Vocabualary practice
Match the shops to the things you buy or do in them.
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Put these words into one or both columns.
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Coat, jacket, dress, tie, belt, shoes, watch, suit, skirt, shirt, ring, trousers, sweater, T-shirt, handbag, briefcase |
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Match the part of the body with the item of clothing.
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Scarf, belt, shoe, hat, glove, glasses, ring, tights
Choose one of the verbs in the box and put it in the right form.
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Be, wear, carry, have
John’s jeans are blue and T-shirt … red.
Julia … jeans and a T-shirt today.
Elisabeth … got a red coat on and she … some flowers. Where is she going?
Sarah’s dress … old but her shoes … new.
Last year John’s trousers … white. Now they … grey.
Look at the picture and write the names next to the numbers.
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Write a paragraph about what you are wearing today. Study the example.
I’m wearing a white T-shirt and a blue jumper. I’ve got a pair of black trousers on. I’m wearing blue socks and white trainers. I’ve also got a watch and a pair of glasses on.
Read the following dialogues.
A : Can I help you?
C : Yes. I’d like to return these jeans.
A : May I ask why you’re returning them?
C : I bought them for my son, but they’re too short.
A : Do you have the receipt?
C : Yes, here it is.
A : I’m sorry. These jeans were on sale. There are no refunds on sale items. You can exchange them for something else or we can give you a credit note.
C : Do you have the jeans in a larger size?
A : Let me check. [a minute later] I’m afraid they have sold out.
C : Okay, I’ll take a credit note. How long is it good for?
A : It’s good for a year.
C : Okay. I’ll come back next week and see if I can find something else he might like.
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Excuse me. I’m looking for an old music box.
B: Any particular decade?
A: Something made in the 20s would be nice.
B: We had seven, but we sold one this morning.
A: Are dancing figures a part of any of the boxes?
B: You’re in luck. Two of them have dancing figures.
A: These are great. I think I’ll take this one.
B: Yes, that one is very nice.
A: Does this come with a warranty?
B: I’m sorry, but you just have to take your chances.
A: That doesn’t surprise me.
B: Even if it doesn’t work, it’s a beautiful collectible.
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A: Excuse me, but is this dress on sale?
B: The dress was on sale yesterday.
A: Are you sure? I’d be happy to pay the sale price today.
B: I’m so sorry, but rules are rules.
A: I’ll just check out a few other stores.
B: I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.
Read the story and complete it with the present or past forms of the following verbs: is, are – was, were; buy – bought; go –went; say – said; see – saw; take – took.
In August 1999 three friends, Jacques Proust, Guy Fadat and Francois Leclerc were on holiday in the town of Laraque in France. On Sunday they … shopping in the market and they … a dirty, old painting of the Virgin Mary. They … it for 1,400 francs and they … it to Paris. In Paris, an expert said that the painting was by Leonardo da Vinci and it … worth 5000,000,000 francs. The man in Laraque market … : “I was happy to sell the painting but now I’m very upset. I don’t want to think about it?”
Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct gap.
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Tag, label, cashier, bargain, receipt, exchange, take back, try on, fit, advice, shop assistant, credit card, check, select, cash, refund, size, sale |
If you want to go shopping there are a number of things you have to consider. If you would like to find a … you should make sure to go to a … . The only problem with a sale is that it is sometimes hard to … something once you buy it. Many stores also refuse to give a … on anything you have bought. If you are looking for clothes, make sure to … , check the … to make sure that it is a good … . Another good idea is to look at the … and … to see instructions for washing, etc. It’s always a good idea to also ask the … for … . Finally, when you go to the … you can usually pay by … or … if you don’t have the … . Never forget to get the … !
Writing options. Try to make a story on the offered topics.
How often do you go to the shopping mall? Are you a shopaholic?
Do you know how to bargain? Where do you go when you look for bargains?
Do you think bargains usually have low quality than those items which are not bargains? Prove or defend your answer.
Do you think it is important to be in fashion? What are some of the strangest fashions you have seen?
What fashions that you see today do you think will be out of fashion within two years?
Would you like to be a fashion model?
Do you think people feel different when they wear different clothes?
What do you think about secondhand clothes? Would you buy secondhand clothes?
What would you do or feel if you were refused entry to somewhere because of what you are wearing? Speak about the necessity of dress code.
HUMOUR TIME
Customer: May I try on that dress in the window, please?
Clerk: No, ma’am. You'll have to use the fitting room like everyone else.
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A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn’t find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, “Do these turkeys get any bigger?” The stock boy replied, “No ma’am, they’re dead.”
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