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Those are really nice/pretty/good-looking/ ...
I really like your ...
You can continue with the following:
Where did you get it/them?
I like the colour/style/material/ ...
You look good in ... (colour).
... is good on you.
... suits you.
... matches/goes well with ...
Exercise 18
In the sentences below only 3 variants are correct and the rest are wrong. Choose the correct words.
1. The ... was crowded with shoppers on the Saturday before Christmas.
A. shopping centre. B. shopping precinct. C. mall. D. kiosk. E. stall.
2. In department stores, customers are usually welcome to examine and try on ... .
A. goods. B. objects. C. articles D. merchandise. E. materials.
3. The meal was really ..., we got at least six courses — all for under ?10.
A. a bargain. B. valuable. C. worthy. D. a good value. E. a value for money.
4. How much is your T-shirt? I got four for only ?30. They were ... .
A. on sale. B. on offer. C. on display. D. going cheap. E. dear.
5. I can't imagine how she affords to send her kids to that school — it must....
A. cost the earth. B. be priceless. C. be costly. D. be expensive. E. be a money spinner.
6. Unless Jaguar can ... , they will soon be unable to compete on the American market.
A. cut the prices. B. give a discount. C. reduce prices. D. increase prices. E. raise prices.
7. We don't get many ... on Mondays — Saturday is our busiest day.
A. clients. B. merchants. C. vendors. D. shoppers. E. customers.
8. We ... a large selection of European wines.
A. stock. B. sell. C. retail. D. have on sale. E. wholesale.
9. It was difficult to choose from such ... of dishes on the menu.
A. a range. B. a selection. C. a choice. D. a mixture. E. a category.
10. Sales staff are trained to be ...
A. helpful. B. courteous. C. humble. D. knowledgeable. E. obtrusive.
Exercise 19
Complete the following dialogues using the sentences given below.
I. At the millinery department.
Customer: I'd like to buy the hat in the window.
Assistant: There are several hats in the window. ...
Customer: Can you show me the one over there? The leather one.
Assistant: Ah! The leather one. Now, this is another leather hat, madam. It's better than the one in
the window. ...
Customer: I'd rather have the one in the window. ...
Assistant: Certainly, madam. ...
Customer: I'm not sure.
Assistant: ... It is sixteen and a half.
Customer: Thank you very much. Assistant: ...
1. What size do you take?
2. Would you like me to measure your head?
3. It's smoother leather.
4. It goes with my clothes.
5.
Thank you for the purchase.
6.
What sort of hat do you require? Felt, leather, the one with feathers or with a brim?
II. At the shoe department.
Customer:
Excuse me. ...
Assistant:
Certainly, madam. What can I show you?
Customer:
I'd like to buy a pair of fancy dress shoes.
Assistant:
... Leather, suede, glace or I can offer you glitter stiletto shoes.