E-05.08 Despite “Changing the Subject,” Use Familiar Procedures to Polish Oral-Skills Abilities

English in Everyday Life: Shopping WorkLife English: Competency-Based Listening/Speaking, Book 2 Chapter 8.   Tapescript  11 + 2 = 13 pp Who It’s For: Language Students, Teachers, & Helpers Building Aural / Oral Ability in Accustomed Ways With Fresh Objectives, Vocabulary, & Grammar  Why It’s Useful: Among the various activities that “regular people” busy themselves with, Shopping often prevails.  Chapter 8 begins with kinds of stores + (description) of the kinds of items they stock.  It continues with the type of language most commonly associated with buying things—Advertising!  As examples to follow, text users hear Conversation between a salesclerk and a customer—and family members trying to make buying decisions.  In simulated phone calls, they can “place orders.”  What You’ll Do:  [1] A look at the Competencies on the Chapter 8 Opener page will remind learners that Shopping may involve Identifying Places to Buy Items; Understanding Sales & Advertising; Making &a