Shopping: Phrasal Verbs to Learn

Shopping 
Phrasal Verbs to Learn 
Phrase Transcript Audio Meaning Example 
mark 
down 
/mk 
dan/ 
to reduce the price of 
something 
(Giảm giá sản phẩm) 
I'll buy a lot more if you mark 
them down a bit. 
shop 
around 
/p 
ərand/ 
to look around for the best 
price, quality... 
If you shop around, you can find 
some real bargains for air tickets. 
(Xem quanh để chọn sản 
phẩm giá/chất lượng tốt 
nhất) 
stock up 
(on) 
/stk p/ 
to buy a lot of something 
(Mua thứ gì đó với số lượng 
lớn) 
I've stocked up on food this week 
because my family is staying with 
me. 
sell off /sel f/ 
to sell something cheaply 
(Bán với giá rẻ - giảm giá) 
Many brands sell off their 
products when holidays come. 
sell out /sel at/ 
to have no more of 
something left (because it 
has been bought) 
(Không còn gì để bán - hết 
hàng) 
The tickets for the Super Junior 
music show were sold out in a 
couple of hours. 
pick out /pk at/ 
to choose 
(Lựa chọn sản phẩm) 
She picked out the ones she 
wanted to take and left the rest. 
try on /tra n/ 
to put clothes on to see if 
they fit 
I tried the jacket on before I 
bought it. 
(Mặc thử quần áo) 
Reading & Listening 
Các bạn hãy đọc đoạn văn dưới đây để hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng của các cụm động 
từ trong bài học. 
00:00 
Year-end Shopping Season 
These days, the practice of celebrating Christmas and welcoming the 
New Year is more jubilant than ever before. Every street and shop is 
decorated with Christmas trees and flashing lights and messages are 
delivered to every one with the wish of a Merry Christmas and a happy 
new year. 
The Christmas atmosphere is even more bustling with the clearance sales 
and a mazing discounts. Shopping around on the noisy streets, you can 
find a lot of shops and stores, from small to large, marking down a 
variety of their products for year-end shopping season. You have great 
opportunity to find some real bargains for a lot of things. 
However many items that are sold off are old product inventory, or 
defective merchandise. You should pick out your things carefully to get 
cheap but good quality products. With fashion products, you should try 
them on before deciding to buy them. 
Most of the food items are sold out in a short period of time after 
stocking. But there are also a number of products that have been stocked 
up for a long time being sold in this shopping season. People should note 
carefully the expiration date printed on the packaging of products to 
avoid buying outdated goods. 
Short Conversations 
Các bạn hãy nghe các mẩu hội thoại dưới đây để hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng của các 
cụm động từ trong bài học. 
00:00 
A: A report from the sales department says that the holiday shopping got 
off to a strong start over the long weekend, and nearly 5 thousand items 
were sold out. 
B: That is great news for us. We were right to follow John's plan to 
mark the prices down a bit and sell more in quantity. 
00:00 
A: Why are you stocking up on so much suger and eggs in the 
refregerator, Linda? 
B: I am going to make Tom a big double cake for his birthday party 
tomorrow. 
A: Ah I see. I will go down town and shop around to buy him a nice 
present, too. 
00:00 
A: A lot of fashionable clothes are on sale for up to 50% in many Blue 
Exchange branch shops. Would you like to shop around with me? 
B: I don't like to buy on sale clothes very much. It takes me hours to 
pick out good items but none of them fit me. 
A: You know you can try them on before deciding to buy them, so you 
can find the items that fit you only.