Практический курс разговорного английского языка

Ex. 4. Say if it is true or false.

1). More people are against cruelty to animals in sports.

2). More people think that it is also cruel to use animals for scientific research.

3). Jack’s mum works in a hospital.

4). She cures animal.

5). She creates new medicines and then tests them on animals.

6). Jack agrees with his mum, that it is necessary to use animals for scientific research.

Ex. 5. Give your point of view about using animals in sports and scientific research.

UNIT VI.

SHOPS AND SHOPPING.

PART I. DEPARTMENT STORE.

Vocabulary:

a wide network [                                                        ] –  широкая сеть

a customer              [                                          ] –  покупатель

consumer goods [                                          ] –  потребительские товары

to buy smth. for cash – покупать что-либо за наличные деньги

to buy smth. on credit [                                                        ] –  покупать что-либо в кредит

durable [                                          ] – длительного пользования

the former ..., the latter – первый (из двух названных) ... ,

последний (из двух названных)

to be for sale [                            ] – быть в продаже

haberdashery [                                                        ] – галантерея

hosiery [                            ] –  чулочные изделия

leatherware [                                          ] – кожаные изделия

footwear [                                          ] – обувь

drapery [                                          ] – декоративные ткани

kitchen utensils [                                                        ] –  кухонная посуда

crockery [                                          ] –  посуда (глиняная, фаянсовая)

a pot – горшок, котелок

to be in great demand [                                    ] –  пользоваться большим спросом

a comb [                            ] – расческа,  гребень

knitwear [                                          ] – трикотаж

underwear [                                          ] – нижнее белье

ready-made clothes               [                                                        ] – готовая одежда

to fit well [                                          ] –   быть впору, хорошо сидеть

to try on [                            ] –  примерять

a fitting-room               [                                          ] –  примерочная

a cardigan [                                          ] – кардиган, длинный шерстяной джемпер

а two-piece suit [                                                        ] – женский костюм

an electric appliance [                                                        ] – бытовой электроприбор

a vacuum-cleaner [                                                        ] – пылесос

household [                                                        ] – домашнее хозяйство

a purchase [                                          ] – покупка

to wrap up [                                          ] – завертывать

Ex 1. Read the text. As you read it note down facts to complete the grid bellow. Compare your notes with the rest of the group. Then continue the grid with information about other departments you know well.

Department store

There is a wide network of department stores and specialized shops in every

town and city. Customers can buy consumer goods either for cash, on credit or by hire purchase.

People need many things for their everyday life. Some of these things serve them for a long time (they are called durable), others are intended for a short period (they are called non-durable). The former are expensive, while the later are cheaper.

Let us watch the busy life of one of the department stores and see what there is for sale. On the first floor you will find various departments: a haberdashery department, a hosiery department, a leather-ware department, a footwear department, and a textile and drapery department. At the very end there is a department, where you can buy all kinds of kitchen utensils: cutlery, pots, pans, crockery, tea-sets and so on. On the left side of the first floor you will see a perfumery and a gifts and souvenir department. The goods to be for sale at these sections are in great demand with the customers that is why there are always crowds of people there.

The perfumery department is very popular both with women and men. They can buy things either for their personal use or for presents. You can find the following things on the counter: various kinds of perfume, shampoo, soap and cream. Each woman can buy there a suitable lipstick, powder, nail polish, mascara, rouge and eye shadows.

If you visit a haberdashery department, you will be surprised by a great choice of gloves, scarves, bags, hairbrushes and combs, socks and panty hoses. The price for some goods is quite reasonable, for others - rather high.

On the second floor of the department store you can buy everything in the way of clothes: knitwear, underwear, ready-made clothes, and also furs and hats. The ready-made clothes department offers articles of home and foreign production. Clothes in different styles, colours and sizes are for sale here. At these department women can buy dresses, skirts, blouses, coats, jackets and jeans. The shop assistant is always ready to serve the customer politely and will help everybody to choose the things which will fit the person well.

For men the ready-made clothes department offers suits, shirts, trousers, jeans, sport shirts, T-shirts. If you liked something that you intend to buy, you may try it on in the fitting-room.

In the knitwear section the following articles of clothes are for sale: sweaters, pullovers, jackets, cardigans.

Don’t forget to look into the department on the ground floor. It is always visited by those who need things for housekeeping. Here you see electric appliances, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dish-washers, and other devices that can be useful in household.

Remember that department store runs a special service: a customer can have the purchase wrapped up and nicely packed for a low price.

