New vocabulary

About shopping

TRY ON: Sonya is trying on a beige jacket.

SHOW: She is showing him a light green jacket.

BRING: The sales assistant is bringing more sweaters.

PAY FOR (BY): He is paying for the sweater by credit card.

Grammar

Can/Could for polite request

CAN and COULD (Could is more formal)

• Can I try on a medium size?

• Could you bring a size forty?

Exercises

Read the situations and write polite requests.

ONE and ONES

• Use ONE in order not to repeat the singular noun mentioned before.

• Use ONES in order not to repeat the plural noun or nouns mentioned before.

Examples

• A: I like that red dress. B: I prefer the blue one.

• A: Are those blue pants gorgeous? B: The black ones look better.