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Unit 1: English My Way – Learning Circles
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Session 9

Shopping

Has anyone in your Learning Circle ever been to a shopping centre? This time, Samina wants to buy a dress for Deeqa’s daughter, but she can’t find the right colour or size. We look at some useful phrases for talking about our favourite things and asking for different colours and sizes in shops.

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Activity 2

Shopping – Part 2

Finding the right dress

Samina needs some help to find the right dress in the clothes shop. Watch the video to find out how she gets help.

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Samina
Excuse me.

Shop assistant
Yes madam. What can I do for you?

Samina
Do you have this dress in a different colour?

Shop assistant
I think so. I'll just have a look. What colour would you like?

Samina
I would like red please.

Shop assistant
Here we are – a lovely red dress.

Samina
Oh. It's too big. Do you have a smaller one?

Shop assistant
How old is the girl that it’s for?

Samina
She's three.

Shop assistant
OK, give me a moment. Here we are. One red dress for a three-year-old.

Samina
Perfect. Thank you very much.

Discuss these questions with your group:

  • What gifts do you give to people?
  • What do you do on children’s birthdays?
  • Where do you buy clothes? (Why?)
  • How is shopping for clothes in Britain different to other countries?

To do

Try this quiz to work out what Samina did.

Shopping: What did Samina do?

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Can your group answer these questions about the film?

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