SHOPPING

1 Here are some expressions you may use while talking about clothing /
prices of clothes.
Decide what their right meaning is:
aThis expression means that

it is

it is very

very

expensive

cheap

1-In that shop a pair of tennis shoes can cost a bit

over the top.
2-Ive picked up bargains in the sales.
3- We are paying through our nose so Diesel can
fool us into buying the next collection.
4-These trainers are fantastic but they ve cost me
an arm and a leg.
5-I bought this jumper from a little shop next to the
record store. It was dirt cheap:I only
spent 50.

bThis expression means that

it is

it is very

very

expensive

cheap

1-Wow!! A pair of Gucci shoes!!?? They must have

cost you a packet!!
2- These trainers are fantastic but they were a
real bargain.
3- We are paying through our nose so Diesel can
fool us into buying the next collection.
4- I bought this jumper from a little shop next to
the record store. It was dirt cheap: I
only spent 50.
5-70 for a T-shirt??!! What a rip-off !!

2-Match these sentences with their right meaning on the right:

a1-He is a bit overweight.
a-He felt out of date.
2-He could do with losing 2 kilos.
b-He knows nothing about it
3- Ive been pestering him for
c-He found a solution for
ages.
d-Hes put on some kilos.
4-He came up with the idea of
e-He need to start some diet.
5-I drag him into a store
f-They make you more attractive.
6-These trainers would do the
g-They are just what it is needed.
job
h-I persuaded him to go with me
7-He wouldnt have a clue about
into
washing clothes
i-Ive been asking him to do it for
8-If I were in your shoes , I..
a long time.
j-In that situation, I would
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b1-What is really hot and trendy?

2-What is a sweatshop?
3-Shopping hours are becoming
longer and longer
4-I dont bother to try things on.
5-I feel a lack of control over...
6-I had to queue for ages...
7-Im not as good at finding
bargains as you.
8-Im writing to complain
about...

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a-Im really annoyed with the

situation so Id like to report the
situation to you and
b-I dont waste my time trying
clothes on
c-There was a long line of people
so I had to wait for a long time
d-You find cheap things more
easily than I do
e-Its difficult for me to stop
f-The shops stay open till much
later
g-The shops close earlier than ever
in the Summer.
h-What is really fashionable?
i-What is really good to buy for the
winter?
j-What is called the place where
the working conditions are so bad?

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