SHOPPING

CLOTHES VOCABULARY

1.  Make a list with the words you can remember about clothes and accessories, for example (Haz una lista con las palabras que puedes recordar sobre ropa y accesorios, por ejemplo):

t-shirt, hat, ...

3.  Watch the video. It's a game. Guess what the picture is before the image is completely revealed. (Mira el vídeo. Es un juego. Adivina que es la foto antes de que la imagen se revele completamente.)

4. Practice what you have learnt. (Practica lo que has aprendido.)


Describe the clothes you are wearing now. Talk about what you are wearing at the top, the bottom and your what kind of shoes. Change the words underlined. (Describe la ropa que llevas puesta ahora. Di qué estás llevando en la parte de arriba, de abajo y qué tipo de zapatos. Cambia las palabras subrayadas.)

I'm wearing a red t-shirt, blue shorts and white trainers.

5. Review the different types of shops where you can go (Revisa los diferentes tipos de tiendas donde puedes ir.):

· https://wordwall.net/es/resource/28031318/4-prim-richmond-go-unit-4-going-shopping 

· https://wordwall.net/es/resource/45076168/gg3-23-shops-and-items-chris-escuela-de-idiomas 

7. Visit these websites and watch the video if you want to review more clothes vocabulary (Visita estas páginas web y mira el vídeo si quieres revisar más palabras sobre vocabulario de ropa.):

· https://promova.com/english-vocabulary/vocabulary-of-items-of-clothing-and-clothing-accessories 

· https://www.vocabulary.cl/english/clothes.htm 

DIALOGUE 1: COLOUR AND SIZE

(Color y talla.)

7. Write sentences people usually say at a clothes shop, for example (Escribe frases que la gente normalmente dice en una tienda de ropa, por ejemplo): 

How much is the product?, I would like to buy this., ...

8. Check if you know this vocabulary that later you will listen in the video above. If you don't know the meaning of any word, you can look it up at https://www.wordreference.com/es/  (Comprueba si conoces este vocabulario que luego saldrá en el vídeo del ejercicio siguiente. Si no conoces el significado de alguna palabra, la puedes buscar en https://www.wordreference.com/es/ ):

· customer / salesperson

· product

· price

· discount

· sale

· cashier

· buy / sell

· order

· shirt

· T-shirt / t-shirt

· trousers (England) / pants (USA)

· shoes

· red, blue, yellow, ...

· size

· large, medium, small

9.  Watch this video and take notes of those common sentences people say at a shop (Mira el video y toma notas de esas frases más comunes que se suelen decir en una tienda de ropa):

10. Check if you understand the meaning of all the sentences you have written from the video and if you think you can use them if you were at a clothes shop in England (Comprueba si tu entiendes el significado de todas las frases que has escrito del vídeo y si crees que sabrías usarlas si estuvieras en una tienda de ropa en Inglaterra).

12. Learn this: (Aprende esto)

When you talk about clothing size you can say (Cuando quieres hablar de la talla de la ropa puedes decir):


· I need / I'm looking for an extra-small.

· I need / I'm looking for a small.

· I need / I'm looking for a medium.

· I need / I'm looking for a large.

· I need / I'm looking for an extra-large.

· I need / I'm looking for a double extra-large.


· I need / I'm looking for a red shirt in extra-small.

· I need / I'm looking for a red shirt in small.

· I need / I'm looking for a red shirt in medium.

· I need / I'm looking for a red shirt in large.

· I need / I'm looking for a red shirt in extra-large.

· I need / I'm looking for a red shirt in double extra-large.


· I need / I'm looking for size 34.


· I need / I'm looking for a red shirt in size 34.

13. Practise this dialogue with a partner (Practica este diálogo con un compañero.):

A: Good morning! How can I help you?

B: Good morning! I am looking for a t-shirt.

A: Ok. What colour are you looking for?

B: I'm looking for a white t-shirt.

A: Perfect. And what size do you need?

B: I'm looking for a medium.    /    I'm looking for size 34.

A: Here you are! A white t-shirt in medium.   /    A white t-shirt in size 34.

14. Practice what you have learnt. (Practica lo que has aprendido.)


Say this dialogue with a partner and change the underlined vocabulary. (Haz este diálogo con un compañero y cambia el vocabulario subrayado.)

