Shopping
l)expensive昂貴的，花錢多的。這個單詞若談到“價格高，貨貴”時，其主語不能是價格，必須是貨物、物品本身。如：
this watch is expensive. 這只表很貴。
these glass-products are not expensive. 這些玻璃制品不是很值錢。
注意：cheap表示“價廉”，“便宜的”，其主語也不能是價格，必須是物品本身。如：
the cheap table was bought from him. 這張便宜的桌子是他賣給我們的。
this cloth doll is very cheap. 這只布娃娃很便宜。
2）high在表示價格時，含義是“高”，low在表示價格時，含義是“低”，這兩個詞不能用于物品本身，只能用在價格上。如：
the price of this watch is very high. 這只表的價格太高了。
the price of this book is not low for me. 這本書的價格對我來說是不低。
教法建議
(一)口語訓練
情景會話
本單元口語活動的重點之一是商場購物交際用語的靈活運用，這對學生而言并非是新的語言項目，初一下冊已經學習過有關shopping的話題，因此教師可以給學生一些圖片引導他們復習學過的內容，另一方面可以給學生創設新的語言環境，讓他們自然地做出新的對話，以此來反饋學生掌握的情況，并且達到了英語教學“重操練、重交際、重能力”的要求。在此基礎上，在學生充分操練的基礎上，教師引導學生歸納總結“購物(shopping)”的日常交際用語。
選購物品時，售貨員可以說以下的話：
can i help you? what can i do for you? which would you like? how many/much do you want? is that all? do you like…? what about …? which one/colour/… do you like? what size do you want/need? is this one better? ok/certainly. here you are. no hurry. please take your time! i'm afraid we haven't got any… in that size at the moment. i'm sorry. we've sold out the… in your size. but we'vegot some… ones.
顧客可以說的話:
i want to buy (some)… (for…). thankyou./yes, please. i want… of …, please. i would like… of…, please. i'd like… for…. and some …, please. i want some…. about… (數量), please. we'll/i'll have a look at the…. thank you. i like the colour, but it's/they're too…. no, the colour's too…. it's great, but it's not… enough. / they are great, but they're not… enough. i prefer…, but this… is too…！that's too…. that's just right. have you got any other kind/colour/size? that looks nice/great. can/may i try them/it on, please? have you got anything cheaper?
談論價格并做決定時,顧客可以說:how much does it cost? / how much do they cost? how much are these things? that's (much) too expensive, i'm afraid. that's (quite) cheap/ dear. that's a bit expensive. i like it, but it costs too much. /i like them, but they cost too much. i can't decide. i'll take it. i'll just buy….
售貨員可說: let me see. … (價格),please. … yuan/dollars. you haven't paid for it yet. that's the cheapest/most expensive… we have, i'm afraid.