UNIT IV: SHOPPING

 

 Listen & Read: p. 48

boutique /buːˈtiːk/:  a small shop that sells fashionable clothes, shoes, jewellery, etc.

 department store  /dɪˈpɑːt.mənt ˌstɔːr/: a large shop divided into several different parts, each of which sells different things.

 flea market /ˈfliː ˌmɑː.kɪt/: a market, usually taking place outside, where old or used goods are sold cheaply. 

 shopping centre /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ ˌsen.tər/ UK: a group of shops with a common area for cars to park. (synonyms: mall, shopping mall "mainly US")

 shopping mall /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ ˌmɔːl/ (US): a large usually covered shopping area where cars are not allowed. (synonym: shopping centre UK) 

 supermarket /ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt/: a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods needed in the home. 

 thrift store: a shop that sells used things such as clothes, books, and furniture, typically in order to raise money for a charity.

 thrift shop: a shop in which a charity (مؤسسة خيرية) sells goods, often used ones given by the public, to make money for its work. 

 furniture /ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃər/: things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in. (أثاث المنزل)

 Grammar: p.48

General Rules for Comparatives and Superlatives
	Adjective or Adverb	Comparative	Superlative
One-syllable adjectives	small	smaller	(the) smallest
	fast	faster	(the) fastest
	large	larger	(the) largest
	big	bigger (Note the spelling here)	(the) biggest
Adverbs ending in -ly	carefully	more/less carefully	(the) most/least careful
	slowly	more/less slowly	(the) most/least slowly
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y	nasty	nastier	(the) nastiest
	dirty	dirtier	(the) dirtiest
Two-syllable adjectives ending with –er, or –w	yellow	yellower	(the) yellowest
	narrow	narrower	(the) narrowest
	clever	cleverer	(the) cleverest
Two or more syllable adjectives	dangerous	more/less dangerous	(the) most/least dangerous
	important	more/less important	(the) most/least important

Adjectives ending in –ful/ -less/ -re/ -like/ -ed/ -ing form the comparative with more
doubtful harmless obscure childlike worried boring	more doubtful more harmless more obscure more childlike more worried more boring

 

Irregular Adjectives
Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	(the) best
bad	worse	(the) worst
far	farther/further	(the) farthest/furthest
little	less	(the) least
old	elder	(the) eldest
many/much	more	(the) most

 Listening: p.49

 Conversation 1:

 

 Conversation 2:

 Conversation 3:

 Conversation 4:

 Communication: p.49 Giving and eliciting information

Well, let me see...

I'm not sure, let me think for a minute...

I'm sorry, I really don't know.

I've got no idea.

Dialogue:

A: Do you know a good place to buy books?

B: Well, let me see. Oh yeah, there's a bookshop on Denver Street.

A: Do they have Russian dictionaries?

B: I'm not sure; you'll have to go and see. I know they have very good books and dictionaries, but I really don't know about Russian dictionaries.

A: Anyway, thanks, dear.

B: It's a pleasure.

 Reading: p.50

commodities: goods.

 tiny: very small.

 special: specific.

 customers: clients.

 areas: places.

 suburbs: outside the city.

 Word Net: p.50

Food	Clothes	Jewellery	Appliances	Furniture	Utensils
Bread Oil Cabbages Flour Milk Fish Meat	T-shirts Coats Suits Ties Blouses Hats Scarves/scarfs	Necklaces Watches Earrings Bracelets	Coffee maker Hair dryer Cooker Irons Toasters	Carpet Chairs Desks	Bowls Knives Spoons

Writing: p.50 

The Basic Signs of Punctuation

• the comma ,
• the full stop .
• the exclamation mark !
• the question mark ?
• the semi-colon ;
• the colon :
• the apostrophe '
• quotation marks “   ”
• the hyphen -  
• brackets (  )  or [   ]
• the slash /

 Listen & Read: p. 51

 Grammar Practice: p.51

 Listening: p.51

Scarves/scarfs
Bracelet
Sweater
Gloves
Earrings
Necklace
Shoes

 Communication: p.52

Questions about preferences:

 Which do you prefer, football or volleyball?

 Which do you like better, tea or coffee?

 Do you prefer hot coffee or ice coffee?

 Would you prefer to go for a walk or see a movie?

 Would you rather have dinner with me?

Expressing Preferences:

 I prefer tea to coffee.

 I’d prefer to have some water.

 I like tea better than coffee.

 I prefer reading books.

 I prefer jogging to running.

 I’d prefer living in a city to living in the country.

 I would rather go home.

 I’d rather stay at home than go out.

 I’d rather take a nap than go for a walk.

 I’d rather play football than golf.

Making comparisons:

The design is nicer.

The colour is prerttier.

The style is more attractive.

The material is better.

 Reading: p. 52

Advertisement/Advert/Ad

Listen & Read: 

Bookshop

 Grammar: p.54

/ Progressive: The present continuous 

I. Form:

* Afermative:

To be + verb +ing  

I am	sleeping
You /we /they are	walking
He /she /it is	playing

 

* Negative: to be + not + v +ing

I am not watching TV right now.

They aren’t talking at the moment.

 

* Interrogative: inversion of verb subject: to be + subject + v +ing

Are you doing anything now?

Is he listening to the radio at present?

 

II. Uses:

1. Thing that are happening now:

It’s+ time - Now - at present - at the moment - this week /year/... -look! Listen!

 

Examples:

 

He is writing a letter now.

