Neste episódio, Jack fala sobre 10 verbos frasais que você pode usar para falar sobre compras.

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Hello and welcome to inglês que vc usa. My name is Marcelo and I’m making this podcast for you to learn or revise English vocabulary. You can find a transcript of this podcast on the podcast description ou na descrição do podcast.. Today, I want to focus on some A2 phrasal verbs that you can use when you are going shopping.

I’m going to present this language through a short dialogue and then I’ll look at each of the phrasal verbs and then you can listen to the dialogue again.

The phrasal verbs I’m going to focus on today are: 
pop in; look for; pick up; shop around; set you back; lookout for; sell out; queue up; try something on; and take something back

When you listen to the dialogue, tryto notice these phrasal verbs.

Jack: Are you doing anything thisafternoon?
John: Yes – I was going to pop into town to do a bit of shopping.
John: Oh yes? Are you looking for anything in particular?
John: Well, it’s my sister’s birthday next week so I wanted to pick up something for her. She likes Ugg boots, but they are abit pricey so I like to shop around.
John: Yeah – they can set you back a bit.
John: I know. I’m always looking out for a bargain. When there’s a sale on, you can sometimesfind a pair that aren’t too expensive.
John: But they do sell out quickly. You’ll be lucky to find a pair today.
John: I know. I may try and find her something else.
John: What about some gloves from that new leather shop?
John: That’s not a bad idea, I’m sure she’d like some ofthose. The only thing is the shop is always so busy.
John: I know, it’s always packed in there.
John: And it takes so long to pay. You always have to queue up for ages.
John: And do you know her size? It’s a bit risky buyinggloves without trying them on.
John: Yeah, but she can always take them back and exchange them if they don’t fit her.

 OK – did you hear all ofthe phrasal verbs?

The first was to pop in or pop into. To pop in means to visit something quickly,just for a short visit. It’s informal and implies that the visit was notplanned a long time before. If you are walking through town and see somethingin a shop window that you like the look of, you might just pop in to see it. Weuse pop in without an object. I was walking past and decided to pop in. If yousay the place, you can use pop into. I decided to pop into the pub for a quickpint on my way home from work. You can also pop round which means to make an unplannedvisit to someone’s house. For example: I’m going to pop round my dad’s later toask to borrow his camera.

The second phrasal verbis look for. If you are looking forsomething, you are trying to find something. In a shopping context, it meansyou want to buy something. So you could visit a music shop and tell theassistant that you are looking for the new album by … your favourite band.

To pick up something in the context of shopping means to buysomething. This is a separable phrasal verb so you can pick something up andpick up something. It is quite informal and so we normally use it for smallpurchases that don’t require a lot of planning. I might pick up a small treatfor the kids or I might pick up some milk if we have run out. However, pick upcan also mean collect so if you buy a new car, you might have to order it andthen go and pick it up later. To shop around means to look in different shops tofind the best price or best option. As different shops sell things for more orless money, you can shop around, you compare prices and find the cheapest deal.You can shop around in the town centre or you can shop around online if you cancompare prices on different online stores. I like finding a bargain online soprobably spend too much time shopping around.