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Shopping at Marks & Spencer

I would like to tell you about shopping in the United Kingdom. Marks & Spencer is Britain's favourite store. Tourists love it too. It attracts a great variety of customers from housewives to millionaires. Princess Diana, Dustin Hoffman and the British Prime-minister are just a few of its famous customers. Last year it made a profit of 529 million pounds. which is more than 10 million a week.

It all started 105 years ago when a young Polish immigrant Michael Marks had a stall in Leeds market. He didn't have many things to sell: some cotton, a little wool, lots of buttons and a few shoelaces. Above his stall he put the now famous notice: "Don't ask how much - it's a penny." Ten years later he met Tom Spencer and together they started Penny stalls in many towns in the North of England. Today there are 564 branches of Marks & Spencer all over the world: in America, Canada, Spain, France, Belgium and Hungary.

The store bases its business on 3 principals: good value, good quality and good service. Also, it changes with the times; once it was all jumpers and knickers. Now it is food, furniture and flowers as well. Top fashion designers advice on styles of clothes. Perhaps, the most important key to its success is its happy well-trained staff. Conditions of work are excellent. There are company doctors, dentists, hairdressers, etc. And all the staff can have lunch for under 40 pence.

Surprisingly tastes in food and clothes are international. What sells well in Paris, sells just as well in Newcastle and Moscow. Their best selling clothes are: for women - jumpers and knickers (M & S is famous for its knickers); for men - shirts, socks, dressing gowns and suits; for children - underwear and socks. Best sellers in food include: fresh chickens, vegetables and sandwiches, "Chicken Kiev" is internationally the most popular convenience food. Shopping in Britain is also famous for its Freshfood. Freshfood is a chain of food stores and very successful supermarkets which has grown tremendously in the twenty years since it was founded, and now it has branches in the High Streets of all the towns of any size in Britain. In the beginning the stores sold only foodstuffs, but in recent years they have diversified enormously and now sell clothes, books, records, electrical and domestic equipment. The success of the chain has been due to an enterprising management and to attractive layout and display in the stores. It has been discovered that impulse buying accounts for almost 35 per cent of the total turn over of the stores. The stores are organized completely for self-service and customers are encouraged to wander around the spaciously laid out stands. Special free gifts and reduced prices are used to tempt customers into the stores and they can't stand the temptation.

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1. Какое действие описывают глаголы в Simple Past, Simple Future.

2. Проспрягайте глаголы to be, to have в Simple Past, Simple Future.

3. Назовите «слова-сигналы» (наречия времени), которые используются с глаголами в Simple Past, Simple Future.

4. Какие две группы смысловых глаголов существуют в английском языке?

5. Как образуется II форма правильных и неправильных глаголов?

6. Каковы особенности спряжения смысловых глаголов в Simple Past, Simple Future?

7. Какова структура предложения, в котором смысловой глагол стоит в Simple Past, Simple Future?

8. Как образуются вопросительные формы смысловых глаголов в Simple Past, Simple Future? Каковы особенности построения вопроса к подлежащему?

9. Как образуются отрицательные формы смысловых глаголов в Simple Past, Simple Future?

10. В каких ситуациях используется форма the Present Continuous Tense?

11. Какова формула образования the Present Continuous Tense?

12. Как образуются вопросительные и отрицательные формы глаголов в the Present Continuous Tense?

13. Назовите «слова-сигналы» (наречия времени), которые используются с глаголами в the Present Continuous Tense?

14. Приведите пример конструкции намерения осуществления действия (the Present Continuous Tense глагола to be с инфинитивом).

15. Как образуется причастие I (Participle I).

16. Какие функции может выполнять в предложении Participle I?

17. В каких ситуациях употребляется Present Perfect, Simple Past?

18. Каковы особенности спряжения глаголов в Present Perfect, Simple Past?

19. Как образуются вопросительные и отрицательные формы глаголов в Present Perfect, Simple Past?

20. Назовите основные модальные глаголы, используемые в английском языке.

21. Почему модальные глаголы иногда называют «дефектными»?

22. Как образуются вопросительные и отрицательные формы конструкций с модальными глаголами?

23. Составьте по памяти 2 мини-таблицы: a) употребление much, many, few (a few), little (a little); b) употребление местоимений some, any, no.

Проверочный тест для самоконтроля

I. Поставьте следующие предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы.

1) He has some new English books.

2) There were some magazines on his table.

3) They can speak some foreign languages.

4) He knows some engineers of our office.

5) We sent some letters to foreign firms yesterday.

6) Our director received some documents the day before yesterday.

7) They will discuss the terms of delivery with them next.

8) They are having talks with their partners.

9) They concluded an agreement yesterday.

