大学综合英语第二册单元6.doc

Unit 6 Brainstorming 1. Expressions of shops: department store, the grocers (shop), book-shop, supermarket, the butchers (shop), fruit shop, greengrocer, confectioner, the bakers (bakery), shoe shop, the florists (flower shop), chain stores, superstore, general store, corner shop, kiosk, shopping centre, shopping mall (购物中心) 2. Expressions for buying and selling: buy, sell, go shopping, do the shopping, go to the shops, shop around, shop at / in, go window shopping, get, purchase, pick up something, wholesale, retail, sell out, out of stock, make / strike a bargain, bargain for, on the market, sale, for sale, on sale, discount 1/2 , 1/3, 50% ... off (the original price), shopping list 3. Expressions for money: change, cash, credit card, cheque, coin, note (bill) 4. Expressions for shopping facilities: counter, shelf, window, trolley, vending machine (售货机), checkout, cash-register (收银机), shopping basket, shopping cart 5. Expressions for people in a shop: shop owner, boss, manager, shopkeeper, shop assistant (sales assistant), cashier (收银员), customer, shopper, buyer Listening She and her husband were planning to buy their own house, and they had to spend their money carefully. Besides, she thought the chair was too expensive Everyone who saw the chair wanted it, but once they got it home, they found that it didnt match any furniture because it was brick red, not true red. So they soon returned it to the shop She and her husband had decided that if they wanted to buy anything that cost over one hundred dollars, they should consult each other. But she bought the chair without mentioning it to him, so she was worried in case he wouldnt approve of her purchasing the chair, and to make matters worse, the chair couldnt be returned When her husband came back that evening, she broke the news to her husband in a seemingly casual way. After he tried sitting in the chair, he said he liked it, and he didnt even ask how much it cost. Main Idea This passage tells the readers that