Shopping - Lesson 1 - Self-evaluation Quiz:
En un Mercado al Aire Libre
(In an Open-Air Market)
(photo
by Dorli Photography used
under terms of Creative Commons license.)
SITUATION 1: You are
at a plaza
where you see a stand full of beautiful hats and other items. How do
you ask:
"How much do you want for that hat"?
SITUATION 2: At a
souvenir stand
you see some cuff links that you like. How do you ask how much those
cuff links
cost?
SITUATION 3: You ask
the price of
a table linen set and are told a price higher than expected. How do you
say:
"Why so expensive"?
SITUATION 4: At a
souvenir stand
you see a picture frame you like. How do you say: "How much do you want
for that"?
SITUATION 5: Having
been quoted a
price of two hundred and fifty pesetas for a basket, you want to ask
the seller
if he won't give it to you for two hundred pesetas. How do you say this?
SITUATION 6: The
price the seller
quoted for a pitcher is, in your opinion, too high. You want to ask for
a
little discount. How do you say this?
SITUATION 7: You
have decided to
buy a music box and a basket. How do you say: "I'll take the music box
and
the basket"?
SITUATION 8: You are
looking at a
pair of earrings and you want to find out what they are made of. How do
you
ask: "What are these earrings made of"?
SITUATION 9: You are
quoted a
price for a mantilla when another one catches your eye. How do you ask
the
seller: "And that one"?
SITUATIONS 10-12: AUDIO ONLY.
Self-evaluation Quiz
1.
¿Cuánto quiere
por ese sombrero?
2.
¿Cuánto valen
esos gemelos?
3.
¿Por qué tan
cara?
4.
¿Cuánto quiere
por eso?
5.
Me lo deja en
doscientas pesetas, ¿no?
6.
¿No me hace
una rebajita?
7.
Me llevo la
caja de música y el cesto.
8.
¿De qué son
estos pendientes?
9. ¿Y ésa?
10. Because it is handmade. (Porque está hecha a mano.)
11. Take it for two thousand. (Lléveselo por dos mil.)
12. It is made of mother-of-pearl and
fine quality wood. (Es
de nácar y madera fine.)