vocabulary, elementary

4. Exercises
51.1 Match the item with the shop.
toy shop butcher's baker's gift shop chemist's newsagent's

5. 51.2 Where do you need to go?
1 I want to get a 1 The newsagent’s
newspaper. 2 The
2 Your hair is too long. hairdresser's.
3 I need some stamps. 3 The post office
4 We must get Jim a 4 A gift shop.
present. 5 A book shop.
5 I'd like to buy a book. 6 A department
6 I want to buy store (or a
everything in one shop. supermarket).

6. 51.3 Look at the department store plan in B. Which floor will you go to if
you want to buy:
1 an armchair? 1 3rd
2 lipstick? 2 ground
3 a cup of tea? 3 4th
4 a packet of tea? 4 basement
5 a skirt? 5 1st
6 some tennis balls? 6 basement
7 a pair of boots? 7 ground
8 some baby clothes? 8 2nd
9 a tie? 9 2nd
10 a TV? 10 3rd
11 pens? 11 ground
12 a doll? 12 2nd

7. 51.4 Write the words for these definitions.
1 a person who sells things in a
shop Shop assistant
2 money not a cheque or credit cash
card
3 a person who cuts hair a hairdresser
4 'plastic money' a credit card
5 a floor lower than the ground
floor the basement
Now write definitions in English for:
6 a £5 note a piece of paper that is worth five pounds
7 the first floor the floor above the ground floor (in a British building)
8 a receipt a piece of paper that you get when you buy something
9 a cash desk the place where you pay for things in a shop

8. 51.5 Make a list of ...
1 the shops in a street near you.
Shops near me: baker's, newsagent's, chemist's,
post office, hairdresser's, supermarket
2 the departments there are in your favourite
department store.
Departments in my favourite department store:
childrenswear, sports equipment, menswear,
cosmetics, toys, ladieswear, shoes, electrical goods,
stationery, furniture

9. 51.6 Fill the gaps in the dialogue
CUSTOMER: How much does this shirt
cost
_______?
SHOP ASSISTANT: £25.
CUSTOMER: pay
I'll take it, please. Can I _____
by credit card?
SHOP ASSISTANT: Certainly. I'll put your receipt in
(carier) bag
the _________________