Unit 01
Buying a suit
職場攻略/職業發展
English for the workplace/Career Development
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
Have you ever tried wearing a suit?
How was your experience in wearing it?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. look sharp (phr.) 看起來神清氣爽
I always try to look sharp on Mondays.
星期一，我總是盡量保持神清氣爽。
2. broad selection (phr.) 廣泛的選擇
This store has a broad selection of mobile phones.
這家商店有各種各樣的手機。
3. preferably (adv.) 最好是
I would like a Coca Cola, preferably diet coke.
我想要可口可樂，最好是零熱量可樂。
4. accompany (v.) 陪同
The tour guide will accompany us to our hotel.
導遊將陪我們到我們的酒店。
5. silk ties (phr.) 絲綢領帶
I have silver silk ties in the closet.
我的壁櫥裡有銀色的絲綢領帶。
6. cufflinks (n.) 袖 扣
Button up your cufflinks.
扣上袖扣。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Hello, sir, what can I do for you today?
你好先生，請問您需要買什麼嗎？
Hi, I need a new suit. I have an important interview next week, so I really need to look sharp.
你好，我需要買一件新西装。我下個星期有一个重要的面試，所以我需要看起來神清氣爽。
No problem! We have a broad selection of suits, all tailor-made so that it will fit perfectly.
没問题！我們有很多西装款式可供選擇，都是手工製品所以有很好的貼合性。
Great! I want a three-piece suit, preferably made from Italian cashmere or wool.
太好了！我想要一套三件套的西装，最好是義大利手工製的開士米或是羊毛的西装。
Very well, sir. Would you like to have some shirts made also?
好的先生。你需不需要也做幾件襯衫呢？
Sure. I’ll also take some silver cufflinks and a pair of silk ties.
好啊。我還想買一些銀質的袖扣和两條絲質領帶。
Very good. Now, if you will accompany me, we can take your measurements
and choose the patterns for your suit and shirts.
好極。現在請您跟我來量一量尺寸然後挑選一下你想要的西裝和襯衫的圖樣。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
A : ______.
B : Hi, I need a new suit.
1. Hello, sir, what can I do for you today?
2.So I really need to look sharp.
A :Would you like to have some shirts made also?
B : ________.
1.Sure. I’ll also take some silver cufflinks and a pair of silk ties.
2.I have an important interview next week.
Hi, I need a new _____.
1.suit
2.suite
I’ll also take some silver cufflinks and a _______ of silk ties.
1.pare
2.pair
To look sharp means to ______.
A.look violent and strong
B.look strange and weird
C.look handsome and smart
D.look ugly and unattractive
We are looking for a new house, _____ near the school.
A.problematically
B.preferably
C.proudly
D.periodically
Would you like ____ to pick up a pair of shoes also?
A.to have
B.having
C.have
D.had
“This suit comes up and asks the way to go to the airport”
A. A new suit is loaded and the driver asks how to get to the airport.
B. A new suit is bought and the customer asks how to get the airport.
C. A man in suit shows up and asks how to get the airport.
D. An old suit is found and the shop assistant asks how to get the airport.
What type of suit do you ____ ? The one made from Italian ____ or the other one made from ____ ?
cashmere / enjoy / steel / wood / prefer / wool
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.What event made you wear a suit?
2.What was your impression on of the suit before wearing it?
