UNIT 5. Shopping 5A At the shops, page 46
Exercise 1
1 newsagent's
2 stationer's
3 electrical store
4 butcher's
5 jeweller's
6 greengrocer's
7 garden centre
8 baker's
Exercise 2 LISTENING 19
1 Estate agent Good morning. Can I help you?
Man Yes. I'm looking for a two-bedroom flat near the town centre.
Estate agent Right, OK. Well, we don't have very much at the moment. There's this one ... here are the details.
Man Thanks.It's ... £175,000.
Estate agent That's right. It's on West Street. Very nice location. Or this one. It's a little bit closer to the centre, in Cambridge Avenue. But it's more expensive.
2 Chemist Can I help you?
Woman Yes. I need something to help me sleep at night. Some pills, maybe.
Chemist Well, we've got some herbal pills.
WomanArethey strong?
Chemist Not really. You need to see a doctor if you want something stronger.
Woman It's just that my husband snores. I can't get to sleep. It's very noisy.
Chemist Well, I can sell you something to stop your husband snoring.
Woman Great idea!
3 Woman Excuse me.
Assistant Yeah?
Woman Do you work here?
AssistantEr.yeah.
Woman I need to buy some paint. White paint.
Assistant For indoors or outdoors?
Woman It's for the outside of my house.
Assistant OK. Follow me.
4 Assistant Can I help you?
Man Yes, I'm looking for Lady Gaga, Live.
Assistant OK. Is that the CD you want, or the DVD?
Man The DVD.
Assistant I'll just have a look on the computer.. .yes, we've got that.
Man Where is it?
Assistant The DVD section is opposite the door - just over there.
Man Thanks!
1 estate agent's
2 chemist's
3 DIY store
4 entertainment store
Exercise 3
Students' own answers
Exercise 4 LISTENING 20
1 eighty-five p
2 fifteen pounds
3 two pounds fifty
4 ninety-nine p
5 nine ninety-five
6 three pounds fifty
7 seven p
8 a hundred and five pounds
1 85p
2 £15
3 £2.50
4 99p
5 £9.95
6 £3.50
7 7p
8 £105
Exercise 5
2 owed
3 spent
4 cost
5 charged
6 saved
7 paid for
8 sold
9 lent
Challenge! LISTENING 21
1 My new phone only cost me £75 online, so I saved £50.
2 Does the jeweller's in town sell gold watches?
3 At the baker's, they charge £4.95 for a chocolate cake.
4 If you buy two CDs at the entertainment store, you save £5.