Unit 43 EVERYDAY CONVERSATION

Listening

W    Can you change this pullover, please?
X    Why? What’s wrong with it?
W    It’s the wrong size.
X    Is it too big or too small?
W    It’s too small for me.
X    What size are you?
W    I’m not sure. Can you measure me?
X    Yes, certainly… You’re a thirty-six. This one’s the right size.

Y    I’d like a room, please.
Z    A single room or a double room sir?
Y    A double, please.
Z    With or without a private bathroom?
Y    With, please.
Z    For how many nights?
Y    Just for one night, please.

A    Excuse me!
B    Yes?
A    I think my change is wrong!
B    Are you sure? Let me see. Oh, yes… you need another 50p.
A    Yes, that’s right.
B    I’m terrible sorry.
A    That’s O.K.

C    I think English food is excellent.
D    Really! I don’t think so.
C    Why not?
D    I refer French food.

Grammar

TOO + Adj + for sb + (to do sth)

That T-shirt is too big for me:
That house is too expensive for us to buy.

Expressions

What’s wrong with (it)?
What size are you?
I’m not sure:
Can you measure me?
The right size/ the wrong size
Are you sure?
Let me see…

Exercises and Questions

Exercise 1
Look at the first conversation in the book and complete this conversation.

A … trousers  …?
B Why? … ?
A … size.
B … long … short?

Exercise 2
Look at the second conversation and complete this conversation.

A …
B Single or double?
A …
B With or without a shower?

Exercise 3

A tea 20p, sandwich 35p, cake 17p.
B Ah, here a pound note.
A Thanks…that’s 18p change.
B Excuse me, I think my change is wrong. I need another 10p.
C Coffee 30p, two cakes 46p, biscuits 17p.
D Ah, here’s a five pound note.
C Right… that’s £3.07 change.
D …
E Hanburger two dollars, milk 65 cents, ice-cream 92 cents.
F Thanks. Here’s a five-dollar bill.
E Good. That’s $1.23 change.
F …

Exercise 4
Which do you prefer? Tea or coffee after dinner? I prefer coffee.

1. Wine or beer with steak? …
2. Lemon or milk with tea? …
3. White or black coffee for breadfast? …
4. The city or the country? …
5. Pop music or classical music? ..