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Unit 46 Latifa Seriani

The document contains vocabulary related to shopping, clothing, and banking. It also includes sample conversations and conditional sentences using 'if' and future tense forms like 'will' and 'shall'.
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Unit 46 Latifa Seriani

The document contains vocabulary related to shopping, clothing, and banking. It also includes sample conversations and conditional sentences using 'if' and future tense forms like 'will' and 'shall'.
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Unit 46

Environment
- Over consuming
- Inefficient energy usage
- Too much trash, lots of wastage
- Air pollution
- Flooding
- Drought

Words you would hear at a bank:


- mortgage
- savings/checking account
- overdrawn
- loan
- overdraft fee
- withdraw
- cash
- cash machine/ATM (automatic teller machine)/cash point
- interest rate
- borrow / pay back - repay
- Shall I lend you some money?
- take out/get/withdraw (a withdrawal) money
- deposit money “to make a deposit”
- have a steady income
- “credit check”
- credit card / credit “to pay on credit”
- safe “safety deposit box”
- counter
- exchange rate
- currency/ currencies

Shopping Complaints
- The shop sales employees are rude
- There are too many people
- The line/queue is too long - “I’ve been here for 2 hours/I’ve been waiting for 2 hours”
- There’s no/poor service
- My size is out of stock / They don’t have my size / They only have one size
- The jeans are out of stock / unavailable / sold out
- The shop isn’t open long enough / The shop is rarely open / the hours are too short/limited
- The clerk is rude OR the shopper/customer is making a complaint
- There’s a hole in the shirt / The clothes are low/poor quality

- Are The Sales on? (les soldes)


- cotton, wool, linen, silk, leather
Khae is trying on clothes in a fitting room.
- She’s wearing a baggy, colorful, large striped dress.
- it’s too baggy/large/big for her
- it’s comfortable
- it’s old-fashioned
- It’s a long-sleeved dress, it was too pricey
- It doesn’t suit/fit her
Aanya is wearing
- a tan/brown skirt and a blue cotton shirt that’s too tight.
- a plain solid color
- above-the-knee
- tight
- sky/light blue
- ugly front pocket flaps
- a pair of black tights
Khae is wearing
- a shirt/blouse
- the dark purple color doesn’t suits her
- a long, silver necklace
- a button-up shirt
- button tag cuff
- a pair of black leather pants seem to match together (outfit)
Aana is wearing:
- a light apple green, long-sleeved dress
- it fits her quite well
- it’s shapeless but you have the fabric tie to bring in the waist
- there’s a belt/waist tie
- round neckline
- a gold necklace
- a long sleeved with turn back cuffs
- round neckline
- no collar
- opens down the centre front
- old-fashioned v. trendy/stylish/ “in fashion”/ “on trend”
- designer label/brand
- cozy/comfortable v. uncomfortable
- casual v. formal wear
- “business casual”
- chinos or heels
- trousers / slacks / “smart pants”

WILL / SHALL - to offer help/assistance


- Shall I open the window?
- I’ll open the window.
- should I open the window?
- Would you like me to open the window?
- Shall I buy you lunch?
- I’ll bring you some onions
- Shall I get it for you?
- Shall I give/lend you a pen?
- Shall I buy you a new one? Shall I fix it? Shall I go to the shop to ask them to fix it?
- Shall I take it back and ask for/get/make an exchange/
- Shall we clean it this afternoon?
- Shall I get you some water

If I were you, I would (say in modern colloquial English, “If I was you…”)
- I'd buy that jacket if it were a bit cheaper.
- If I had time, I’d go shopping today.
- If the apartment had more rooms / If there were more/enough rooms, we would stay there.
- If the shirt was smaller/in my size, I could/would buy it.

- If the shop employees were more polite, I’d buy something here.
- If I had less work to do, I would finish this project right away.
- If the weather was cooler, we would go to the park.
- If he did more exercise, he would be fit. To fit => en forme

Funny Expression
- If I Could I Would, But I Can't So I Shan't

WILL (future)
I’ll help you with that. Offering
I think it will rain tomorrow. Predictions
He will probably be late for the meeting. Assumption
I will study for the exam tomorrow. Intention
I will call you when I get home. Promise
I'm thirsty. I will get a glass of water. Spontaneous Decision

SHALL (future)
3 reasons why shall is separate to WILL:
- It’s used for tag questions – “Let’s go to the movies tonight, shall we?” (Shall confirms the
question when asked in a positive or negative form.)
- It can be used for this question. “My girlfriend has dumped me, what shall I do?” Advice
- “Shall I help you?” Means would I help you? (Pour offrir quelque chose.) Offering

Here are some good listening YouTube podcasts with different speaking accents.
Pearson Speakout Podcasts:
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/speakout/video-podcasts/elementary.html
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/speakout/video-podcasts/preint.html
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/speakout/video-podcasts/int.html

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