Dialogue 3

Dialogue 2

Dialogue 1

Travel agent: Can I help you?

B.: I want to fly to London next week. I’d like to make reservations for a round trip ticket.

T. A.: What day are you planning to leave for London?

B.: On the 12th of March.

T. A.: There are three flights to London on that day – at 10 am, at 8:30 and 9 pm. Do you have any preference about the time of the day?

B.: I’d rather leave at 9 pm I want to get to London early in the morning.

T. A.: I can make a reservation for a TWA flight. Are you going to travel first class or economy?

B.: I prefer economy. How much will it be?

T. A.: 440 dollars.

B.: Are meals and refreshments served on the flight?

T. A.: Yes, they are.

B.: What’s the flying time?

T. A.: Six hours.

B.: What’s the London airport we’ll arrive at?

T. A.: Heathrow Airport. How many days are you planning to stay in London?

B.: Seven days.

T.A.: When would you like to fly home from London?

B.: March 22^nd.

T.A.: All right.

A: Friday is a holiday. Let’s take advantage of the long weekend. Do you want to go to New York? We could leave Thursday night.

B: OK. But I’d rather go on Friday. I have to get my car fixed.

A: All right. We can take turns driving.

B: Fine. We won’t get so tired that way.

A: I’m looking forward to seeing New York. I’ve never been there.

B: I haven’t either. Let’s make the most of our weekend.

A: We can go sightseeing during the day. In the evening we can go to a play. Do you think we can get tickets?

B: I don’t think we stand a chance. It’s hard to get tickets on weekend. Anyway, we can try.

A: It took us a lot of time to get our luggage through the Customs, didn’t it?

B: Oh, yes. I hate the Customs formalities.

A: Now let’s forget all about it and have a good rest. Do you mind sitting in these desk-chairs?

B: Not at all. I generally prefer to stay on desk. It’s always so stuffy in those cabins.

A: Sure. Is this your first trip to France?

B: No, I’ve been there before.

A: I’m afraid the crossing might be rough.

B: I don’t think so. The sun is shining brightly and there is no wind.

Exercise 13. Make up your own dialogues with the following proverbs and ideas.

· In sports and journeys men are known.

· When you are in Rome do as Romans do.

Dialogue 1: You are planning to fly to the south in summer. Discuss with your friend the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by air and by train.

Dialogue 2: You’ve just arrived from London. Your friend has come to meet you at the airport. Talk to her about your flight and stay at London.

UNIT 12

GOING SHOPPING

Proverbs and sayings

It’s not worth a penny.	Не стоит и копейки.
Buy a pig in a poke.	Купить кота в мешке.
The customer is always right.	Покупатель всегда прав.
Advertising is the mother of commerce.	Реклама – мать коммерции.
Lend your money and lose your friend.	Хочешь потерять друга - одолжи ему денег.
Look after the pennies, and the pound will look after themselves.	Копейка рубль бережет.

TEXT

SHOPPING [11]

People do shopping almost every day. When people want to buy something, they go to shops where various goods are sold. Through the shop-window we can see what is sold in this or that shop. Big supermarkets are self-service shops. Customers can buy all the necessary food-stuffs there: bead, milk, meat, fish, grocery, sausages, sweets, vegetables and fruit. When customers come into shop, they take a food backed and choose the products they want to buy. When they put everything they want into the basket they come up to the cashier’s desk. There is a computer with a laser scanner that reads and sums up the prices on packed goods at the cashier’s desk. The saleswoman tells how much to pay. The customers pay the money and leave the shop.

At the grocer’s you can buy sugar, tea, coffee, salt, pepper, ham, bacon, sausages, and frankfurters and so on. Bread is sold at the baker’s, meat at the butcher’s. We go to the greengrocer’s for vegetables and fruit. Cakes and sweets are sold at the confectioner’s. When we want to buy clothes, we go to men’s and ladies clothes shop. We buy boots and shoes at the footwear shop. We buy jewelry at the jeweler’s. We buy books at the bookseller’s.

Some shops may have many departments. These shops are called supermarkets. Supermarkets are self-service stores with departments for different food products. Supermarkets sell thousands of food products: meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, canned groceries, bakery items, delicatessen items, and frozen foods. Some supermarkets also have seafood and alcohol. The supermarkets are located in shopping centers or malls and along main roads. Supermarkets are popular because they save time, have low prices and provide variety of products in one place. There you can buy almost everything you need. These shops are called self-service shops because there are no salespersons there but only cashiers at the cash desks. The customers choose the goods they want to buy and pay for them at the cash desk.

