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A stop at the shops 5 Mission 1

Look and match the pictures with the words.1

Listen and guess!44 2

Read, look and complete the sentences. 3

a c e

b d f

I’m a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Gareth,Before you go to the supermarket, take the money from the first drawer to the left of the microwave. When you get there, take a (1)____________ . It might be better to take a (2)____________________ , but before you take one, you need to put in a euro. After that, and before you (3)____________________ the fruit, put it in a plastic bag. When you’ve got everything, go to the (4)_________________ and (5)________________ it. Ask the man for some (6)______________________ and come back home.Thanks my dear!

basket

1 to pay for 2 to cost 3 to save money 4 scales 5 aisle 6 customer

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Mission 2

Read and choose the correct option. 1

Dictation. 45 2

Identify the incorrect words, correct them and use them to write a sentence. 3

Circle the words with the / / sound. Then listen and check.46 4

1 A ___________ says what the price of a product is.

a) cost b) price tag c) till

2 A ___________ is a place where you can try your clothes on.

a) aisle b) customer c) changing room

3 ___________ is when people look at the products in a shop from the outside.

a) Window-shopping b) Try on c) Save

4 You can use the ___________ to go upstairs in a building.

a) lift b) escalators c) scales

1 _________________________________________________________________________________________

2 _________________________________________________________________________________________

3 _________________________________________________________________________________________

4 _________________________________________________________________________________________

5 _________________________________________________________________________________________

price tag

1 shoping bag

2 spent

3 escalater

4 till

5 custemer

6 aisle

7 trolley

8 changing room

9 scale

10 price tag

Your sentence: ____________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

monitor

actor chair

teacher driver

far for

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Mission 3

Complete the sentences using the present perfect. Then listen and check. 47 1

Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 2

Write about you. Have you gone shopping this week? What have you bought? How have you taken it home? How much has it cost? How much have you spent in total?

3

1 I hasn’t gone shopping this morning.

_______________________________________________________________

2 Haves you played football with your friends this week?

_______________________________________________________________

3 You hasn’t weighd the fruit on the scale.

_______________________________________________________________

4 She doesn’t been there before.

_______________________________________________________________

5 They have listen to that song a thousand times.

_______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

a c

db

e

1 I (pay for) ________________

the fruit this morning.

3 He (no weigh) ____________

____________ the

vegetables on the scales.

5 _________________ (you - go)

__________________

window-shopping this month?

4 They (save) ______________

______________ enough

money to go on holiday.

2 She (spend) ______________

____________ all of her

money now.

have paid for

I haven’t gone shopping this morning.

Choose the correct option. Then listen and check. 48 1

Change the sentences from the past simple to the present perfect. 2

Listen to the dialogue and put the sentences in order. 49 3

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Mission 4

1 I’ve ________________ gone shopping at six o’clock in the morning.

a never b ever c not

2 She ________________ played the drums for the last two years.

a has b is c was

3 _______________________________ they gone to the bank?

a Has b Have c Hasn’t

4 We haven’t ________________ our homework this evening.

a did b done c doed5 She’s ________________________ the trolley instead of the basket.

a used b use c using

never

Remember we form the present perfect

with have and the past participle of that verb.

1 She went to the shop.

____________________________________________________________

2 He did his homework.

____________________________________________________________

3 She didn’t play football with them.

____________________________________________________________

4 Did he buy that new car?

____________________________________________________________

5 She looked at the bookshelf’s price tag.

____________________________________________________________

She’s gone to the shop.

a Martin says he’s never been to London but everyone told him it’s an amazing city.

b Max says he was in London with his parents last year.

c Max tells Martin he bought a very cheap T-shirt.

d Max asks Martin if he’s ever been to London.

e Martin is surprised by the price of the T-shirt.

f Martin asks Max if he bought anything interesting there.

g Max says that London is more expensive than cities in Spain.

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Mission 5

Read and complete the story. Then write your own ending.1a Come in! Try on the dress.b Don’t worry girls! Come with me to the till.c Really? Wow! What a bargain!d I’ve only got fifteen euros!e Here you go! This is the one you wanted.

f Wait! Have much money have I got? Five, ten, fifteen... I’ve got €25.

g I’m looking at that dress. I really like it, but I haven’t got enough money.

