Ex. 8. Remember the following.
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Ex. 7. Make two definitions of your own for each of the following shops.
Ex. 5. Supply the missing prepositions in the following sentences.
in/on/for/with/at/by/inside/back/from
1. I need a suit … everyday wear. 2. These jackets are reduced … price. 3. The assistant advised me to try the coat … . 4. The suit is a little tight … you. 5. He bought many things … mail order. 6. There is normally a label … a jacket. 7. I took it … to the shop to complain. 8. “Is something wrong … it?” he said. 9. I asked … a refund. 10. Before I buy, I look … the shop. 11. I payed the correct money … the cashier … all purchases. 12. You should concentrate … getting fit. 13. The bas weather prevented us … going to the country.
Ex. 6. Remember the most typical collocations with the words cost, price, value, expense and state the difference in meaning.
| a) the cost of bread the cost of living the cost of construction at any cost | b) to rise in price what's the price of this? at reduced prices price control |
| c) the value of this discovery the painting of great/no value the suit is good value for money the house is rising in value all the time | d) at my public expense at great expense at the expense of one's health travelling expenses |
Model: A baker's is a shop that sells bread.
A baker's is a shop where you can buy bread.
| a chemist's a jeweller's a newsagent's | a florist's a fishmonger's the jeweler's | perfumery dairy butcher's |
A packet/bag of frozen peas, a packet/pack of cornflakes, a packet/pack of sugar, a packet /pack of cigarettes, a bottle of oil, a bottle of milk, a box of matches, a box of eggs, a tube of margarine, a tube of tooth paste, a can of lemonade, a jar/pot of jam, a loaf of bread, a tin of tomatoes, a carton of orange juice, a bar of soap.
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