TEST 5 : Shopping pdf

TEST 5 : Shopping.

Exercise 1. Find the mising words to complete each sentence.

EX : In a shop you can use a credit card or charge card, or you can pay in C_______( Cash )

1. If you are paying by cheque, don’t forget to put your s________ at the bottom.

2. Someone who owns a small shop and who serves people in it is called a s__________

3. Someone who is employed to serve customers in a shop or store is a s________ a _____

4. The salesperson in a shop usually serves the customers from behind a c _________

5. Salesperson : “ Can I h______ you ?” . Customers: “ No, it’s all right, thanks. I’m just l ____

6. This real leather handbag was reduced in the summer s _______ , so I only had to pay 5.95 $ - It was a real b _________.

7. The assistant added up the prices to find the t_________ price we had to pay.

8. In case we want to exchange something, remember to keep the r _________.

9. If the radio goes wrong within twelve months, remember it’s still under g __________.

10. A large store may lose some of its stock as a result of theft or s ___________.

11. If you want something for your headache you can get it at a c ___________.

12. It’s unwise to buy new shoes or sandals without first t __________ them on.

13. I wanted to buy some walking boots but they hadn’t got my s _________.

14. I’ve tried on this coat and it doesn’t f _________ me, it’s a bit too ________.

15. I’m going to ask if they have any yellow cotton socks in s __________.

16. Yellow socks won’t m ________ your sweater and anyway yellow doesn’t s ________ you.

17. To find out how to wash a garment, look at the instructions on the l _________.

18. You can usually get goods cheaper if you buy them in an open – air m __________.

19. If you have a student identity card, some shops may give you a d _________.

20. Fruit and vegetables in a supermarket aren’t as fresh as at a g ___________.

21. You can spread the payments over twelve months by buying something on h______ p ____

22. You can get almost anything you want in a big d ______ s _____, but some people prefer to buy things by m ______ o ____.

23. If something is too heavy for you to carry home yourself, the shop can d ________ it.

24. Personally speaking, I’d say that going shopping is __________.

Exercise 2. What sort of shops can you buy these items in ?

EX : You want to buy a dozen bananas from __________? ( Greengrocer’s or Fruit shop )

1. You want to buy a street plan of your city and guidebook about your country from _______ ?

2. You want to buy a litre of milk – and a glass to drink it from ______ and from _____ ?

3. You want to buy a kilo of tomatoes – and a knife to cut them with from _____ and from ___?

4. You want to buy some sausages for dinner – and frying pan to cook them in from _____ and from ____________ ?

5. You want to buy a bottle of wine – and a corkscrew to open it with from ____and from____?

6. You want to buy a personal stereo – and some cassettes to play on it from ___ and from___?

7. You want to buy a notebook and a pen to write in it with from _________?

8. You want to buy a tube of toothpaste and a new toothbrush from _________ ?

9. You want to buy a picture postcard to send to a friend abroad and a stamp to stick on it from _______ ?

Exercise 3. Complete the unfinished sentences in this dialogue.

Assistant : - Good morning. Have ______________________ ?

Customer: - No, only for a few moments. Could you help me, please ?

Assistant : - Certainly. What ___________________________ ?

Customer: - I’m looking for a pair of jeans in my size.

Assistant : - What ____________________________________ ?

Customer: - I take a size 30, normally.

Assistant : - Thirty. Well , we have these Levis on special offer. - Do _____________________________________ ?

Customer: - Oh, very nice, yes. I like that style very much.

Assistant : - You can try them on in the changing room over there.

( The customer tries them on )

Assistant : - Do ______________________________________ ?

Customer: - Yes, they fit perfectly. How much ___________________ ?

Assistant : - 16.99$. Is there anything else you’d like to see ?

Customer: - Yes, have ________________________________ ?

Assistant : - I’m afraid we’re out of stock of the matching jackets at the moment, but we’ll get some more in soon

Customer: - When _________________________________ ?

Assistant : - We’re expecting a delivery at the end of the week.If you want, I’ll put one aside for you when they come in.

Customer: - Oh, thanks.And I think I’ll keep these jeans on now. Do_________________ ?

Assistant : - Yes, we take all major credit card.

Exercise 4. What words are needed to complete the sentences ?

EX : Sometimes students get a special DISCOUNT on things they buy.

1. When you travel by bus you have to pay your __________ 6. VAT stands for _____________________________

2. When you use a lawyer you have to pay a ______________ 7. Large companies pay _________________________