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Talking about shopping

作者: 日期: 08/20/2010 没有评论

Unit topics

  • ask for and give prices
  • describe clothing
  • use ‘do’ and ‘does’
  • talk about possession

Movie script

ALEX: Nick, I need to pick up some things at the store. Would you like to join me?
NICK: Sure. What do you need to buy?
ALEX: Well, I need some juice, bread, and cheese. I also need shrimp for tonight. We’re going to a dinner party and everyone has to bring something.
NICK: You’re always going to dinner parties. Whose party is it tonight?
ALEX: It’s Anna’s birthday today, Anna Richards . . . and she’s having a few people over for dinner. She loves my shrimp scampi.
NICK: Your scampi is quite good. We should also buy some juice…Do you like grapefruit juice?
ALEX: Yes, I do. I love it! I need some cheese as well. Is cheese expensive here?
NICK: It’s a little expensive. It’s about 30 to 50 RMB.
ALEX: Yeah, that’s a bit expensive. I need some apples and oranges too.
NICK: Are you going to buy green apples or red ones?
ALEX: Well, I like green apples and my husband likes red, so we’ll get both.
NICK: OK. What else do you need to buy?
ALEX: Just some French bread and that’s enough.

Vocabulary

verbs nouns adjectives pronouns expressions
do

go

like

 nationality

country

binoculars /a pair of ~/

BLT

buck

dime

dollar

nickel

penny

peso

pound

rouble

yen

candy bar

canvas

China

Japan

Mexico

Russia

South Korea

United Kingdom

United States

currency

euro

European Union

fast food

ham

headband

mayonnaise

menu

quarter

sandwich

slacks

visor

 Korean

Mexican

Russian

American

Chinese

Japanese

English

casual

daily

European

fashionable

large

medium

small

 that

this

those

whose

 How much (is that pen)?

It costs ($1.99).

Grammar

Asking for and giving prices

  • How much are the shirts over there?
  • They’re $20 each.
  • How much did that computer cost?
  • It was under $2,000.
  • How much is a cup of coffee?
  • It’s $1.50 a cup.
  • How expensive is that cake?
  • It costs $12.99.
  • How much are these earrings?
  • They’re $49.09 a pair.
  • How much are you selling your car for?
  • We want to sell it for around $3,000.
  • How much is your college tuition?
  • It’s over/under/ $2,000 a year!

Short answers with ‘do’ and ‘does’

  • Do you like the tomato salad?
  • Yes, I do. /No, I don’t./

The ‘s’ of possession

  • John’s shirt is blue.
  • Anna’s shorts are white.

‘Whose’

  • Whose shirt is this?
  • It’s Anna’s shirt.
  • Whose pants are green?
  • Roger’s pants are green.

Learning

ASSISTANT: Hello. How can I help you?
WOMAN: I’d like a bottle of wine. How much is that bottle?
ASSISTANT: It’s $6.99.
WOMAN: Okay. And I’d like some bananas. Can I have some of those bananas hanging up?
ASSISTANT: Of course. These bananas are $2.55 a pound.
WOMAN: Okay. Now, can I have some coffee, please?
ASSISTANT: Which do you want? This is Brazilian and that one is Colombian. And this coffee’s from Java.
WOMAN: What’s that one over there?
ASSISTANT: That one’s Mexican.
WOMAN: OK. Can I have some of the Brazilian coffee, please?
ASSISTANT: Sure. Anything else?
WOMAN: Yes. How much are those apples?
ASSISTANT: Those are $1.00 a pound.
WOMAN: Can I have two pounds, please?

My name’s Martin. I’m wearing blue slacks from Hugo Boss, a white shirt and a striped tie. I really like my black Ferragamo shoes, but right now I’m wearing Kenneth Cole. These are my work clothes; I wear jeans and T-shirts on the weekends. I only wear designer clothes.

That’s Roger. He dresses really casually and he hates designer clothes. He’s wearing his friend’s brown headband and a striped vest. His favorite pants were given to him by his brother, Sam; they are green and very comfortable. Roger loves to wear jewelry. He’s wearing a bracelet and four necklaces.

This is Chandra. She’s wearing a gray suit and a white shirt from Lane Crawford. Her suit is Calvin Klein and she prefers to wear pant-suits. Her friends all think she’s very fashionable, but they cannot get her to stop using her cell phone.

