Compras Online: Términos y Consejos Prácticos

Clase 14 de 14 • Curso de Inglés Práctico para Compras

Resumen

Course Name: Taller de Inglés Básico para Compras
Teacher: Mariana Lafon
School Owner: Jhon Carvajal
Course Director: Ravee Lakhmani
Production OPS: Lizeth Cáceres & Rocío Martínez
Audiovisual Creator: Jesus Espinosa
Video Editor: Daniel Cadena
Audio Post Production: Jorge Andrés Torres
Graphic Design: Amelia Amórtegui & Carol Baquero
Coordination: Andrés Arizmendy, Daniel Gutiérrez, Carol Baquero & Sura Cedeño
Subtitulación: Isabel Morales

Gabriel Obregón

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SUMMARY OF COURSE:

1. Shopping Basics

Vocabulary of a shopping center in English
- Learn common vocabulary related to shopping malls, such as "stores," "departments," and "sections." Practice using these terms in dialogues to feel confident when navigating a shopping mall.
Practice your Shopping English
- Engage in various shopping scenarios where you practice polite questions, asking for help, and discussing preferences. Improve your confidence in English when making purchases and interacting with shop assistants.
Are you ready to shop in English?
- A comprehensive exercise where you apply all the vocabulary and phrases learned, focusing on different shopping scenarios, from basic purchases to navigating a shopping mall.

2. Making Purchases

Use adverbs of frequency in English to make purchases
- Practice using adverbs like "always," "sometimes," and "never" to describe your shopping habits and preferences. This helps in discussing how often you shop for certain items.
Phrases and questions in English to go to the supermarket
- Learn key phrases and questions to use when navigating a supermarket, including asking for specific items, finding sections, and discussing dietary restrictions.
Sections and aisles of the supermarket in English
- Understand the layout of a supermarket by learning vocabulary related to different sections and aisles, such as "dairy section," "produce aisle," and "bakery."
Practice supermarket vocabulary in English
- Engage in exercises that reinforce supermarket vocabulary, focusing on finding items, asking for assistance, and making choices based on availability and dietary needs.
Ask questions when purchasing in English
- Focus on how to ask questions when making a purchase, such as inquiring about product availability, asking for assistance, or checking for discounts and promotions.

3. Special Occasions & Festivities

Shopping for celebrations and festivities in English
- Learn how to shop for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. Understand how to choose gifts based on weather conditions and seasonal discounts.
Offers in English
- Get familiar with common sales phrases and promotions like "Buy one, get one free," "50% off," and "Flash sale." Learn how to identify the best deals and make the most of seasonal discounts.
Request more information in English
- Practice asking for additional details when shopping, such as store hours, return policies, and product information. Learn how to request specific details politely and clearly.

4. Customer Assistance

Ask for help with your purchases in English
- Learn how to ask for help in various shopping situations, whether finding a product, checking for sizes, or understanding promotions. Practice polite questions using "could" and "would."
Make payments, exchanges and returns in English
- Understand the language needed to make payments, including asking about payment methods, requesting a receipt, and handling exchanges or returns. Practice scenarios where you might need to return an item or exchange it for something else.

Javier Ramos

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Congratulations

Daniel Steven Carrera Osorno

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Unbelievable!

Harvey Nicolás Tamayo C.

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Great course! Thank you for the knowledge gems, I appreciate your motivation to bring them here. Thank you again!

Andres Ordoñez Garcia

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Aaron Santiago Loyo Zabala

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lemon🗿

Julián Cárdenas

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this dude with the word lemon is...

Maria Camila Rodriguez Moreno

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I'm in Looove with this teacher!

She's helping me more than she can imagine.

Thanks, thanks, thanks!!!

Jesus Guillermo Belman Leal

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Thank you for the course

Daniel Steven Carrera Osorno

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Thanks teacher Mariana, your enthusiasm is top of tops!

🎆

Yhoshua Bernal

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Hello everyone, a while ago I bought some headphones at Mercado Libre, I never bought from this brand but I heard that Logitech is a good technology brand, so I looked for their headphones and found the G435 at a discount, I ordered them and they arrived after a week I was surprised by the light weight and flexibility they have, when using them you don't feel like you have them on, they have good sound and are resistant, but what I liked the most was the Bluetooth, I can do anything and use them without getting tired. The quality-price ratio is excellent, connecting it to my phone was confusing but with a tutorial I was able to do it. In general I recommend it if you want something that is good and works for a long time

Humberto Guardado

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MARIA TERESA PANIAGUA RIVERA

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Thank you

Manuel Avila

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Mariana recomendó varios consejos finales para hacer compras efectivas:

Fijar un presupuesto: Conoce cuánto puedes gastar y no gastes más de lo que puedes permitirte.
Pedir descuentos: No dudes en preguntar; podrías conseguir un mejor precio.
Comprar solo lo que necesitas: Evita gastar en cosas innecesarias, incluso si están en oferta.

Estos consejos te ayudarán a ser más prudente y efectivo en tus compras.

Diego Mauricio Zuluaga Rodríguez

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🏀👟 Final Project: My Basketball Gear Review

(Paso 1: Choose Your Product) Hi everyone. So... I recently bought a professional basketball and some basketball shoes online—well, not online, I actually bought them at the SantaFe Mall here in Bogotá—and I wanted to share my experience with you guys.

(Paso 4: How Often Do You Shop?) Now, I usually buy my sports gear from this specific brand store in the mall because they've been reliable in the past. However, this purchase turned out to be quite mixed.

