SHOPPING
Vocabulary
•Cheap : Murah
•Expensive : Mahal
•Bargain : Menawar
•Pay : membayar
•Change : kembalian
•Shop : Toko
•Shop at : Berbelanja di
•Shop around : Melihat-lihat
•Shop girl : Pramuniaga
•Shopkeeper : Pengusaha toko
•Shoplift : Mencuri toko dengan berlagak menjadi pembeli
•Shoplifter : pengutil•Shopwoman : Wanita pelayan toko
•Shop hours : Jam buka toko
Useful Language
(When a costumer start the conversation for shopping)
Costumer Shopkeeper
Do you have any…..? Yes we have…/ We only have ….
How much are they…..? That’s five pounds/ twenty pounds
Can I have a/ some/ five….? Anything else?
Thanks a lot. How about this? This is/ has……
Oh thank, I’ll take it. Which one?
That’s three fifty, please.
Costumer Shopkeeper
Do you have any……..? Yes we do/ No, but we have….
How much is it/ are they? That’s $15.00
Can I have one/ two/ three? Yes please… / No sorry we only have….
Example:
This is the example exercise when a buyer starts the conversation in a shop. Match the sentences in A and B. Silvia’s sentences are in the correct order.
A Silvia
1. Do you have any Indonesian newspaper?
2. Oh, Ok. How much are the phone cards?
3. Can I have two and this postcard please?
4. Thanks. Do you have any stamps?
5. Ok, thanks a lot. Bye.
B Shop assistant
a. Good-bye.
b. No, but there’s a post office in The High Street.
c. Sure, that’s $11.00.
d. No, sorry we only have English newspaper.
e. They’re five pounds.
Dialogue
Shopping for the Day
Man: Hi young lady. How may I help you?
Girl: Well, . . . yeah. I'm looking for a Father's Day's gift.
Man: Okay. How about getting your father a new wallet?
Girl: Hmm. How much is that wallet?
Man: Huh . . . which one?
Girl: The black one.
Man: Oh. It's only $40.95.
Girl: Huh? That's too expensive for me. Do you have a cheaper one?
Man: Hmm. How about this brown leather one?
Girl: Umm. . . I don't think my father will like the design on the outside, and it doesn't
have a place to put pictures. How much is it anyway?
Man: It's $25.99.
Girl: Humm. I don't have that much money.
Man: Okay. How much do you have to spend?
Girl: I'm not sure [money falling on the table]. Probably about ten dollars or so. I've been helping my mom around the house for the past week to earn some money. This is all I have.
Man: Hmm. How about this tie?
Girl: That's real pretty, but the price tag says $13.99, and I know I don't have that much money.
Man: Well, let's just say the tie just went on sale. How about $5.00. What do you say?
Girl: Oh, thanks. I'll take it.
Roleplay 1
Student A You are a customer. You want to buy these things: · Five post cards · A phone card (£5) · A TV magazine · Stamps | Student B You are a shopkeeper. You have these things in your shop: · Six post cards · Phone cards (£3 and £5) · TV magazines · English newspapers · Tissues |
Roleplay 2
| Student A You are a shopkeeper. You have these things in your shop: · Tissues · Four stamps · Computer magazines · A phone card (£10) · English newspapers | Student B You are a costumer. You want to buy these things: · A newspaper in your language · Tissues · Three stamps · A computer magazine |