I’m Anna. I’m going sightseeing. I love to travel and to be comfortable while doing so. I’m wearing a visor to keep the sun out of my face and sun glasses. I’m also wearing my favorite print shirt and white shorts. I’m holding a canvas bag in one hand and a leather bag in my other hand. I’ve brought my binoculars to see things really far away and I also have my camera around my neck to take lots of pictures!

Currency Country Nationality
Won

Yen

RMB

Dollar

Peso

Ruble

Pounds

Euro

 South Korea

Japan

China

United States

Mexico

Russia

United Kingdom

European Union countries

 Korean

Japanese

Chinese

American

Mexican

Russian

English

European

Shopping for presents

作者: 日期: 06/09/2010 没有评论

In this unit we will study vocabulary for clothes, shopping and currencies. We will also practice asking and answering questions in shops, including how much things cost.

PS.
money, cash, coin, currency 这些名词均有“(金)钱”之意

  • money 钱的通称，可以是硬币可以是纸币，也可指用作货币的其它物品
  • cash 特指立即可以兑现的现金或现款
  • coin 指铸造的硬币
  • currency 指在流通中的货币，是全部流通中通货的总称，也可指纸币

Unit topics

  • asking about price
  • learning different currencies
  • going shopping
  • reviewing clothes vocabulary

Script

HELEN: What can we give Jack? How about a camera? How much is that one?
JANE: It’s $99.99 (ninety nine dollars and ninety nine cents).
HELEN: $99.99? That’s too expensive. How much is that radio?
JANE: It’s $37.49. That’s not so expensive.
HELEN: No, $37.49 is OK. Let’s get the radio for Jack.
JANE: What can we give Jeannie? How much are those earrings?
HELEN: They’re $56.99.
JANE: $56.99! That’s a lot for earrings! How much are those sunglasses?
HELEN: They’re $42.99. And the perfume?
JANE: It’s 23.49.
HELEN: That’s better. We’ll get perfume for Jeannie.

New vocabulary

verbs nouns adjectives
buycan

cost

fit

help

look

want

 bootsdress

jacket

pants

sale

shirt

shorts

sneakers

store

suit

sweater

 cheapexpensive

Grammar

Question words

  • Can I help you?
  • How much is that hat?
  • How much does the shirt cost?

Singular and plural

  • A shirt / That shirt.
  • Shoes / Those shoes.

Listening

In this listening lesson we will learn vocabulary for clothes and shopping. We will also practice using adjectives to describe clothes and numbers to talk about how much things cost.

The suit is expensive. It costs 500.00 pounds.

The jacket is on sale. It only costs 50.00 dollars.

This T-shirt is cheap. It costs only 6.00 Euros.

These boots are expensive. They cost 96.oo Euros.

The dress is very expensive. It costs seven hundred and fifty pounds.

The jeans is cheap. It only costs twenty six Euros.

The boots are on sale. They are cost only hundred and fifty dollars.

The suit is expensive. It costs five hundred and fifty dollars.

Clothes vocabulary

  • shorts, jeans, pants, suit, T-shirt, shirt;
  • shoes, sandals, sneakers, boots, sunglasses, hat;
  • skirt, dress, blouse, jacket, sweater, coat.

The man is buying a green coat and black hat. They cost 78.00 dollars. They are on sale, so they are cheap.

The woman is buying an orange dress. It costs 900.00 dollars. It is very expensive.

The man is buying a suit. It costs 650.00 dollars. It is very expensive but it fits well.

Shopping (Let’s go shopping)

作者: 日期: 05/19/2010 没有评论

Language covered

  • Learning the names of clothes
  • Listening to a dialogue in a shop
  • Practice asking about the price
  • Going shopping

New vocabulary

shopaholic,  shopping mall;

buy, bought;

sell, sold;

shopping / go shopping / go window shopping;

accessories: a belt, earrings, a necklace, tie, scarf;

clothes,  blouse, trousers, leather shoes; #a pair of

handbag/purse <for woman>, wallet <for man>;

shop assistant / salesgirl / salesman;

customer / fitting room / dressing room; #try on

cash / credit card / receipt / invoice/ total;

on sale 打折 /Which is on sale?/

Dialogue

Ask about size

C: What size do you have/want/wear/?
S: small (medium / large / extra small / extra large)
C: Do you have it in medium/size | color/?
S: Yes, of course.
C: It’s a little large for me. Do you have a smaller one?
S: I am sorry, we only have this size.