There is another shop that we always visit. It is the department store where we can buy different things: linen, stationery, fabrics, hosiery, crockery, leather goods. My mother likes to go to the department with cosmetics and jewelry. My father likes electric appliances, so you can guess what department he likes. As for me, the ready-made-clothes department is my favourite one. I go there very often, as I like the clothes that is the latest fashion. There is a fitting room and the seller always let me try on any article of clothing, as I like my clothes fits perfect, but not too loose or tight on me.

Besides, very often these departments can be divided into the small shops where we can find a large selection of all kinds of goods.

One of the features of London is the number of big stores, most of which are to be found in or near the West End. These stores are a mixture of tradition and modernity. The department stores that are most popular: Harrods, Selfridge, Fortnum & Mason. Shopping in London is exciting, especially for tourists from other countries.

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

to do one’s shopping	делать покупки
to go shopping	ходить по магазинам
shopping spree	“прогулка” по магазинам
shopping mall	крытый торговый центр
cannot do without	не могу без
to buy / to purchase	купить, покупать
various [’veərɪəs]	различный
impulse buying department store	незапланированная покупка универсальный магазин
goods	товары
boutique [bu’tɪk]	маленький магазин модной одежды
the grocer’s	бакалея
the baker’s	булочная
the butcher’s	мясной магазин
the greengrocer’s	овощной и фруктовый магазин
the confectioner’s	кондитерский магазин
footwear shop	обувной магазин
the jeweler’s	ювелирный магазин
cashier [kæ’ʃɪə]	кассир
bookseller’s	книжный магазин
salesgirl / saleswoman	продавщица
salesman / shop assistant	продавец
self-service shop	магазин самообслуживания
city mall	городской торговый центр
all the vogue	крик моды
stylish	модный
up-to-date	современный
to be attended / to be served	обслуживать кого-то
cosmetics	косметика
crockery	посуда
dairy shop	молочный магазин
department	отдел
electric appliances	электроприборы
fabrics	ткани
to fit perfect	подходить по размеру
fitting room	примерочная
food-stuffs	продовольственные продукты
to go past	проходить мимо
a great choice of food	большой выбор продуктов
to haggle	торговаться
hosiery	чулки, носки
jewelry	драгоценности
leather goods	кожаные вещи
linen	белье
to be the latest fashion	последний писк моды
large selection of goods	большой выбор
to play an important role	играть важную роль
ready-made-clothes department	отдел готовой одежды
reasonable price	доступная цена
stationery	канцелярские товары
to try on	примерять
one of the features	характерная черта
mixture of tradition and modernity	сочетание старого и нового

Answer the questions.

1. What role do the shops play in our life? Why?

2. Where do people go when they want to buy anything?

3. What can you see through the shop-window?

4. What can we buy at the grocer’s?

5. Are you found of doing impulse buying or shopping spree?

6. Who does shopping in your family?

7. What shops do you prefer to go to?

8. Do you like to go to the big department store or to the small shop? Why?

9. Why is it necessary to try on the clothes?

10. What is a supermarket?

11. Are you a shopaholic?

Exercise 1. Choose the necessary words from the box and put them in the sentences below:

malls, choose, greengrocer’s, ready-made-clothes, cashier’s, confectioner’s, crockery, saleswoman, stationery, cashiers, electric appliances.

1. When they put everything they want into the basket they come up to the … desk.

2. These shops are called selt-service shops because there are no salespersons there but only … at the cash desk.

3. The … tells now much to pay.

4. We go to the … for vegetables and fruit.

5. The supermarkets are located in shopping centres or … and along main roads.

6. Cakes and sweets are sold at the ….

7. The customers … the goods they want to buy and pay for them at the cash desk.

8. My father likes …, so you can guess what department he likes.

9. It is the department store where we can buy different things: linen, …, fabrics, hosiery, …, leather goods.

10. As for me, the … department is my favourite one.

Exercise 2. Are the following sentences true or false? Give your arguments.

