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Shopping
Практическое пособие для студентов I курса специальности П.02.07.00 – "Английский язык"
Гомель 2001 Авторы-составители: Потемкина С.А. Ловгач Г.В., Познякова Т.М.,
Рецензенты: Банникова Л.С., доцент, к.п.н.
Рекомендовано к изданию научно-методическим советом Гомельского госуниверситета им. Ф. Скорины
Практическое пособие "Shopping" является частью комплекса практических пособий для I курса факультета иностранных языков специальности "Английский язык". Основная цель – развитие навыков устной и письменной речи студентов. Данное практическое пособие предлагает систему упражнений по обучению диалогической и монологической речи, которые представлены следующим образом: усвоение активного словаря, речевых образцов; усвоение материала текстов, что предполагает использование таких активных форм речевой деятельности, как ролевая игра, диспут, дискуссия. Разговорные формулы должны послужить опорой студенту в построении творческого высказывания.
© Учреждение образования "Гомельский государственный университет имени Франциска Скорины, 2001 год Введение Данное пособие предназначено для студентов I курса факультета иностранных языков специальности "Английский язык". Пособие предлагает ряд текстов для чтения и развития навыков устной речи. При отборе текстов преследовалась цель, с одной стороны, дать образцы высокохудожественной литературы, в которой прослеживаются функционально-стилевые особенности современного английского языка, а с другой стороны, максимально приблизить их к тематике первого курса, чтобы подвести студентов к беседе по теме "Shopping". Параллельно с работой над содержанием текстов изучается активный словарь, куда входит общеупотребительная лексика. Упражнения по развитию навыков устной речи составлены с учетом принципа нарастания трудностей и направлены на формирование устойчивых навыков употребления тематической лексики в разных ситуациях общения. S HOPPING
I. Introductory text. The Big Stores of London 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. They developed in the nineteenth century; they maintain the dignity of that century, yet they are always ready to follow new trends. The big stores of London are vast buildings, many storeys high, equipped with speedy lifts and escalators, with well-planned lighting, ventilation and heating. Departments are carefully named; “Budget Dresses” are really cheap dresses – but no customer likes to be thought of as a “cheap” shopper. The same applies to “Ready-to-wear”; it used to be used for the garments that were not made-to-measure, though now off-the-reg clothes are the rule rather than the exception. “Mother-to-be” or “Lady-in-Wait-ing” will often be found instead of the conventional “Maternity Wear”. Then there are newer words for the new trends in fashion – “Mix-and-Match”, “Unisex”, which are used alongside the more old-fashioned names: “Haberdashery”, “Millinery”, “Gowns”, and sometimes still the words derived from the French – “Mantles” for coats, “Layette” for baby-wear. Another feature of London’s shopping life is the chain-stores, in which the goods are displayed on open counters. A wide variety of goods is offered – chiefly foodstuffs, household goods, clothing and stationery. These chain-stores have branches in most British towns of importance. One very well-known firm of chemists has shops in many parts of London (and elsewhere); here you may buy not only medicines but also cosmetics and toilet supplies. Dairy firms have shops in various parts of London, too, and in these you may buy not only dairy produce but also groceries, soap and household articles. Most of the food stores, called supermarkets, operate on the self-service system: you go in, pick up a basket, walk round the shop and choose what you want. At the exit there is a check-out point; a cash-desk where you pay for all your goods together.
Textiles cotton, printed cotton – хлопок, satin silk (natural, artificial) baize wool cambric all-wool (pure wool) cloth cotton velvet – вельвет tweed worsted ['wustid] – тонкая шерсть nylon plain – однотонный linen – полотно chequered – в клетку velvet – бархат polka dot (dotled) – в горошек suede [sweid], chamois [' mi] – замша to stretch velour [ve'l ] to string striped, pin-striped – в тонкую полоску linen to shrink to be shrink proof (colour-fast, fade-proof, crease-resister) – быть из несадящейся (нелиняющей, немнущейся) ткани
Perfumery
Haberdashery
Baby Clothes ( до 2-х лет) sleeveless – майка playsuit – ползунки two-piece suit – костюмчик hood – шапочка, капюшон jersey dress – вязаное платье
Teenagers' Clothes
Men's Clothes (Men's Wear)
Footwear
Hats
Jewellery
Helpful Words and Phrases closing (opening) time – время закрытия (открытия) магазина to attend (to), to serve – обслуживать to be stock size – иметь стандартную фигуру to take size … gloves – носить … размер перчаток to wear shoes size … - носить размер обуви to be dress size … - носить размер платья to be misfit – плохо сидеть to come into fashion – войти в моду all the vogue ['voug] – крик моды dowdy [d ud ] – непривлекательный to afford – иметь возможность, быть в состоянии, позволить себе can't afford smth, to buy smth – не по средствам что-то купить canned beer – баночное пиво drink gondola ['g nd l ] – стойка с напитками off – licence shop – винный магазин bunch of flowers – букет цветов of grapes – гроздь винограда of parsley – пучок петрушки of keys – связка ключей joint of beer – кусок говядины to stock up – запасаться (продуктами) to sell smth by weight – продавать на вес, поштучно by head
Idiomatic Expressions to pay through the nose – платить бешеные деньги to pay the devil – поплатиться за что-то to pay for one's whistle – дорого заплатить за свою прихоть to pay smb in his own coin – отплатить той же монетой into the bargain – к тому же, в придачу a bargain is a bargain – уговор дороже денег no bargain (sl) – не бы весть что (о непривлекательном человеке) I don't buy if (coll) – не верю (объяснениям), разг. sell one's saddle – впасть в нищету to sell smb short – подводить, продавать кого-то to sell one's rival short – недооценивать противника to buy a pig in a poke – купить кота в мешке
Vocabulary Exercises: At the stationery's. - I'd like some picture postcards. - … - I'd like to have a look at them and I need some writing paper too. - … - I'll take these postcards and that writing paper. Can I get also stamps? - … - Is there a post near by? - …
At the department store. - I'd like to have a pair of woollen trousers. - … - I should like these in grey. Where could I try them on? - … - They are a bit too long. I'll have to try on another size. - … - When would they be ready? - … - Well, then I'll take them.
