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ShoppinginAmerica6

ShoppinginAmerica

INTRODUCTION

ConversationAisatypicalconversationaboutshoppingintheUnitedStates.MasahiroisaninternationalstudentwhohasjustarrivedfromJapan,andAnnaandWillareintroducinghimtotheshoppingscenarioinAmerica. 

ConversationA

Anna:

AsIwastellingyou,Masa,whereyoushopdependslargelyonwhatyouneed.So,ifyouwanttobuyanansweringmachineoraCD-player,yourbestbetwouldprobablybeanappliancestoresuchasRadioShack..

Will:

Yup!

OrCircuitCity.IlikeBestBuythebest,though.

Masahiro:

Why?

Will:

Coztheyusuallyhavethebestdeals.TheyhavesalesontheirTVsandCD-playerseveryonceinawhile.

Anna:

Hum.I'llbettheysendyoutheirglossyadsloadedwithso-called"SALES"!

Masahiro:

（laughs）

Anna:

Well,IstillthinktheCD-playerIboughtfromthemwasaripoff. 

Will:

I'lladmitsomeoftheiritemsarehigh-priced,butatleasttheshopper'sguaranteedquality.Thereareveryfewplacesthathavesuchawideselection.

Masahiro:

Ineedtobuydisks,atleasttwodiskholders,notecards,transparencies,andthatkindofstuff. 

Will:

Forofficesupplies,IsuggestOfficeMax.

Anna:

OrCompUSA.Onegoodthingaboutlivinginacampustown,though,isthatyoucaneasilygetthatstuffatanyofthebookstores.Nodoubttheydoovercharge.Itrytogetaroundthatbyshoppingaround.

Masahiro:

Shoppingaround?

Anna:

Yes.Thatsimplymeansyougotodifferentstores,checkoutthepricesofitemsyouneedandpurchasethemfromthestore（s）withthelowestpriceorprices.

Masahiro:

Isee.Soundsverypractical.

Will:

Andtime-consuming,too!

Masahiro:

WhereisOfficeMaxlocated?

Anna:

There'soneinthemall,sowecanstopbytherethisafternoon. 

Masahiro:

Great!

Thanks.

Will:

Hey,Masa.Justsoyouknow,youcanalwaysruntothediscountstoreswheneveryou'reoutofsomethingyouneedrightaway.Thereareseveralaroundcampus.

Anna:

That'sright.Andtheycarryprettymucheverythingastudentneeds.Pop,pasta,eggs,hairspray...younameit!

Will:

Theydon'tusuallycarrymilk,though,soyoumightwanttowalkdowntoWhiteHen（Pantry）,Walgreens,orsomeotherconveniencestorescloseby.

Anna:

Iwouldn'tadviseyoutobuythingsinbulkfromsuchstores,though.Imean,doyourmajorshoppingatthespecializedstores.It'smuchcheaper,andmoreconvenientinthelongrun.

Masahiro:

Goodadvice!

Will:

SortoflikeMom's!

Anna:

Hey,watchit!

Will:

Justkiddin'!

Masahiro（laughs）.Lifesoundsgreatinthistown!

Oh!

BeforeIforget,guys,wherecanIrentmovies?

Ilovewatchingmoviesinmysparetime. 

Anna:

Metoo!

Let'ssee.Therearetwovideostoresclosetoyourapartment.Luckyyou!

One'sBlockbuster,andtheother'sThat'sRentertainment.Ibelievetheybothhavespecialsonweekdays,rightWill?

Will:

Yup.Butnotforthenewreleases.It'susuallyabuckeachfortheoldermovies.

Anna:

Areyouguysreadytogotothemall?

Masahiro&Will:

Sure.

Anna:

Masa,don'tforgettotakeyourshoppinglistwithyou.

Masahiro:

Thanksforremindingme.

Anna:

You'rewelcome.Whatarewewaitingfor?

let'sgo.

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NewWordsandExpression

1Yourbestbetisacommonlyusedidiomwhichreferstothebestpossiblechoiceoroptionavailable.InConversationA,itreferstothemostsuitablestoreforappliances,inAnna'sopinion.

2Thebestdealsisafrequentlyusedshopping-relatedexpressionthatreferstoitemsforsaleatbargainprices（i.e.,cheap）.Sometimes,"gooddeals"or"arealsteal/Whatasteal"areusedinstead.

3Glossyadsarecolorfuladvertisementpamphletsorcatalogs（onrich/glossypaper）thatenticeshoppersandusuallyencouragethemtobe"smartshoppers"orpeoplewholookfor"gooddeals"or"sales."

4Aripoffisanotherfrequentlyemployedshopping-relatedexpressionusedbyshopperswhofeelthattheyhavebeencheated.Itisgenerallythecasethattheitempurchasedwasoverpriced（i.e.,toocostly）whenitwasbought.

5Itemsthatarehigh-pricedareveryexpensive.

6Awideselectionreferstoawidearrayofitems（e.g.,modelsofVCRs,TVs,microwaves,walkmans,etc.,dependingonthestoreinquestion）.

7Stuffisa"safe"wordthatcanbeusedtorefertoanythingthespeakerintendsittoreferto.Often,itisusedwhenaspeakercannotrecallthenamesofthingss/hewantstoreferto,andwhens/hewishestoavoidhavingtomentionwhatmayappeartobeanendlesslist.

8Storesareknowntocarryitems.Inotherwords,theyhavetheitemsthey"carry."However,storescouldbe"out"ofcertainitems（whentheirsupplieshavebeenexhausted）.

