Shop dialogues
VOCABULARY
Shops
1 Choose the names of the shops in the photos.
2 SPEAKING Complete the sentences with the names of shops from Exercise 1. Then compare your ideas with other students.
1 In my town there’s a very good … It’s called … It’s good because …
2 I often go there because …
3 I never go into … because they don’t interest me. I don’t often go to … because …
GRAMMAR
Verbs of perception
1 Look at the sentences from the scrip. Answer the questions.
It looks terrible.
What is ‘it’?
the yellow shirt
That sounds great.
What is ‘that’?
the idea that Maddy takes Tom shopping for clothes and shoes
2 Match the verbs with the pictures. Then complete the rule.
3 Match the responses to the first parts of the conversations.
LISTENING
1 Listen. What shop is each person in?
2 Listen again. What does each person want to buy?
FUNCTIONS
Buying things in a shop
1 Read the sentences from the listening. Choose Customer or Assistant.
2 Put the sentences in the correct order. Listen and check. Practise in pairs.
Buying clothes in a shop
Work in pairs. Student A: flip the left card. Student B: flip the right card. Take two or three minutes to prepare. Then have two conversations.
Role play 1
Student A
You are a customer in a sports shop. You like a pair of trainers.
You want a black pair.
You want to know the price.
You want to try them on.
Student B
You are an assistant in a sports shop.
Student A likes a pair of trainers. They’re €34.99.
You only have brown or red (not black).
Role play 2
Student A
You are an assistant in a clothes shop. Student B likes a sweatshirt. It’s €36.95. You have green, blue or red.
Student B
You are a customer in a clothes shop. You like a sweatshirt.
You want a green one.
You want to know the price.
You want to try it on.
TRAIN TO THINK
Exploring numbers
1 You want to buy some new clothes. Here are some things you like. Answer the questions in pairs.
T-Shirt – £8.50 shoes – £12.75 jumper – £9.25 belt – £3 jacket – £35
1 Choose three things. How much do they cost?
2 You’ve got £30.00. Name three things you can buy.
3 You’ve got £75.00. Can you buy all five things?
2 SPEAKING Compare your ideas with a partner.