3. - Could you show me a nice vase? - … - I like this one. How much is it? - … - Well, and let me have this set. How much isit all? - … - All right. You can make one parcel of it.
SHOPPING. SHORT DIALOGUES Read the dialogues, Dramatize them 1. – Will you show me those black shoes? - Leather-soled or rubber-soled? - Those ones, black leather-soled shoes, please. - What size do you wear? - Thirty-eight. - Here you are.
2. - Well, how do I look in this coat? - Very nice indeed. It suits you perfectly. And the material is of high quality. It will wear for years, I am sure. - Isn’t it too loose in the shoulders? - I wouldn’t say that. But you may try (on) a size smaller.
3. - Good morning, madam. What can I do for you? - A pound of apples at one shilling and these oranges for three shillings. - Yes, madam. Wouldn’t you like some peaches? They are so juicy and sweet. Just from the country. - I think I’ll take some. Add half a dozen. - Anything else, madam? - No, thank you.
4. - Excuse me, how do I get to the footwear department? - Straight on end , then right. - Do they sell stockings there, too? - No, stockings are sold at the haberdashery department. This way. Second floor.
5. - Can you show me some blouses, please? - Will that light green one do? - I don’t care much for the colour. It’s rather too loud for me. - Here’s one a shade darker. - Oh, that’s just the thing I’ve been looking for.
6. - How much is that blue striped suit over there? - Let me see . … roubles. - Oh, that’s more than I can afford. I’d like something of the same cut, but cheaper. - Then have a look at this grey one. The quality is excellent for the price. - Can I buy it on hire-purchase? - I am afraid not.
7. - What can I do for you? - I need gloves. - What gloves would you like: leather or suede? - I haven’t made my choice yet. What could you advise? - I think these suede gloves are good. And the colour is very nice. - Thank you and the size is just mine. I’ll buy them.
8. - What would you like, sir? - I need a suit for everyday wear. Can I have a look at this grey suit? - Here you are. It’s size 50. - Can I try it on? - Certainly. The fitting-room is over there.
Text 1. Buying a present My friend will have a birthday party in a week, so I have decided to look for a birthday present for her. I went to the Central Department Store which is situated in the centre of our city. It’s a multistoreyed building where one can get everything in the way of food and manufactured goods. I must confess it was so difficult to make a suitable purchase in such a huge shop with a lot of counters and shelves. When I arrived at the Central Department Store I first admired the window dressing. Then I went along the ground floor and looked into the shop – windows of the grocery, where I could see all kinds of food staffs: meat, fish, tinned food, sausage, fruit, wine, sweets, chocolates, etc. There were some commercial counters on the ground floor and I found myself in a fantastic motley city of different things. Then I went upstairs to the first floor, where I couldn’t help admiring at seeing various goods. There were on sale: haberdashery, stationery, hosiery, leather-wear, knitwear. To tell you the truth, I was impressed by a great choice of silk skirts and shirts, different kinds of frocks and coats, leather boots and shoes, woolen pullovers and sweaters, jeans and suits, jackets and blouses, bags and wallets. There one can get everything in the way of clothes wanted by men, women and children: footwear, knitwear, ready-made clothes, furs, and what not. I admired the cut and the style of a light summer frock. It was the latest fashion and I made up my mind to try it on. A pleasant-looking shop-assistant proposed me to put the frock on and look in the mirror. But unfortunately it was a bit loose on me and did not suit me perfectly. On the second floor of the Department Store I could see all kinds of household utensils: crockery, china, electric appliances, cutlery, pots and pans, vacuum-cleaners, washing-machines, cameras, radio and television sets, computers, stereo cassette recorders and many other things one may want in the house. Besides, there were perfumery, florist’s gift and souvenir departments. The shop-assistant suggested looking at a beautiful water-colour. I liked that nice picture very much and I was sure my friend would like it too. The price of the present was not very high, I must admit. So I have paid the money at the cash-desk. The cashier gave me a receipt and I came up to the shop-assistant with it again. I produced my receipt and obtained a wrapped parcel with a shirt. She thanked me and added they were always glad to see me at their shop. I felt very excited at the thought that I had bought a very nice birthday present and left the shop. On my way home I suddenly remembered that my mother had given me a few errands. We’ve run out of bread and I had to drop in at the baker’s to buy a loaf of white bread, a loaf of brown one, five rolls and half a dozen small cakes. There was a long queue at the grocer’s, but I had nothing to do but stand in the line for half an hour to buy a kilo of sugar and some sausage. Then I bought some fruit (bananas and apples) at the vegetable stall near the bus stop. I was lucky to buy everything I wanted. Frankly speaking. I like to go shopping.
