Hey, would you please solve my doubt? Please 'He has been a teacher.'(what should we understand with this statement ? If he is a teacher now or not?) If we say 'I have been a part of this show' (if i am still a part of this show or not) Please answer Please
Thank you very much, Daniel and Marie, for your interesting topic. I want to show my admiration for the teaching skill that Daniel has presented the topic here. I felt very pleased to hear his voice and see his body language. I think he is not only a teacher but also an artist at the same time. I have watched this clip 9 times and now I will watch another of your topics. Thanks again.
I am studying Australia and this video shows the conversations which are close to 99% of real life scenarios when you go shopping in an English-speaking country
Thanks you guys.I love this video very much.As a girl,I don't like going shopping.It lets me feel very tired.Instead of shopping in the mall，I prefer to shop online. But shopping online will take a lot of time to choose what you want.Maybe the one you bought doesn't fit you.
Glad you liked it, Abhinav. Staying prices can be complicated because there are many options. Try to practice each method one step at a time, and you will start to understand.
Hi .I have a question please please please help me its so important .when I'm shopping and someone calls me and asks me where I am and if I reply I'm at clothes store is it correct?
Hi there. It would be correct to say: 'I'm at the store' in general, or, 'I'm at the clothes store'. It's also more common to name the specific store you're at. Hope this helps!
Something I dislike when I go shopping is; when seller has agreed to sell something to me for a certain price then he/she denies to deliver it to me just because it appears to be cheaper than he/she expected. This had happened to me one day, I wanted to buy a *tv* but unfortunately that seller was out of stock for that moment, he called someone else if he had one of the model I asked him. Fortunately there were two sizes of the same model I wanted, he gave me the price for both, but what he made me angry was when he came with the products he wanted me to take the small one with the same price that I had granted him for the bigger one since he found out that the price was a bit cheaper than they got used of selling that product. Thank you for your videos, they surely help many of English learners.
Yes , i did have a problem. I went to the local penny (it's a small shop) to buy some sugar and lemon juice , but i did not find them anywhere. i asked a worker but this didn't help 'cause the shop was that bad. And whenever i go to this shop i always face this problem again. So now i don't like to shop in penny.
Sometimes I go to shop to only see which new products they have, i.e., without an idea about specific product. What is the correct asnwer when sale assistant asks me: "Hello, do you need any help?" I would like to answer something like: "No, thanks, i am just checking new products". How to say this phrase correctly? Thanks!
Good question. There are a few things you could say. Some examples are: 'No thanks, I'm just looking,' or, 'No thanks, I'm just browsing'. Hope this helps you!
I think I've never had a problem when buying something from a store, but once I bought a PS controller from some guy on Facebook, then tried it out and wasn't working properly; I asked him for a refund and he wouldn't gave me my money back!!! (After he'd say he would if I wasn't satisfied). After some time he just ignored my messages and ran out with the money hahahaha Lesson learned always try out your electronics before paying!
Nice response. Thanks for sharing. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...tried it out and it wasn't working properly,' not, '...tried it out and wasn't working properly'. 2) '...he wouldn't give me my money back,' not, 'gave'. 3) 'After he'd said he would if I...' not, 'say'. Hope this helps you!
I enjoy the fun of shopping but most of time i am just browsing without buying. I very hate to remember numbers but sometime i still must use it when i shop or work and that's very funny, isn't that?
Just two days ago i decided to make my hotel's reservations online, because i gonna travel abroad soon. I was excited because a found good prices, so i paid everything in one morning, by card. One hour later, i noticed that i made a really big mistake. I Changed the dates! Almost all the hotels asked for a expensive charge to cancel or change the reservations. I think i'd lost about 1000 euros. So i tried to fix my mistakes. I emailed the hotels asking to have some mercy and to forgive the charges, and i prayed to God :D. Fortunelly, the owners forgiven my debt, and so i was able to buy the right rooms, in the correct dates. I've never been so afraid in my life, but God saved me at this situation. I'd like to thank you for all help that you offers to us. This channel is the best on you tube. I've been learn a lot with you in the last 3 months, studying everyday. Thank you a lot!
While shopping the toughest things that I find are choosing clothes , negotiating the price in front of others, carrying the bags uff that all takes biscuits.
Actually,what i dislike from shopping is the cost of items is too high but i like it because they're brand new (pls i,need a correction if my answer is wrong)
Thank you for sharing, Manuia! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'Actually, what I dislike...' not, 'Actually,what i dislike...'. 2) '...dislike about shopping is...' not, 'from'. 3) '...but I like it because....' not, '...but i like it because...'. Hope this helps you!
Once i bought a cardigon online and it wasn't like it's picture at all. Although I bought ot very expensive they didn't give me a refund so i decided never buy clothes online. To be honest I'm not sure if i stick to it.😆
i like online shopping because i dont like the crowd in local markets also i remember i bought a top from a local market without trying it on and when i got home and tried it on it did not fit all the money i spent on that top was wasted. so now i prefer online shopping since it is easy to return the product if it doesnt fit or look good on me.