II. Заполните пропуски местоимениями much, many, (a) few, (a) little.

1) Was there … snow in Kiev last winter? Yes, there was.

2) Do … people watch TV in the evening?

3) I’m sorry we have … ham for breakfast, but we have all sorts of cheese.

4) … children watch TV after 10 o’clock in the evening.

5) Let me think … before I answer your question.

6) The new jetliner has made only … flights abroad.

7) I had very … time and watched TV for only … minutes.

III. Ответьте на вопросы, исходя из данных ниже просьб.

a) Pete, write the word “foreign”, please.

1) What is Pete doing? 2) What has he done? 3) Who has written the word “foreign”?

b) Nick, open the window, please.

1) What is Nick doing? 2) What has he done? 3) Who has opened the window? 4) What did he do a minute ago?

IV. Заполните пропуски словами some, any, no.

1. There are … catalogues on the table.

2. Can you give me … magazines to read?

3. There are not … letters on your desk.

4. The other day we sent … enquiries for furniture.

5. Are there … price-lists on his desk? Yes, there are ….

6. Did your office make … contracts with British firms last year?

V. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в нужной форме.

Basov: Hello, (to be) that Lake and Co? I’d like to speak to Mr. Lake.

Lake: Good afternoon, Mr. Lake. This (to speak) Basov from Avtoexport. We (to see) your new model of cars lately and we are interested in your new cars. You (can, to send) us your offer?

Lake: I (to believe) we (to send) you our offer, Mr. Basov:. You (to receive) it?

Basov: Not yet. When you (to send) it?

Lake: We (to send) it a week ago. I (to believe).

Basov: Then we (must) receive it today or tomorrow.

Lake: I (to think) so. How many cars would you like to buy?

Basov: 5 or 6.

Lake: Good. And when you (to require) them?

Basov: In April or in May.

Lake: I (to believe) we (can) ship you the cars in April.

VI. Замените определительные придаточные предложения обороты с причастием I.

1. I think the man who is having installation problems is the manager of the plant.

2. When I travel I always reserve accommodation in advance.

3. We are going to contact the firm, which is advertising the latest model of the boilers.

4. When the director came into the office he saw several people who were waiting for him.

5. When we write a cable we try to use as few words as possible.

VII. Поставьте вопросы по заданию и ответьте на них.

Ask the representative of a foreign firm.

1. what goods they are interested in;

2. for what time he has made an appointment with Br. Bunin;

3. what you can do for him;

4. at what price his company sells power equipment;

5. what models of boilers are in great demand;

6. what goods they can offer you;

7. what terms of shipment are acceptable to them;

8. what goods they require;

9. since when they have done business with Brown and Co.

Ключи к тесту:

I. 1) Has he any new English books?

He hasn’t any new English books.

2) Were there any magazines on his table?

There weren’t any magazines on his table.

3) Can they speak some foreign languages?

They can’t speak some foreign languages.

4) Does he know any engineers of our office?

He doesn’t know any engineers of our office.

5) Did we send any letters to foreign firms yesterday?

We didn’t send any letters to foreign firms yesterday.

6) Did our director receive any documents the day before yesterday?

Our director didn’t receive any documents the day before yesterday.

7) Will they discuss the terms of delivery with them next week?

They won’t discuss the terms of delivery with them next week.

8) Are they having talks with their partners?

They aren’t having talks with their partners.

9) Have they concluded an agreement yesterday?

They haven’t concluded an agreement yesterday.

II.

1) much, any

2) many

3) a little

4) a few, few

5) a little

6) few

7) little, a few

III. a) Pete is writing the word “foreign”.

He has written the word “foreign”.

Pete has written the word “foreign”.

He wrote the word “foreign” a minute ago.

b) Nick is opening the window.

He has opened the window.

Nick has opened the window.

He opened the window a minute ago.

IV. 1) some, no

2) any

3) any

4) some, no

5) any, some

6) any, no

V. Is; is speaking, is speaking, have seen, can (could), believe, have sent, haven’t received, did send, sent, believe, must, think, do require, believe, can (could).

VI. 1) having installation problems

2) when traveling

3) advertising the latest model of the boilers

4) coming into the office, waiting for him

5) when writing a cable.

VII. 1) What goods are you interested in?

We are interested in ….

2) What time have you made an appointment with Mr. Bunin (for)?

I have made an appointment with Mr. Bunin for 5 p.m.

3) What can I do for you?

Could you help me by …?

4) At what price does your company sell power equipment?

We sell it for …

5) What models of boilers are in great demand?

The newest models of boilers are in great demand.

6) What goods can you offer us?

We can offer you ….

7) What terms of shipment are acceptable to you?

April or May is acceptable to us.

8) What goods do you require?

We require …

9) Since when have they done business with Brown and Co.?

Since…

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