## Step 2 - Reading

Shopping
Je gaat een tekst lezen over vier mensen die vertellen over wat ze van winkelen vinden.

- Maak opdracht 1.
- Lees de tekst.
- Maak opdracht 2.

Some women include shopping in their list of favourite activities. Men traditionally hate it. Here´s what some of our readers think. Aisha, 32 I like shopping, but it depends who I go with. Trying to shop with young children is a nightmare! I don't like shopping with my husband either because he's always in a hurry, and worries about spending money. But shopping with friends is fun, and I like going on my own too. Simon, 28 I don't really enjoy shopping. In fact it's a pain! I find it stressful because I'm always afraid of making mistakes. I've got a collection of awful 'mistakes' at the back of my wardrobe, which I never wear! But I don't mind going with my girlfriend, because she helps me choose. I think women are better at buying clothes than men. They've got better taste and they always know what's in fashion. Ivan, 30 I'm not interested in shopping at all - in fact I hate it. My wife buys all my clothes and brings them home. I try them on and if I like them, I keep them. If not she takes them back. Choosing things from catalogues and the TV shopping channels is the only kind of shopping I enjoy. Rosa, 24 I love shopping, but not on a Saturday or during the sales, when the shops are really crowded. I prefer shopping alone. Buying things often takes me a long time because I never buy the first thing I see. I always look around other shops to see if I can find the same thing cheaper. I'm quite good at finding a bargain. I hate shopping in large supermarkets, and prefer buying food in small shops or street markets. Bron: www.eslhandouts.com/materials/pain_or_pleasure.pdf