It is an activity which is made by all people. The reason is, that the people have not something they need for their life. If they notice it, they must go to some shop, magazine, supermarket or stall.

The shops are various, but you almost always find what you want or need. I will now name some types of shops: dairy shop – here are sold the basic milk products – milk, butter, cream, yogurt; grocer's – here you can buy general food, such as bread, sausage, cheese, biscuits, eggs, ice-cream, soups in powder, fruit and vegetable, fish products, beer, juices, flour, pasta and so on; greengrocer's (green shop) – here is sold vegetable and fruit; butcher's – you can buy there meat products; baker's – here is sold pastry, bread, muffins, buns, rolls etc.; sweet shop (confectionery, French pattiseries) – there are bought cakes, deserts, chocolate, ice-cream, pralines and so on; wine store – here are sold various labels of wine (sweet, dry, fruit wine etc.); newsagent's (kiosk) – there you can buy newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, cigars and so on; bookshop (bookseller's) – there are bought books, dictionaries, encyclopaedias etc.; stationer's (stationery) – they provide paper products, pens, pencils, rubbers, rulers, color pencils etc.; electrical dealer's (radio shop) – there are sold radio's, recorders, computers, television sets, hi-fi towers and so on; music shop (record shop) – they provide records, CD-ROMs, cassettes with the music albums of famous musicians and singers; sports shop (bicycle shop) – there are bought sport shoes, ski, leotards, kneepads, shorts, track pants, sweatshirts, balls, tennis rockets, nets and so on; hardware store (ironmonger's) – there are sold iron instruments - hammers, axes, nuts, screwdrivers, nails, pincers, tongs, pliers, drills, lathes; chemist's (drugstore) – if you are ill, you need to buy some medicaments, such as drops, pills, tablets, ointments and other – so you should buy it in chemist's; clothes' shop – it is divided into ladies' wear and men's wear; if you want to look handsome or pretty, go to these shops and buy e.g. tie, shoes, pants, shirt, jacket, bra, suit, sweater, socks etc.; jewellery – here are sold very expensive goods, such as rings, ear-rings, necklaces, bracelets etc.; accessories – here are sold fashion complements; shoe shop – you can buy here shoes for sport, for walking, rubber boots, boots, sandals, pumps, soles etc.; toy shop – if you want to make your children happy, you can buy them some present in this shop, e.g. doll, jigsaw, puzzle, car etc.; antique shop – if you like old things, such as pendulum clocks, pictures, petroleum lamps and so on, visit this shop; tea shop / coffee shop – here you can buy or drink various sorts of tea and coffee; souvenir shop – if you want to have some interesting and amusing thing, you can buy it in the souvenir shop; flower shop (garden shop) – here you can buy seeds, plants, fertilizers, preserving chemicals etc.; post office – here are sold stamps, envelopes, post cards, letter papers and the letters and packets are sent into various parts in the world.

Shopping in Great Britain and Czech Republic – People in Great Britain spend more money than people in Czech Republic, because their salaries are higher and the inflation is not so high as in Czech Republic. The largest department store is Harrods in Knightsbridge. It sells about 5 million different products. The largest store in Czech Republic is Hypermarket Globus. It contains almost all types of shops in one very large and high building.