English Course for Shopping 😊
Online shopping vs. traditional shopping
The differences between traditional shopping and online shopping are: In traditional shopping, you can pay with cash, there is a shopping assistant who will help you in case you have any questions and there is a cashier as well who will help you to finalize the payment.
In online shopping, you are not in a physical store instead you will be in an e-commerce store, it is an online store. A lot of these stores are easily accessible from any type of device you have. There will not be an assistant or a cashier, however, you will find other options in the menu to solve your questions.
There are some things in common as shopping cart and sales.
- Where do you prefer to shop? I’d say online shopping for non-perishable things
- Where can you find the best discounts? I think in online shopping because you can use a comparator to find the best offer easily.
Practice: Online Shopping vs. Traditional Shopping
Traditional Shopping
- cashier
- cash
- shop assistant
- debit card
- sales / discounts
- physical store
Online Shopping
- credit card
- e-commerce
- delivery
- sales / discounts
Traditional and online shopping
- credit card
- sales / discount
- delivery
Using adjectives for food
Frozen: Congelado 🥶
- Meats
- Seafood
- Vegetables
- Ice cream
Raw: Crudo 🥩
- Meats
- Seafood
- Vegetables
- Fruits
Crunchy: Crujiente 🥨
- Chips
- Cereal
- Crackers
- Nuts
Ripe: Maduro 🍓
- Bananas
- Avocados
- Tomatoes
- Apples
Practice: Using adjectives for food
Discover new words to describe food by completing the sentences using the correct adjectives. Share your answers in the comments so we can check your work
- The nachos are ____. (Sweet Crunchy)
- The chicken is ____. (Rae Spicy)
- The bananas are ____. (unripe Salty)
The chili peppers are ____. (spicy Frozen).
What are quantifiers for?
Countable Nouns: it’s easy to define the number of things that are there.
- How many apples are there? Your example.
- How many cookies are there? Your example.
- How many bottles of beer are there?:There are eight bottles of beer
- How many brownies are on the table?: There are four brownies on the table
- How many children there are wearing costumes in this picture?:There are six children wearing costumes.
Uncontable Nouns
How much money do you have? I have 20 dollars.
- How much coffee would you like? I would like a cup of coffee.
Quantifiers
- A can: una lata
- A jar: un frasco
- A loaf: Una barra de pan
- A pack: un paquete
- A bar: Una barra
- A bottle: Una botella
- A carton: Un carton - jugo de carton o cajita
Examples:
- I gave her a bottle of perfume for Christmas.
- There is a carton of oat milk next to the coffee pot.
- She received a box of donuts for her birthday.
- We need a dozen eggs to bake the cake.
- Tom has prepared half a dozen muffins.
- Will a kilo of potatoes be enought?
How much does it cost?
The most important currencies:
- Dollar: dolar $ USD
- Euro: euro. € EUR
- Pounds: libras esterlinas £ GBP
- Yen: Yenes japoneses ¥ JPY
- franc Suizo: Franco suizo Fr CHF
Practice: How much does it cost?
Create your own shopping list using supermarket vocabulary, quantifiers, and prices! Include the total cost of all the items in your shopping list at the end.
My shopping list
- Six apples $3.00
- A loaf of bread, $1.00
- A pack of sausages, $3.00
- Two dozen eggs, $4.50
- Six cartons of milk, $3.90
Total cost: $15.40
Fifteen dollars and forty cents
Buying clothes
Get to know new words for clothes
Winter clothes:
- Hat
- scarf
- Gloves
Spring clothes:
- Sunglasses
- T-shirt
- Pants
Summer:
- Tank top
- Skirt
- Swimsuit
- Shorts
- Sandals
Fall clothes
- Sweater
- Jacket
Class 16. Adjectives for clothes
- Loose fit: Holgado
- Tight: Apretado
- Elegant: Elegante
- Comfy / Comfortable: Cómodo
- Long: Largo
- Short: Corto
Class 18: Learn new words for accessories
- Earrings: Aretes
- Bracelet: Pulsera
- Sunglasses: Gafas de sol
- Purse: Cartera.
- Necklace: Collar
- Rings: Anillos
- Tie: Corbata
- Wristwatch: Reloj de pulsera
- Belt: Cinturón
- Hat: sombrero
Class 19: Practice, Learn new words for accessories
Discover new accessories you can buy at a clothing store! Match the words in the box to the pictures. Don’t forget to share your answers in the comments, so we can check your work.
- Necklace
- Headband
- Earrings
- Watch
- Handbag
- Belt
Buying clothes.
Some examples:
- I’m looking for a white T-shirt.
- Do you have these shoes in size forty?
- Where are the changing rooms?
- How much is it?
- Do you accept credit card or cash?
Popular shops in the city.
- Florist shop: Floristeria
- Pharmacy or drugstore: Farmacia o drogueria
- Bakery: Panadería
- Bookshop: Biblioteca
- Butchers: Carniceria
Practice: Popular shops in the city.
Match the shops in the box to the pictures. Discover more types of shops you can find in a city.
- Butcher’s
- Hair Salon
- Pet shop
- Shoe shop
- Bakery
- Pharmacy
Words for describing shops
- Busy: Place with a lot of movement and energy.
- Crowded: Place with a lot of people, similar to busy.
- Second hand: Here you can buy items that are not new but still of good quality.
- Fancy: Expensive: high quality and elegant clothes.
- Local: Place where you can find items like produce to support local commerce.
Credits
Credits to the teacher of this course and to colleagues who helped with some information collected in this course tutorial.
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Curso de Inglés para Compras (2020)
