Task 1. Answer the questions.

1. Where can the big stores be found?

2. When were they founded?

3. What is special about them?

4. When does Harrods have the sale?

5. Where can you buy cheap goods?

6. What are the most popular big and small shops in your city?

7. Are they situated in the centre of the city?

 

Task 2. Translate into Russian and write the words which they are formed from.

Unfashionable, exception, knowledge, attractive, importance, buildings, carefully, suitable.

 

Task 3. Match the English and Russian equivalents.

goods                       выбор

price                        в наличии

range                        здоровая пища

on offer                    товары

department              цена

enter                        отдел

heath food               войти

 

Task 4. Read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a correct part of the speech.

 Bargain hunting

For the British, bargain hunting is something of an (1 - addict). At least that’s the (2 - conclude) of a recent survey into the nation’s shopping habits. The increasing (3 - popular) of alternative retail outlets, such as second –hand shops and car boots sales is (4 - evident) of this and the main (5 - attract) for shoppers is the chance to pick up a bargain. The (6 - tradition) start of the car boot season is the Springbank Holiday weekend when an (7 - estimate) ten thousand sales are held up and down the country. There are, however, certain minuses to this type of shopping. The chances of buying faulty or (8 - steal) goods is much greater than in a conventional shop, for example. What’s more, (9 - consumer) may not have the full (10 - protect) of the law when they of the law when they are buying second-hand goods, and so may have no one to turn to if they are cheated.

 

Read and translate the text

Marks & Spencer Britain's Favourite Store

Marks & Spencer (or M&S) is Britain's favourite store. Tourists love it too. It attracts a great variety of customers, from housewives to millionaires. The Duchess of York, Dustin Hoffman, and the British Prime Minister are just a few of its famous customers. Last year it made a profit of £529 million, which is more than £10 million a week.

How did it all begin?

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 a 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 M&S all over the world – in America, Canada, Spain, France, Belgium, and Hungary.

What are the best-sellers?

Surprisingly, tastes in food and clothes are international. What sells well in Paris sells just as well in Newcastle. Their best-selling clothes are: for women - jumpers, bras, blazers, dresses and tights, for men - shirts, socks, pyjamas, dressing gowns, and suits for children: underwear and socks. Best-sellers in food include: fresh chickens, bread, vegetables, and sandwiches. Chicken Kiev is internationally the most popular convenience food.

Why is M&S so successful ?

The store bases its business on three principles: good value, good quality, and good service. Also, it changes with the times – once it was all jumpers and knickers. Now it's food, furniture, and flowers as well. Top fashion designers advise on styles of clothes.

 

But 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, and even chiropodists to look after the staff, and all the staff can have lunch for under 40p!

 

Task 5. Write questions for these answers.

1.529 million &

2. 105 years ago.

3. Poland.

4. No, he only had a few things.

5. 564.

6. Because it gives good value, good service and good quality.

7. No, it doesn’t. It sells food and furniture as well.

8. Less than 40 p.

 

Task 6. Use the headings from the text to say in a few words the main points of the text.

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