The ESL Supermarket – 1 Directions: In each of the spaces marked X, write one of the following: FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MEATS, DAIRY, BAKERY. Then in any appropriate location, write fifteen of the following. Your partner will ask for their location.
apples cheese paper towels bananas chicken pickles beans coffee pineaplle beef fish potatoes bread grapes soap cake lamb soup candy lettuce tea carrots milk tomatoes
The ESL Supermarket – 2 Directions: Study this plan of a supermarket. Be ready to describe the exact location of the things that partner asks for.
Text 2. Text 3. Some More Shopping For suits of clothes my husband prefers all-round wool in grey of navy-blue. In the department store they always have a broad selection of greys and blues in the line of men’s clothes there. So we got him that grey suit but it was a bit broad in the shoulders and long in the sleeves so they offered some slight alterations free. They took his measurement and asked us to leave his purchase in the shop till the next day, when they delivered it to our place all right. We also got him a tie to match. We had some trouble choosing a pair of quality shoes for our son. He must have overgrown his size. All the shoes that he tried were pinching his toes. But when they offered us a pair a size larger, it fitted him well. We paid for it at the cashier’s counter, and while the bill was being receipted, the assistant ran a ribbon two times round the shoe-box and handed it over to us. On the way back we dropped in a the hosiery department and bought him a pair of nice socks to match. We were perfectly outfitted and went home quite happy. Put 6-8 questions to the text; c) say what else you can buy in big department store. Ex. 7. a) Read the dialogue. Marketing Vera: Good morning, Nina! Nina: Oh, that’s you, Vera! How nice that you have come. V. I haven’t seen you of late so I thought I’d – N. I say, Vera, have you time to go with me to the market? Ma feels unwell and she wants me to do the shopping. V. Why, yes! I am quite free. N. Just wait a minute while I get ready the bag. Where can it be, I wonder? I’ll go and ask – V. It cannot be in the larder, Nina, can it? N. Of course, it must be there. (Comes back with the bag). Well, let’s go. V. Have you taken the money? N. Oh! What a silly I am! Going to the market without a kopeck in my pocket. Nice, indeed! (Goes out and shortly comes back). Well, seems to be all. Come on.
(At the market)
V. What do you want to buy? N. Some meat, eggs, vegetables and some berries. V. Are berries in season now? N. They are. Now, what shall we buy first, vegetables? V. I think so. Where do they deal in vegetables? N. I don’t know. This is the first time I’m out marketing. Over there, it seems. V. Say, Nina, let’s go over to that woman over there. See what a wealth of vegetables she has. N. (To the saleswoman). How do you sell the cabbage, by the head or by the kilogramme? Saleswoman: By the head. Here is a nice head, young lady. N. Show me that one over there, please. S. Here you are. See how firm it is. N. Yes, I shall take it. S. What else would you like? N. A bunch of carrots, please. No, those are overgrown. Give me the bunch next to it. Yes, that one. S. What else, young lady? N. Now pick out ten cucumbers, please. S. Here, please. Right from the garden. Some onions? N. Yes. How do you sell them? S. These – by the tens, and these of the smaller size – by the kilogramme. N. I’ll take ten of these. S. Here you are. N. Thank you.
B) Make up your own dialogues using the previous one as a model.
Text 4. American Supermarkets The shopping centre (when she reached it) was all that she could wish for. There was a Woolworth’s, and a hardware store that sold every kind of nail the world had ever made, a florist where she bought her plants, a drugstore with a soda fountain where she treated herself to banana splits, and finally the supermarket. (Which she did not think she would ever cease to enjoy, however long she lived in America.) The supermarket has become one of the natural phenomena of American life. It would be a small and backward village indeed that did not have one. Children are brought up to it and never know the friendly tea and biscuit smell of a corner grocery. The first time Christine ventured into her local supermarket she thought she was in heaven. She took her little wirebasket on wheels and pushed it round, gaping at the thousands of tins on the shelves, at the vegetable freshly washed and wrapped in cellophane, the deep-freeze locker where you could get whole meals all ready to be thawed out and eaten, and the butcher’s glass – fronted refrigerator with pork chops, lamb chops, legs of veal. breasts of chicken and crimson rounds of the kind of steaks Christine had long since forgotten. Soon, however, she had to curb her enthusiasm. She had to, because she was spending too much. The prices were terrifying. When you got to the cash register at the end of the store where the incredibly quick man reckoned up the contents of your basket, the final sum that sprang up on the till was always more than you expected.
