Exam Skills: 1 Markets Put On at A Particular Time of Year

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� Which paragraph in the passage Markets around the world contains information
on the following? Write the correct letter, A-G.
1 markets put on at a particular time of year F
2 markets where anyone can sell anything D
3 markets selling things to eat B
4 advice for people who want to dress differently from others C
5 examples of markets outside Europ;e E
The reading passage has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for
paragraphs B-F from the list of headings (i-vii} below. Write the correct number, i-vii.
There are two headings you won't need.
List of headings
Local art and craft work to take home
ii Inexpensive things to eat straight from the countryside
iii Toys for children of all ages
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iv Invent a new style for yourself at bargain prices
v London has the best markets
vi Find gifts for winter celebrations
vii Sell what you don't need
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1 Paragraph B
2 Paragraph C V
3 Paragraph D VII
4 Paragraph E IV
5 Paragraph F VI
We have become so used to
shopping in big supermarkets and
G) Another type of market is a flea market. This
is a much more informal type of market,
chain stores, identical in every town, where second-hand products can be sold by
that we have forgotten about one anyone. If you have unwanted items at home,
important way to shop - markets. you could take them to a flea market and sell
Markets are found in every country in them yourself. There are also antiques and
the world, but wherever you go they possibly local crafts at this kind of market. In
are different and reveal the local some parts of the world there may not even
culture - and agriculture. From be stalls; rather, vendors lay out their goods
farmers' markets selling fresh on a sheet on the ground. In other parts of the
produce to craft and antique world, flea markets have developed into car
markets, they are the best place to boot sales, where people sell their unwanted
find something unique at a items from their cars.
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great price.
In some places, markets are directed at
C9 Food is at its cheapest and freshest
in markets. Farmers often sell direct
and tend to sell handicrafts typical of
the region. For many tourists, a visit to a
to the consumer, without all the nearby market to buy souvenirs is an
packaging, shipping and advertising important part of their holiday. Guadalajara in
that increases costs in shops and Mexico has a huge range of traditional
supermarkets. You can often find textiles, glassware, ceramics and art works
unusual products and those that are and Seoul in Korea has some wonderful
not mass-produced. Food markets original designs of all kinds of products at
vary hugely according to where they affordable prices. Countries in the Middle East
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are in the world. For example the usually have beautiful hand-made rugs and
Kauppatori market in Helsinki, carpets, and Indian markets sell colourful
Finland sells moose, reindeer and handloom fabrics and beautiful silk scarves.
bear salami. Wherever you are, food
will be locally produced and In Europe, Christmas is the time when
seasonal markets are held to sell decorations
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reasonably priced.
and gifts for the festive season. One of the
Markets are also good places to buy most famous of these is held in Wenceslas
clothes. Some sell cheap new and Square in Prague in the Czech Republic. The
second-hand clothes, while others market is made up of colourfully decorated
specialise in vintage or ethically wooden huts selling traditional handicrafts,
made clothes and original items. The embroidered lace, wooden toys, scented
markets of London are some of the candles, Christmas tree ornaments, and
best in the world for those who want puppets and dolls beautifully dressed in
to create a unique look for traditional costumes. This looks very pretty,
themselves. Many new designers especially in the snow.
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start with a market stall, so if you are
So, wherever you are in the world and
looking for a totally original item of
you are looking for, there is a market
clothing, you could get something
really special at a bargain price at for you. You can get all kinds of unusual things
Brick Lane, Spitalfields or Portobello at great prices.
Road markets.

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