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bargains department stores
receipt reduced
sales shop
assistant
shoplifters store
detective
VAT
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(1)
Fill in the gaps in the paragraph below with words
from box above box.
The cheapest
time to go shopping is during the ______________________ when shops, especially
the big ______________________________ cut their prices. Everything is
______________________________, sometimes by as much as 50%, and you can find
some great _____________________. When you buy something, you should always
make sure the __________________________ who serves you gives you a
_______________________ in case there is a problem with the goods you have
bought. In Britain, you have to pay _______________________ (a government tax)
on most things you buy. Lots of shops have a ______________________________
whose job is to try to catch _____________________________ (people who steal
from shops).
(2) Practice
the following dialog.
Shop Assistant: Good morning, can I help you?
Customer: No. I
am just looking thanks.
(The shop assistant watches from a distance as customer explores the
shop. When the
customer stops and indicate thye want to asksa question the shop assistant
is immediately by their side).
Customer: How much are these shoes?
Shop Assistant: They are
$30.00
Customer: Can I
try them on?
Shop Assistant: Certainly.
What size are you?
Customer: I am a 32 or 34.
Shop Assistant: If you
would like to take a seat, I will see if we have your size
upstairs.
(The shop assistant disappears
upstairs, but soon reappears with several shoe boxes).
Shop Assistant: We have both sizes 32 and 34. Why don’t you
try them both
on to see which is the most comfortable.
(Customer tries on both pairs).
Customer: I love the size 34! I will take them thank you!
Shop Assistant: How would you
like to pay? By credit card or with cash?
Customer: Cash thank you.
ANSWERS
(1)
Fill in the gaps in the paragraph below with words
from box above box.
The cheapest
time to go shopping is during the sales when shops, especially the big department
stores cut their prices. Everything
is reduced, sometimes by as much as
50%, and you can find some great bargains. When you buy something, you should always make
sure the shop assistant who serves you gives you a receipt in
case there is a problem with the goods you have bought. In Britain, you have to
pay VAT (a government tax) on most
things you buy. Lots of shops have a store detective whose job is to try to catch shoplifters (people who steal from shops).
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