The Lord and Lady Department Store

A Bad Day

Monday is not my best day, and last Monday was worstof all. I woke up late, so I tried to hurry. I didn't want to be late to work. First, I burned my breakfast, so I couldn't eat it. Then I got coffee on my blouse and I had to change it. While I was washing the dishes, I broke a plate.

I left the house at 8.45 am. But I forgot my bag, so I had to go home to get it. Of course, I was late to work. The boss didn't say any­thing but he was looking at me all the time.

At noon I wanted to relax. I went out to buy some new clothes. I was trying on blouses when I looked at my watch. It was 1.00 p.m. I would be late to work again. I forgot to take off the store's blouse and put on my own. I dropped my blouse on the table and started to leave wearing a new blouse. The clerk called, "Hey, lady. Aren't you going to pay for it?" My face was really red. Everyone looked at me.

I paid for the blouse. It was already 1.15 p.m. I didn’t go back to work. I went straight home and got into bed. It was the only safe place for me that day.

2.24. Read the passages below and discuss some department stores of your town in a small group: which of them have the best stock, the best location, the best staff, etc.

Bob's Bargain Department Store

Bob’s Bargain Department Store is the cheapest store in town. However, even though it’s the cheapest, it isn’t the most popular. People don’t shop there very often because the products are bad. In fact, some people say the products are the worst in town. The furniture isn’t very comfortable. The clothes aren’t very modern. The appliances aren’t very dependable. Besides that, the location isn’t very convenient, and the salespeople aren’t very helpful. That’s why people don’t often shop at Bob’s Bargain Department Store, even though it’s the cheapest in town.

The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good products. In fact, some people say the products there are the best in town.

They sell the most comfortable furniture, the most modern clothes, the most dependable appliances and the best TV and DVD-players. And besides that, their location is the most convenient, and their salespeople are the most helpful in town. However, even though the Lord and Lady Department Store is the best store in town, people don’t often shop there because it’s the most expensive.

2.25. Imagine that you are at a store and need one of the things in the pictures below, but you don’t know the English word for it (or it has just slipped your mind). Explain to a partner (who is a shop-assistant at the moment) what you need without using the name of the object or your hands.

2.26. a) Read the following dialogues, paying attention to the words in bold. b) Compare the way of buying foodstuffs in English-speaking countries and Russia. c) Make up similar dialogues with a partner, changing some items from the original dialogue.

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