Ex. 1 Practice aloud the following word combinations from the text.

hate shopping; about shopping; last Saturday; bought some bacon; what they are getting; out themselves; good dinner; place their orders; is therefore; I thought the assistants; went home feeling.

Ex.2 Comprehension questions:

1. What do people who hate shopping do?

2. Why do most housewives do the shopping out themselves?

3. Do all the people think of shopping for provisions in terms of necessity?

 4. What did Alice go shopping for?

5. Is the author a regular customer at one of the big London stores?

6. What is another necessity next to provisions?

Ex.3 Make up questions to the given answers.

1. It saves a lot of time. 2. It is growing more popular. 3. I can't think of it in terms of pleasure. 4. It is buying for clothes. 5. Then and there. 6. At one of the big London stores. 7. A head of cabbage.

Ex. 4 Insert prepositions.

1. Those who hate shopping place their orders … telephone and it saves them a lot … time. 2. Different as people’s feelings … shopping are, you somehow couldn’t think … shopping … provisions … terms … pleasure, you always think … it … terms … necessity. 3. … case you’re not a gourmand, you certainly feel happier just merely window-shopping … an expensive jeweller’s than actually buying a joint … beef … your butcher’s … all your folks at home hoping … a good dinner … their day’s work … an office, school or college. 4. I went … one department … another, … and …, … lifts and … escalators. 5. I am also a regular customer … one … the big London stores. 6. I went … the butcher’s … a small joint … beef.

Ex. 5 Make up sentences of your own using the following word combinations.

a “must” and a pleasure; window-gazing; shopping tours; industrial goods; a summer frock; salesmen and saleswomen; another necessity; to match with; to do shopping; to think of smth in terms of necessity; to get smth for one’s money.

Ex. 6 Enlarge the following:

1. Shopping for me is … 2. To save my time I would like … 3. Some housewives do it themselves because …4. I think of shopping for provisions in terms of … 5. You go to the butcher's for… 6. For a head of cabbage you go … 7. I do my shopping at … 8. Another necessity next to provision is …

Ex. 7 Express your opinion on the following :

1. Shopping: a “must” or a pleasure? 2. Can shopping tours be made a hobby? Why? Why not? 3. Would you like to see what you are getting for your money? 4. Which shop windows do you find most interesting? Why?

 

Text 3

In the Department Store

 

       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 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 water colour. 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.

 

Ex.1. Find and read where it is said about:

the central department store, a shop assistant, the process of making a purchase, the grocer's.

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