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Chapitre 10: On fait des achats
Point de départ
Now it is time to do some fashion shopping! Go to the website
http://www.laredoute.fr to find all the latest in men and women’s clothing. Select a
shirt or blouse and provide the following information about it.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Le prix
La taille
Le nom
Est-ce qu'il y a des réductions?
Est-ce qu'il est disponible? Quand?
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List three articles of clothing that you find on this site that you would not consider
wearing under any circumstances and three that you would like to buy.
Je ne veux pas porter
________________
________________
________________
Je voudrais acheter
________________
________________
________________
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Qu'est-ce qu'on vend? Qu’est-ce qu’on achète ?
Having gone franco-shopping for clothes, now go to the site
http://www.carrefour.fr/ . In the light blue field at the bottom of the page, find the
drop down menu, click on France – Hypermarchés. This is a site for a grande
surface (super store) called Carrefour.
Answer question 1.
1. Sur le site web du Carrefour, on _____________ (vendre)_____
______________, _____ _____________, et ______ ________________.
Then click on ooshop.com or go to http://www.ooshop.fr/. Click on the button
“Entrer dans le magasin”. Using the menu of rayons provided, complete the
sentences with the appropriate verb form. Be sure to fill in the blanks according to
your findings. Don’t forget to use the correct forms of all articles and adjectives.
2. Dans les produits en promotion, on peut ________________ (acheter) _______
_____________________.
3. Au rayon “Beauté et Soin”, on _____________ (vendre) _____
_________________ et _____ __________________.
4. Vous pouvez _______________ (acheter) _____ ____________ et ____
____________ au rayon “Boulangerie”.
5. On ____________(vendre) ______ ______________ et ______
_________________au rayon “Petit déjeuner”.
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The home page (accueil) of ooshop features products en promotion, with images of
the product and the reduced price offer. Click on three articles that you might
consider buying, and in the space below, relate what you find.
Produit
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
Prix original
Réduction
Prix net
euros ________ euros ________
euros ____
euros ________ euros ________ euros ____
euros ________ euros ________ euros ____
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Now that you are familiar with the Carrefour site, surf a similar site for a North
American superstore, for example, http://www.target.com. What are the
similarities and the differences in services and products offered? What differences
do you see in the way that these companies represent themselves on the Internet ?
Similarities:
Differences:
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Go back to the site www.laredoute.fr. Imagine that a classmate has asked your
advice about what to buy and what not to buy from La Redoute.
Surf at least three categories of items from the list of rayons under the heading
“Vous voulez voir. Choose at least three articles of clothing (for example, a skirt or
trousers, a shirt or blouse, and a jacket or sweater) that you think are à la mode
and in season for your classmate. List your advice to your classmate in French
below, using the appropriate form of the imperative and verbs that you have
learned in Chapter 10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Choose two clothing items that are not à la mode, and advise your classmate (again
using the imperative) not to wear them.
1.
2.
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Franco-shopping spree ! Assuming that money is no object, now that you have
looked over some French fashions, make up a shopping list of ten items that you
would not mind purchasing. Include the prices in euros.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Article
Prix
Au total
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Now you are ready to shop at a different kind of French store. Go to
www.kiabi.com.
Using comparative and superlative forms, compare what you find on this site to
what you found at La Redoute.
Reminder: Don’t forget about comparative and superlative forms from Chapitre 10
of the textbook, including: Aussi.....que, plus....que, moins.....que, plus de, moins
de, mieux, autant de, meilleur and two models
1. Le site de La Redoute est _______ ______________ _______ le site de Kiabi.
2. Les clients de Kiabi sont probablement ________ ________________ ________
ceux de La Redoute.
3. Les prix de La Redoute semblent en général _______ _______________
_______ que ceux de Kiabi.
4. Les vêtements en vente chez La Redoute semblent ___________ à la mode
_______ ceux en vente chez Kiabi.
5. Le site Kiabi est __________ intéressant _______ le site de La Redoute.
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Now why not try some virtual franco-shopping at www.kiabi.com? Click on a
category of your choice and select three articles that you might consider
purchasing. Complete the following statements based on what you find.
1. J’ai choisi ________ ________________ _______________
2. ________ ________________ _______________,
3. et ________ _________________ ___________________.
4. L’article le plus cher est _______ ___________________
__________________, et le moins cher est _______ __________________
__________________.
5. J’aime mieux ________ ___________________ _________________ que
______ _________________ ____________________.
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Now that you have extensively franco-shopped and familiarized yourself with two
online French stores, what generalizations can you make about French fashion? For
example, are young people in France wearing similar clothes to their peers in North
America? Is the marketing of clothing online different in the two countries? Are
prices higher or lower in North America or in France?