Meeting I

SHOPPING


Useful Language

(When a costumer start the conversation for shopping)
Costumer                                                    Shopkeeper
Do you have any…..?                                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 Shop                                         Assistant
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.


Shopping for the Father's 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.