Warm up Lesson 8
You are shopping for some school supplies. A salesperson comes to help you find things. ● Bonjour. ● Je cherche une trousse, s’il vous plaît. ● De quelle couleur? Rouge, bleu, jaune? ● Bleu, merci. Et le sac à dos, c’est combien? ● C’est dix-huit dollars quatre-vingt-cinq. ● Merci, monsieur. ● À votre service.
To inquire about and buy something You might sayThe salesperson might say Je cherche une trousse, s’il vous plaît. I’m looking for… De quelle couleur? In what color? Le sac à dos, c’est combien? How much is the …? C’est dix-huit dollars quatre- vingt-cinq. It’s… Merci, monsieur. Thank you,… Je vous en prie./ À votre service. You’re welcome.
Note! ● De rien also means you’re welcome. ● Use this in an informal sense. ● This literally means, it’s nothing. ● You can also use – Pas de quoi – Pas problème
Scénario ● You’re at a stationary store purchasing items for your different classes. With a classmate, write a dialog about buying supplies. Buy at least five items and be sure to specify what colors the items should be. ● Dialogs should be at least 8 lines each. ● We will be reading them out loud. 1.1