UNIT 6 Shopping,PartA_1,Getting Information In everyday life we have to deal with many kinds of situations that require us to obtain information from others. Different ways can be used to ask for information from different people. Listen to the conversations and write down answers to the questions.,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_p1,1. He wants to know where he can buy a good painting.,_,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_p2,2. He found out how much the dress cost as well as where he could buy it.,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_p3,3. She suggests that the man buy a tie for his cousin.,_,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_Script,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_Script,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_1_Script,Communicative Function,Notes,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_2,Recognizing Prices There are different ways to say prices in English. For example, $9.40 can be said “nine dollars and forty cents”, or “nine dollars forty”, or simply “nine forty”. In this part you will hear all three ways of saying prices. Listen to the conversations and write down the prices in the blanks.,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p1,1. $20.50.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p2,2. $50.95.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p3,3. $175.40.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p4,4. $50.80.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_p5,5. $594.,_,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_2_Script,Notes,Useful Expressions,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,PartA_3,Useful Expressions for Getting Information 1. Could you tell me .? 2. I wonder if you could tell me . Id like to know something about I was wondering if you could help me. Id like to know . Excuse me, do you happen to know .?,Notes,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_3,6. I hope you dont mind my asking, but Id like to know . Would you mind telling me more about .? What I want to know is I dont quite understand why ,Notes,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,PartA_4,1. In most cases if people need some information from others, they can ask directly. Most people are very polite when they ask a stranger about something. They ask by saying “Excuse me, could you ?” “I wonder if you could tell me ” “Could you tell me ?” Between friends, it is quite all right to say simply “Tell me ” or use the question words “what”, “where”, “when”, “how”, etc. to get the information they need. However, people should avoid trying to get information that is considered private. 2. gallery: a place for showing or selling works of art,Communicative Function,Listening Strategy,Useful Expressions,Notes,PartB_1_1,Here are some useful sentences and structures that you might find handy in discussing the questions in Pair Work: I seldom go shopping. It takes too much time. I only shop for daily necessities, such as toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper / tissue, cleansing cream, soap, shampoo, washing powder . I like music / books so sometimes I go to campus bookstores to look for my favorite CDs / the recent bestsellers.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,PartB_1_1,I usually do my grocery shopping at large supermarkets / campus stores / shop nearby since they often have good buys / it saves time. I enjoy shopping at supermarkets. I love to see shelf on shelf stacked with all kinds of delicious / nice things. Supermarkets are so convenient. You can get almost everything you want in a big supermarket. I hate shopping in a supermarket. Its always so crowded / The quality of goods is questionable / not so good / not guaranteed.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,PartB_1_1,I like going shopping in big department stores downtown because I think they offer a better selection. I think price / color / style / quality is the most important. I dont go in for / cant afford brand-name products. They are too expensive for me. I like to