017shopping

Words

Supermarketdepartmentstorecornershopmon‘n’popshop

Creditcardcashcustomerselectiongoodpurchasediscountbargainshelves

Clerkspecialoffertwo-for-onewindowshoppingpharmacygrocer’sbutcher’sonlineshopping

Catalogueshopassistantcashdesk

Phrases

Tryonclothes

Payincash

Bargainoverprices

Paybycreditcard

Huntforabargain

Shoponline

Findtherightsize

Useacoupon

Beginner

A:areyoureadytogoshopping?

B:justaminute.Ineedtomakealistofthinksthatweneed.

A:goodidea.Haveyouwrittendownpotatoes,carrots,andonions?

B:Idon’thaveonionsonmylist.I’lladdthem.Weshouldgetsometea.Isgreenteaokorshouldwegetthesameteathatweusuallyget?

A:let’sgetboth.Weneedsomecoffeetoo.Isthatonyourlist?

B:yes,itis.Here’smylist.IsthereanythingthatI’veforgotten?

A:Ithinkyou’vegoteverything.Iwanttogotsomechocolateandsomecheese.

B:whatkindofcheesedoyouwant.

A:I’mnotsure.I’lldecideatthecheesecounter,whenIcanseewhattheyhave.Havewegotenoughmoney?

B:wedon’thaveenoughcash,soI’lltakemycreditcardandwecanpaywiththat.Wherearethecarkeys?

A:I’vegotthemthere.ShallIdrive?

Intermediate

A:doyoudoalotofshoppingonline?

B:notreally.Ilikelookingontheinternetatwhat’savailable,butIusuallyprefertoactuallyseeandtouchwhatI’mbuyingbeforeIpayforit.Sometimes,I’lllookatsomethinginashop,butlaterbuyitonlineifit’scheaper.Youdon’tlikebuyingthingsonline,doyou?

A:yes.I’malittleworriedaboutsecurity.Youneverwho’stryingtofindoutyourcodesandpasswords.Aren’tyouworryaboutthat?

B:notreally.Iknowthatithappens,butifyoubuyfromreputablecompanieswithsecurewebsites,youshouldbeok.EventhoughtIuseonlineshoppingfacilities,Idon’tthinkit’sthebestwaytoshop.

A:I’msurprisedtohearyousaythat.Ithoughtyoulovedanythingtechnological.

B:Ido.I’mabigfanofusingnewtechnology,butIdon’twanttositinfrontofacomputerscreenallday.Ithinkpeopleneedtogetoutandinteractwithotherpeople.

A:so,howaboutcomingtothedepartmentstorewithme?Iwanttoseeifthereareanynewsummerclothesonsaleyet.

B:sure.I’dlovetojoinyou.Canwestopbythecomputerstore?Ijustwanttoseeiftheyhavesomething.

A:sure.Whileyou’reinthecomputerstore.Iwillvisitthebookstoreopposite.Iliketobrowsethroughtheirbooksiftheyhaveanythinginteresting.

B:ok.I’