Text 5. Universam – a Supermarket When you come to the “Universam” supermarket, you see the following picture. A huge sales floor with pretty pyramids of goods, a lavish assortment of groceries, bakery and confectionery goods, canned vegetables, fruit and dairy products; wines, spirits, mineral water, juices and syrups. Perishables – cold meats, meat fish, milk and all dairy products – are kept in special reach-in refrigerator units. Fresh vegetables, fruit and citrus fruits are displayed in trolleys. There is a special stand with all sorts of household knick-knacks, where every housewife is-bound to buy something. There is a large range of baby foods. The smallest customers, who are led by the hand or sit importantly on special benches or in the trolleys where mother or father deposit their purchases, have not been forgotten. Each item has a label which indicates the date, price, weight and cost. The automatic tills determine the cost of purchases and the amount of change in a flash. A large number of items on sale, the open display of goods, the possibility to buy everything in one shop and the swift service draw customers to such shops from the day they opened. The equipment on the sales floor, the packaging departments and in the storage premises is of the latest design. The optical and electronic scales have stepped up immeasurably the process of weighing a purchase, and determining the cost of a given weight. The special vacuum packaging ensures that foods retain their quality and look, up to 5 days, unimpaired. All the goods are prepared for sale in the packaging departments which are separated from the sales floor by windows, i.e., the customers can see the process. The population of the district is very pleased with such new shops.
Ex. 1. Questions on the text: 1. What is a "Universam"? 2. What can you say about the assortment of goods in "universam" supermarkets? 3. Where are perishables kept? Fresh vegetables and fruit? 4. What is attached to every item you buy there? 5. How do automatic tills help the cashiers? 6. What scales are used to weigh a purchase and determine its cost? 7. What helps the foods sold there retain their quality and look unimpaired for 5 days? 8. What draws customers to such shops?
Ex. 2. What do you think about the following points of view: 1. Many factors make "universam" supermarkets popular with customers (find some facts in the text and say what you think about the advantages of supermarkets and what is your opinion of them). 2. Supermarkets are stocked with a very wide range of goods (again find some facts in the text and say what you bought at a supermarket, to prove it).
Ex. 3. Describe your visit to a supermarket. Use the following words and phrases: to go to a supermarket to buy …; to be back soon; not to have been there for more than 30 minutes; it's one of the best things about them; had I gone to half a dozen different shops I would have taken much longer; not to be overcrowded; brightly lit; well laid out; there is plenty of room for the customers to walk about; to move along the aisles of goods; to push one's little cart (or to carry a basket in one's hand); to fill it with packets; a few assistants; there is no need for many assistants; ready-packed; the goods are tidily arranged on trays and long shelves; the shelves are well stocked with a very wide selection of attractively packed goods; the goods are within easy reach; the price is printed on every packet; the prices are clearly marked; the assistants fill up (the) shelves and cases that become empty; They see that everything has a price stamped on it. Text 6. Are you safe with money? If your answer is (a), you are probably impulsive and imaginative with a gift for enjoying yourself. The enjoyment is probably worth a lot, but you may lose in other ways. You probably buy something that you will lose interest in very quickly, that isn't really what you want or very good value for money. If you are like this, try this experiment: On the days you haven't any money to spend, take time to look around at what is available, and read articles about things you are likely to want to buy in the future. Then you will have some idea of what is good value before you rush out and buy. Score 1. This advice also holds good if your answer was (b) or (c), so that when it comes to the point of actually buying something, you know what is available. You are more likely to get good value and choose wisely, because you give yourself more time. Score 2 each.
Weekend shopping If (a), then you are strong minded, unlikely to be suddenly tempted by special offers and displays and can probably make a budget work. But you may miss a real bargain or a lot of fun if you are too rigid. Score 3. Answer (b)? Watch what it is that makes you change your mind. Are you pleased you did when you get home, or rather cross about it? Did you get a real bargain or a pig in a poke? Remember the supermarket is specially designed to tempt you and make you buy all sorts of things you don't really want. There may even be background music to put you in a melting mood. You are probably just the sort of customer they hope to get! Score 2. Answer (c)? You could either be a very skilful and experienced shopper, or a very careless one. An experienced housewife, for example, would know the local shops and go out to see what they have in stock that she could use. Food in season is fresh and often cheap – and she would recognize it and know how to prepare it. She would also know the prices of things very well and would immediately recognize good value. Experience of knowing how much to spend on each item would make it possible for her to budget as she went along: a little extravagance on one item could be saved on another. If you reckon you could be this kind of clever shopper. Score 4. On the other hand, if you haven't a clue about prices, or what is in season or where to shop for good value, and are just being careless and lazy in not making a list, score 1.
