Buổi 04 · Use English for a practical task
Trợ giúp và lưu bài
Khôi phục bài đã lưu
Choose your A1 study-record JSON file. Missing answers and histories are added; current answers and first attempts on this browser are kept. Audio recordings are separate.
Choose a saved study record to restore your work.
Gợi ý chia thời gian
Recall 10 min; plan the message 15; sentence practice 20; roleplay 20; writing and repair 25.
Make a spoken or written response with all the information the task needs.
Before you start: recall five useful words. Try your own answer before opening a model.
Useful words, patterns and pronunciation
| English | Example | Help |
|---|---|---|
| shirt | This shirt is blue. | áo sơ mi |
| shoes | These shoes are black. | giày |
| size | What size do you need? | kích cỡ |
| small | The small shirt is here. | nhỏ |
| medium | I need a medium shirt. | cỡ vừa |
| large | The large bag is green. | lớn |
| price | The price is twenty pounds. | giá |
| try on | Can I try on this shirt? | thử mặc |
| cash | I can pay in cash. | tiền mặt |
| card | Can I pay by card? | thẻ thanh toán |
This, that, these, those and How much
Use this for one thing near you and that for one thing farther away. Use these for more than one thing near you and those for more than one farther away. Ask How much is this shirt? for one item. Ask How much are these shoes? for shoes. Shoes is plural even for one pair; a pair of shoes means two shoes worn together. Ask What size do you need? Answer I need a medium shirt. For one item, learn Can I try it on? as a useful whole phrase.
- This shirt is blue.
- That bag is large.
- These shoes are black.
- How much is this shirt?
- How much are those shoes?
Use: This shirt is blue. · Instead of: These shirt is blue.
Shirt is singular, so use this. These goes with plural shirts.
Use: How much are these shoes? · Instead of: How much is these shoes?
Shoes is plural, so use are.
The /ʃ/ sound in shirt and shoes
Round your lips a little and let air flow for /ʃ/. Keep the final /t/ in shirt and /z/ in shoes. Listen to the different vowel and final sound in this /ðɪs/ and these /ðiːz/.
- shirt
- shoes
- this shirt
- these shoes
w09-drills · 43 seconds
Load the audio when you are ready. Listen, pause or replay.
| Item | Colour/size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| shirt | blue, medium | £20 |
| shirt | white, large | £22 |
| shoes | black, size 40 | £35 |
| bag | green, small | £15 |
Reading source · A shirt for work
Leo needs a shirt for work. He visits a small shop on Saturday. There is a blue shirt in medium and a white shirt in large. The blue shirt is twenty pounds. The white shirt is twenty-two pounds. Leo usually wears medium, so he asks to try on the blue shirt. It is a good size. He also looks at the black shoes. They are thirty-five pounds, but he does not buy them. He buys only the blue shirt. He pays by card. The shop assistant puts the shirt in a paper bag and gives him the receipt.
Listening source · Choosing the right size
w09-listen · 26 seconds
Load the audio when you are ready. Listen, pause or replay.
Listen twice. Keep the transcript closed until you have tried.
Transcript · after listening
Assistant: Hello. Can I help you?
Customer: Yes. I need a white shirt.
Assistant: What size do you need?
Customer: Medium. Is this one medium?
Assistant: No, that is small. This white shirt is medium.
Customer: Can I try it on?
Assistant: Of course. The fitting room is there.
Customer: It is good. How much is it?
Assistant: Twenty pounds.
Customer: Can I pay by card?
Assistant: Yes. Twenty pounds by card. Thank you.
Practise
Try first. Then check full answers and reasons.
Your first checked attempt will be kept here.
Speak
Make a six-to-eight-turn conversation to buy a shirt. Give the colour and size, ask to try it on, ask the price and discuss payment.
Use key words. Ask a listener what they understood. Try again with one different detail.
Speaking example · after your attempt
A: Can I help you? B: I need a blue shirt in medium. Can I try it on? A: Yes. B: It is good. How much is it? A: Twenty pounds. B: Can I pay by card? A: Yes.
Write
Make a six-to-eight-turn conversation to buy a shirt. Give the colour and size, ask to try it on, ask the price and discuss payment. Write a first draft, check it and revise.
Check the requested facts, word order and punctuation. Rewrite any unclear part.
Writing example · after your attempt
A: Can I help you? B: I need a blue shirt in medium. Can I try it on? A: Yes. B: It is good. How much is it? A: Twenty pounds. B: Can I pay by card? A: Yes.