Exercise 3. 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?

Exercise 4. Find in the text equivalents to the following words and phrases.

I) Характерная черта; 2) сочетание старого и нового; 3) новые направления в моде; 4) многоэтажные здания; 5) продуманно названные; 6) " экономичное платье"; 7) общепринятый; 8) старомодный; 9) выставлять; 10) широкий выбор товаров; II) филиал, значительные города; 12) молокозаводы; 13) фармацевтическая фирма; 14) туалетные принадлежности; 15) хозяйственные товары; 16) работать по принципу самообслуживания; 17) контрольный пункт.

 

Exercise 5. Make up questions to which the following sentences might be the answers.

 

1. These are stores where a wide variety of goods is offered-displayed on open counters.

2. You may also find it at the local chemist's.

3. Most of the big department stores are to be found in or near the
West End.

4. They sell cheap dresses there.

5. You pay for all your goods together at the exit.

6. In this department they sell clothes suitable for both sexes.

7. I think you should try the local chain store. They have the same supply as in London.

Exercise 6. Answer the following questions using active vocabulary.

 

1. What do we buy at dairy shop?

2. What do we buy at greengrocer's?

3. What do we buy at florist's?

4. What do we buy at confectionary shop?

5. What do we buy at second-hand shop?

6. What do we buy at baker's?

7. What do we buy at perfumery dept.?

8. What do we buy at fishmonger's

9. What do we buy at hosiery dept.

10. What do we buy at drug store?

11. What do we buy at camera shop?

12. What do we buy at bookshop?

13. Do you have any department store near your house?

14. Where do you prefer shopping?

15. What departments do you often visit? What’s your favorite? What do you buy there?

16. When does the closest department store close (open)? Does it work on Sunday?

17. What size do you take in hats?

18. What’s your favourite colour?

19. Do you eat meat or are you a vegetarian?

20. Is it a problem for you to buy a good piece of meat?

21. What size do you take in gloves?

22. What kind of meat do you prefer?

23. Do you take a size smaller or your normal size when you buy a pair of jeans?

24. What colours do you think never match?

25. Do you always match the colour of your lipstick and the colour of your nail polish; the colour of your hand-bag and the colour of your shoes and so on?

26. What size do you take in shoes?

 

Exercise 7. Match the sentences in the first column with their translation in the second column:

 

I want to buy a hand-bag (some records).	Я хочу купить дамскую сумочку (пластинки).
I need a dress (a pair of gloves, some socks).	Мне нужна шляпа к этому платью.
Will they stretch by wearing?	Вы производите переделки бесплатно?
What is the rouble worth today?	Разверните, пожалуйста. Я хочу посмотреть, что Вы мне дали.
The prices on fruit are going down.	Взвесьте, пожалуйста, еще раз.
They have been kept too long.	Это много хуже того, что у Вас в витрине.
Please show me a piece that is free from bone.	Сейчас это пользуется большим спросом.
No, they are fresh gathered.	Эта шляпа оправдывает свои цену.
Set your own price.	Простите, но это не то, что я хочу.
The price is indicated on the price ticket.	Я думаю, что это подойдет мне лучше всего.
Where is the Currency Exchange desk?	Позвольте мне примерить это пальто (платье).
Show me those high-heeled shoes.	Оно Вам как раз впору.
I bought it second-hand.	Оно сидит на мне мешковато не так ли?
What make are these shoes?	Оно слишком висит.
I think this one will suit me best.	Оно морщит в плечах.
Don't you think that the coat is a little too small (large)?	Я не могу застегнуть пальто оно очень тесное.
That's about the thing I am looking for.	Оно режет подмышками.
There is a very poor choice of ties in that shop.	Мне бы хотелось что-нибудь менее кричащее.
Do you do (the) alterations free of charge?	Мне нужны черные ботинки на шнурках.
This hat is worth every penny it costs.	Покажите мне эти туфли на высоких каблуках.
Where do you sell books?	Чьего производства (какой модели) эти туфли?
Where can I receive my purchases?	Есть у Вас босоножки?
Let me try the coat (dress) on.	Есть ли у Вас подобные туфли, но на кожаной подошве?
It fits you like a glove.	Я хочу что-нибудь более модное.
It hangs оn mе, doesn't it?	Это вошло в моду недавно.
It's too floppy.	Это вышло из моды.
There's a wrinkle across the shoulder.	Не кажется ли Вам, что пальто немного мало (великовато)?
I can't button up the coat, it's too tight.	Это, пожалуй, то, что я ищу.
I have run short (run out) of—.	В этом магазине очень маленький выбор галстуков
I always draw up a shopping list.	Надеюсь, что и носиться они будут не хуже.
They have a wide choice of —at that shop.	Мне нужно что-то подобное.
I want a hat to match this dress.	Где я могу получить свои покупки?
This is in great demand (request) now.	У меня кончился...
I hope they'll wear as well as they look.	Я всегда составляю список необходимых продуктов.
Where is the book for complaints?	В этом магазине большой выбор...
I want something more stylish.	Скажите свою цену.
The shoe hurts me.	Нет, они совсем недавно сорваны.
I cannot pull the boot on.	Цена указана на этикетке.
It has come into fashion recently.	Я купил это подержанным.
I should like a pair of black laced boots.	Я достал это даром.
Unwrap it, please.	Где пункт обмена валюты?
Put it on the scales again. It hurts me under the armpit.	Ногам очень удобно в этих туфлях.
This is much worse than what you have in the show-case.	Цены на фрукты снижаются.
Have you any bare-heeled shoes?	Они хранились слишком долго.
Have you any like these, but with leather soles?	Где у Вас продаются книги?
It has gone out of fashion. (It has ceased to be fashionable.)	Туфля жмет.
I want something like this.	Она давит на палец (жмет в пальцах).
I got it for nothing.	Я не могу натянуть ботинок.
I want to see what you have given me.	Они растянутся при носке?

