In this lesson, requested by Ceren Kalayci on http://www.learnbritishenglish.co.uk/, I help you with vocabulary and phrases for when you go shopping. Please see below.
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Verb: go shopping
You can also say:
Do the / some shopping
Go to the shops
Go "into town" (into the city)
Shopping centres ("malls" in American English)
Often have particular names
E.g. St. David's in Cardiff; The Grafton Centre in Cambridge
Names of shops
Shoe shop
Clothes shop
Supermarket
Hypermarket
Greengrocers (fruit and vegetables)
Butcher's (meat)
Jewellery shop / jewellers
Parts of a shop
Fresh food
Frozen food
Dairy
Fruit and vegetables (groceries)
Delicatessen (cheese and meat)
Electrical
Domestic / toiletries
Bakery
The importance of modal verbs (and using "just")
Questions
Do you have (any)...
Have you got (any)...
May I try...
Can I try...
Clothes:
I'm looking for...
Where is / are...
Do you have this in a size...
Do you have this in a smaller / larger size...
Do you have this in (colour)
Do you have a ? one (size / colour)
Can I just...
Just wondered...
I just need...
