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Buying Paint Supplies - LINC 2.04

Published on Saturday, August 25, 2012 in Community, Lesson 29, Lessons, LINC, LINC-2, Shopping, Travel

Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.

enough · more than enough · do we need · What else · a lot · How many · we'll need · stop off · at least · a lot of · some · pick up · let's get · enough

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CHUCK: Okay, first, we'll get the paint supplies. Then we'll at Barney's to a pizza.

WALLY: Sounds good. So, what do we need?

CHUCK: Well, the latex paint first.

WALLY: Well, how much latex ?

CHUCK: We'll need three cans for the bedroom, one can for the kitchen, and probably two cans for the living room.

WALLY: So, we need six cans altogether?

CHUCK: That's right, six cans.

WALLY: Is that for two coats?

CHUCK: Yeah, that should be .

WALLY: do we need?

CHUCK: Ah, we need trim paint, too.

WALLY: Trim paint? How many cans?

CHUCK: Two?

WALLY: No, I think we need more than that. We'll need at least three cans.

CHUCK: All right, we'll get three, then. That should be enough.

WALLY: Great, three cans of trim paint.

CHUCK: And some patching compound for the holes in the walls, and some sandpaper, too.

WALLY: containers of the patching compound? One?

CHUCK: I think we'll need more than that. There's holes in the living room wall.

WALLY: Are you sure? If we get two, we'll have left over.

CHUCK: That's okay- some for our next job anyway.

WALLY: All right, two containers. But for this much patching compound, we'll need a lot of sandpaper.

CHUCK: Right, okay. This package has five sheets. Is that ?

WALLY: I don't think so. Let's get two packages, just to be sure.

This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University - Open Learning Division

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Buying a Used Bike - LINC 2.19

Published on in Community, Lesson 41, Lessons, LINC, LINC-2, Shopping

Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation.

a deal · we've looked · a receipt · fixed it up · How about · more expensive than · a lot of · the color · like new · ago · bring it back · a cheque · a nice bike

Click and Drop: click on a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Check your answers. What is your score?

TASHA It looks like a nice bike. How much is it?

LUIGI: I'm asking $95 (ninety-five dollars). I bought it from the neighbor two years and I .

TASHA: It's the third bike at. It's the other bikes.

LUIGI: Well, I mean, it's a mountain bike. And it's .

TASHA: I realize that, but $95 (ninety-five dollars) is. money.How about $75 (seventy-five)?

LUIGI: Seventy-five ($75)? That wouldn't even cover my expenses.

TASHA: I don't know.

LUIGI: I'll tell you what. I'll let you have it for eighty-five.

TASHA: Well ...

LISA: Mom, this bike is great! And I like , too.

TASHA: Oh, that's good.

LISA: Can I get it?

TASHA: It is , but ... $80 (eighty)?

LUIGI: Okay. But only for you, and for Lisa, of course.

TASHA: Okay, it's !

LISA: Thanks, Mom! I really like it.

TASHA: Can I give you ?

LUIGI: Of course. I have in the garage.

TASHA: Great. Thanks!

LUIGI: Thank you! And if you ever need any repairs, just .

LISA: Free of charge?

LUIGI: For you, Lisa, anytime!

LISA: It's a deal!

This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University - Open Learning Division

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Buying Appliances - LINC 2.33

Published on in Community, Home, Lesson 50, Lessons, LINC, LINC-2, Shopping

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better than · a little bit more than · a little bit more expensive · better · more capacity · this one · more expensive · larger than · larger than · large · the best · a little bit more than · cheaper · a cheaper model · bigger than

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CLERK: Can I help you?

MANSOUREH: Oh, hi, thanks. Yeah, we're looking for a new stove. This one is $649 (six hundred and forty-nine dollars) and that one is $789 (seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars). Why is this one ?

CLERK: Well, this one's cheaper because it has standard heating elements.

MANSOUREH: I see. Well, what about ?

CLERK: This one's because it has special heating elements that prevent the food from burning. And it has an electronic timer.

MANSOUREH: Hmm, that sounds like a good feature.

CLERK: Well, it's very handy.

ALI: Hey, take a look at this stove. The oven is . Looks the other ovens.

CLERK: Well, it is a larger oven. It's standard size. It's got .

ALI: I like that. It's perfect for baking.

MANSOUREH: My husband likes to bake bread. It's his hobby.

CLERK: Baking? Then you'll definitely like this stove. It is the other two.

MANSOUREH: Well, why is this one better?

CLERK: Well, it's because it has the standard size oven, and it has a self-cleaning cycle.

ALI: Hmm! A self-cleaning feature? I like that! Does it cost the others?

CLERK: It's regularly $899 (eight hundred and ninety-nine dollars). It's , but that's because of the self-cleaning oven.

MANSOUREH: Do you have ?

CLERK: With a self-cleaning oven?

MANSOUREH: Yes.

CLERK: No, we don't. But this one is on sale for $830 (eight hundred and thirty dollars).

ALI: Well, which one do you like ?

MANSOUREH: I like them all. What about you?

ALI: I like this one the best. But it costs we were willing to pay.

This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University - Open Learning Division

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Returning a Faulty Product - LINC 3.02

Published on Monday, July 30, 2012 in LINC, LINC-3, Shopping

Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.

go over • seems to be • Let's check • to be • cutting the messages off • if we just reverse • can only get • I guess • should be • be okay • I don't think • only records • be • If you have • if you need them • check it out • everything should

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CLERK: Yes, okay. Thank you. Right. Bye-bye. Hi. How can I help you?

