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 Lesson
25 - Shopping
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Shopping
Saleslady: Can I help you?
Gloria: Yes, I’m looking for a pair of white gloves.
I think I wear size six.
Saleslady: The white gloves are on this counter.
Let’s
see… here’s a size six. These are very nice, and they’re washable, too.
Gloria:
Oh, I’ll try them on. Hmmm… they seem to fit.
How much are they?
Saleslady: Five
dollars.
Gloria: All right. I’ll take them.
Saleslady: That’ll be
five twenty
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Conversation Notes |
- Can I help you
- Or May I help you? is the way a sales clerk normally
approaches a customer with an offer of assistance.
- size six
- Women’s gloves are usually available in quarter sizes (6, 6 1/4, 6
1/2, 6 3/4, etc.). Most women wear a size between 6 and 8.
- The white gloves are on this
counter
- Note the emphatic stress on white and this, which the
saleslady is contrasting mentally with other colored gloves on
other counters.
- Let’s see…
- An expression used when a person wants to think
something over, to ponder, to make a choice or decision, or to look for
something.
- I’ll try them on
- Try on is a separable two word verb meaning to test the fit
or appearance of a garment by putting it on. See Lesson 5.
- How much are they
- Meaning is how
much do they cost? Notice that the primary sentence stress falls on are in this
question (see Lessons 1).
- five twenty
- Meaning is five dollars and twenty cents ($5.20).
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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