a loaf / half a loaf / of white / black /rye / brown bread
long loaf
a pack of biscuits
rings
Bun
cheese cake
pie
mince pie
plum cake
plum pudding
puff
roll
cake
a box of assorted chocolates
jelly sweets
chocolate with fruit fillings
sweets / candy
sponge cake
1. The bread is stale, I can't buy it.
2. Give me that nicely browned loaf.
3. Is the bread fresh / new?
4. No, the other loaf please, the crusty one.
5. Add a couple of rolls, please.
AT THE FISH SHOP CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
frozen fish/ tinned fish
dried
smoked fish
fish in oil/ in tomato sauce
carp
crab
bream
herring
pike
perch
soft caviar
cod fish
mackerel
plaice
salmon
1. What sort of fish have you got?
2. What do you call this frozen fish?
3. What tinned fish have you?
4. This pike is not quite fresh.
5. It has been kept out of water for a long time.
6. How do you sell it, by the pound a piece?
7. It's first quality, see how red the gill are.
8. It has a slight smell.
9. The smell is rather disagreeable.
Have you got a piece of beef about three pounds in weight?
Cut oft a piece of ham of about two pounds.
Please show the piece that is free from bone.
That piece has too much bone.
This is the best joint.
The meat has too much fat on it.
This joint is tender.
Crack this bone, please.
These ribs are the best roasting parts of beef.
The piece is too veiny.
This piece is too lean.
The meat is too tough.
That duck is not fit to bring totable.
The chicken is freshly killed.
AT THE GREENGROCER'S CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
green peas
cauliflower
onion
lettuce
fennel
French beans
garlic
pickled cucumber
greens
currant
sweet cherry
raspberry
red currant
tangerines
grape
peach
raisin
quinces
dried fruit
tinned fruit
1. I would like a beautiful bunch of grapes.
2. Vegetables are in full season now.
3. I prefer middle-sized vegetables, they are more tender, juicy and full of flavor.
4. These carrots are quite overgrown.
5. These vegetables have been kept too long.
6. They are fresh gathered.
7. The vegetables have become quite limp.
1. Is the milk sweet?
2. How do you sell the curds, by weight or by the glass?
3. I should likefresh butter.
4. It looks as is your butter is adulterated with some kind of fat.
5. How much cream will go into this jar?
1. A dozen eggs, please.
2. I should like some fresh eggs, please
3. I want each egg wrapped up, please.
4. Eggs are scarce now.
CLOTHES
elegant / stylish
old-fashioned clothes
smart clothes
travelling suit
jeans / denims
overalls
sweater
sleeveless vest
bib and brace overalls
leather coat
raincoat
fur coat
a tight fitting coat
MEN'SCLOTHES
a suit
a two-piece
a three-piece suit
a single-breasted suit
a double-breasted suit
a jacket/ acoat
polo-necked pullover
V-necked pullover
cardigan
T-shirt
a short-sleeved shirt
trousers / pants
denims
a vest
a shirt
an overcoat
a mackintosh
a waistcoat
socks
a tie
a bow
men's underwear
trunks
LADIES' CLOTHES
an evening gown
a ball gown
a cocktail dress
an office dress
a two-piece dress
low-necked dress
a button-through dress
a coat and a skirt / a costume
a dress and jacket combination
an everyday dress
a party dress
a knitted / woolen / velvet dress
a jacket
a waistcoat
a jersey suit
a jersey
a jumper
a coat jacket
a blouse
a shirt
a brief skirt
a full skirt
a long skirt
a skimpy skirt
a straight skirt
a skirt with vents
trousers
breeches
knickerbockers
mantle
ladies' underwear