The things I like shopping at the mall is, there is so many things to do, many choices, many items, many brands that you want to buy and get all at one place. You can try cloths that you want to buy and don't need worry about getting wrong sizes. You could also negotiate the prices. But in my country, all the shopping mall they don't gives like refunding.
Hi Ashik. Thank you for watching the lesson and sharing a great response. Here are some corrections for you: 1) 'The things I like about shopping at the mall are...' not, 'The things I like shopping at the mall is...' 2) '...there are so many things to do,' not, 'is.' 3) '...get all in one place,' not, 'at.' Hope this is useful for you!
The things I dislike about the shopping at the mall is so crowded and it's difficult to looking for a parking especially on pay day and at the end of the months. Positive things shopping at the mall is, there is so many things to do, many choices, many items, many brands that you want to buy and get all at one place. You can try the clothes that you want to buy and don't need to worry about getting wrong sizes. You could also negotiate the prices and you might get a season sales or monthly sales which is not given to online customers. But in my country, all the shopping mall they don't give services like refunding and exchanging the clothes and things what you've bought expect warranty items such as phones, laptops, cars and so on. But I think there is options for VIP customers despite they didn’t buy for warranty items. That is a one thing that I want to get services like other countries even though I bought small amount. Hope you enjoying reading it and waiting for your response.
Thanks for watching and sharing, Zunthu! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'The thing I dislike about shopping at the mall is...' not, 'The things I dislike about the shopping at the mall is...'. 2) '...is that it's so crowded and it's difficult to...' not, '...is so crowded and it's difficult to...'. 3) '...it's difficult to look for parking, especially on...' not, '...it's difficult to looking for a parking especially on...'. Hope this helps you!
I have two Questions please: 1. why did you say: "we're sold out" and not they have been sold out? What's is that contraction for? (we're) is it important? Cause it refers to human beings as far as I can see. 2. Did I hear phrase like gift-about in part four what does it mean?
Hi Malek. Good questions! 1) 'We're' is a contraction for 'we are.' That means currently, the store is sold out. 2) You can see the lesson transcript on the website to check your question about the phrase in part four. Here is a link to the page: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/going-shopping-in-english. Hope this helps you!
Thanks for that informations you gave it to us , I would like took about my experience about shopping.Ilike shopping for makeup and skin care products, one a time I bought a hyaluronic acid but, it causes me a skin allergies . Afterthat I headed into the store and I contacted with a company and the had no idea about what had happened.I thought that was too much Hassle,i was so frustrated by how they treated the situation.Finally,I asked them to returned it and got me a refund,until now I have no clue what was the reason for what happened may be my skin is sensitive for this products,!!
Thanks for watching and sharing. We're so glad you found the lesson useful. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...bought some hyaluronic acid...' not, 'a.' 2) '...acid, but it caused skin allergies,' not, '...acid but, it causes me a skin allergies.' 3) 'After that I...' not, 'Afterthat.' Hope this is useful for you!
Hi Junior, a 'slot' or 'window' means a specific section of time that is available. For example, a slot could be from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Hope that helps!
Women love shopping! Online shopping isn't fun, plus I don't like to buy clothes without trying them on first. It is difficult to find something fit on me because I am a little underweight. I prefer wearing a floral-print dress in the summer or plain white trousers with a patterned silk shirt. It makes me look younger.
l am watching this video now. It is usulful for me l think that l will learn a lot of think from you . This channel help me l improve my English skills and l do practice thanks for everything ❣️
Hi Morteza. You can find the script and option to become a member of the OOE site and download the PDF on our website: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/going-shopping-in-english.
First of all Shopping is very important topic for english learners since it is part of daily things that every needs to do. If I tell something about shopping stories that I've experienced, It was last week When I went to the mall to buy variety of thigs and I returned a rice to them, I told them that I decided to buy another kind of rice. They asked me to show the receipt that they gave me when I bought this product and I showed them but unfortunately the rice I was looking for was just stocked out.
Hi Abdalla. Thanks for watching and sharing. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...buy a variety of things,' not, '...buy variety of thigs.' 2) Did you return a 'bag of rice' or 'a box of rice'? 'Rice' itself is uncountable so we can't 'return a rice'. Hope this is useful for you!
But if someone asks me the price of something and I say "it costs five hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents or five hundred ninety-nine and ninety-nine" would that the ok, wouldn't it? Thanks
Good question.Your first example is good. For the second example, speakers will often say 'five hundred sixty' to round up. It's not as common to say the 'cents' part without the word 'cents' after, so it's easier to round. Does that help?
Thank you so much for teaching ☺️ I have as question Somethims I need ask the a shop assistant "when Products are Back in Stock" . Is this sentence correct?
Hi Masih. Good question. You can say something like: 'When will the products be back in stock?' as you are asking about a future situation. Hope this helps you!
