Shops and Stores. Places in a City. Vocabulary Guide Task Try to remember as many words as you can. department store a large store which sells a number of items located in various departments There are a number of department stores located in the suburbs. shopping mall a large building with a lot of shops, restaurants, and sometimes a cinema baker's / bakery a shop which sells bread and pastries Could you go to the baker's and get two loaves of whole-wheat bread? butcher's a shop which sells various types of meat I went to the butcher's and bought a few steaks. chemists (BrE) / drugstore, pharmacy (AmE) a shop where you can buy medicines, make-up and products used for washing yourself dry cleaner's a shop which cleans clothes Can you take these trousers down to the dry cleaner's? fishmonger's (BrE) / fish-shop (AmE) a shop which sells fish Why don't we go get some salmon at the fishmonger's for dinner tonight? florist's a shop which sells cut flowers and plants for inside the house greengrocer's a shop which sells fruit and vegetables I went out to get some fresh vegetables at the greengrocer's. grocer's a shop which sells various food items Jack has just gone out to get some things at the grocer's. ironmonger's (BrE) / hardware store (AmE) a shop which sells materials and equipment for building I need to get some paint at the hardware store before I can begin redecorating the apartment. newsstand a place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold The catalogue will be sold at the newsstand. stationer's a shop which sells paper, pens and pencils and other writing materials She bought three pens and some envelopes at the stationer's. sweetshop a shop which sells candies and various sweet goods I bought a half-pound of chocolates at the sweetshop. tobacconist's a shop which sells tobacco goods such as cigarettes and cigars taxi rank (BrE) / taxi stand (AmE) a place where you can go to get a taxi crossroads a place where two roads meet and cross each other roundabout (BrE) / traffic circle (AmE) a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across ice rink an area of ice, usually inside a building, which is prepared for people to ice skate on Task How many words can you remember? Can you write them down? department store a large store which sells a number of items located in various departments There are a number of department stores located in the suburbs. shopping mall a large building with a lot of shops, restaurants, and sometimes a cinema baker's / bakery a shop which sells bread and pastries Could you go to the baker's and get two loaves of whole-wheat bread? butcher's a shop which sells various types of meat I went to the butcher's and bought a few steaks. chemists (BrE) / drugstore, pharmacy (AmE) a shop where you can buy medicines, make-up and products used for washing yourself dry cleaner's a shop which cleans clothes Can you take these trousers down to the dry cleaner's? fishmonger's (BrE) / fish-shop (AmE) a shop which sells fish Why don't we go get some salmon at the fishmonger's for dinner tonight? florist's a shop which sells cut flowers and plants for inside the house greengrocer's a shop which sells fruit and vegetables I went out to get some fresh vegetables at the greengrocer's. grocer's a shop which sells various food items Jack has just gone out to get some things at the grocer's. ironmonger's (BrE) / hardware store (AmE) a shop which sells materials and equipment for building I need to get some paint at the hardware store before I can begin redecorating the apartment. newsstand a place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold The catalogue will be sold at the newsstand. stationer's a shop which sells paper, pens and pencils and other writing materials She bought three pens and some envelopes at the stationer's. sweetshop a shop which sells candies and various sweet goods I bought a half-pound of chocolates at the sweetshop. tobacconist's a shop which sells tobacco goods such as cigarettes and cigars taxi rank (BrE) / taxi stand (AmE) a place where you can go to get a taxi crossroads a place where two roads meet and cross each other roundabout (BrE) / traffic circle (AmE) a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across ice rink an area of ice, usually inside a building, which is prepared for people to ice skate on How many words can you remember? Can you write them down?