Engleski jezik 1 - Advanced Learning - Shopping

1 At the shops

Look at Amin's shopping list. Which shops does he need to go to? The first letter of each word is given.

Dog food-

p

shop
Lamb cutlet-

b 's

Apples and carrots-

m

New trainers-

s

shop
Earrings for his mum-

j

shop

2 Choose the correct option

Choose the correct option.

a) The boys need some new . Their old ones have got holes and their feet have grown since spring. b) Lina's little sister cried at the because she wasn't tall enough to go on the rides for teenagers.

c) Please save the empty for mum. She's going to make blueberry jam again this year. d) If you can't , this dress, you can look for a cheaper one.

e) Sam never his receipts so he can never return anything to the shops. f) I really don't know why I bought these shoes, I never wear heels. I don't want a new pair, I want to get a please.

g) The sign says there are no spaces in the . We can leave the car in the underground garage. h) Most people shop at the new in the shopping mall, so a lot of small shops in our area have closed.

3 Listening

Listen to two teenagers describing their common day. Read the following statements, and then decide if they are True or False.

Transkript

Alisa

Alisa gets up at 7:00 a.m., feeds her two cats, and has cereal and a glass of juice for breakfast. She walks to school with her friend Julia. She has a packet of crisps for a morning snack, a drink from the water fountain, and a chicken-and-lettuce sandwich with a banana for lunch.

She likes to play soccer with her friends during her morning and lunch breaks. She walks home with Julia, has some cheese crackers and fruit juice for her afternoon snack, and plays with the cats for a while.

She plays computer games for two or three hours before dinner, then has a shower and does her homework. She watches her favourite television show for an hour, and then usually goes to bed at about 9:30 p.m.

Ronald

Ronald gets up at 8:30 a.m. and has two slices of toast with jam and a glass of milk for breakfast. His mother drives him to school on her way to work.

He has cookies and a packaged fruit drink for his morning snack and a pot pie ordered from the school cafeteria with a can of soda for lunch. He likes to play card games with his friends during his morning and lunch breaks.

He catches the bus home, has a chocolate bar and a can of soda for his afternoon snack, and then watches some television. He has a shower before dinner and then plays on his computer for an hour or two. He goes to bed at about 11:00 p.m.

4 Future plans

Put the verbs from brackets into "will" future or "going to" future.

A: dad (cook) tomorrow? B: I'm not sure, he usually comes home from work late on Mondays. A: Then we have to figure out what to eat. Any ideas? Maybe we can cook? B: Why not? I think that we (be) able to figure something out. A: I'm sure we can cook something simple, maybe a vegetable soup and some steaks with potatoes? B: Excellent idea! Let's make a list of the things we need to buy. A: We have some potatoes, carrots and parsley, but we need to buy some meat. B: Now when I know what to buy, I (go) to the supermarket and buy the pork. A: Can we make some kind of dessert? B: I (bake) a carrot cake, I have the recipe on my computer.
A: Excellent, we (prepare) an excellent lunch.

5 Complaints

Choose the correct options.

Is there something wrong it?
Do you your receipt with you?
I bought this keyboard last week but it work.
He thinks it's .
like a refund, please.

6 A letter of complaint

Read the paragraph below and fill in the missing words.

A few weeks ago, I

a pink silk blouse for my school leaving party.

I placed my order online, through a reputable

website. When my parcel arrived this morning, I was very happy.

When I

opened the

and looked at the clothes and the tags, I realised that this was not what I had ordered. I had ordered a pink silk blouse but I received a navy woollen sweater instead. I was upset because Thompson and Morgan got my order wrong! I suppose I could just keep the sweater.

It would save all the effort of contacting the company,

a

, taking the

to the post office etc.
Then I thought to myself: "This is not what I ordered. I

for a pink silk blouse. The company made a mistake." I decided to contact the website to make my complaint.

I don’t want a

. I want Thompson and Morgan to rectify my order!

7 Buying clothes

Sort the three mixed up dialogues in a clothes shop into the correct order.

8 Countable or uncountable

Decide if the words are countable or uncountable. Drag them to the correct category.

9 Odd word out

Choose the odd word out (countable or uncountable).

10 Many, much, a lot of?

Choose the correct item.

1. Has he got friends?
2. There are people in the room.
3. How bananas are on the table?
4 How money have you got?

11 Restaurant phrases

Complete the restaurant phrases with "Can I" or "Do you". Then choose "Waiter" for something the waiter would say or "Customer" for something the customer would say.

a) have the receipt, please?
b) What get for you?
c) know what musaka is?
d) have grilled vegetables with that?
e) have any vegan dishes?
f) order, please?
g) take your order?