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 Lesson
18 - Shopping
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Shopping
SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
GLORIA: Yes, I’m looking for a sweater —
in a size medium.
SALESPERSON: Let’s see … here’s a nice
white one. What do you think?
GLORIA: I think I’d rather have it in
blue.
SALESPERSON: OK … here’s blue, in a
medium. Would you like to try it on?
GLORIA: OK … yes, I love it. It fits
perfectly. How much is it?
SALESPERSON: It’s $50. It will be $53,
with tax.
GLORIA: Perfect! I’ll take it. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Can I help you? or “May I help you?” is what a
salesperson normally says to greet a customer.
- I ’m looking for a here means “I don’t know exactly
which one I want.”
- Size medium. Clothing usually comes in small, medium and
large sizes. Some women’s clothing comes in number sizes, usually ranging
from 2 to 16.
- L et’s see … An expression used when a person wants to
think something over, to make a choice or decision, or to look for
something.
- I’d rather have it in here means “I don’t like this
exact one. I would prefer it in a different” color/size/material, etc.
- Would you like to …? is a polite way to ask “Do you want
to …?”
- Try it on means to test the fit or appearance of a
garment by putting it on. “Try on” is a separable phrasal verb, so the
object “it” goes between “try” and “on.”
- How much is it? means “How much does it cost?” Notice
that the main sentence stress falls on “is” in this question.
- I’ll take it means “I will buy it.”
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
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which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
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lessons are for intermediate students. |
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lessons focusing mostly on communication and
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