Univer English Language Academy

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Lesson 4: Shopping
I. Shopping vocabulary
II. Conversation practice:
Shopkeeper: Good morning. Can I help you?
Customer: I’d like a loaf of bread.
Shopkeeper: Here you are.
Customer: How much is the bread?
Shopkeeper: Five dollars a loaf.
Customer: That’s too expensive!
Shopkeeper: I forgot to say — it’s buy one, get one free!
 III. Useful structure:

Finding a Shop
QUESTIONS

 Can you recommend a good toy/clothes shop?

 Is there a chemists/supermarket in the area?
 Where can I get toothpaste/pet food?
 Where's the nearest shopping centre?

ANSWERS/COMMENTS

 There's a really good bookshop just around

the corner.
 You can buy that here in the hotel.
 The best toy shop is in the shopping centre.
 The nearest one is a few miles away.

Paying

 Do you take credit cards?

 Can I pay by cheque?
 Do you offer a cash discount?
 Could I have a VAT receipt, please?

ANSWERS/COMMENTS

 We take all the major credit cards.

 We only accept cheques with a cheque card.
 We are offering 6 months free credit with no deposit.
 Yes, certainly.

IV. Discussion
1. Do you like shopping?
2. What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
3. How often do you go shopping?
4. How much do you spend on shopping per month?
5. What is your favorite shop and why do you like it?
6. Do you like shopping on the Internet?
7. Who does most of the shopping in your family?