English for Business Life Elementary

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UNIT 27
Shopping
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
Can you help me?
I am (I'm) looking for a present...
... for my wife.
...fo r my husband.
... for a six year-old child.
My son is six years old.
Have you got any ideas?
I like this. How much is it?
How much are the shirts?
They are (They're) $55 each.
Do you have any in a size 42?
What is (What's) that in a European size?
Have you got any in blue?
Can I try it on?
It fits me. It suits me.
It does not (doesn't) fit me.
Have you got a bigger size?
This one might be better.
That one may fit better.
I will (I'll) take it.
How would you like to pay?
Can I pay by credit card?
Do you accept American Express?
Sign here, please.
Could you wrap it for me, please?
Study notes
... a six year-old child.
You can say:
My child is six years old - 1 have a six year-old child.
He is 35 years old = He is a 35 year-old man.
Our baby is three months old. - We have a three month-old baby.
Sometimes words that often stand together are hyphenated
(joined by a short line). Usually the hyphen can be omitted,
e.g. a six year-old child or a six year old child.
They are $55 each.
See Reference Section 20.10 for currencies.
Do you have any in size 42?
You can say:
What is that in a European size?
What is that in an American size?
See Reference Section 20.17 for clothing sizes.
Can I try it on?
You can say:
Can I try this jacket on?
Can I try on this jacket?
Can I try it on?
You can't say:
Can I try on it?
This one m ight be better.
That one m ay fit better.
You can use may and might to talk about possibility.
It is going to rain, (we are sure)
It may rain, (we are not sure)
See also Reference Section 7.2.
Can I pay by credit card?
We can also pay:
in cash in dollars by (travellers) cheque
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