How super is a supermarket? In practice, where you shop will depend on where you live, how much time you have and what shops are available. But what will suit you best will depend on what kind of person you are too. For example, (a) the supermarket; this is very convenient if you are working as well as shopping for a family, because you can buy everything you need from the one shop. There will also be a very good choice, as the shop has enough space to carry a large stock. You can take your time choosing what you want and have a good look round, because you are serving yourself. You can compare prices, too. Usually the standard of hygiene is high and the food will be fresh and wrapped. If you haven't made a shopping list, you are still unlikely to forget anything, as everything is displayed. A machine will add up the prices when you reach the exit, but you should nevertheless check that the items have been correctly entered on the slip of paper that is your bill. When you are at home check the goods and the prices again. Do this as you unpack them if you want to keep an account. If you find you have overspent when you are at the paying counter, you can return some of the goods. If you know what you want and choose a time of day when you won't have to queue too long to pay, you can do all your shopping very quickly. As most supermarkets are large and buy in bulk, they can afford to offer many genuine bargains and cut prices from time to time. What about the disadvantages? In a supermarket it is very easy to overspend and buy much more than you set out to do. There are unlikely to be any helpful assistants to advise you if you cannot make up your mind – it's all very impersonal. You may find yourself falling for bargains which turn out not to be bargains at all prices may be marked down, but unless you know how much you would pay elsewhere, you cannot tell whether it is a saving or not. Buying something you don't really want because there is a free artificial flower or plastic cup given away with it is unlikely to be a bargain. Then there is so much displayed and sometimes such a wealth of choice can be confusing – where can you begin? Or if you only want to buy flour and potatoes, it may be difficult to find them – they are likely to be tucked away at the back of the shop. You may even find that going into a large supermarket which has music playing in the background and lavish displays of tempting goods is like entering a dream world – and that you only wake up when you get to the cash register and ring up a large bill!
Buying from barrows Perhaps you prefer (b), the street market. This is a place for browsing and enjoying the sights, sounds and smells. A good place, probably, for buying fresh, locally-produced food and flowers. A good place for looking for odds ends that you may not be able to find in ordinary shops – but keep your with about you, for there's sure to be a lot of junk. When you get to know a market, you will discover which stall holders are reliable and sell good produce at reasonable prices.
Meet your friends here If you come from the country, or just out of town, choice (c), the local general shop, is probably the one you are familiar with. Where buses to town are not all that frequent the local shop provides all the essential goods needed by the local community together with a very personal service. The shopkeeper will know the family and will like to exchange news when you go to buy. And there you will meet all your neighbours, who enjoy a chat while waiting to be served. It's unlikely that you will be able to shop in a hurry, but you will probably be able to telephone an order from home and have it delivered. The shop may be open on Sundays and in the evenings as well. Your family's likes and dislikes will be very well known, so your friend, the shopkeeper, will always let you know when he has the kind of cheese you like or a good piece of ham. On the whole he is likely to have fewer bargains and a smaller choice of stock than larger shops in town, but he offers a very personal and convenient service ti his customers who would otherwise have to spend bus fares going into town and have the bother of carrying a large load. As a regular customer, you will probably have the convenience of an account and pay him once a month.
Take your choice You may enjoy a visit to town more, and if you prefer (d), the High Street or main shopping centre, you will have a large choice of shops and goods. If you have time, you can look in all the windows and visit several shops, comparing prices and quality. As you get to know your own High Street, you will discover which shop is best for particular things. It is not always the most expensive-looking shops that charge the most. Sometimes these shops nave items that you can't buy anywhere else – special cheeses or jams, for instance. Not all the cut-price shops really cut prices – it's up to you find out what prices are generally. Through experience you will learn where you are likely to get the freshest food – in the supermarket, with its large turnover of stock, or perhaps at a market stall which may sell locally-produced vegetables.
Whichever answer you gave to this question could be the best one for you and could help you to find out something about yourself and where and how you are most likely to shop wisely. Score 3 for any answer.
Do you like changes? If you answered (a), you may be lucky, but the chances are that you will discover when you know more about it that there are models which would have suited your purpose better – and they may even be cheaper, too. Try looking around more. Score 1. Answer (b)? This is a wiser way of going about it. Finding out all you can about the purchase before you buy – from magazine articles, advertisements (though remember they are biased), literature published by an independent body like the Consumers' Association, which publishes WHICH? and, perhaps most effective of all, talking to people who have been using the product you hope to buy and can give you first-hand experience – this pre-shopping preparation well all go a long way towards ensuring that you get what you want and the best your money can buy. Score 3. Answer (c)? Provided your sales assistant really knows his subject, this could be a good way of finding the best buy for you. Only you, of course, know what you really want and how you will use it, and an assistant can't answer questions you don't ask him – so it is a good idea to explore the market for yourself if possible. But, if you asked his advice, the shopkeeper does have some responsibility in law for what you buy being suitable for your purpose. Score 2.
Buying clothes If you answered (a), you certainly do take chances and would have to be very lucky indeed for this to work. If you are a stock size and know what suits you, perhaps you would be satisfied, but it's hardly worth risking. Some shops will exchange garments that do not fit you after you have tried them on at home. Score 1.
Value If we are buying some big item that has to last a long time, we cannot afford to make a mistake. We often learn by hard experience, but there are many precautions we can take and tips we can learn to make sure that we receive value for our money and choose what we really want.
Best buyers We all buy things – occasionally something exciting that we have been wanting for a long time, more often rather dull, routine things that we need for everyday living. In both cases we want to enjoy spending our money and have satisfaction from the purchases. We want the best we can get; no one wants to feel cheated or that money has been wasted. It is worth taking a little trouble to learn to be a clever and contented shopper.