Pay the bill

S: What kind of way would you like to pay, cash or credit card?
C: Cash/Credit card/ please. Can I pay check?
C: How much is it?
A: $130.
C: This is $150.
A: Here is your change.

Important sentences

I went shopping yesterday.

How can I help you? /What can I do for you?/

I am looking for blouse.

Do you have this in green?

Can you reduce the price?

Can you give me a lower price/discount/?

I can give you 20%(twenty percent) off.

Can I try it on?

How much is it?

It’s a deal! /I’ll take it!/

It suits red/color | style/ you.

It fits small/size/ you.

Going Shopping

作者: 日期: 03/29/2010 没有评论

Movie Script

EVE: Excuse me, how much is this? #We can also say, /What does this cost?/
EVE:打扰一下，这个多少钱？
SALES CLERK: Ah, these sweaters are on sale for $50. #/On sale/ means the price is less than usual. We can also say /discount/ or /clearance/.
SALESCLERK:啊，这些毛衣减价出售只要50美元。
EVE: That’s not bad. What do you think?
EVE:不错，你觉得呢？
TIM: Yeah, I think you’re right, they’re nice and they’re not too expensive. I like those black ones. #/You’re right/ means /I agree/.
TIM:是啊，你是对的，它们物美价廉。我喜欢那些黑色的毛衣。
EVE: And I think they’ll go well with these pants.
EVE:我觉得他们和这些裤子很搭配。
EVE: (To sales clerk) How much are these pants? #/How much are…/ is used for more than one thing. /How much is…/ is used for one thing.
EVE:（对售货员说）这些裤子多少钱？
SALES CLERK: They’re $30.
SALESCLERK:30美元。
EVE: That’s cheap!
EVE:很便宜！
TIM: Yeah, what a great deal. #/Great deal/ means a very low price.
TIM:是啊，太划算了。
EVE: Well, let’s get these, but first let’s shop a bit more, OK? #Remember, we use these and those to talk about more than one thing.
EVE:好，这些我们要了。不过我们先多逛一会，好吗？
TIM: OK.
TIM:好。

Topics

  • describing clothes
  • learning the names of colors
  • using ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’
  • using singular and plural

Vocabulary

verbs buy, have, want, wear
nouns dollars, dress, hat, jeans, pants, scarf, shirt, shoes, skirt, sunglasses, sweater, T-shirt
adjectives black, blue, brown, green , grey, orange, pink, white, red, yellow, purple, gold

cheap, expensive, comfortable, uncomfortable, long, short, new, old
  • I got a cheap flight to Spain at the last minute.
  • It will be a lot cheaper to go by bus.
  • A comfortable sweater

Grammar

Demonstrative adjectives.

  • This is my shirt.
  • That is her dress.
  • These are my shoes.
  • Those are his socks.

Singular and plural.

  • A cheap hat.
  • A short skirt.
  • New shoes.
  • Black sunglasses.

The present continuous: ‘I’m wearing’.

  • I’m wearing an old shirt.
  • She’s wearing a long dress.

Learning

I’m wearing a brown T-shirt, black sunglasses and blue jeans.

I’m wearing a blue jacket and sweater, an orange scarf and brown pants.

She’s wearing a long red coat, old blue jeans, big black boots and a white scarf.

  • This T-shirt is very cheap.
  • That’s my new coat.
  • Do you like these sunglasses?
  • Those shoes are too expensive.
  • This is a comfortable sweater.
  • That skirt is too short.
  • These pants are too long.
  • Those socks are very cheap.

Do you have a blue sweater?
No, we don’t.
How much are these shoes?
They’re 30 dollars.
How much is this hat?
It’s $10.50
Is this dress expensive?
No, it’s quite cheap.

When we talk about what we’re wearing now, we say I am wearing… When we talk about what we usually wear, however, we say I wear…

  • Q: Do you wear jeans or pants?
  • A: I wear pants.
  • Q: Do you wear old shoes or new shoes?
  • A: I wear old shoes.
  • Q: Do you wear a long jacket or a short jacket?
  • A: I wear a short jacket.
  • Q: Do you wear cheap or expensive clothes?
  • A: I wear expensive clothes.