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Noella, what are you looking at?

Oh no! I don’t want Yessy to see me. I’ve never shopped for something when I don’t have

enough money.

But, but we can’t pay for the dress.

Well, you have enough money to pay for it,

girls. There’s a thirty percent discount. Look!

Oh Yessy! I really like this dress. In

fact I love it. But it’s too expensive!

Yes, Yessy! I’ve got fifteen euros, but the dress costs €60. We

can’t pay for it.

Wow, it really is a beautiful dress! Maybe

I could try it on.

(1)__________________________

__________________________ (2)__________________

____________________

(3)________________

___________________

(6)______________

_______________

(7)______________

_______________

(9)______________

________________

(10)_____________

________________

(8)______________

________________

(11)_____________

________________

(4)__________________

_____________________

(5)________________

___________________

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Mission 6

Listen. True or false? Then correct the false information. 50 1

Compare with your culture. 2

What kinds of questions would you ask a person who works in a clothes shop or a supermarket? Write a dialogue between a customer and a shop assistant.

3

• IsChristmasEvethebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearinyourcountry?Ifnot,whatdayis?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

• Whendopeoplestartshoppingforthisday?Cantheygetbargainsordiscounts?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

LR

BF

AICDKA Y

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

1 Black Friday is the day before Thanksgiving. ____________

________________________________________________________________________________________

2 Shop owners sell a lot from January to November. ____________

________________________________________________________________________________________

3 One explanation for Black Friday is that there are so many people

outside that the streets look black. ____________

________________________________________________________________________________________

4 Some shops open at one o’clock in the morning on Thanksgiving. ____________

________________________________________________________________________________________

5 It’s almost as busy as Christmas Day. ____________

________________________________________________________________________________________

FalseBlack Friday is the day after Thanksgiving.

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Mission 7

Listen and fill in the blanks. 51 1

Think of three good sentences you could use as customer to haggle when shopping at a market.

2

Web quest.31 Where does the word “to haggle” come from?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

2 Find another way of saying haggling.

___________________________________________________________________________________________

3 What do people call markets in the Middle East and North Africa?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

4 Is it possible to get bargains in these places?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

5 What things can you buy at these markets?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

1 _________________________________________________________________

2 _________________________________________________________________

3 _________________________________________________________________

Haggling is when you want to get a (1) _________________ while you’re

shopping.Likewhenyougotoamarketandthere’sascarfyoulike,but

it’stooexpensive.Youcan(2) _________________ as a way to buy the scarf

forcheaper.Ifthescarfis€50forexample,youcansayyou’reonlygoing

topay(3) _________________ for it. The market seller might sell it to you for

€20andyougetabargain.

Wecan’thaggleeverytimeweshop.ItmightbeOKtohaggleatthe

market, but not in a (4) _________________.Inthesecasesthepriceis(5) _________________

and the (6) _________________ can only ask how much something costs or wait for sales and

(7) _________________.

Haggling, sales and discounts are very interesting because they make us think about

(8) _________________.Youchooseifsomethingisworthitornot.SALE

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Mission 8

Look and describe.1

Listen and answer the questions.52 2

Listen and fill in the blanks.53 3

1 Where has Jeff been this week?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

2 Has Jeff visited many places in that city?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

3 What did Jeff like about supermarkets there?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

4 What did Jeff buy in the supermarket?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Dear Granny,

I’ve (1) _________________inNewYorknowfortwodays.We’veshopped

andshoppedandI’mexhausted!Mum’slookedfor(2) _________________

ineveryshop.She’seven(3) _________________. I think she’s got a

(4) _________________oneverything.Forexample,sheboughtapairof

bootsfor$20,buttherewasa(5) _________________ discount on them.

Shoppingcanmakeyouverytired.Whenwegotothehotelintheevenings

we have our dinner and go to bed. I (6) _________________ been to any

ofthefamousplacesyet.Mumsays,“We’regoingtovisitallofthose

placeswhenI’mfinishedshopping!”Butwhenisshegoingtobefinished

shopping???IthinkI’vebeeninevery(7) _________________ inNewYork

and I’ve been on thousands of (8) _________________.Ufff!HelpGranny!

Canyoucallmymumandaskhertostopshopping!

Lotsoflove,

Gemma