Text 7. FASHION Fashion is an entirely unnecessary and yet delightful detail of human life. No one could contend that a person who did not follow the fashion was lacking in any great mental or moral quality; yet to be in the fashion has given joy in age after age, not only to the women who are thus up-to-date in the costume, but to the men who behold them. As a rule, men’s attitude towards women’s fashion is one of amused tolerance. They pretend that they are unable to detect the nice distinctions between the latest model from Paris and a dress that is hopelessly out of date. But they are in reality just as eager to conform to the popular idea of what is and what is not worn. But men’s fashions change slowly, and men, unlike women, like to be the last to leave an old fashion rather than the first to embrace a new. They have no desire either, that their womenfolk should be in the very front rank of fashion. It would make them embarrassed to be seen in public with a woman who was wearing something which caused every eye to be turned upon her. But they like their wives to be dressed as most other women are dressed. Fashion is an arbitrary mistress to whom most women are slaves, but though her mandates are often unreasonable and not seldom absurd, she is followed willingly, for the reward she offers is that sense of adventure and variety which is the spice of life.
Ex. 1. Find English equivalents to the following: Совершенно бесполезная и все же восхитительная деталь никто не смог бы утверждать из поколения в поколение; созерцать; не в состоянии различить; подчиниться мнению; первыми броситься в объятия новому; их женщины; быть в первых рядах моды; приводить в смущение; притягивать к себе каждый взгляд; капризная владычица; награда; ощущение приключения и разнообразия; изюминка жизни.
Text 8. I'm Addicted to shopping from home! Ex. 1. Answer the questions: 1. Do you like to go shopping? Why? 2. Are you always satisfied with the shops you visit? 3. How would you like to improve the process of shopping?
Ex. 2. Read the text. Shopping from your living room used to be decidedly unglamorous. But with the explosion of top quality catalogues, the Internet and TV shopping channels, That's not the case any more … Ali Quinn 38, from Surbiton, Surrey, is married to Paddy, 50. She's a community nurse and they have two children.
My nickname at home is Catalogue Quinn. Paddy thins it's hilarious that I'm so addicted to catalogue shopping. Before we married five years ago, I wasn't the least bit interested in any of the catalogue that arrive with the weekend papers. Now, though, Paddy throws them across the room to me and I spend the next half-hour fantasying about what I can buy from McCord or The Costwold Company. As I was working long hours, this was easier said than done. I didn't have time to wander around the shops – and if I had, I'd never have found all the wonderful things I've now bought from catalogue land. Since having children my life has been so chaotic and I'm so short of time that I scour the catalogues for anything that will help simplify things. I also do virtually all my gift shopping from catalogues. The only things I don't buy from catalogues are my own clothes. I used to but I found that they often didn't fit the way I wanted them to, so now I force myself to go clothes shopping. But the children's clothes come from catalogues and I even bought a sofa from Argos catalogue because it saved Paddy and me from spending our day off together trekking around department stores. Maybe one day I'll convert to Internet shopping but there's something special about being able to curl up in an armchair with a catalogue on your knees, your shopping list in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.
Val Moody, 57, from Peterborough, is married to Brian, 56. The couple have two grown-up children. I've always been a shopaholic – I get a real thrill out buying something new and I can't help buying on implulse if I see something that really takes my fancy. But four years ago I had major surgery on my back and I was laid up in bed for several weeks. I was so bored that the only things I could do to fill the time was flick between TV channels. Then one day while I was doing this, I discovered the world of TV shopping and since then, I haven't looked back. Even though I'm now back on my feet, I'm still a total TV shopping addict. I spend at least three hours a day watching the shopping channels, Ideal World TV, and I shell out around 5000 pounds a month on goods I've seen advertised on it. We don't have a mortgage to pay but my daughter Lisa thinks I'm mad. She asked the other day why I've bought myself another bread maker I explained that the one I've already got (also bought from TV shopping) takes two hours to make bread and this new one takes just 58 minutes. I couldn't resist it. The great thing is that, unlike departments stores where the assistants never seem to know anything about the products they are selling, on TV you get a complete demonstration of the item before you buy it. I'm always on the lookout for more new cleaning equipment – we've got four Great Danes, a small dog and four cats. So far I've bought six vacuum cleaners and a fantastic steam cleaner that does everything from curtain and carpets to work. Surfaces and the oven! My husband is a plumber and he always needs new tools. They come up for sale on the TV a lot, so I duy him anything useful I see. I've never been a browser and I can't understand anyone who goes window shopping when the shops are closed. Why bother if you can't buy anything? No, for me the buzz is in the purchase and if it's a bargain, I've got to have it.
Sharon Burns, 27, from Woking in Surrey, is a marketing director. She's engaged to Kieron, 28.
