A University Phrase Book

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7. Bookshop and the stationers

Bookshop and the stationers

7.1 Buying office stationary 7.2 Buying books 7.3 Ordering books

card (light cardboard)

correction fluid

felt-tip pen, highlighting pen

packet of folios

spiral-bound notebook

Buying office stationary

I would like
- a packet of DIN A 4 paper
- a notebook

Do you sell any recycled paper?

Please, give me a
- spiral-bound notebook
- squared paper notebook
- ruled paper notebook

Please, give me
- a roll of adhesive tape
- a box of staples
- a bottle of Tipp-Ex
- a packet of labels
- a pencil
- a packet of index cards

Do you have some yellow fluorescent highlighting pens?

I would like
- some scissors
- a stapler
- a ring binder
- a... refill
- a diary

I would like
- this folder
- that postcard

I would like a box of paperclips and a box of drawing pins

Do you have any coloured drawing pins?

Are there any postcards of Güell Park?

Do you know where I can find some stamps and a letter box?

Buying books

I need this book

I would like a book by... (author's name)

I would like
- a horror novel
- an erotic novel

Where can I find
- some illustrated books?
- some books to give as a present?
- some second-hand books?

Could you, please, wrap the book up for me. It's a present

Where is
- the children's book
- the comic book
- the cookery book
- the travel guide
- the foreign language book
- the science book
section?

I would like to look up the catalogue of the... publishing company

I would like to take out a subscription to the
- ...newspaper
- ...magazine

Do you have any city entertainment guides?

I would like a tourist guide for the Costa Brava

Where can I find a timetable for buses and trains?

I would like
- a city map
- a road map

How much is it?

Ordering books

May I order
- a dictionary?
- a book?

When will you receive my order?

I will come to fetch my order next week

Do I have to give you a down payment?

How much do I have to give you as a down payment?

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