SHOPPING

These are some expressions you can use when you are shopping

Asking something
Excuse me, Have you Do you May I Can I Have you got … Do you have? how much	May I see …. May I have some …. Do you have …	please?
	got it (them) in … have it (them) in … try it (them) on? The next size up (down)? A bigger one? Any shorter one? Any smaller one? is it?

Deciding something

I take a size 8. They fit great. They fit / it fits. (the right size) I'll take it / them please. (I want to buy it / them) I'll leave it / them thanks. (I don't want to buy it / them) It’s a bit too long It’s a bit too large It’s a bit too small

Conversation:

(A) Do you have any t-shirts?
(B) What size? Medium or Large?
(A) Large. 

(A) That comes to $26.59.

(B) Here’s $30.00.

(A) Your change is $3.41. (Kembaliannya $3.41)

(B) Keep the change. (Ini $17.48. Ambil aja kembaliannya).
(A) Thanks

Vocabulary related to shopping

cheer yourself up - to make yourself feel happier retail therapy - going shopping to feel better a bargain - something cheaper than you expect to pay, 'what a bargain!' high street shops - shops which you find in most towns in Britain department stores - big shops with different areas clothes, make-up, furniture etc trendy - fashionable up-to-the-minute - fashionable second-hand - not new canal - a man made river have a stroll - go for a slow leisurely walk Language tips - grammar Look how we use the following examples of too and not enough I'm not rich enough. ...it gets too busy. ...it's not modern enough, and too expensive. If all that shopping is too tiring... Camden is not cultured enough. (not + adjective + enough) (too + adjective) Look at the following examples "Brrrrrr! It's -5º outside, far too cold to go out." "He's failed the exam 3 times, he's obviously too lazy or not clever enough!!" "Look - these jeans are £250, way too expensive for me!" "You can't walk down Oxford Street on a Saturday, it's just too busy."

Activity

Complete the conversation

Fiona is trying on a pair of jeans in a clothes shop. She has just returned from the changing rooms to show them to John. She wants to know if he likes them.

John: How did you get on?

Fiona:

a)      So what do you think? Do they suit me?

b)      OK, I’ll leave them then.

c)      Why? What’s wrong with them?

d)     They feel tight, have they got the next size up on the shelf?

John: Let’s see. No, that’s the largest size they have.

Fiona:

a)      So what do you think? Do they suit me?

b)      OK, I’ll leave them then.

c)      Why? What’s wrong with them?

d)     They feel tight, have they got the next size up on the shelf?

John: Well they are nice jeans, but I’m not sure if they’re really you.

Fiona:

a)      So what do you think? Do they suit me?

b)      OK, I’ll leave them then.

c)      Why? What’s wrong with them?

d)     They feel tight, have they got the next size up on the shelf?

John: They make you look too fat.
Fiona:

a)      So what do you think? Do they suit me?

b)      OK, I’ll leave them then.

c)      Why? What’s wrong with them?

d)     They feel tight, have they got the next size up on the shelf?