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Class Goals Shopping

Lexical Focus – Vocabulary Related to Shopping

Discourse Focus – Transactional Talk (Shopping)

Warm-up

Do you consider yourself a compulsive shopper? On what

products do you usually spend your money?

Activities

1 Useful Vocabulary

Arrange the products in the box according to the departments

listed.

Lipstick Computers Calculators Foundation

Necklace Moisturizer Blouse High Heel Shoes
Tie Stockings Plants Rattle
Hoe Microwave Fertilizer Mascara
Bra Blender Pacifiers Belts
Bib Keyboard Blush Skirt
Suit Eyeliner Pots Toys
Earrings Sponge Gel Hair Mousse
Mouse Mother Board Underwear
Sandals Flip-Flops Clay Pot Cuff links

a) Women’s clothes:

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 b) Men’s clothes:

c) Children’s accessories and clothes:

d) Housewares:

e) Electronic Devices:

f) Jewelry:

g) Cosmetics:

h) Gardening:

i) Shoes:

2 Getting Dressed

Imagine you’re getting dressed for the situations listed. What

would you wear? Use the vocabulary below to help you out. You
may add other items in case you believe they are suitable.

Clothes and Accessories

Skirt Pants Trousers Suit Shoes

Slippers Bermudas Shorts Sneaker Jacket
Dress Blouse Cardigan Coat Sandals
Shirt T-Shirt Overall Cap Scarf
Ring Necklace High heel shoes Watch Earring
Tuxedo Sunglasses Roller Skates Cap Panty hose
Earring Necklace Top Sneakers Bracelet
Jeans Belt Evening Gown Hat Sandals

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 Colors

almond black brown blue cream dark blue

green gray golden light blue light brown orange
oxblood pink purple red mustard navy blue
yellow white silver beige velvet red ice-blue

Patterns

polka-dot square striped checked flowered paisley

pinstripe plaid

a) A fancy party at night:

b) Work (Formal and Informal):

c) The first date with a woman / man:

d) A walk along the seashore with friends:

e) Lunch or tea with conservative friends:

f) Dinner with friends in wintertime:

3 Shopping

Read the dialogues and identify the four moments in them.

After that, paraphrase the underlined sentences using different
expressions.

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Dialogue 1:

Salesperson - Hi do you need some help?

Customer - Yeah… I’m looking for a gift for my
sister… she’s twelve… she likes these
colorful accessories… I don’t know.
Salesperson - You mean earrings, necklaces…
Costumer - Yeah… it could be… or rings.
Salesperson - We have a great variety of accessories. Let
me show you some.
Customer - Okay. This necklace is nice… it’s really her
style. How much it is?
Salesperson - 75 dollars.
Customer - Too expensive. I’m looking for something up
to 50 dollars.
Salesperson - How about these pairs of earrings?
Customer - Not these ones… too big.
Salesperson - Oh… here we’ve got these ones.
Customer - They’re nice… Do you have them in blue or
orange?
Salesperson - Yeah… how about these ones?
Customer - Just perfect. How much are they?
Salesperson - 33 dollars.
Customer - Fantastic. Do you accept credit cards here?
Salesperson - Of course.

Approach

Describing the object

Price and Payment

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Requests and Closing

Parapharsing the underlined sentences:

Dialogue 2:

Salesperson - Good morning, how can I help you?

Customer - Good morning. I’m looking for a nice vase
to give as a wedding gift. Something with a
Chinese motif.
Salesperson - Well, we have some interesting pieces
that have just arrived. Could you please
follow me?
Customer - Of course.
Salesperson - This one here resembles the ones used by the
Ming Dynasty for decoration.
Customer - Pretty interesting. And the colors... they’re
very alive. How much does it cost?
Salesperson - It’s 560 dollars.
Customer - Do you have a similar one… but smaller?
I think it’s better to buy something that they
could place on a table or inside a china
cabinet…
Salesperson - I guess I have exactly what you’re looking
for. Look at these miniatures of Chinese
vases and pots.
Customer - Yeah… I like them. How much do they cost?
Salesperson - 350 dollars.
Customer - The whole set with seven vases?
Salesperson - Hum hum.
Customer - That’s pretty interesting. I like them. Could
you deliver them tomorrow?
Salesperson - Yeah. Of course.
Customer - All right, so I’ll take them.

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 Approach

Describing the object

Price and Payment

Requests and Closing

Paraphrasing the underlined sentences:

Follow-up
Write about a trip you made, but only about the gifts and
souvenirs you bought. Were any of them only available in
that city or country? What’s the best type of souvenir to give
someone?

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