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B GOAL Buy Clothes
Listening
A 🎧47 Listen to a conversation in a clothing store. What is the man buying? What color does he choose?
B 🎧47 Listen again and answer the questions.
1. Does he want formal or casual shoes?
2. How many pairs of shoes does the man try on?
3. What shoe size does the man usually wear?
4. What shoe size does he choose?
5. How much are the brown shoes?
6. How much are the white shoes?
7. Does he pay with cash or by card?
| PRONUNCIATION: Stressed and Unstressed Syllables |
| In spoken English, some syllables are stressed and some are unstressed. Unstressed syllables usually do not sound as loud as stressed ones. The vowels are also usually longer in stressed syllables. |
C 🎧48 Listen and underline the stressed syllables in these sentences.
1. The skirt is cheaper than the shirt.
2. The blue tie is nicer than the black one.
3. Do you have a bigger size?
4. These ones are smaller than those.
5. This store is better.
6. The white shoes are more expensive than the brown ones.
D 🎧48 Listen again and repeat the sentences in C.
Casual shoes for everyday wear or sports are often called sneakers.
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SPEAKING STRATEGY
Shopping
May / Can I help you?
May / Can I try...?
What about...?
I'll take...
Communication
E Who said the questions and statements below? Write S (salesperson) or C (customer).
1. Can I help you? __S__
2. I'd like to buy some blue shoes. __C___
3. Do you have anything less formal? _____
4. Can I try them on? _____
5. What size are you? _____
6. Do you have a bigger size? _____
7. Are they better? _____
8. How much are they? _____
9. Do you have anything less expensive? _____
10. What about these brown ones? _____
11. I'll take the blue ones. _____
12. Are you paying with cash or by card? _____
F 🎧47 Listen again and check your answers.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Buy Clothes
1. Look at the flowchart. You're going to make a new conversation. Decide:
• what the salesperson should say for each situation in a blue diamond.
• what the customer should say for each situation in a green square.
Follow the steps below and use phrases from E or your own ideas.
Say hello. Offer help.
Ask about the item of clothing you want.
Show the item.
Ask to try it on.
Does it fit?
• No -> Ask to try a different size. -> Show the item.
• Yes -> Ask about the price. -> Say the price.
Is it too expensive?
• Yes -> Ask for a cheaper item. -> Say the price.
• No -> Say you want it. -> Ask about payment.
Pay for it.
Say thanks and goodbye.
2. Practice the conversation using the flowchart. Take turns being the salesperson and the customer. Repeat the conversation with different items of clothing.
Hello. May I help you?
Yes, I'd like to buy a shirt.
