NGUYEN HUU CANH HIGH SCHOOL GRADE 12_SPEAKING

SHOPPING

I. VOCABULARY
1. A pair of sandals : 1 đôi xăng-đan/ a pair of shoes : 1 đôi giày /a pair of socks : 1 đôi
tất
2. A set of clothes : 1 bộ quần áo
3. A dozen ballpoint pens : 1 tá viết bi
4. Half a dozen pencils : nửa tá viết chì
5. A kilo of pork / a kilo of fish : 1 kg thịt heo / 1 kg cá
6. Half a kilo of pork / half a kilo of beef : ½ kg thịt heo / ½ kg thịt bò
7. A bunch of flowers : 1 bó hoa

8. A bunch of bananas : 1 buồng chuối

9. A hand of bananas : 1 nải chuối

10. A bundle of spinach / two bundles of spinach : 1 bó / 2 bó rau cải bó xôi (cải chân vịt
/ rau pina)
11. Price : giá cả

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12. cheap
13. expensive
14. reasonable / affordable : (giá tiền) hợp lý, vừa phải
15. customer :
16. shop assistant : người bán tại cửa hàng
17. salesperson : nhân viên bán hàng, nhân viên giới thiệu sản phẩm cho khách hàng
18. sale : đợt giảm giá
19. shopping bag
20. special offer : ưu đãi
21. buy/purchase
22. sell
23. order : đặt hàng
24. shelf : cái kệ

25. basket
26. counter : quầy hàng /// quầy tính tiền
27. fitting room/changing room : phòng thử đồ
28. stock room : buồng kho
29. trolley/cart : xe đẩy
30. cashier : nhân viên thu ngân

31. cash : tiền mặt

32. small change : tiền lẻ
33. check out
34. credit card
35. in stock : còn hàng
36. out of stock : hết hàng

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37. plastic bag/carrier bag

38. receipt : biên nhận, biên lai
39. refund : tiền hoàn lại khi trả hàng
40. goods : hàng hóa / second-hand goods : hàng đã qua sử dụng / consume (‘s) goods :
hàng tiêu dùng

* Some Vietnamese fruits:

Mango : quả xoài
Avocado : quả bơ
Pear : quả lê
Mangosteen /ˈmæŋɡəstiːn/ : quả măng cụt

Rambutan /ræmˈbuːtn/ : quả chôm chôm

Durian : quả sầu riêng

Pineapple : quả thơm
Dragon fruit : quả thanh long
Star apple : quả vú sữa
Papaya : quả đu đủ
Sapodilla /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/ : quả sa pô chê / hồng xiêm

Jackfruit : quả mít

Watermelon : quả dưa hấu
Coconut : quả dừa
Pomelo /ˈpɑːməloʊ/ : quả bưởi

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Plum : quả mận

Strawberry : dâu tây
Tangerine /ˈtændʒəriːn/ : quả quýt

Lychee : quả vải (lệ chi)

Longan : quả nhãn

Guava : quả ổi

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3. How much does a hand of bananas cost?

How much do they cost?
-It/They costs/cost 100,000 dongs
-Its price is 100,000 dongs
III. SPEAKING.
PART 1. Work in pairs. Make dialogues using the cues below.
1. At the clothes shop.

A: Can I have a look at that shirt?

B: What size do you want?
A: Medium.
B: Here it is. It looks good for you.
A: It does look good, indeed.
A: How much is it?
B: 80,000 dongs.
A: Please wrap (gói) it. Here’s the money.
B: Thank you.
2. At the butcher’s.
C: Can I buy some meat, please?
D: What meat do you want?
C: I want some beef and pork.
D: How many kilos do you want?
C: One kilo of pork and half a kilo of beef.
D: Yes. Is that all?/ What else do you want?
C: Yes, that’s all.
How much is it?
D: 45,000 dongs.
3. At the Greengrocer’s.

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E: What vegetables do you want?

F: Two bundles of spinach, please?
E: We have very fresh cabbage (bắp cải) Do you want some?
F: Yes. About two kilos, please?
E: What else?
F: Some tomatoes, potatoes and carrots.
Enough.
How much do they cost?
E: 12,000 dongs.
PART 2. Talking about the reasons why you like/dislike shopping.

Do you like shopping?

*Sample 1
Well, to be honest I really do enjoy shopping. I believe that it is a way to escape from
my stressful life for a while. Particularly, I would rather go shopping with my friends to
real stores than make an online order as they can give me advices. What is more I can do
exercise because when I go shopping, I have to take a walk a lots and it releases energy. I
often go to several shopping malls at the weekend and you know, it's like that sometimes I

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