节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-01-09
难易度:Medium
关键字:clerk, exchange, nice-looking, fashionable, amount, cash register
Welcome back to the show, everyone.
Today Mark has a problem.
He has a sweater that he needs to exchange at a store.
It was a gift, but he already had one.
And today we also talked about using store credit.
Sometimes when you go to a store, you may not find something you want, so you
can get store credit.
OK. Right now we need to go see what else there is to learn in Conversation C.
I'll just put the amount of credit on a gift card.
That's great.
How much will the credit be?
Just a minute, I'll check.
Here is your gift card.
You have a credit of $40.37.
Thanks. I'll use that when it's time to buy spring clothes.
That will be very soon!
Our spring clothes will be here in a few weeks!
Now we find out how the store gives Mark his store credit.
The clerk puts it on a card.
Ooh, and those are called gift cards.
I love gift cards.
Those are great gifts to give to people for Christmas or for their birthday.
Right. You can take the card to the store and buy something at the store with
the card.
You don't have to pay other money.
So what kind of stores have gift cards, Katie?
Well, all kinds of stores have gift cards.
You can buy a gift card for someone at a department store, a bookstore, a
restaurant or even a coffee shop.
I see.
I would love to have a gift card for a bookstore.
So you can buy a gift card from somewhere that you know your friend will like a
lot.
That's right.
And that way you know that your friend will like the gift that you give them.
Mmhm. Well, a gift card is a great idea.
Maybe you can buy a gift card for your friend sometime.
Well, Mark gets a lot of credit from the department store.
And he uses today's Use It sentence.
I'll use that when it's time to buy spring clothes.
Let's learn about this sentence right now.
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Today we'll learn how to use the pattern:
I'll use something when it's time to do something.
For example, I'll use my credit card when it's time to buy a new car.
Or I'll use my new camera when it's time to take pictures.
And I hope you'll use this pattern when it's time to speak English.
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Well, that was great.
Make sure that you use this sentence at home, friends.
It's a very important one to remember.
That's right.
Try to remember that sentence.
But right now, let's talk about something else.
Spring clothes.
These are clothes that you wear in the spring.
Now, Nathan, can you think of any clothes that are spring clothes?
Hmm. What clothes do you wear in the spring?
Well, I think that light clothes are spring clothes.
Things like shorts and t-shirts are spring clothes because they are not heavy.
You do not get very hot in those clothes.
Oh, Nathan, that's true.
And I sometimes wear dresses or skirts in the spring.
If it's warm, I like to wear dresses.
I don't usually wear long pants because they're too hot.
Mmhm. So we wear different kinds of clothes at different times of the year.
We wear sweaters and coats in the winter.
And we wear shorts and t-shirts or dresses and skirts in the spring or summer.
You would not want to wear a sweater in the summer.
That's a great point.
Now, though, it is time to review today's key words together.
Here is the first key word.
clerk.
clerk.
The store clerk helped me.
exchange.
exchange.
Can I exchange this one for that one?
nice-looking.
nice-looking.
That car is nice-looking.
fashionable.
fashionable.
Sylvia wears very fashionable clothes.
amount.
amount.
What amount of money do you need?
OK, friends, those are all of your key words for today.
Make sure that you practice them at home.
Right now we're going to review today's conversations.
Let's see... where is a clerk?
Oh, one is coming this way.
Can I help you?
Yes, thank you.
I'd like to return this sweater.
Is there anything wrong with it?
No. I just got two of the same sweater for Christmas.
I understand.
Do you want to exchange it?
I'm not sure.
Why don't you look around?
Take your time.
Thanks, I will.
Did you see anything you like?
We have a lot of fashionable sweaters.
You do have some nice-looking things.
But I don't see anything I want right now.
That's fine.
I can give you store credit.
Do you have a receipt?
Yes, I have a gift receipt.
Great. Let me take it over to the cash register.
Thanks. How will you give me store credit?
I'll just put the amount of credit on a gift card.
That's great.
How much will the credit be?
Just a minute, I'll check.
Here is your gift card.
You have a credit of $40.37.
Thanks.
I'll use that when it's time to buy spring clothes.
That will be very soon.
Our spring clothes will be here in a few weeks!
Monkey Man, I like what you're wearing.
It's really nice-looking.
Nice-looking?
Yeah. And fashionable.
Fashionable!
Yeah. And now we look the same.
Ginger, I'm sorry.
I think I want to exchange this.
Exchange it?
Yeah! Did you buy it from the department store?
Exchange it?
Yeah. Did you keep the receipt?
Exchange it?
Yeah. Do you have the tags?
Monkey Man, you can't exchange it.
Why not?
It's from my Uncle Hairy.
Your Uncle Hairy gave this to you?
No. That is my Uncle Hairy... or was!
Oh, no.
Hello. Welcome to the sport store.
My name is Clark.
I work here.
I am a clerk.
That's right, I'm Clark the clerk.
So what's my job?
I do a lot of things in this store.
Sometimes I put products on shelves.
It is my job to make sure the products on the shelves look nice.
I keep the shelves clean, too.
My main job is helping customers.
I help them find things in the store.
I answer their questions about the products in the store.
If they need help, I give them ideas of what to buy.
When people are ready to buy something, I take their money and give them their
change.
Then I put the things they buy into a bag.
Sometimes I wrap things in nice paper.
I meet a lot of interesting people at the store.
Some of them are very nice.
Some of them are not.
But I have to be nice to everyone.
Sometimes that is not easy.
My work days are long.
I come to work before the store opens and I leave after the store closes.
But I enjoy my job.
Do you need to buy a gift?
Come to the sport store.
I can help you.
I'm a store clerk and this is my job.
Well, friends, that's our show for today.
I think we all learned a lot.
Well, Nathan, I know that I did.
We talked about gift cards and store credit today.
Do you like to get gift cards for a gift?
Yes, it's very fun to get gift cards for a gift.
They are convenient gifts.
They are convenient.
And if you exchange something, you could get store credit from a store.
I think that is also very convenient.
And don't forget, if you have problems at a store, you can ask a clerk for help.
That's right.
A clerk will help you with anything you need at a department store.
Well, now we are out of time.
But we'll be back to see you tomorrow for a new show.
Join us then.
See you later right here on...
Let's Talk in English.
Goodbye.
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