Christmas shopping
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This year I've given in and started Christmas shopping online. It's just so easy! I signed up for Amazon's free trial of Prime and I couldn't believe it when the Amazon box arrived in the blink of an eye - it felt as if I'd just ordered it! I won't, however, continue my Prime membership as I like supporting London's bookshops Waterstones in Picadilly is one of my favourite places to go if I have a free couple of hours in central London - it's a quiet haven in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. I love the grand staircase, comfy armchairs and great selection of books that you can browse through and curl up reading for a couple of hours. It is apparently making a profit again after almost going under during the recession and it turns out that people do still really like buying real physical books as well as their digital counterparts.
Glossary
- to give in (phrasal verb)
To do something you have been trying not to do
- to sign up for (phrasal verb)
To add your name to a list
- a free trial (adj + noun)
A period in which you receive something for free
- in the blink of an eye (idiom)
Very quickly
- a haven (noun)
A safe place where you feel happy
- hustle and bustle (phrase)
Noisy and busy
- staircase (noun)
A set of stairs
- comfy (adj.)
Comfortable
- to browse (verb)
To look through
- to curl up (phrasal verb)
To sit in a comfortable position with your legs bent
- a profit (noun)
The amount of money you have made when you deduct what you have spent
- to go under (phrasal verb)
To fail and stop operating
- the recession (noun)
A period when trade and industry are not successful
- counterpart (noun)
Something (or someone) that has the same job or function as something (or someone) else