The document provides examples of shopping role-plays and conversations between clerks and shoppers comparing products and prices. It includes examples of receipts and expressions used for shopping, such as discounts, taxes, and methods of payment. Students are asked to practice shopping role-plays by comparing sample products from different stores and negotiating prices.

1. Shopping and selling
Look at the expressions on the blackboard. Write a title for each category of expressions:
Look at the two receipts. Use words you find on these receipts to fill in the blanks:
Money that you receive from a clerk along with your receipt: ________________
Money that you pay to the government: ________________
________________
The cost of an item before tax: ________________
The amount that you save off of the regular price: ________________
Money you give for good service. ________________
Money that includes tax, discounts, and the price.
What do you think? Are these prices expensive, reasonable, or cheap?
___________ $60.00 for a pair of jeans. ___________ $100.00 for a tie.
___________ $1.00 for a cup of coffee. ___________ $8.00 for a shirt.
___________ $20.00 for a glass of wine. ___________ $7.00 for a movie ticket.

2. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box below:
(1) reasonable (2) cash (3) fit (4) discount (5) than
cheap check tight tip as
expensive credit card baggy tax for
(1) The price:
If something costs a lot of money then it is ____________. But if it’s on sale then it is
usually ____________. A ____________ price is the price that you would expect to pay
for something.
(2) Payment:
When you pay for something, if you have enough money in your pocket you can pay with
___________. If you don’t, you can put it on your _____________ or write a
_____________.
(3) Sizes:
If you have gained some weight, your clothes might be a little ____________. On the
other hand, if you have lost some weight, they might be a little _____________. If your
clothes ___________, then they are not too big and they are not too small.
(4) The Bill:
When you go to a restaurant, it is nice to get a ____________. It’s also nice to get service.
But if the service isn’t good, then you don’t have to leave a ___________. In some
countries, when you order food you also have to pay a _____________.
(5) Comparison Shopping:
Forty dollars __________ a meal is a little expensive. Of course,
there are some restaurants that are much more pricey
____________ that. On the other hand, there are some really
good restaurants that are not as costly ________ that.

3. (1) If something is ______________ than you have enough money to buy it.
(a) affordable (b) cheap (c) expensive
(2) A ______________ product is one that lasts for a long time.
(a) powerful (b) environmentally (c) durable
friendly
(3) When you buy software you want something that is ___________________.
(a) unreliable (b) easy to install (c) roomy
(4) If a building has a lot of space than we say it is _________________.
(a) comfortable (b) roomy (c) tight
(5) When you wear stylish clothing, you are _________________.
(a) fashionable (b) snobby (c) cozy
(6) A _____________ friend is a friend who doesn’t break their promises.
(a) powerful (b) important (c) reliable
(7) When your clothes are too ______________, maybe you need to go on a diet.
(a) comfortable (b) baggy (c) tight
(8) A ____________ blanket is very comfortable.
(a) tight (b) cozy (c) itchy

4. What did Dan buy for his big date? Ask your partner for
the missing information. Then confirm the total.
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Getting Information:
What did he buy at London Rolls Bakery? He bought a chocolate cake and two pastries.
How much was it? It was $12.50 for the cake and $2.00 for the pastries?
How much was the total? With tax, the total came to 13.25?
How did he pay for it? He paid $20.00 cash and got $6.75 change.
(He put it on his credit card/He wrote a check.)
Confirming Information:
So that’s a total of $13.25 for the cake and pastries. That’s right.

5. What did Dan buy for his big date? Ask your partner for
the missing information. Then confirm the total.
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Getting Information:
What did he buy at London Rolls Bakery? He bought a chocolate cake and two pastries.
How much was it? It was $12.50 for the cake and $2.00 for the pastries?
How much was the total? With tax, the total came to 13.25?
How did he pay for it? He paid $20.00 cash and got $6.75 change.
(He put it on his credit card/He wrote a check.)
Confirming Information:
So that’s a total of $13.25 for the cake and pastries. That’s right.

6. There are many ways to compare things. Often, we use an adjective and one of the following
sentences patterns:
Expressions for Comparing Two Objects
cheap, easy to use cheaper (than), easier to use (than)
comfortable, powerful more comfortable (than), more powerful (than)
not cheap, not comfortable not as cheap (as), not as comfortable (as)
As a class: Look at the advertisements below and make comparisons between the products:
Advantages of Cool Walkers
(1) Cool Walkers are not as expensive as Slim Jimms.
(2)
(3)
Advantages of Slim Jimms:
(1) Slim Jimms are more durable than Cool Walkers.
(2)
(3)
Work in pairs. Compare these items. Write your comparisons down in your workbook or on a
separate piece of paper. (Teachers, lengthen it: A longer more in-depth activity is available from the
teacher’s manual).
That’s like comparing apples and oranges.
This means that two things are so different that you can’t compare them.

7. Look at the conversation below. When you do the shopping role-play, use this
conversation as a guide.
Clerk: Welcome to Kenny’s Shoes. We’re having a sale on dress shoes.
Shopper: That’s great. I need some dress shoes. What do you have on sale?
Clerk: Well, we have Silver Jims and Cool Walkers.
Shopper: What do you recommend?
Clerk: Well, Silver Jimms are more fashionable and
higher quality. Whereas, Cool Walkers are not as expensive
and they’re more comfortable.
Shopper: What’s the difference in price?
Clerk: With tax, the Silver Jims come to $47.00 and the Cool Walkers
come to $39.00.
Shopper: So that’s about an $8.00 difference.
Clerk: That’s right.
Shopper: I’ll take the Cool Walkers.
Clerk: How would you like to pay?
Shopper: I’ll put it on my credit card.
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Clerk: Alright, here’s your receipt. Have a nice day.
Shopper: Thanks.
1 - You are going on a vacation and you need to do some shopping
before you go.
Go shopping to your partner(s) shop(s).
2 - Change places. Sell your products .