Page 25 - American English File Student Book 3B

2 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING
Wedding dress
shopping
sold by Marianne
Real World Price: $1,200.00 a In pairs, say if you think these are the same
Break-up price: $500.00 or different. Then check with your teacher.

The Product: 1 buy something online and buy something on
Never worn, still has price lags. the Internet
Selling matching veil and other
2 a drug store and a pharmacy
extras.
3 an outlet store and a department store
The Story: 4 a shopping center and a shopping mall
Two weeks before our wedding was
5 a library and a book store
supposed to take place, my fiance
6 put on a shirt and try on a shirt
called and told me that he was in
love with another woman. I’m over 7 It fits you. and It suits you.
it now, but selling the dress will help 8 fo r sale and on sale
me to move on.
b W ith your partner, explain the m eaning o f
the words in the list.
BUY IT
a bargain a discount a price tag
a receipt a refund take something back
Apple MacBook Pro
c W ork with a different partner. Interview
sold by Carl
him / her w ith the questionnaire below. Ask
Real World Price: $850
Break-up price: $250 for and give as many details as you can.

The Product:
Everything works line. A few Shopping - in town or online?
scratches.
1 What’s your favorite store or website
The Story:
to buy...?
My ex-girlfriend left it here when
O a clothes
she walked out. She said that she’d
come and pick it up, but she never O b shoes
did. Her new guy must have a lot of O c books and music
money! O d presents
O e food
2 Do you ever shop...? What do you buy?
O a in street markets
BUY IT
O b in supermarkets
O c in shopping centers or malls
O d online
Tiffany™ heart necklace
3 What do you...?
sold by El lie
O a enjoy buying
Real World Price: $1,400.00
Break-up price: $650.00 O b hate buying
4 Do you prefer shopping for clothes...?
The Story:
O a by yourself or with somebody
I got this very beautiful necklace
as a Christmas present from my O b at the beginning of the season or when
boyfriend, Andy. A year later I stores have sales
went to a party at his office, and I
5 What do you think are the advantages and
saw a girl wearing the exact same
disadvantages of buying clothes online?
necklace. I asked if it was new, and
she said yes, it was a present, so I
Email address
asked her who had given it to her,
and she said Andy. I dumped him
the next day.

BUY IT

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