A: Good morning! How can I help you?

B: Good morning! I am looking for a t-shirt. / some shoes.

A: Ok. What colour are you looking for?

B: I'm looking for a white t-shirt. / some red shoes.

A: Perfect. And what size do you need?

B: I'm looking for a medium.    /    I'm looking for size 34.

A: Here you are! A white t-shirt in medium.   /    A white t-shirt in size 34. /   some red shoes in size 34.

DIALOGUE 2: TRY THE CLOTHES ON

(Pruébate la ropa.)

15 · En esta actividad, lo haremos al revés, primero se verá el vídeo (siempre sin subtítulos) y luego se intentará hacer una lista de vocabulario importante y diferente al que has visto anteriormente en las actividades previas.

· changing rooms (probadores)

16. Now you can watch the video again with the subtitles and check if your notes are correct or you are missing something. (Ahora pudes ver el vídeo de nuevo con los subtítulos y comprobar si lo que has anotado es correcto o te falta algo.)

17. Do this online activity. Say what sentences are wrong (Haz esta actividad online. Di qué frases están mal.):

· https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/phrasebank/ef_elem_practicaleng03?cc=global&selLanguage=en 

18. Do these activities and practise with the sentences to later make a dialogue (Haz estas actividades y practica con las frases para que puedas hacer el diálogo de después.):

· https://wordwall.net/es/resource/72988005/ingl%c3%a9s/buying-clothes (questions and answers in a clothes shop)

· https://wordwall.net/es/resource/1517440/dialogue-at-the-shop (dialogue - probarse ropa)

19. Practise this dialogue in pairs (Practica este diálogo en parejas.):

A: Excuse me. Can I help you?

B: Can I try on this jacket?

A: Sure. (After a while ...) 

How does the jacket fit?

B: It doesn't fit. It's too tight.

A: Too tight? ... Yes, it is too tight. 

Would you like to try on another size?

B: Yes, I would.

20. Practice what you have learnt. (Practica lo que has aprendido.)


Say this dialogue with a partner and change the underlined vocabulary. Pay attention to the words in singular or plural form to make the sentence correctly. (Di este diálogo en voz alta con un compañero y cambia el vocabulario subrayado. Pon atención a si las palabras van en singular o plural para hacer la frase correctamente.)

SINGULAR

A: Excuse me. Can I help you?

B: Can I try on this jacket?                       

A: Sure. (After a while ...) 

How does the jacket fit?                

B: It doesn't fit. It's too tight.

A: Too tight? ... Yes, it is too tight.

Would you like to try on another size?

B: Yes, I would.

PLURAL

A: Excuse me. Can I help you?

B: Can I try on these shoes?                       

A: Sure. (After a while ...) 

How do the shoes fit?                

B: They don't fit. They are too small.

A: Too small? ... Yes, they are too small.

Would you like to try on another size?

B: Yes, I would.

21. Practice a coversation in a clothes shop again. Listen to the video and complete the information above. (Practica una conversación en una tienda de ropa de nuevo. Escucha el vídeo y completa la información de abajo.):

A: Can I help you?

B: Yes, what ________ is this shirt?

A: Let's see. It's a small. What size do you need?

B: A ___________.

A: This is a medium.

B: Where can I try it on?

A: The changing ___________ are over there.

B: Thank you.

A: How is it?

B: It's fine. How much is it?

A: It's 44 _________ 99

DIALOGUE 3: BUYING A PRESENT

22. Listen to the video. Then, read the sentences and try to translate the words underlined in Spanish. (Escucha el vídeo. Luego, lee las frases e intenta traducir las palabras subrayadas al español según lo interpretas en su contexto.)

Translation:

1 · What about a T-shirt?   ___________________

2 · How about a denim jacket? ___________________

3 ·  What size does he take? ___________________

4 · There is today, and it's forty euros with the discount. ___________________   /  __________________

5 · Would you like a gift wrapped? ___________________

6. Here is your ten change. ___________________

 23. Practice what you have learnt. (Practica lo que has aprendido.)


Say this dialogue with a partner and change the underlined vocabulary. Pay attention to the words in singular or plural form to make the sentence correctly. (Di este diálogo en voz alta con un compañero y cambia el vocabulario subrayado. Pon atención a si las palabras van en singular o plural para hacer la frase correctamente.)

