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  5. day 24

day 24the sale

unit 5 · shopping & money

    the sale

    Add the most surprising detail with 甚至, say “even if” with 即使……也……, and say whether you buy a lot when things are on sale.

    words to say

    • 打折 dǎzhé · be on sale, give a discount
    • 鞋 xié · shoe
    • 双 shuāng · pair
    • 逛 guàng · stroll, browse (the shops)
    • 值得 zhídé · be worth (doing)
    • 后悔 hòuhuǐ · to regret
    • 带 dài · to bring, take along
    • 最后 zuìhòu · finally, in the end; last
    • 好多 hǎoduō · lots of, a great many
    • 大衣 dàyī · overcoat, winter coat

    sentences

    • 这家商店的鞋都在打折。 · All the shoes in this shop are on sale.
    • 我买了一双新鞋,很值得。 · I bought a new pair of shoes; they were worth it.
    • 我们逛了一个下午,最后买了好多东西。 · We browsed all afternoon and in the end bought loads.
    • 她买了很多,甚至还买了大衣。 · She bought lots, even a winter coat.
    • 即使打折,我也不买不需要的东西。 · Even in a sale, I don’t buy things I don’t need.

    say it after the voice

    • 我在打折的时候买了一双新鞋。 · I bought a new pair of shoes in the sale.
    • 出门的时候别忘了带你的大衣。 · Don’t forget your coat when you go out.
    • 这双鞋虽然有点儿贵,但是很值得买。 · These shoes are a bit expensive, but they’re worth it.
    • 我们逛了一个下午,最后买了好多东西。 · We browsed all afternoon and in the end bought loads.
    • 即使打折,我也不买自己不需要的东西。 · Even in a sale, I don’t buy things I don’t need.

    questions to answer

    • 你喜欢逛商店吗? · Do you like browsing in shops?
    • 你觉得打折的东西怎么样? · What do you think of things on sale?
    • 你买东西会后悔吗? · Do you ever regret what you buy?
    • 你喜欢买鞋还是买衣服? · Do you prefer buying shoes or clothes?

    pictures to describe

    • In front of a shoe shop, a woman in a purple top and red shoes walks happily while a man on a bench with five shopping bags and a coat looks sleepy.