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                The people below are looking for clothes and shoes. Readthe reviews of eight shops and decide
                which shop would be the most suitable for each person.

                                                                                                 Julia wants some advice about
                               George is a fisherman. He needs                                   running shoes. She's a competitive
                               some new strong blue trousers for                                 runner who'll be running more often
                               hisjob.                                                           in the future, so she wants to buy
                                                                                                 shoes that will last a long time.

                               Tommy wants some smart shoes for
                                                                                                 Iris is 80 years old and rarely
                               a wedding. His feet are so narrow
                               that he always has problems finding                               goes out of the house.She likes
                               shoes that fit him.                                               comfortable clothes.



                               Sally and Jane love shopping for                                  Isabel doesn't have much money
                               colourful new clothes but they                                    but she likes unusual clothes.
                               seldom have much money to spend.                                  She's interested in recycling.




                A    Bella's Boutique                                           E    From Old to New

                     You won't find anything surprising in this shop,                Tim and Jenny are the talented young owners
                     but it sells really useful items for work and formal            of this exciting new shop.They find old clothes
                     occasions. Plainwhite cotton shirts,   simple  black            and clean them, then    give  them a modern look
                     trousers, warm woolly hats- you can find them all               by making changes to the whole item or to small
                     here.The clothes are good quality, and reasonably               details.
                     priced, too.
                                                                                F    On Form
                B    Optima                                                          'On Form'sells clothes (not shoes) for school and
                     'Optima'sells everything from sportswear to party               indoor and outdoor workplaces, in all colours and
                     clothes.They have different things inevery week,                sizes.
                     and the prices are low.It's a fun place to visit, and
                                                                                     The shop itself is small, but they are happy to
                     you can find some nice items, but the quality isn't
                                                                                     order items for customers.
                     the best and the service isn't very good.
                                                                                G    TriumphantlyTall
                C    Such Style!
                                                                                     This shop is full of clothes for people who are
                     Pink and black striped trousers, a gold silk jacket
                                                                                     taller than average.The owners are friendly, and
                     and white leather riding boots ...The clothes in
                                                                                     runthe shop extremely efficiently.
                     this small new shop aren't cheap butthey're so
                                                                                     The prices are quite expensive, but nowhere else
                     unusual you won't find anything else like them!
                                                                                     offers such a high level of service.
                     'Such Style!' is perfect for anyone who wants to
                     look a bit different.                                           TriumphantlyTall'also has a range of shoes for
                                                                                     people whose feet are bigger or smaller than
                 D LivingWell                                                        average.

                     It's good to know that shops like this are still           H    Match!
                     doing well.'Living Well' has clothes and shoes for
                                                                                     This is the only sports clothes shop we visited that
                     older people for whom it's more important to feel
                                                                                     had really helpful salespeople.The clothes and
                     good than to look good.They also do free home
                                                                                     shoes here are a bit expensive, but they last longer
                     deliveries.
                                                                                     than the cheaper ones you can buy in other shops.


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