarealsousedintrainsandotherplaceswherespaceislimited

pester

toannoy（fromtheword“pest”）。

Amotherwilloftensaytoherchild“Don’tpestermeso!

”

bargain

theverbmeanstodiscussatransaction,tonegotiateaprice。

Hereit’sanounandmeansasatisfactorypurchaseordeal

keengardeners

ThisculturalfactisoftenexplainedbyreferencetothefactthatBritainhadtheearliestindustrialrevolution,whichtooktheworkforceawayfromthelandandintothecities。

afterseveralgenerations,suchpeoplebegintofeelnostalgiafortheirruralpastandtrytorecreateit-inminiature-intheirgardens

detached

entirelyseparate,asinglehouseinsideitsownground

semi-detached

twohousesbuilttogethersothattheyshareacentralwallbuthaveseparateentrancesandgardens

terraced

inrows,allthehousesconnected。

alsoreferstothesideofamountainwhensmallflatfieldshavebeencutintoit,supportedbywalls,toallowfarmingonanotherwisedifficultslope

Answerstofocusquestions

1.ThefourimportantthingsfortheBritishare:

∙　theirhomes

∙　theirgardens

∙　heirpets

∙　Do-It-Yourself

2.Thefourphrasesare:

∙　houseproud（onlyusedinthiscombination）

∙　keengardeners（youcanbeakeenanything,andalsobekeenonsomething）

∙　pet-lovers（youcanalsobeanart-lover,afootball-loveretc）

∙　ADIYenthusiast（canbeusedwithanypastimenoun）

Someotherpossiblecomprehensionquestions

1.Whatcantellusalotaboutaculture?

2.WhatisacentralconcernofmostBritishpeople?

3.WhatextraspacedomostBritishhouseshave?

4.WhatarethefourmostpopularpetsinBritain?

5.DotheBritishemployotherpeopletodotheirhomeimprovement?

6.WhatproportionofBritonsowntheirownhome?

7.WhatdotheBritishwanttheirhomestoreflect?

8.Whatistheadvantageofbunkbeds?

9.Whatdoesthelayoutofthebigstoresallowyoutodo?

10.Whatdowecalllookingaroundalltheshopsforthebestbargain?

11.Whatdowecallamachineforcuttingthegrass?

12.Whatistheverbforplantingseeds?

13.Whatisthebiggestbusinessconnectedwithkeepingpets?

14.WhatdoyousavewhenyouDo-It-Yourself?

15.Whatdoyouthinka“homeassemblypack”is?

Answerstotheextraqu