9Conveniencestores,asthenamesuggests,arestoresthatcarrybasicnecessitiessuchasbread,milk,eggs,softdrinks,toothpaste,newspapers,magazines,andsoon.Theyareusuallyconvenientlylocated（insmalltowns,suburbs,andbigcities）whichalsoaccountsforthename.

10Inbulkisashopping-relatedidiomthatisusedtorefertoitemspurchasedinlargequantities.Suchsuppliesarecheaperandlastlonger.Generally,familiesshopinbulkforitemssuchassugar,rice,candy,cannedproducts,etc.However,perishableproducts（suchasvegetables）arerarelypurchasedinbulk.Instead,theyareusuallypurchasedonadailyorweeklybasis.Specializedstoresarestoresthatsellparticularthings.Inotherwords,theyspecializeinthesaleofparticularproducts（e.g.,grocerystoressellgroceries,hardwarestoressellhardwareproductssuchasnutsandbolts,paint,nails,hammers,etc.）

11Specialsrefertodiscountdeals/prices.InConversationA,theyrefertodiscountvideorentalrates.

12Abuckeachreferstoadollarperiteminquestion（videotapesinConversationA）

13Ashoppinglistisahandylistofitemsashopperintendstobuy.MostAmericansdrawupshoppinglistsbeforetheygoshopping.Suchalistmakesshoppingeasier,astheshopperconsultsitwhileshopping,andthatway,doesnotforgettobuywhats/heneeds.

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Exercises

ExerciseA:

PracticingUsefulShopping-RelatedExpressions

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Instructions:

Carefullyreadthefollowingmini-conversationsand,foreach,constructasentencethatrestatesthespeaker'swords,usinganyoftheshopping-relatedwordsorexpressionsusedinConversationAanddefinedabove.Suggestedanswersareprovidedattheendofthislesson.However,youareadvisednottoconsultthemuntilyouhaveattemptedtheexercise.

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1.Tom:

IfIhadshoppedaroundfirstbeforeIboughtmyVCR,perhapsIwouldn'thavebeencheated.

2.Nancy:

Jewel'sgotabuy-one-get-one-freesaleonFloridaorangesandcantaloupes.Isn'tthatgreat?

Weneedtostockup.

3.Greg:

Don'tyouthinkthepricesatSaksFifthAvenuearesomewhatunreasonable?

ImaginebuyinganordinaryT-shirtfor50bucks!

I'dprefertokeepitatamuseum.

4.Anna:

IalwaysbuymycheeseatStrawberryfields.Youcanfindanykindofcheesethere.Yup.Younameitandit'sthere.

5.Kim:

I'llgoinandaskthemwhethertheyhavemilkinthestore.

6.Shiho:

It'stimetogoshopping,Dan.Don'tforgetthelistonwhichyouwrotewhatyou'dliketobuy.

ExerciseB:

WhatKindofStore?

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Instructions:

Readeachmini-dialogandspecifywhereitistakingplace.Inotherwords,isitinadepartmentstore,abookstore,asupermarketorgrocerystore,anappliancestore,ashoestore,adrive-infastfoodrestaurant,oramovietheaterboxoffice?

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1.Sean:

TwoforAWalkintheClouds,please.

Agent:

Elevendollars.Okay.Hereareyourtickets,andhere'syourchange.

Sean:

Thankyou.

2.Cashier:

CanItakeyourorder?

John:

Yes,please.CouldIhaveacheeseburger,asmallorderoffries,andalargeDietPepsi.

Cashier:

Willthatbeall,Sir?

John:

Actually,makethatalargeorderoffries.

Cashier:

Okay,comingrightup.Anythingelse?

John:

No.Thanks.

Cashier:

Ketchup?

John:

Yes,please.

Cashier:

Thatwillbe$5:

30.Yourorderwillbereadyatthenextwindow.

John:

Thanks.

3.Anna:

Excuseme,please.I'dliketoknowwhetherabookthatI'dorderedhascomein.

Agent:

Onemomentplease.Letmemoveovertoacomputer.What'syourlastname?

Anna:

Brown.

Agent:

Okay.Yes,it'sin.Itarrivedthismorning,anditshouldbeontheshelf,underPsychology.That'sinaisle10downstairs.

Anna:

Thanks.

Agent:

You'rewelcome.Allbookswithreddotsonthemareonsaletoday.

Anna:

Great!

PerhapsI'llbuysome.

Agent:

doso.Wedon'thavesuchsalesthatoften.

4.Salesperson:

Howareyoutoday,Ma'am?

Lydia:

Fine,thankyou.I'mlookingforapairofwhiteshoes.Doyouhaveanyothersapartfromthoseondisplay?

Salesperson:

Letmecheck?

Inwhatsize?

Lydia:

Sevenandahalf,please.

Salesperson:

I'llberightback.

Lydia:

Thanks.

5.Mark:

Excuseme,please.Justaquickquestion.Where'sthemen'sdepartment?

Salesperson:

Onthefourthfloor,Sir.

Mark:

AndCustomerService?

Salesperson:

Inthebasement.

Mark:

Thankyou.

6.Cashier:

Hello.I'llringtheseupforyouinaminute.IjustneedtodoaquickpricecheckonthePepperidgecrackers.

Bella:

It'sabuy-one-get-onefreesalebutIdon'tremembertheexactprice.

Cashier:

We'llknowsoon.Ah!

HerecomesRich.

Rich:

They'retwo-for-oneat$2:

50.

Cashier:

Thanks,Rich.HowwouldyouliketopayfortheseMa'am?

Cash,check,orcharge?

Bella:

I'llusemy