Look! It is raining.

We are not working at the moment.

 

2. Planned future (future plans):

 Tomorrow - next/the following…. - the day after tomorrow=in two

days’time - today -tonight

 

Examples:

 

we are going to Agadir next week.

What are you doing tomorrow evening?

 

III. Spelling rules:

1. Silent “e” drop “e”+ing:

 

give	giv	giving
have	hav	having
practise	practic	practising

 

Exceptions:

be               being

singe          singeing

age             ageing/aging

dye             dyeing

tiptoe         tiptoeing

 

2. Verbs with one syllable:

 

* 1 vowel+1consonanr=2 consonants

 

sit	sitt	sitting
run	runn	running
swim	swimm	swimming

* 2 vs+1c+ing

look	looking
speak	speaking
read	reading

 

Exceptions: dial          dialling

                    fuel          fuelling

 

* 1v+2cs+ing

 

help	helping
walk	walking
talk	talking

 

3. Verbs ending in “ie”:  change “ie” in y+ing       (-ie      y+ing)

 

يربط	tie	ty	tying
يحتظر	die	dy	dying

4. Verbs ending c: c+k+ing

panic                    panicking

picnic                   picnicking

traffic                  trafficking

mimic                   mimicking

  Listening: p55

 Communication: 55

Requesting and offering help
Salesperson	Shopper
Can I help you, sir? Can I help you, madam? How can/may I help you? Can I give you a hand? May I offer my assistance? Would you like some help?	Excuse me. I’m looking for … Could you give me a hand? Could you help me, please? I need some help/assistance, please. Would you mind helping me out?

Salesperson: Can I help you?

Customer: I'm looking for raincoat, size 40.

Salesperson: Here's one for £250.

Customer: Could I see that one over there? How much is it?

Salesperson: That one's cheaper, only £150, but it is not real leather.

Customer: OK. I'll take it. Could you put it in a bag for me, please.

Salesperson: Here you are. And that's your change.

Customer: Thank you for your help.

Salesperson: Please come again.

 Reading: p.55

famous= well known

staff= all workers employed in an organisation considered as a group.

query= a question, especially one asking for information.

advisor (=adviser)= a person who gives advice. (verb: to advise)

banquet= formal meal for a large number of people, usually for a special occasion at which speeches are often made. (adjective: banqueting)

catering: the work of providing and drinks for meeting or social events. (verb: to cater)

wedding: a marriage ceremony.

stylist: a person whose job is cutting and shaping people's hair.

Writing: p.56

Reference:

http://english-esl.blogspot.com/2011/04/english-conversations-in-shoe-shop.html

 Review units 3 & 4: p.58

A. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use ‘some’ or ‘any’. 

 1. I don’t need .......... money because I’m going to bring my lunch to school. 

 2. He doesn’t have ..........pens, but I have .......... pens. 

 3. Our teacher didn’t give us .......... homework yesterday. 

 4. I’m tired. Do we have .......... time to take a nap? 

 5. A: Do they have .......... library cards? 

     B: No, they don’t have .......... 

 6. Paul wants to buy .......... new shoes. 

 7. Excuse me, I need .......... information about the flight to Boston. 

 8. I don’t have .......... paper, but Mary has ..........

 9. Mr. Smith has .......... questions that he wants to ask you. 10. They have .......... apples, but they don’t have .......... bananas. 

11. I’m sorry, but we don’t have .......... more tickets. 

12. Thomas read .......... interesting books last month. 

13. I bought .......... milk and .......... sugar at the supermarket. 

14. A: Do you have .......... coins for the bus? B: No, I have .......... 

15. I need .......... help with my homework. 

B. Complete the sentences with 'a few' or 'a little'. 

1. There is .......... bread in the cupboard. But it’s enough for dinner. 

2. Susan has .......... friends. She doesn’t feel lonely. 

3. Can I have .......... milk in my coffee? 

4. There are .......... puddles on the road. Let’s put on rubber boots. 

5. .......... apples are enough for me not to feel hungry. 

6. I have .......... money in my wallet. 

7. You have .......... mistakes in the test. 

8. There is .......... meat in the fridge.

C. Complete the sentences with a lot (of), many or much.

Example: I don't have much cheese.

1. Jane doesn't have .......... books, but her brother has ..........

2. A: How .......... bread do you eat?

    B: Not .......... What about you?

    A: I eat ..........

3. A: Are there .......... people on the beach?

    B: No, there aren't ..........

4. A: Do you drink .......... coffee?

    B: Yes, I drink .......... on working days but I don't drink .......... at weekends.

5. There are too .......... mistakes in your composition, because you don't pay .......... attention to what you write.

D. Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets 

1. My house is (big) .......... than yours. 

2. This flower is (beautiful) .......... than that one. 

3. A holiday by the sea is (good) .......... than a holiday in the mountains. 

4. The weather this summer is even (bad) ........... than last summer. 

5. I think mathematics is (difficult) .......... than English. 

6. Lucy is ..........(old) than Ellie.

7. London is .......... (busy) than Glasgow.

8. In the UK, the streets are generally .......... (narrow) than the streets in the USA.

E. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tenses:

1. My sister .......... (watch) TV right now.

2.  I .......... (write) in my notebook at the moment.

3. The women .......... (sit) in the park now.

4. The children .......... (not swim) at present.

5. Listen! Someone (knock) ..........

6. The children (be) .......... in the garden. They (play) .......... football.