Study the following dialogues. The first one is between Mrs Smith and her younger son John. The second is between Mrs Smith and a shop assistant.
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Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once.
Express the following in one word.
| stall, shop / store, chemist's / drugstore, market, kiosk, greengrocer's, baker's, butcher's |
1 a building where goods are sold to the public
2 a place outside where you can go to buy things
3 a table, especially outdoors, where goods are sold
4 a small hut on a street that sells things such as newspapers, cigarettes, and drinks
5 a shop selling vegetables and fruit
6 a shop where medical goods are sold
7 a shop where meat is sold
8 a shop where bread is sold
| stall, buying, shopping, goods, shopping mall, shelves, markets |
- Renaissance Centre is a huge steel and glass ... in downtown Detroit.
- This shop sells a variety of ... .
- On Saturdays we usually do the ... and clean the car.
- I really like that tie – I was thinking of ... it for my husband for his birthday.
- The ... tend to be cheaper, especially for fruit and vegetables.
- Janet has a fruit and veg ... on the market.
- There's an ever greater variety of goods to be found on supermarket ... .
- I'm just going ... . Do you want anything?
- I did all my ... yesterday.
- You've been ... a lot of clothes recently. Have you decided to change your image?
A. It's Saturday morning and Mrs Smith is going shopping.
| Mrs S: | John, I'm going to the shops. Is there anything you want? |
| John: | Yes, please! Can you pick up my magazine from the newsagent's? |
| Mrs S: | Of course. Do you want to come with me? |
| John: | No way, I'm going round to Mike's house, sorry. |
| Mrs S: | No problem. I'll be about an hour, be home by 5 o'clock at the latest. |
| John: | O.K. I'll see you later. |
| A bit later...... | |
| Mrs S: | John, are you home? |
| John: | Yes, mum, I'm upstairs. |
| Mrs S: | Come down here, I bought you a new Nike T-shirt, I want you to try it on. |
| John: | Nike? Great I'm coming! |
| A few minutes later..... | |
| Mrs S: | Well, does it fit? |
| John: | I think it's a bit too small. |
| Mrs S: | Let's have a look. Hmmm, I think you've grown again! |
| John: | I can't wear it though. |
| Mrs S: | Do you like it? |
| John: | Yeah, it's a nice colour. |
| Mrs S: | I'll take it back to the supermarket and see if I can change it. |
B. Mrs Smith had bought a nice new T-shirt for John, but when he tried it on it didn't fit. It's Saturday evening and Mrs Smith has to return the T-shirt.
| Mrs S: | Excuse me, can you help me? |
| Shop assistant: | Yes, of course, what can I do for you? |
| Mrs S: | I bought this T-shirt for my son this afternoon, but it doesn't fit him, it's too small. |
| Shop assistant: | Do you want to change it or get a refund? |
| Mrs S: | I'd like to change it for a larger size. Do you have these in large? |
| Shop assistant: | I'll just check. Let's see, yes, we have large or extra large, which would you prefer? |
| Mrs S: | I think large will be fine, it's for my son. |
| Shop assistant: | That's fine, if it doesn't fit just bring it back again. If you take it to the customer service desk, they'll sort it all out for you. |
| Mrs. S: | Thank you. Just as a matter of interest, do you give refunds? |
| Shop assistant: | Yes, of course. You can bring any clothing items back up to three weeks after purchase, but you must keep the receipt. |
| Mrs S: | I see, thanks again. |
| Shop assistant: | You're welcome. |
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