International shopping

Complete the newspaper article. Write the Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Present Simple

САМОСТОЯТЕЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА К УРОКАМ 1-2

Compare these two sentences.

The Romans cut the chalk cellars.

The chalk cellars were cat by the Romans.

3.Work in pairs. Make questions for these answers from the text.

Examples How is vintage champagne made?

How long has this champagne been left to mature?

When were the chalk cellars cut?

How long...............................................................................?

They’ve been grown there for more than 2,000 years.

When.....................................................................................?

It was first made in the 17th century.

What......................................................................................?

It’s made from three types of grape.

How.......................................................................................?

It’s made from white grapes only.

How long...............................................................................?

They’ve been used since Roman times.

How many.............................................................................?

About a hundred days of sun are needed.

How.......................................................................................?

It’s made by blending the wine reserves of different years.

4.Complete the information about champagne below. Write the passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Did you know...?

Since the beginning of the 20th century, more champagne (export)

to the UK than to any other country, except in 1992. In that year, the highest total (sold) to Germany.

In the 17th century, many bottles of champagne (lose) because the

glass was not strong enough to resist the pressure. The problem (solve) when verve anglais (introduce). This was a much stronger glass which (produce) in Britain in the 17th century.

Some champagne houses (hit) very badly by the Russian Revolution.

Ten per cent of total champagne production (import) by Russian royalty and aristocracy before the Revolution. This market disappeared overnight.

Champagne (sell) in eleven different bottle sizes. The smallest is a quarter bottle and it contains twenty centilitres. The biggest, which (call) a Nebuchadnezzar, contains sixteen litres, and is the equivalent of twenty ‘normal’ 75 centilitre bottles.

The age of the international shopper is here. These days people often travel (travel) a long way before they____________ (buy) anything - especially when a Euro shopping guide____________ (tell) them that the same toy

(cost) £97.41 in France, £85.12 in Belgium, and £60.56 in Britain.

Every day in Calais 15,000 people from Britain(fill) cars, vans, and buses with beer and wine. When a UK van driver________(take) home 100 cases of French wine, he or she(save) about £1,000.

In Newcastle, in the north of England, one shopper in ten_______ (come) from Norway. By shopping in England, young Norwegian couples like the Pattersens(reduce) the cost of baby clothes by around 50%.

Travel agents in Britain___________(say) that shopping trips to America are very popular, especially for cheap electronic products. When a person__________(spend) £1,000 on a computer in America, the saving is about £300 at today’s exchange rate.

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