Basic English in 15 Days: Shopping and prices and At a café

1. Domanda 1 di 20

   How do you say $4.50?

   • Aforty-five dollars
   • Bfour cents and fifty dollars
   • Cfour dollars and fifty cents
   • Dfour dollars and fifteen cents
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   Risposta: C. four dollars and fifty cents

   Say the dollars first, then the cents: four dollars and fifty cents (four fifty).

2. Domanda 2 di 20

   Choose the correct word: "How much ___ these shoes?"

   • Abe
   • Bam
   • Care
   • Dis
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   Risposta: C. are

   "Shoes" is plural, so use "are": How much are these shoes?

3. Domanda 3 di 20

   In Canada, what is a "toonie"?

   • Aa 10¢ coin
   • Ba $2 coin
   • Ca $1 coin
   • Da 25¢ coin
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   Risposta: B. a $2 coin

   A toonie is a $2 coin. A loonie is a $1 coin.

4. Domanda 4 di 20

   Which sentence is correct?

   • AThese apples are $3.
   • BThis apples are $3.
   • CThese apple is $3.
   • DThese apples is $3.
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   Risposta: A. These apples are $3.

   Use "these" and "are" with plurals: These apples are $3.

5. Domanda 5 di 20

   The cashier asks, "Cash or card?" What do you say?

   • AIt's ten dollars.
   • BMedium, please.
   • CYes, please.
   • DCard, please.
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   Risposta: D. Card, please.

   Answer the question: say how you want to pay.

6. Domanda 6 di 20

   What does "L" mean on a clothes label?

   • Alight
   • Blong
   • Clittle
   • Dlarge
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   Risposta: D. large

   Sizes are S (small), M (medium), L (large) and XL (extra large).

7. Domanda 7 di 20

   Listen. How much is it?

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   Cashier: That's twenty-three fifty, please.
   Customer: Here you go.

   • A$23.15
   • B$23.50
   • C$20.35
   • D$32.50
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   Risposta: B. $23.50

   "Twenty-three fifty" means twenty-three dollars and fifty cents: $23.50.

   Trascrizione

   Cashier: That's twenty-three fifty, please.
   Customer: Here you go.

8. Domanda 8 di 20

   Listen. Which size does the customer want?

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   Customer: Excuse me, do you have this sweater in a medium?
   Clerk: Sorry, we only have small and large.

   • AExtra large
   • BLarge
   • CSmall
   • DMedium
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   Risposta: D. Medium

   The customer asks for the sweater in a medium.

   Trascrizione

   Customer: Excuse me, do you have this sweater in a medium?
   Clerk: Sorry, we only have small and large.

9. Domanda 9 di 20

   Listen to the cashier. Choose the best answer.

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   Cashier: Do you need a bag?

   • AYes, it's ten dollars.
   • BNo, I'm not.
   • CYes, a medium.
   • DNo, thanks. I have one.
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   Risposta: D. No, thanks. I have one.

   The cashier asks if you need a bag. "No, thanks. I have one." answers the question.

   Trascrizione

   Cashier: Do you need a bag?

10. Domanda 10 di 20

    Read. Which item costs the most?

    FRESH MARKET
    Milk (2 L): $5.49
    Bread: $3.29
    Apples (1 kg): $4.40
    Total: $13.18
    Paid by card. Thank you!

    • AThe bread
    • BThe apples
    • CThey all cost the same.
    • DThe milk
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    Risposta: D. The milk

    Milk is $5.49. Bread is $3.29 and apples are $4.40.

11. Domanda 11 di 20

    Which is the most polite?

    • AGive me a tea.
    • BI'd like a tea, please.
    • CI want tea.
    • DA tea, give me.
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    Risposta: B. I'd like a tea, please.

    "I'd like…, please" is polite. "Give me" and "I want" can sound rude.

12. Domanda 12 di 20

    What does "I'd like" mean?

    • AI would like
    • BI had like
    • CI will like
    • DI did like
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    Risposta: A. I would like

    In "I'd like", the 'd means "would".

13. Domanda 13 di 20

    The server asks, "For here or to go?" What does this mean?

    • ADo you want to pay now or later?
    • BDo you want milk or sugar?
    • CDo you want a big size or a small size?
    • DWill you eat here or take it with you?
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    Risposta: D. Will you eat here or take it with you?

    "For here" = in the café. "To go" = you take it with you.

14. Domanda 14 di 20

    The server asks, "Anything else?" You want nothing more. What do you say?

    • ANo, I'd like.
    • BYes, nothing.
    • CYes, that's all.
    • DNo, that's all, thanks.
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    Risposta: D. No, that's all, thanks.

    "No, that's all" means you do not want anything more.

15. Domanda 15 di 20

    Choose the correct word: "Could I ___ a muffin, please?"

    • Ahave
    • Bto have
    • Chaving
    • Dhas
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    Risposta: A. have

    After "could", use the base verb: Could I have…?

16. Domanda 16 di 20

    "Would you like milk in your coffee?" Choose the correct answer.

    • AYes, I like.
    • BYes, you would.
    • CYes, please.
    • DYes, I would like.
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    Risposta: C. Yes, please.

    A simple answer is "Yes, please" or "No, thank you." Do not end with "I would like".

17. Domanda 17 di 20

    Listen. What size is the drink?

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    Server: Hi! What can I get for you?
    Customer: I'd like a large hot chocolate and a muffin, please.

    • ASmall
    • BLarge
    • CMedium
    • DExtra large
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    Risposta: B. Large

    The customer orders a large hot chocolate.

    Trascrizione

    Server: Hi! What can I get for you?
    Customer: I'd like a large hot chocolate and a muffin, please.

18. Domanda 18 di 20

    Listen. What does the customer want?

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    Server: Is that for here or to go?
    Customer: To go, please.

    • ATo take the order away
    • BTo eat at a table in the café
    • CA bigger size
    • DTo pay later
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    Risposta: A. To take the order away

    The customer says "To go", so they take it with them.

    Trascrizione

    Server: Is that for here or to go?
    Customer: To go, please.

19. Domanda 19 di 20

    Listen. How does the customer pay?

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    Server: That's eight seventy-five.
    Customer: Can I pay by card?
    Server: Sure.

    • AWith cash
    • BBy card
    • CBy phone
    • DWith a cheque
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    Risposta: B. By card

    The customer asks, "Can I pay by card?" The server says yes.

    Trascrizione

    Server: That's eight seventy-five.
    Customer: Can I pay by card?
    Server: Sure.

20. Domanda 20 di 20

    Read. You order a medium coffee and a muffin. How much is it?

    Maple Café
    Coffee: small $2.25, medium $2.75, large $3.25
    Tea: $2.00 (any size)
    Muffin: $3.50
    Bagel with cream cheese: $4.25

    • A$5.75
    • B$6.25
    • C$6.75
    • D$5.25
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    Risposta: B. $6.25

    A medium coffee is $2.75 and a muffin is $3.50. $2.75 + $3.50 = $6.25.

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