(Paso 2: Introduce the Product) I bought the "Pro-Level" basketball by 'Elite Sports' and the "Air-Max Fly" basketball shoes, size 44. First of all, I have to say that the basketball is amazing. It has key features like a high-grip surface and official weight. I got a good deal on it, too. But... the shoes are the worst... To start with, this thing—the shoe—simply doesn't fit right. I asked for a size 44, but they feel like a 43. I mean, what's the point of using high-performance shoes if they hurt your feet effectively, right?

(Paso 3: Connect Your Thoughts) I've used several different basketball shoes, and my feet have rarely felt so cramped. I know that this can happen with any shoe but trust me, it was instant discomfort.

(Paso 8: Making Requests) I went back to the store to talk to Customer Service. I said, "Excuse me, could you help me?" "I think the shoes I bought are defective or mislabeled."

(Paso 7: Ask for or Give Shopping Advice) I asked the manager, "How do I exchange this product? I really want one that works well!"

(Paso 5: This + Time expressions / Delivery Times) They didn't have my size. It's not like I complained that they were supposed to deliver the replacement on Monday at nine o'clock... but they said they have to order it. The manager told me my new shoes should arrive by the end of this week.

(Paso 6: Can You Recommend this Product?) So, I can confidently say that I recommend the 'Elite Sports' basketball. But I can't recommend the 'Air-Max Fly' shoes at all.

(Paso 9: Conclude Your Review) In conclusion, if you're looking for a basketball that's reliable and efficient... get the 'Elite Sports' one. But for shoes, I'd suggest you keep looking because this one is definitely not worth your money.

(Paso 10: Encourage Interaction) I wanted to share this with others so that they can make more informed decisions.

Invite others to comment on your review! What basketball shoes do you use? Share their experiences below.

Leo Palomino Medina

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Hi everyone. So… I recently bought a laptop online, and I wanted to share my experience with you guys. Now, it's the first time I've shopped for a laptop from this brand. This laptop looks apparently good

First of all, I have to say that this is the best laptop I've ever bought compared to the others. It's a HP 14-inch laptop PC, its operating system is Windows 11, and it has a microprocessor Ultra 5 and 16 GB of RAM.

I've used several different laptops, and I can say I'm glad with this choice. Maybe I should have chosen something better, but I think it's okay.

Now, I usually buy laptops from another brand because the other ones are cheaper.

This time I've bought a laptop with these features, but the next time I'm going to buy one with better features.

My laptop was delivered to me on Monday afternoon at my house.

I can confidently say that I recommend this laptop brand because of the low price and its features!

How did I choose this laptop? Well, I had to see the features and the price compared with other brands!. On the website, you can see features such as memory, processor type, operating system, graphics, price, and screen size.

Maybe you could buy a better laptop, but you have to see if the price is good.

Conclusion

Estoy satisfecho con la nueva laptop HP de 14 pulgadas, considerándola la mejor que han comprado hasta ahora. A pesar de ser la primera vez que compran de esta marca, la recomiendo con confianza por su excelente combinación de características y su bajo precio. Intenté encontrar la mejor relación calidad-precio.

Mauro José Jesús Arce

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It was a great course! I really enjoyed the Basic Pronunciation course too, which is also teached by teacher Mariana. Congratulations everyone! Never stop learning👏😁

Manuel Avila

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In this course, you learned essential vocabulary and skills for shopping in English. You gained the ability to ask questions in stores, make purchases, understand offers, compare products, and navigate supermarkets and online shops. Additionally, you acquired techniques for writing product reviews and learned how to plan visits to malls efficiently. You also explored concepts like budgeting, requesting discounts, and making informed purchasing decisions.

Kristhian Lizcano

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Hi everyone. So… I recently bought a new acoustic guitar online, and I wanted to share my experience with you all. Now, I’ve bought musical equipment from this retailer before, and usually, things have gone pretty smoothly. However, this time around, it wasn't quite what I expected.

Sandra Milena Suarez Díaz

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Hi everyone. Recently I needed to buy some pants, so I went to a traditional store in Colombia called A&C. It´s a reliable place where I have never been disapointed. There I did my purchase. When I need to buy clothes, I don´t wait for a seasonal shoping. In this case, althought it wasn´t time for discounts, I went to buy what I needed. If I find a discount, great, but if I couldn´t it doesn´t matter, I buy it annyway. I preffer more to think in other things like the qualitie product, and the trust of the Brand. In this case, I trusted one more time in this brand, because it´s clothes are great qualitie products.The pants that I bought were some casual, and even some were slim. I am hapy abbout the shopping I did. This year I will not buy more pants, althought if I have to, I would buy in the same store. Im a client. I recomment to you. The costumers attention is great. Just enter in the place and ask “Could you help with…” and you would notice a greate reception...

Juan Carlos Martínez

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Kobo E-Reader

The previous year I bought an e-reader of the brand Kobo (Amazon)

I reccomend to use for upload your own e-books and read it, this device allows to you to change the size of the text and read confortably any text, more than read books, I used for read extensive documents too, only I have to convert to e-pub format.

My reader is on black and white but recently I found a new reader for this brand with color screen, I want to buy it now!

EDWIN ALEXANDER PARRA GOMEZ

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My last bought was a present to my girlfrient, a fit shirt to do excercise, she told me that it is pretty and practical.

For my opinion, the shirt was a little expensive, because I felt that it is just a thin fabric, but my girlfriend loved it and that's matter

Michael Aguillón

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Thanks !!

Let's go ahead, get over our mental limits

Mario Alexander Vargas Celis

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thank you