Without the Internet, I'd be the world's worst shopper. I used to work in the West End of London but I found it so sterssful at lunchtimes trying to beat my way through the crowds, make a halfway decent purchase and get back to may office in time, that I gave up altogether. Then, about four years ago, I discovered the Internet shopping and I was hooked. I started by buying books and CDs for my mum. She lives in Coventry and sending presents to her was always a hassle. But by shopping online, I could get gifts directly to her – and I could afford to buy more too because prices were so competitive. I then started doing all my food shopping online. Having worked in finance in the past, I know your credit details are safer on the Net than over the phone, so I've never had any qualms about that. I shop every week at Tesco's website – it only takes a few minutes to do and my groceries are delivered to my kitchen, saving me trouble of having to lug them upstairs to my second-floor flat. People wonder how I can bear to let someone else choose my vegetables and fruit. What if they're bruised or overripe? Well, I get round that by making fussy notes on every order, I even state the sell-by date I want. I've bought everything from theatre tickets and holidays to Kieron's engagement present online. One thing I'm still waiting for is an online clothes facility that will tempt me away from old-fashioned department stores. So far I haven't plucked up the courage to buy clothes online because I know that if they don't fit I'll have to deal with returning them. But I've dipped my toes in the water by visiting a shoe website, so I'm sure it's just a matter of time before I finally take the plunge! Ex. 3. Think of the possible attributes to the word "shopping". (catalogue, gift, clothes, Internet, TV, window, food, online)
Ex.4. In the text find the phrases synonymous to the following ones: Appealing, attractive (glamorous), to stop (to give up), to be involved (to be hooked) to do smth without being able to stop wanting to ( to be addicted to) to make things easier (to simplify), to go window shopping (to wander around the shops), to be pressed for time (to be short of time), to doubt (to have qualms), smth that I like very much (smth that really takes my fancy), to make smb do what you want (to get round).
Ex. 5. Find in the text the words and phases: Фактически, скоротать время, тащить сумки наверх, перехитрить, собраться с духом, тщательно просматривать каталоги, легче сказать, чем сделать, рекламировать, покупать одежду по компьютеру.
Ex. 6. Translate from English into Russian: Paddy thinks it's hilarious that I'm so addicted to catalogue shopping. … this was easier said than done. I didn't have time to wander around shops. I scour the catalogues for anything that will help simplify things. … it saved Paddy and me from spending our day off together trekking around department stores. Maybe one day I'll convert to Internet shopping. I can't help buying on impulse if I see smth that really takes my fancy. … on TV you get a complete demonstration of the item before you buy it. They (new tools) come up for sale on the TV a lot … … for me the buzz is in the purchase and if it's a bargain, I've got to have it. … but I found it so stressful at lunchtimes trying to beat my way through the crowds, make a halfway decent purchase and get back to my office in time, that I gave it up. I discovered the Internet shopping and I was hooked. I shop every week at Tesco's website. What if they are bruised or overripe? Well, I get round that by making fussy notes on every order, I even state the sell-by date I want. So far I haven't plucked up courage to buy clothes on line because I know that if they don't fit I'll have to deal with returning them.
Ex. 7. Explain in your own words: Shopaholic, mortgage, browser, it's a bargain, I coudn't resist it, to make a halfway decent purchase, shopping online, prices are competitive.
Ex. 8. Give the Russian equivalent to the following phrase. Think of your own situation where you can use it. I've dipped my toes in the water …
Ex. 9. Think of the sentences with the phrases: To wander around the shop, .. help to simplify things, to convert to Internet shopping, I can't help buying on impulse, TV shopping, I couln't resist, It's a bargain, to make a halfway decent purchase, shopping online, state the sell-by date, to pluck up the courage to buy clothes online, to have qualms about, to take fancy.
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Know Your Rights Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy. Most people dislike making a fuss. However, when you are shopping, it is important to know your rights. The following extract is taken from a leaflet produced by the British "Office of Fait Trading", and it gives advice to consumers. Your rights when buying goods When you buy something from a shop, you are making a contract. This contract means that it's up to the shop – not the manufacturer – to deal with your complaints if the goods are not satisfactory. What do we mean by satisfactory? The goods must not be broken or damaged and must work properly. This is known as "merchantable quality". A sheet, say. which had a tear in it, or a clock that didn't go when you wound it would not pass this test. The goods must be as described – whether on the pack or by the salesman. A hairdryer which the box says is blue should not turn out to be pink; a pair of shoes the salesman says is leather should not be plastic. The goods should be fit for their purpose. This means the purpose for which most people buy those particular goods. If you wanted something for a special purpose, you must have said exactly what for. If, for instance, the shop assures you that a certain glue will mend broken china and it doesn't you have a right to return it. If the shop sells the faulty goods, it has broken its side of the bargain. If things go wrong. If goods are faulty when you first inspect or use them, go back to the shop, say that you cancel the purchase and ask for a complete refund. If you prefer, you can accept a repair or replacement. If the goods break down through no fault of yours, after you have used them for a time, you may still be entitled to some compensation. In some cases it would be reasonable to expect a complete refund – if, for instance, without misuse your shoes came apart after only one day's wear, or your washing machine irreparably broke down after only three wash days. But if your washing machine worked perfectly for a while and then broke, you could only expect some of the purchase price back. You and the supplier must negotiate a reasonable settlement. You need never accept a credit note for faulty goods. If you do so, then later find you do not want anything else in the shop or store, you may not get your money back. If you have to spend money as a direct result of goods being faulty, you can also claim this from the shop. You could, for example, claim the cost of using a laundry while the washing machine wasn't working. But you must keep such expenses down to a minimum.
There are four golden rules: 1. Examine the goods you buy at once. If they are faulty, tell the seller quickly. 2. Keep any receipts you are given. If you have to return something, the receipt will help to prove where and when you bought it. 3. Don't be afraid to complain. You are not asking a favour to have faulty goods put right. The law is on your side. 4. Be persistent (buy not aggressive). If your complaint is justified, it is somebody's responsibility to put things right. Remember You can't complain about defects that were pointed out to you, or that you could reasonably have been expected to notice.