1. People don’t do shopping every day.

2. Supermarkets are popular because they save time, have low prices and variety of products in one place.

3. The customers choose the goods they want to buy and pay for them at the cash desk.

4. The Department Store is not the place for haggling.

5. City Mall is a place where you can have much fun and pleasure.

Exercise 3. Use the following expressions for making the dialogues with your partner.

· May I help you?	· Could I help you with anything?
· Excuse me, I’m sorry, but…	· Yes, I’d like to look at…
· I’m looking for…	· Could you assist me, please?
· Can you advise me, please?	· We have very good…
· Here you are, have a look…	· How about this one?
· Shopping is my passion.	· I can’t stand going shopping.

Exercise 4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Когда мы хотим что-то купить, мы идем в магазин.

2. Универсальный магазин состоит из многих отделов.

3. Существуют магазины самообслуживания, где покупатель ходит от прилавка к прилавку, выбирает и кладет в корзину то, что он хочет купить.

4. Покупки – часть нашей повседневной жизни.

5. Если вы зайдете в молочный магазин, там вы можете купить молоко, сыр, йогурт, масло и другие продукты.

6. В отделе косметики продаются крем для лица, пудра, помада, лосьоны и шампуни.

7. В больших универмагах есть эскалаторы, которые доставляют посетителей на разные этажи.

8. Мне нравится делать покупки в больших универсальных магазинах и супермаркетах.

9. Вы платите деньги кассиру, а он дает вам сдачу.

10. Служба охраны – это обычное явление для каждого большого супермаркета.

11. В магазинах самообслуживания ведётся видеонаблюдение, чтобы исключить воровство и контролировать безопасность клиентов

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences and put special questions to them.

1. In London’s chemists you may buy not only medicines but also cosmetics and toilet supplies.

2. Another feature of London’s shopping life is the chain-stores, in which the goods are displayed on open counters.

3. Dairy firms have shops in various parts of London and here you may buy not only dairy produce but also groceries, soap and household articles.

4. Most of the food store, called supermarkets, operate on the self-service system: you go in, pick up a basket, walk around the shop and choose what you want.

5. The big stores of London are vast buildings, many storeys high, equipped with speedy lifts and escalators.

Exercise 6. Give the English equivalents for:

· молокозаводы	· брать корзину
· туалетные принадлежности	· система самообслуживания
· филиал торговой фирмы	· огромные, многоэтажные здания
· характерная черта	· хозяйственные товары
· быть оборудованными скоростными лифтами	· быть выставленным на открытых прилавках

Exercise 7. Discuss the following problems in the group.

1. Shopping helps people to overcome stress.

2. Going shopping is the stress for most of men.

3. Ladies can’t live without spending spree, can they?

4. A holiday rush in shops before Christmas.

Exercise 8. Speak on the topic “Shopping”.

Exercise 9. Learn the following words and word combinations and word combinations in your dialogues.

Style	Стиль
to look nice	замечательно выглядеть
to be more attractive that…	быть привлекательнее, чем...
in the latest style	в новом стиле
to be quite unfashionable	быть совсем немодным
General expressions	Общие выражения
to be in this section	быть в этой секции
to be sold out / be out of stock	быть распроданным
a clearance sale	дешевая распродажа
to be overrated	быть переоцененным
a very great demand for…	очень большой спрос на что-то
Can I help you?	Могу ли я вам помочь?
Are you being helped?	Вас уже обслуживают?
Excuse me, could you show me…?	Извините, вы не могли бы показать..?
I’m looking for…	Я ищу...
I’m interested in…	Меня интересует...
How about this one?	А как насчет этого?
If you need any help, just let me know.	Если вам будет нужна помощь, просто дайте мне знать.
Did you find something you like?	Вы нашли что-то, что вам нравится?
This is a very good brand.	Это очень хорошая марка.
What a bargain!	Какая выгодная покупка!
Do you have an account with us?	У вас есть счет в нашем банке?
Do you want large or small bills?	Вы хотите мелкими или крупными купюрами?
Being on the point of buying	Собираться что-то купить
to make a shopping list	составлять список покупок
to run out of smth.	исчерпать запас чего-либо
to look at the catalogue	смотреть каталог
to go to the store	идти в универмаг
a workaholic / a job addict	трудоголик
a shopaholic	шопоголик
a real addict	наркоман
a passion	страсть
to spend spree	проматывать большие деньги

Exercise 10. Read, translate and dramatize the dialogues.

Дата добавления: 2014-12-26