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A Four-Unit EFL Course for Adults - Unit 2

Getting to know each other, Shopping, In a store, Write a shopping dialog, Shopping quiz, Pronunciation practice and quiz

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Getting To Know Each Other . . . . . Partner 1

1. I live (in, near)____________. Where do you live?
2. I like ________________. Do you like sports?
3. I have been to ____________. Do you like to travel?
4. I like ____________. What is your favorite ____________?
5. I like to play ____________. Do you like games?
6. I like ____________. What foods do you like?
7. My telephone number is ____. What`s your telephone number?
8. My blood type is____________. What`s your blood type?
9. I like ____________. What kind of music do you like?
10. I like to ____________. What do you like to do?

Getting To Know Each Other . . . . . Partner 2

1. I go shopping (in, at) ____________. Where do you go shopping?
2. I was born in ____________. Where were you born?
3. I will go to ____________. Where will you go this summer?
4. I like ____________. Who is your favorite actress? (actor)
5. I like to drink ____________. What do you like to drink?
6. I like ____________. Do you like sports?
7. I like ____________. What is your favorite color?
8. I don`t like ____________. What foods do you dislike?
9. I like ____________. What baseball team do you like?
10. My hobby is ____________. What is your hobby?

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Shopping

The store clerk:

May I help you? / Can I help you?

Are you looking for something?

What size?

Cash or charge?

Have a nice day!

The customer:

I`m looking for a summer sweater.

Where are the shoes?

Do you have winter coats?

How much is this?

Do you have this in size seven?

Money:

• bills, coins, cash, personal check, charge card, plastic money, traveler`s checks,
  • 100 cents ( ¢ ) = 1 dollar ( $ )
  • $ .25
    • twenty-five cents
    • a quarter
  • $ .99
    • ninety-nine cents
  • $ 2.50
    • two dollars and fifty cents
    • two and a half dollars
  • $ 89.99
    • eighty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents
    • eighty-nine ninety-nine

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  In a Supermarket

  A Do you have rice?

  B Yes, we do. Its here.

  A Where are the soft drinks?

  B Over there.

  A Thanks.

  In a Convenience Store

  A How much is this ice cream?

  B It`s $ .75.

  A Do you have chocolate?

  B Sorry, we only have vanilla.

  A OK. IÕll take two.

  In a Shoe Store

  A Can I help you?

  B Yes, I`m looking for some jogging shoes.

  A What color?

  B White.

  A What size?

  B Seven and a half.

  A Just a minute..................... Please try them on.

  B They`re just right. How much are they?

  A They`re $69.99.

  B I`ll take them.

  A Cash or charge?

  B Traveler`s checks.

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  Make a Shopping Dialog With Your Partner

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  Quiz . . . . . . . Thriftway

  1. When is this sale?

  2. What kind of store is it?

  3. What is cheap in this store?

  4. What is expensive in this store?

  5. How much are Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit?

  6. How much is a half gallon of ice cream?

  7. How much is a 12 pack of Michelob Beer?

  8. How much is a 5 lb. Fresh Maple Leaf Duck?

  9. What can you buy this week that you can`t usually buy?

  10. Would you buy a Garden Salad Mix? Why?

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  Pronunciation . . . . . . . Consonants

  but    chance  do     for   get    his   just   can   last    many	
  been   change  did    find  go     he    July   cake  long    me	
  back   chair   dog    fast  game   who   jump   keep  let     most	
  
  not    put     write  same  she    to    think  that  very    was
  now    page    read   say   short  time  thanks they  violin  one	
  name   pay     rich   so    shoes  test  thing  this  visit   week
  

  1.	a. just	b. dust		6.	a. base	b. vase
  2.	a. long	b. wrong		7.	a. cheap	b. keep
  3.	a. see	b. she		8.	a. road	b. load
  4.	a. they	b. day		9.	a. hue	b. few
  5.	a. bog	b. dog		10.	a. shell	b. sell

  For the Teacher | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4

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  The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. III, No. 5, May 1997
  http://iteslj.org/

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