ANTHONY: Hi. I'd like to return this answering machine.

CLERK: I see. And do you have a receipt?

ANTHONY: Yes, here. I bought it last week.

CLERK: And what the problem?

ANTHONY: It doesn't work.

CLERK: It doesn't play your messages?

ANTHONY: No. I mean, yes. There seems something wrong with the recording mechanism.

CLERK: And how is that?

ANTHONY: It one or two messages, and then it cuts off. I two messages.

CLERK: Hmm, let's . Power plug goes in here. Telephone goes in here. And this goes to the phone outlet.

ANTHONY: That's the way I had it.

CLERK: Good. the outgoing message.

ANSWERING MACHILNE-ANTHONY: You have reached 278-5534. Please leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

ANTHONY: That part works well. It's the incoming messages that get cut off.

CLERK: Hmm. Are there any messages on the machine now?

ANTHONY: Yes. But it only recorded one and half messages.

CLERK: Right. Let's look at the incoming message tape .... Outgoing message, incoming message. Ahhh! Here's the problem.

ANTHONY: What is it?

CLERK: The tapes are in the wrong places.

ANTHONY: Wrong places?

CLERK: That's right. The outgoing message tape is very short. And it on this side. The longer tape should on this side.

ANTHONY: Oh, I understand. So, the shorter tape is ?

CLERK: Right. So the tapes, everything should be okay.

ANTHONY: Oh, great!

CLERK: Would you like me to the operating instructions?

ANTHONY: No, it's necessary now. The tapes are in the right place. So, be okay.

CLERK: I think you're right. Anyway, the instructions are in the manual .

ANTHONY: Okay, great. I don't have to return it now.

CLERK: It should .

ANTHONY: Thanks for your help.

CLERK: Oh, you're welcome. any other problems, just let me know.

ANTHONY: I will. Bye!

This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English Video courtesy TRU University

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Buying a TV - LINC 3.09

Published on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in LINC, LINC-3, Shopping

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Buying Plants - LINC Video 2.26

Published on Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Computer Lab, LINC, Listening and Speaking, Shopping

is · hose · lettuce · sun · kitchen · How · shade · much · right · she · The · tray · types · buys · does · looking · spinach · What · with · cans · care · needs · going · for · plants

Watch the video with captions on. Listen and read. Click on the title, Buying Plants - LINC Video 2.26 to go to the quiz page. Click and Drop a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Click on the Check, Show, and Clear buttons to check, show and clear the answers.

1. What is Mrs. Wong for?

She is looking lettuce.

2. Who she shopping with?

She is shopping her son, Roy.

3. What doesn't want?

She doesn’t want .

4. How do you take of lettuce?

You put it in partial and water it every day.

5. What she need to buy to take care of the lettuce?

She to buy a watering can.

6. doesn’t she need?

She doesn’t need a garden .

7. What two of flowers does she buy?

She fuchsias and impatiens.

8. Where is Roy to put the fuchsias? Why?

He is going to put them in his window because fuchsias need .

9. How is the fuchsia?

fuchsia is $3.75 (three-seventy-five).

10. much is the impatiens?

The impatiens is $1.99 (a dollar-ninety-nine).

11. How much is a of lettuce?

A tray of is $5.75 (five-seventy-five).

12. Why doesn’t Mrs. Wong pay away?

She wants to look at a few more vegetable and the watering .

This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University - Open Learning Division

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Shopping on Robson Story

Published on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in Computer Lab, Listening and Speaking, Shopping

herself · iPhone · jewelry · gift · good · technology · three · fun · every · furniture · loves · care · too · others · members · once · week · enough · apartment · person · shopping · needs · shoes · spends · hates · clothes · love · himself

Watch the video with captions on. Listen and read. Click on the title, Shopping on Robson Story to go to the quiz page. Click and Drop a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Click on the Check, Show, and Clear buttons to check, show and clear the answers.

Celeste interviews people about in downtown Vancouver. Each likes shopping. Adam shopping, but he doesn’t do of it. When he shops, he usually a lot. He goes shopping couple of months—once every two months. He doesn’t want to shop often or he will have no money left. He likes shopping for because he likes to look good. He also likes shopping for gadgets. For example, he might like shopping for an or an iPad. He prefers shopping for but he also likes shopping for his girlfriend and for other family . Gina likes shopping because it is . She goes shopping a week. She likes shopping for clothes or . She grocery shopping. She prefers shopping for . Gina sometimes shops for other people, but she prefers to shop for . Michelle enjoys shopping for different things. It depends what she . Of course, shopping for clothes is always fun, but shopping for people you about is better. Michelle likes seeing people’s faces when they open a . She usually shops about once a . Michelle just moved into her own so she is shopping for right now. Michelle loves shopping for herself but she prefers shopping for because it is more rewarding. She says if you are shopping for someone you , then pleasing him or her makes you feel .

This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English

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Shopping on Robson Street

Published on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in Computer Lab, Listening and Speaking, Shopping

What Are the Questions?

Watch the video with captions on. Listen and read. Click on the title, Shopping on Robson Street to go to the quiz page. Complete the quiz with the words in the box. Click on the Check, Show, and Clear buttons to check, show and clear the answers.

often · yourself · go · shopping · prefer · like

Click and Drop click on a word or phrase in the box above and then on the appropriate gap.