A: Oh, hello, good morning! Can I help you?

B: Yes, you can. I'm looking for a present for my brother.

A: Right. For your brother?

B: Yes.

A: What about a T-shirt? / some trousers?

B: No, not a T-shirt, no. / some trousers, no.

A: How about a denim jacket? / some trousers?

B: Oh, yes, actually that's lovely./ those are lovely. I like that /those.

A: What size does he take?

B: He takes a small. 

A: Ok. How about this? / those?

B: Oh, great. That's lovely, / Those are lovely. I'll take that one / them.

A: It's / They are fifty euros.

B: Is there a discount?

A: There is today, and it is / they are forty euros with the discount.

B: Fantastic! I'll take it. / them. 

DIALOGUE 4: BUYING FOOD

24. Lisen to the video and complete the missing information. (Escucha el vídeo y completa la información que falta.)

Sabrina does not have (1)_______________ today, so she decided to go to the grocery store for her mother.

Her mother has made a (2)_______________ of things she needs to buy at the store.

On the list is: a pineapple, some (3)_______________, a grapefruit, tomatoes, lettuce and a few other items.

Sabrina carefully selects the freshest (4)_____________ and vegetables she can find.

When she is done shopping, she (5)________________ for the items and returns home.

25. How do you say these words in Spanish? (¿Cómo dices estas palabras en español?)

· kilogram

· litre


26. Make this activity about different types of measurements. (Haz esta actividad sobre diferentes tipos de medida.)

· https://wordwall.net/resource/45618/maths/units-of-measurement 


27. Listen to the video and take notes of the sentences you can also use at a clothes shop. Don't watch the sutitles. For example: (Escucha el video y toma nota de las frases que también pueden valer para una tienda de ropa. No mires los subtítulos. Por ejemplo):

Good morning / Can I help you? / ...


28. Read the transcription from the video and check if there is any new sentence or phrase comparing with your notes from the previous activity (Lee la transcripción del vídeo y comprueba si hay alguna frase o expresión nueva que no hayas apuntado en tus anotaciones.):

Minute 0:05 - 0:31

A: Good morning!

B: Good morning.

A: Can I help you?

B: Yes, please. I would like some cheese.

A: Cheese? Certainly. How much cheese would you like?

B: I'd like half a kilogram.

A: Half a kilogram? Ok. Here you are. Half a kilogram of cheese.

B: Thank you.

Minute 0:32 - 1:06

B: I would also like some rice.

A: Rice? Sure. How much rice would you like?

B: I'd like about 5 kilograms.

A: Five kilograms of rice? I have 4 and a half kilograms. Is that  ok?

B: Ok.

A: Here you are. Four and a half kilograms of rice.

B: Thanks.

Minute 1:07 - 1:30

A: Anything else?

B: Yes, I'd like some oil.

A: Oil? Certainly. How much oil would you like?

B: I'd like three litres.

A: Three litres? Ok. Three litres of oil. Here you are.

B: Thanks.

Minute 1:31 - 2:07

A: Anything else?

B: Yes, I'd like some milk.

A: Milk? Sure. How much milk would you like?

B: I'd like one litre.

A: One litre? Alright. Here you are. One litre of milk.

B: Thanks.

A: Anything else today?

B: No, that's all. Thanks.

 29. Practice what you have learnt. (Practica lo que has aprendido.)


Say this dialogue with a partner and change the underlined vocabulary. (Di este diálogo en voz alta con un compañero y cambia el vocabulario subrayado.)


A: Good morning!

B: Good morning.

A: Can I help you?

B: (Kilograms) Yes, please. I would like some bananas / some cheese.

A: Bananas / Cheese? Certainly. How many bananas / How much cheese would you like?

B: I'd like half a kilogram.

A: Half a kilogram? Ok. Here you are. Half a kilogram of bananas / cheese.

B: Thank you.


A: Anything else?

B: (Litres) Yes, I'd like some milk.

A: Milk? Sure. How much milk would you like?

B: I'd like one litre.

A: One litre? Alright. Here you are. One litre of milk.

B: Thanks.

A: Anything else today?

B: No, that's all. Thanks.


The end ...

DIALOGUE 4: SHOP DEPARTMENTS

 30. You can enjoy watching these videos. (Puedes simplemente disfrutar viendo estos vídeos.)