Part I Communicative Activities Book 3 Unit 10

Part I Communicative Activities Book 3 -Unit 10

Communicative Activities Brainstorming Listening Speaking Return to Menu Book 3 -Unit 10

Work with your group to think of at least five words/phrases/expressions regarding the following topics. Shops Buying and selling Money Shopping facilities People in a shop Book 3 -Unit 10

Shops p p p p p the grocer’s (shop) the butcher’s (shop) confectioner the baker’s (bakery) the florist’s (flower shop) dairy (乳品店) pharmacy (药店) jeweler’s (珠宝店) delicatessen (熟食店) optician’s shop (眼镜店) Book 3 -Unit 10

p p p chain stores general store comer shop kiosk shopping mall flea market one of the various names for stores which sell discount goods pbazaar pfranchised shop (专卖店 ) pboutique (精品店, 尤指开 设在大饭店之内的小店) pdollar-shop pvanity store A vanity store is a business in which goods are more expensive then elsewhere. People who shop there value the brand or social status more than the actual value or use of the goods. Book 3 -Unit 10

Buying and Selling p p p p p go window shopping purchase pick up sth. wholesale retail sell out of stock make/strike a bargain for Book 3 -Unit 10

p p p p on the market for sale on sale discount 50% off haggle over the price (讨价还价) paying on credit paying with a debit card swipe one’s card through a POS machine Credit cards allow the card holder to buy things on credit while the debit card doesn’t. To use a debit card you must have sufficient funds in your account. Book 3 -Unit 10

Money p change p cash p credit card p cheque (British English) p check (American English) p coin p note (British English) p bill (American English) Book 3 -Unit 10

Shopping Facilities p p p p p counter shelf window trolley vending machine (售货机) checkout cash-register (收银机) shopping basket shopping cart Book 3 -Unit 10

People in a Shop p p p p shop owner boss manager shopkeeper shop assistant (sales assistant) cashier (收银员) customer shopper buyer Book 3 -Unit 10

Pre-listening questions: 1. How do you come to a decision when shopping? (What is your priority in decision-making amongst these factors: price, quality, appearance, practical use for you, or your friend etc. ? ) 2. Do you have special/interesting shopping experiences? Describe them. Book 3 -Unit 10

Listen to the recording and take notes to prepare for the answers to the following questions. 1. Why didn’t the speaker buy the chair the first time she saw it? 2. According to the shopkeeper, why was the chair bought and returned several times? 3. What did the speaker worry about after she bought the chair? 4. What happened when her husband came home in the evening? Reference Answers Book 3 -Unit 10

Reference Answers 1. Why didn’t the speaker buy the chair the first time she saw it? She and her husband were planning to buy their own house, and they had to spend their money carefully. Besides, she thought the chair was too expensive. Book 3 -Unit 10

2. According to the shopkeeper, why was the chair bought and returned several times? Everyone who saw the chair wanted it, but once they got it home, they found that it didn’t match any furniture because it was brick red, not true red. So they soon returned it to the shop. Book 3 -Unit 10

3. What did the speaker worry about after she bought the chair? She and her husband had decided that if they wanted to buy anything that cost over one hundred dollars, they should consult each other. In the end, she bought the chair without mentioning it to him, so she was worried in case he wouldn’t approve of her purchasing the chair, and to make matters worse, the chair couldn’t be returned. Book 3 -Unit 10

4. What happened when her husband came home in the evening? When her husband came back that evening, she broke the news to her husband in a seemingly casual way. After he tried sitting in the chair, he said he liked it, and he didn't even ask how much it cost. Recording Script Book 3 -Unit 10

p Task 1 A bargain p Task 2 Shopping for the group Book 3 -Unit 10

Task 1 A bargain In pairs share your experiences in bargains. You may use the table on page 148 to help you organize your story. Notes: waive: give up the charge bootleg: illegally imported product copycat: an imitation pirate: illegal copy Book 3 -Unit 10

Task 2 Shopping for the group Suppose each of you has been given 2 000 Yuan to spend for a month (including payment for room and board). Look at the lists below and decide what you want to buy for everyone in the group. Make sure everyone is satisfied. a touch screen i. Pod a pair of sneakers a mini-digital camera a USB storage device a movie ticket a notebook a ball-point pen a backpack a baseball cap an electronic watch a lipstick a hairpin a purse a pad of post-it Book 3 -Unit 10

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