Talking About Shopping

Hello and welcome to Real Easy English, the podcast where we have real conversations in easy English to help you learn. I'm Georgie.

And I’m Neil. You can read along with this podcast on our website: bbclearningenglish.com.

Neil, how are you?

I'm very well, thank you, Georgie. Is that a new jacket you're wearing?

Yes, it is. Do you like it?

I do, yes, it's very nice. And today we're talking about shopping. We'll talk about where we shop and how much things cost.

Great, let's get started. So, Neil, do you enjoy shopping?

Yes, sometimes I enjoy shopping. I like shopping for interesting, fun things for me, not so much for everyday things. How about you?

Yes, I like shopping sometimes. I think it can be fun to go shopping with friends as another activity to spend time with them and they can give you advice on what to buy as well. And I like going shopping by myself sometimes too.

And your new jacket, is that the most recent thing you've bought?

Yes, my new red jacket. I bought it last week online and it arrived last Thursday.

So did you get a good deal? Was it cheap, not much money?

Yes, I did get a good deal actually, because it was second hand and that means that someone had the jacket before. So it's not new, well, it's new for me, but it's not new from a shop, so it was quite cheap.

Yeah, because new things are often quite expensive, aren't they? They cost lots of money.

Yes, exactly.

So, Georgie, you said you got a good deal for your jacket. What was the price?

Ooh. It was twenty pounds. It was quite cheap, it didn't cost much.

That is a good price!

And Neil, what was the most recent thing you bought?

Well, apart from everyday things which I don't like buying, I bought some new glasses.

Ooh. Why did you buy some new glasses?

Well, because I broke my old ones.

Oops.

And my eyes are getting worse.

Oh no! Do you like your new glasses?

I do, yes. And I got a really good deal, they were half price.

Wow. So that's fifty percent discount.

Yes, that's right.

Nice and cheap.

Yes. So, Georgie, you said you bought your new jacket online. Do you buy lots of your stuff online? Do you do online shopping or do you prefer to go to the shops?

I like going into the shop because you can see all of the clothes, physically, but it's really easy to order online because the clothes and things that you buy just arrive at your house. Super easy. What about you? Do you order lots of things online?

Yeah, I… I do most of my shopping online. I think unless you have to really see the thing, I’d rather have it delivered.

OK, let's recap the vocabulary we heard during the conversation. We had price, the amount of money you pay for something.

We heard cheap, not much money.

Expensive, a lot of money.

A good deal, a lower price than most people pay for something.

And second hand, something you bought that someone else had before you. Thanks for listening to Real Easy English. If you want more ways to learn, try our drama podcast Learning English Stories to hear classic stories in English you can understand.

Next time, we'll talk about restaurants and eating out.

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