How to do shopping in a foreign country
Active vocabulary
1. A shop- магазин
Clothes shop- магазин одежды
Food shop- продуктовый магазин
2. To go shopping- ходить по магазинам
3. To buy- покупать
I would like to buy something- Я бы хотел купить что-то
4. Different pairs of shoes- Различные пары обуви
5. Tight- тесный (здесь: жмут)
6. Can I help you? - Могу ли я чем-нибудь помочь?
7. I’m just looking around- Я просто смотрю/оглядываюсь по сторонам
8. I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please. - Я бы хотел купить пару коричневых туфель, пожалуйста.
9. What size do you take? - Какой у вас размер?
10. Would you like to try them on? - Вы хотите их померить?
11. Can you give me a smaller size?-Вы не могли бы дать размер поменьше?
12. What’s the price? - Какая цена?
13. It’s too expensive for me.- Это слишком дорого для меня.
14. Anything cheaper here? - Здесь есть что-нибудь подешевле?
15. I will take them. - Я беру их.
16. Anything else? - Что-нибудь еще?
Exercises
Writing
1. Translate from English into Russian
1. I go shopping every day. 2. I usually go to the clothes shop and the food shop. 3. Now I’m going shopping. 4. Now I’m at the clothes shop. 5. I would like to buy shoes. 6. I’m looking around. 7. I would like some nice shoes. 8. What size do you take? 9. I take size 38. 10. Here are different shoes. 11. I would like to try shoes on. 12. The shoes are a bit tight. 12. These shoes are too big. 13. What’s the price? 14. This is too expensive for me. 15. Anything cheaper here? 16. I’ll take this pair/these shoes.
2. Fill in the gaps
1. I go… every day. 2. I usually go to the…and the… 3. I’m … shopping now. 4. I…at the clothes shop now. 5. I would like… some shoes. 6. I’m…around. 7. I would like… nice shoes… 8. What…you…?
3. Complete the sentences
1. I (be) size 38. 2. Here (be) different shoes. 3. I (would like, try) these shoes on. 4. Can you (give) me (small size)? 5. The shoes (be,tight,a bit). 6. The shoes (be,large,too). 7. (What, be) the price? 8. (It,be) expensive. 9. I (will,them,take).
4. Read, look up and say
1. “Can I help you?”
“ I’d like a pair of shoes.”
“What size do you take?”
“I take size 38.”
“ Would you like to try them on?”
“Yes, certainly. They are perfect. What’s the price?”
“It’s too expensive for me but I’ll take them.”
2. “Hello!”
“Can I help you?”
“Yes, please”.
“I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please”.
“Here are different pairs of shoes. Would you like to try them on?”
“Yes, please. They are perfect. I’ll take them. Thank you!”
“Have a nice day!”
“Have a nice day!”
3. “Hello!”
“Can I help you?”
“Yes, please”.
“I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please”.
“Here are different pairs of shoes. Would you like to try them on?”
“Yes, please. The shoes are nice, but a bit tight”.
“Then try on these, sir”.
“These are fine. I’ll take them. Thank you!”
Speaking
Shopping
Dialogues
Use a desk as a counter at the shop. Print out the pictures of shoes of different colours and put them on the counter. Prices should also be printed out. Take it in turns to act out the dialogues both as a shop assistant and a customer.
Role-play the dialogues
Dialogue 1
-Hello!
-Can I help you?
-No, thanks. I’m just looking around
***
Dialogue 2
-Hello!
- Can I help you?
-Yes, please.
-I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please.
-Certainly. What size do you take?
- Size 38
-Here you are
-Thank you.
Dialogue 3
-Hello!
-Can I help you?
-Yes, please.
-I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please.
-Certainly. What size do you take?
- Size 38
-Here are different pairs of shoes. Would you like to try them on?
-Yes, please. They are perfect. I’ll take them. Thank you!
-Have a nice day!
-Have a nice day!
***
Dialogue 4
-Hello!
-Can I help you?
-Yes, please.
-I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please.
-Here are different pairs of shoes. Would you like to try them on?
-Yes, please. The shoes are nice, but a bit tight.
-Then try on these, sir.
-These are fine. I’ll take them. Thank you!
-Have a nice day!
-Have a nice day!
Dialogue 5
-Hello!
-Can I help you?
-Yes, please.
-I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please.
-Here are different pairs of shoes. Would you like to try them on?
-These shoes are too big. Can you give me a smaller size?
-Yes, sure. Are they OK?
-They are perfect. Thank you!
-Have a nice day!
-Have a nice day!
***
Dialogue 6
-Hello!
-Can I help you?
-Yes, please.
-I’d like a pair of brown shoes, please.
-Here you are. Are they OK?
-They are perfect. Thank you! What’s the price?
-20 pounds
-That’s too expensive for me.
-Do you have a cheaper pair?
-Yes, sure. Try this pair on!
-These shoes are just perfect! I’ll take them!
-Anything else?
-No, thanks!
-Have a nice day!
-Have a nice day!
Games on Speech Patterns
We are going to play the game “Do it with me, do it exactly as I do it, do it better than me”.
I’m going to clean the board. Could you possibly clean it?
-Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I don’t think I could.
There is so much paper/rubbish on the floor. Could you possibly pick it up?
-Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I am afraid I couldn’t.
The headphones are on the table. Could you possibly put them back?
-Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I don’t think I could.
It’s too hot (sweltering) in class. Could you open the window?
-Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I am afraid I couldn’t.
The door is open. Could you possibly close the door?
-Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I don’t think I could.
It is too noisy in class. Could you possibly settle down?
--Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I am afraid I couldn’t.
You play with your gadgets too much. Could you possibly stop playing with them?
-Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I don’t think I could.
You are eating and drinking in class. Could you stop doing that?
--Oh, yes, I could/Oh,no, I am afraid I couldn’t.