Ex. 2.  You can pay your purchase in different ways: for cash, on credit or by hire purchase. Look through the text and name as many things as possible you can buy for cash, on credit and by hire purchase. Use the grid you have filled in

Model: I can buy gloves, scarves, bags, hairbrushes and combs, socks and panty hoses for cash.

Ex. 3.  Give the Russian equivalents for:

покупать за наличный расчет; покупать в кредит; товары длительного (недлительного) пользования; в продаже; пользоваться большим спросом у покупателей; большой выбор; приемлемые цены; высокие цены; намереваться купить; примерить что-либо; примерочная комната; заглянуть куда-либо; упаковывать покупку; по низкой цене.

Ex. 4. You have different department stores in your native town. Describe one of them in details

Ex.5. Read the dialogue, make up your own dialogue changing underlined words with the information given bellow

At The Ready-Made Clothes Department

Model:               -   Can I help you?

-         I’m looking for a blouse.

-         I can offer you a wide choice of blouses to all tastes. What colour do you want?

-         Something in yellow.

-         What size are you in?

-         14.

-         Here’s an excellent blouse. Such blouses are all the fashion nowadays.

-         Can I try it on?

-         Yes. The fitting room is in the right-hand corner. … Does it fit you well?

-         Oh, it’s too dark.  It doesn’t match my skirt. I want something a bit lighter.

-         Try on this blouse. It’s a bit lighter.

-         Oh yes, it fits me perfectly.

-         Shall I wrap it up for you?

-         Yes, please. Where do I pay?

-         The cash-desk is over there, across the hall.

-         Thank you.

You want to buy:

              - a suit              - brown              - 16               - light              - darker

              - a coat              - light green              - 14              - short              - longer

              - leather gloves              - black              - 8              -  dark              - lighter

              - two-piece suit              - blue              - 18              -  long              - shorter

              - a pullover              - grey              - 14               - tight              - broader

              - trousers              - white              - 16              - broad              - tighter

              - Jeans              - light blue              - 12              - loose              - tighter

              - …              - …              - …              - …              - …             

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

When making up dialogues, consult this grid of sizes.

Women sizes

Men sizes

Ex.6. Ask questions to the sentences given bellow

1.            No I can’t afford this dress. It’s too expensive.

2.            I want to buy a brown handbag to match my high boots.

3.            She wears 36 size in shoes.

4.            I buy a pair of flat-heeled shoes for everyday wear.

5.            This blouse costs 20 dollars.

6.            I’m sorry but we have these dresses only in blue.

Ex.7. Make up your dialogue "At the … department"

Ex.8. Write a composition on one of these topics:

1.      My last visit to the department store.

2.      A present for the birthday.

3.      A bargain (выгодная сделка)

PART II. AT THE SUPERMARKET.

Vocabulary:

a food store [                            ] –  продуктовый магазин

to provide oneself with smth. [                                          ] – обеспечивать себя чем-либо

in quantities [                                          ] – в большом количестве

a luggage compartment [                                                        ] –  багажник автомобиля

spacious [                                          ] –  просторный

a shop window – витрина

a grocery [                                          ] – бакалея

fowl [                                          ] – дичь

bakery goods [                                          ] – хлебо-булочные из­делия

a confectionery [                                                        ] – кондитерский отдел

to be well stocked with smth. – иметь в продаже ши­рокий ассортимент

curds [                            ] – творог

a ring [                            ] – бублик, баранка сухарь

to be at one's disposal [                                                  ] – быть в чьем-либо рас­поряжении

an oyster [                                          ] – устрица

tinned fish [                                          ] – рыбные консервы

irrespective of smth. [                                                        ] – независимо от чего-либо

an expiry date [                                                               ] – дата истечения срока (хранения)

Ex. 1. Read the text. As you read it note down facts to complete the grid bellow. Compare your notes with the rest of the group. Then continue the grid with information about other departments you know well

At the supermarket

People buy foodstuffs at the food stores, at the markets and at the supermarkets. It’s more convenient to do shopping at the supermarket: you can find there everything you need. More and more people nowadays prefer to provide themselves with foodstuffs for a long period.

Let us visit one of the supermarkets in the city. It’s a one-stored building, spacious and light, with large shop windows. Inside we can see some signs: Dairy produce, Dry groceries, Vegetables and Fruit, Meat and Fowl, Fish, Bakery Goods, Confectionary and Pastry, Wine.