Quiz playing is a wonderful way to increase your knowledge of English as a Second Language. Remember that all of our ESL quizzes have titles that are both friendly and technical at the same time… In the case of this quiz you might like to tell your friends about “Ten of Those, Please” but no doubt your teachers will talk about the “Transaction Phrases quiz”! If you hear a technical term and you want to find a quiz about the subject then just look through the list of quiz titles until you find what you need.
When you are 'out and about' - shopping at a market, buying tickets and other purchases - you need to understand the right transaction phrases and expressions. Can you ask clearly for 'ten of those, please?'?
How are your transaction phrases? Are you ready for an efficient shopping trip?
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Answer 1 is too abrupt, and you haven't helped by saying which kind of beer you would like.
Answer 3 is probably the 'next-best' to No.2, but 'I want ... ' is still a bit rude, even after 'Excuse me'. Answer 4 is not really the right way to do what you need, efficiently. |
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The circumstances are probably fairly obvious, so Answer 2 would probably 'do'; but if you can manage Answer 3, that would be clearer.
Answer 1 is barely polite (despite the 'please') and, depending slightly on how you say it, Answer 4 isn't really quite right either. |
Of course, you are, effectively, asking a question ('Have you got a Size X in this colour, please?') ... but most of these first three Answers are rather rude, since they cast the enquiry in the negative ('haven't' ... ).
A simple statement, as in Answer 4, is less of a direct challenge to the shopkeeper, but it clarifies what the problem is. There is the suggestion that you have tried to solve the problem for yourself, but that it would be a nice surprise if they (with their greater knowledge) could find what you wanted ... and everyone would be happy. |
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£45 + VAT (@ 20%) = £54, so if you were to offer him £50 this would be equivalent to suggesting / requesting a discount of 8% ~ which is hardly unreasonable with a price in this range, for the sake of agreeing on a 'round number'.
If you just give him the £50 (Answer 1), he may count them and tell you this is not enough, or ask you if you don't understand the system ... or even accuse you of trying to cheat him. Answer 3 is fair enough, but will hold him up and waste a bit more of his time. Don't even think about starting on Answer 4! |
'Half a doz.' is a common short version for 'half a dozen' ( = 12 / 2 , = 6 )!
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Answer 1 is right, though there is some truth in Answer 4.
Answers 2 & 3 may be tempting, but probably aren't true! |
A 'loyalty card' is designed to make sure that customers use a shop regularly, so that both they and the shop can benefit (in terms of money) from a regular 'relationship'. Many of the main shops in Britain have schemes of this kind.
If you happen to be in Britain for more than a few days, it might be worth your while to have such a card; but for a short stay, it makes no real sense. |
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Answer 2 may also have been sensible, depending on your circumstances and how careful you are about your money.
Sadly, Answer 1 was completely wrong! If you go with Answer 4, you may find out how the system works ... but some of the people behind you in the queue may grow impatient at having to wait. |
The Travelcard, added to your mainline rail ticket, allows you to go all around most of London for the rest of the day, without paying any extra or separately for doing so.
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You would say 'those' (not 'these') because the plums are nearer to the stallholder than they are to you; and you would say 'please' at this stage, and then 'thank you' later, once you have been given the fruit.