A Which
one do you prefer?
B I
like this one.
A What,
the blue one?
B Yeah,
it’s really pretty.
A Hmm.
I prefer that one, actually.
B Do
you?
A Yeah.
It’s more for men, you know?
B Yeah.
4.2
The woman in the picture’s wearing a
jacket.
She’s carrying an umbrella.
Do you usually wear glasses?
You wear a ring on your finger.
4.3
turn it off
turn it on
put it down
hang it up
take it off
try them on
take it back
put it on
pick them up
4.4
1 AWhatsize are you?
BI’m a 28.
2A Could
I try these on?
BYes, the changing room’s over there.
3A Do
they fit?
BNo, they’re too tight.
4A Have
you got them in a bigger size?
BYes, here you are.
5AWhat
do you think of them?
B I like them - they lookgood on you.
6AWhere do I pay?
B Over there, at the counter.
4.5
tune in / listen
carefully
Ji I
had this interview for a job last week, and erm, I suddenly realised that I
hadn’t got any clothes, you know, a good suit for the interview (hmm, right) so
I went to buy one, erm, I went down to the department store, erm… the first
thing I saw was this beautiful, blue suit (hmm), it was just fantastic, erm,
and then I saw the price, and it was too expensive, (oh) so erm, anyway, the
shop assistant came up and was really nice, erm, and then I tried on a grey
suit, (hmm) erm, but that was the wrong size, (oh), you know, the trousers
weren’t long enough, erm, anyway, the shop assistant was really helpful, and,
erm, brought lots of suits and was, said lots of nice things, like, you know,
‘that looks very good,’ and er, then finally after about half an hour, he said,
erm, ‘Oh, yeah, that looks really good’, (hmm) and it did, so I decided that
was the suit for me, and I went to pay…
4.6
listening challenge
So I went to the cash desk, and the
manager of the department store was actually working on the cash desk, (hmmm)
and he said, ‘did you get good service today?’ (right) and I said, ‘yes, yes, I
did, the assistant was, was very helpful,’ and I pointed to the assistant who’d
been helping me, and at that moment, he was just walking out of the door of the
store, and the manager said, ‘oh, he doesn’t work here.’
Ju I
don’t understand.
Ji Well,
the assistant that had been helping me try on the suit wasn’t an assistant at
all, he was just another customer, or somebody that had come in off the street!
4.7
A Can
I help you?
C Could
I try these on?
A Yes,
of course. What size do you take?
C 43.
C Sorry,
they’re too tight.
A Right.
Would you like to try on the next size, then?
C Yes,
OK.
A I’m
sorry, we’ve only got these in the next size.
C OK,
I’ll try them on.
C Hmmm…
What do you think of them?
A I
think they look fantastic.
C OK,
I’ll take them.
A Fine.
That’s, erm, 60 euros, please.
W Oh,
look! Your shoes are the same as mine!
C Oh,
yes!
C Would
you like a drink?
W Yes,
I’d love one. I’ll have a white wine, please.
three review
R3.1
It’s the opposite of interesting.
It’s the place where you borrow books.
It’s another way of saying ‘a
five-minute walk’.
