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Idioms
In high spirits (=happy): I am always in high spirits when I go out with my friends.
On cloud nine (=happy): After I win at basketball I feel like I’m on cloud nine.
Down in the dumps (=sad): I usually feel down in the dumps if my football team
loses.
Topic 24: Shopping
Do you like shopping?
How often do you go shopping?
What kind of shops are there in the area you live?
What’s the worst thing about shopping?
Nouns
Essential
Store
Luxury
Market
stall
Independent retailer
Chain
Verbs
Purchase
Flog (slang for ―sell‖)
Haggle
Pick out
Adjectives
Inexpensive Low-priced Pricey Over-priced Fake Genuine
Posh
Classy
Idioms
The real McCoy (=genuine, not fake)
Most chain stores only stock the Reak McCoy goods.
Going for a song (=offered at a low price)
If I see some classy products going for a song – I might me tempted.
Rip sb. Off (=cheat sb.)
Some market stalls rip you off – they always flog fake stuff.
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