•Doyouprefertoshopindepartmentstores,supermarkets,orinsmallshops?•Ifyouhaveboughtsomethingyoudon’tlikeorthatdoesn’twork,whatwillyoudo?•Doyoualwayslookforthelowestpricewhenyoushop?Why?•Areyouinterestedinnamebrandproducts?Whyorwhynot?•Haveyouhad/heardofaninteresting/unpleasantshoppingexperience?Somequestions•Goshoppingwhenyouneedsomeclothes?•Pickthebestoneforyou,withgoodstyleandprice.Youhavethousandsofclothestochoosefrominshops,soit'seasytogettemptedorforgetsomethingyoureallyneed.Makingalistsavestimeinthestore.Also,decidethemoneyyouwillspendbeforehand.Don’toverspend.•Haveaplan.•Setabudget.•Dressforshopping.•Shopbyyourself.•Keepablindeyetosalesandpromotions.•Acceptasalesperson'shelp.•Tryiton.Walk,sit,bendintheclothes.•Usethethree-waymirror.•Checkthecaretags.•Checkthereturnpolicy.•Avoidbuyingitemsyoucan'treturnforatleastastorecredit.•Neverbuyanythingthatdoesn‘tfitperfectly.Theonlyexceptionsarepants/skirtsthatcanbeeasilyaltered(修改)forlengthatthehem(褶边).•It‘snotabargain--evenat90%off--unlessyouactuallyhavesomewaytoworkitintoyourexistingwardrobe(衣橱).dressJacketsweaterpantsskirtT-shirtUsefulShoppingPhrasesQuestionsCouldyouhelpme,please?Couldyoutellmewherethe................departmentis?Excuseme,I'mlookingfora...........IstheresomewhereIcantrythison,please?Doesitsuitme?Doyouhavethisina(larger/smallersize)(differentcolour),please?Doyoudoalterations?Doyouhavearefundpolicy?Isthisinthesale?Answers/CommentsIt'stoolong/short.It'stootight/loose.Theladies/gentschangingroomsareoverthere.Youcanbringitbackandexchangeitorgetarefundwithin2weeksifyoukeepthereceipt.UsefulShoppingPhrasesQuestionsDoyoutakecreditcards?Doyougivecredit?Doyouhavealoyaltycard?Doesithaveawarranty?CanIpaybycheque?Doyouofferacashdiscount?CouldIhaveaVATreceipt,please?CouldIleavemybagshereandpickthemuplater?Answers/CommentsWetakeallthemajorcreditcards.Weonlyacceptchequeswithachequecard.Weareoffering6monthsfreecreditwithnodeposit.Sorry,no.Yes,certainly.•Dialogue1A:Hello!CanIhelpyou?B:Yes,Iwantasweaterformydaughter,please.A:Howaboutthisone?B:Oh,good.ThesizeisOK.C:Mum,Idon'tlikethecolour.A:Doyoulikethispurpleone?C:Cool!That'smyfavouritecolour.B:Howmuchisit?A:Sixty-eightyuan.B:Here'sthemoney.A:Thanks.Dialogue2Salesperson:Hi.CanIhelpyoufindanything?Customer:Yes.IamlookingforanoutfitforaChristmasparty.S:Isitformalorinformal?C:Itisprettyinformal,Ithink.S:Areyoulookingatpantsoradress?C:Ithinkadressoraskirt.Preferablysomethinginred.S:Wehavesomenicereddressesoverinthisarea.TheylookveryfestivefortheChristmasseason.S:Whatsizeareyoulookingfor?•C:Ithinkaboutasize10.•S:Okay,hereareacouple.Wouldyouliketotrythemon?•C:Yes,please.•S:Sure,ourfittingroomsarebackhere.(Customertriesondress.)•S:Howdidyoumakeout?•C:Good.Thefirstonedidn'tquitefitrightbutIreallylikethesecondone.•S:Great!Justtoletyouknow,it'sonsalesotherearenorefundsorexchanges.•C:That'sfine.Iknowitwilllookgreatattheparty.•S:Thank-youandcomeagain.Exercises1.Thefashionshowis____wonderful____wealllikeit.A.too;toB.so;thatC.such;thatD.very;that()2.—Wouldyouliketohavealookatsomepants?Theymayfityouwell.—Well,I’dliketotrythoseblue____.A.pairsB.oneC.pantD.pair()3.Thegirlwantedtomakealotofmoney____shecouldbuythesilkcheongsam.A.andB.butC.sothatD.because6.—____doyouwear?—SizeXL.A.WhatcolorB.HowsizeC.HowmuchD.WhatsizeWritingExerciseA:Goodmorning!CanIhelpyou?B:Yes,please.I’dlikeapairofleathershoes.A:Whatcolordoyouwant?Wehavetwocolors.B:IthinkI21whitetoblack.A:Whatsizedoyouwear?B:Size37.MayItrythem22?A:Certainly.B:Oh,I’mafraidtheyarealittle23forme.A:Here’sanotherpairinsize38.Whatdoyou24ofthem?B:Oh,good.Theyarebig25.IthinkI’lltakethem.21.____22.____23.____24.____25.____Furtherdevelopment–Onlineshopping•W:Hey,Don,onlineshoppingissopopularnowadays.Whereisagoodplacetobuyclothesonline?•M:Hmmm.IusuallygotoTaobao.•W:Really,I’veneverusedit.Whataretheyallabout?•M:Well,Taobaoisanauctionsite.Peopleputtheirstaffupforsale,andthenotherpeoplelogin(登陆)andiftheyareinterestedinoneitem,theybuy•W:Interesting.Then,howdoyoupay?•M:Well,youcanusuallysendacheckormoneyorder.(汇票,汇款单)Oryoucanuseasystemwhichletsyoupaybycreditcardonline.•W:Howdoyougetyourstaff?•M:Well,afterthepayment,taobaoputsyoudirectlyintouchwiththeseller,andthenyouarrangefrothemtosendittoyou.Youcancheckitoutatontheinternet.•W:That’swhatI’veheard.Ithinkthatbuyingsomethingsonline,likebooks,orDVDs,isareallygoodidea,butIcouldneverbuyclothesonline.•M:Iknowwhatyoumean.Thingsthatyouneedtosee,touchandfeelfirst,beforeyoubuy,arehardtobuyonline.Butthenagain,therearelotsofpeoplewhobuyeverythingonline.•W:Doyouthinkit’ssafe?Imean,I’veheardthatpeoplecanstealyourcardnumberovertheInternet.•M:Well,Ithinkthatitdoeshappen,butit’sveryrare.Allinall,it’sprettysafe.•W:Andwhatifyouwanttoreturnsomething?•M:Ithinkthat’sprobablyeasierifyouboughtitinarealstore.Buttheseonlinestoresandsellersoftenhaveverygoodreturnpolicies.Youjustneedtopackageitallbackupagain.•W:Apainintheneck(讨厌的任务/家伙)ifyouaskme.