Look at the photographs. What kind of shops are there?
What can you buy in these shops?
Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights (Bath, UK)
A magical bookshop is located on the three floors of an 18th century house in the heart of Bath. This is the kind of place where you can quite happily lose yourself for hours. Mr B’s is a beautiful and energetic place where talks about books, advice and book-related activities seem never-ending. The shop has a reading room upstairs, a book spa with relaxing music, big armchairs next to the fireplace and free tea and coffee for visitors. The shop was opened in 2006 and it has twice been named the UK’s best bookshop. In 2015 the Guardian named Mr B’s one of the ten best bookshops in the world.
There simply is no better bookshop for the book collection, service and welcoming atmosphere.
Hamley’s (London, UK)
It began with a dream – William Hamley’s dream to be the owner of the best toy shop in the world. It led him to open his first shop in London in 1760.
Over two and a half centuries later, Hamleys, the oldest and the largest toy shop in the world, continues to make and sell magical toys that attract children and the young at heart. This huge shop has seven floors filled with more than 50 000 toys, including computer games, plush toys, latest gadgets, classic games and specialist collector areas. In addition, there is a large Harry Potter department. Around five million people visit the store each year. There are ten other Hamley’s stores in the United Kingdom and more than 60 stores worldwide.
The Evolution Store (New York, USA)
A hot-pink lollipop with a scorpion inside, life-size human skeleton, meteorites. No, it’s not the Museum of Natural History. It’s The Evolution store, a science and art-lovers favourite place in New York City’s Greenwich Village. It is the favourite store for science and natural
history collectables, artefacts, gifts, where locals and tourists have been coming for 25 years to look around and simply ask questions. The store is a small family business and most of the people that work there have an art or science background and are the fans of the store.
Unlike a museum, you are welcome to come into The Evolution Store and touch things. The store offers quality atmosphere creating a unique shopping adventure. It is really like a museum you can shop in.
Say which store(s):
1. is the oldest?
2. isn’t in Britain?
3. are very popular with tourists?
4. are a family business?
5. is the largest?
6. is a great place to relax?
7. have friendly and helpful assistants?
8. offers free tea or coffee for visitors?
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