Stop using the item as soon as you discover a fault. You are not entitled to compensation if you simply change your mind about wanting the goods.
Projects. I. Study the layout of the supermarkets in your town: then draw a diagram of a supermarket, marking the arrangements of the display. Say why you have put things where they are. If you were in charge of the supermarket, is there anything else you would do to attract customers and make them buy things? II. Try to make a collection of guarantees, say for a lawn mower, electric fire, washing machine, electric kettle, electric blanket, clock – and any other guaranteed goods. Study the guarantees and decide whether they are good and worth having, or whether they are worthless or even, perhaps, deprive the shopper of his rights under Common Law. III. Collect from as many people as possible their tips for economizing when shopping. Put them in a notebook and add any ideas of your own. IV. Choose an article you would like to buy one day, say a tape recorder, electric iron, transistor radio, washing machine, or something similar. Find out all you can about the products available: the different prices, advantages and disadvantages of each particular model, reputation for reliability, after-purchase servicing, etc. Do this by every possible means – collect advertisements, look in shops and ask shop assistants, find magazine articles and obtain information from newspapers, reference books and the Consumers Association publications. Having collected all the information, say which model you would choose and why. V. At the end of your advertising scrapbook, give your opinion of a good advertisement, and design one yourself for a product of your choice.
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Потемкина Светлана Алексеевна Ловгач Галина Владимировна, Познякова Татьяна Михайловна,
SHOPPING
Практическое пособие по практике устной и письменной речи для студентов I курса специальности П.02.07.00 – «Английский язык»
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Shopping
Практическое пособие для студентов I курса специальности П.02.07.00 – "Английский язык"
Гомель 2001 Авторы-составители: Потемкина С.А. Ловгач Г.В., Познякова Т.М.,
Рецензенты: Банникова Л.С., доцент, к.п.н.
Рекомендовано к изданию научно-методическим советом Гомельского госуниверситета им. Ф. Скорины
Практическое пособие "Shopping" является частью комплекса практических пособий для I курса факультета иностранных языков специальности "Английский язык". Основная цель – развитие навыков устной и письменной речи студентов. Данное практическое пособие предлагает систему упражнений по обучению диалогической и монологической речи, которые представлены следующим образом: усвоение активного словаря, речевых образцов; усвоение материала текстов, что предполагает использование таких активных форм речевой деятельности, как ролевая игра, диспут, дискуссия. Разговорные формулы должны послужить опорой студенту в построении творческого высказывания.
© Учреждение образования "Гомельский государственный университет имени Франциска Скорины, 2001 год Введение Данное пособие предназначено для студентов I курса факультета иностранных языков специальности "Английский язык". Пособие предлагает ряд текстов для чтения и развития навыков устной речи. При отборе текстов преследовалась цель, с одной стороны, дать образцы высокохудожественной литературы, в которой прослеживаются функционально-стилевые особенности современного английского языка, а с другой стороны, максимально приблизить их к тематике первого курса, чтобы подвести студентов к беседе по теме "Shopping". Параллельно с работой над содержанием текстов изучается активный словарь, куда входит общеупотребительная лексика. Упражнения по развитию навыков устной речи составлены с учетом принципа нарастания трудностей и направлены на формирование устойчивых навыков употребления тематической лексики в разных ситуациях общения. S HOPPING
I. Introductory text. The Big Stores of London 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. They developed in the nineteenth century; they maintain the dignity of that century, yet they are always ready to follow new trends. The big stores of London are vast buildings, many storeys high, equipped with speedy lifts and escalators, with well-planned lighting, ventilation and heating. Departments are carefully named; “Budget Dresses” are really cheap dresses – but no customer likes to be thought of as a “cheap” shopper. The same applies to “Ready-to-wear”; it used to be used for the garments that were not made-to-measure, though now off-the-reg clothes are the rule rather than the exception. “Mother-to-be” or “Lady-in-Wait-ing” will often be found instead of the conventional “Maternity Wear”. Then there are newer words for the new trends in fashion – “Mix-and-Match”, “Unisex”, which are used alongside the more old-fashioned names: “Haberdashery”, “Millinery”, “Gowns”, and sometimes still the words derived from the French – “Mantles” for coats, “Layette” for baby-wear. Another feature of London’s shopping life is the chain-stores, in which the goods are displayed on open counters. A wide variety of goods is offered – chiefly foodstuffs, household goods, clothing and stationery. These chain-stores have branches in most British towns of importance. One very well-known firm of chemists has shops in many parts of London (and elsewhere); here you may buy not only medicines but also cosmetics and toilet supplies. Dairy firms have shops in various parts of London, too, and in these you may buy not only dairy produce but also groceries, soap and household articles. Most of the food stores, called supermarkets, operate on the self-service system: you go in, pick up a basket, walk round the shop and choose what you want. At the exit there is a check-out point; a cash-desk where you pay for all your goods together.
Ex. 2. Comprehension questions. 1. What kinds of stores are the features of London’s shopping life? 2. Why are the big stores of London called a mixture of tradition and modernity? 3. Why are the departments in the stores carefully named? 4. Which stores have branches in most British towns of importance? 5. What is characteristic of the British chemist’s and dairy shops? 6. How do supermarkets operate?
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