 

Exercise 8. Make up a dialogue.

 

Situation 1: You are a very capricious and rather rude customer. You are looking for something special but don’t know what. Your partner is a shop-assistant who really wants to sell couple things to you…

Useful phrases:

to persuade – убеждать

to give in to persuasion – поддаваться на уговоры

to give a piece of advice – советовать

persistent, bothersome-навязчивый

Situation 2: You want to buy a dress. You don’t have much time for try-ons. You’re rather polite but the shop assistant is busy with other clients. Draw his attention and ask him to help you to make a choice.

 

Situation 3: You work as a shop- assistant in a fitting-room. Different people ask your advice or help. The remarks are given in Russian, so your partner is to translate them into English and you are to answer him.

- Мне нравится это платье. Где я могу его примерить? - …

- Вы берете деньги за примерку? - …

- Извините, я сломала молнию на юбке и не могу снять ее. Помогите мне, пожалуйста. - …

- У вас есть зеркало побольше этого? - …

- Как на мне сидят брюки? – а) Они Вам как раз впору. Ваши действия;

б) Они сидят на Вас мешковато/ слишком свободно. Ваши действия;

в) Мне кажется, они Вам немного маловаты. Это не Ваш размер. Ваши действия;

г) Они Вам очень идут. Ваши действия.

- Мне кажется, что в этом пальто я похожа на настоящее пугало. - …

- Девушка взяла 5 вещей на примерку, а вернула только 4. – разыграйте ситуацию.

Situation 4. On week - end you are going to the country with your friends for barbeque (shish kebab). You are to buy some meat for it. So, you need to:

1. Find out what kind of meat your friends prefer for shish kebab, its quantity, the way they like it, etc. – dialogue.

2. Write down the recipe of the preparation of the shish kebab.

3. Teach your partner how to choose the right piece of meat for the first and second course.

 

Тексты для самостоятельной работы

Everyday English: Учебное пособие для студентов гуманитарных вузов и старшеклассников школ и гимназий с углубленным изучением английского языка. – Издание шестое. –Спб.: Антология, 2004. -656 с.

Изучение лексики (стр.351-361)

Упражнения на закрепление лексики (стр.362-397)

 

 

Part 9. Война и мир. Угроза терроризма.

World at war

January 1, 2000 was a " triple" beginning - a new year, a new century, and a new millennium. Yet there remained much unfinished business from the last year, the last decade, indeed the entire 20th century.

Statistics reveals that there are still more than three dozen major conflicts raging in the world. The increase was most noticeable in Asia, where Indonesia was riven by internal strife and groups of Islamic militants became active against the governments of the Central Asian republics that emerged after the demise of the Soviet Union. Overall, the increase in major wars worldwide was quite sharp.

Four conflicts in 1999 stood out above all others. Russian forces were deeply mired in Chechnya. Promises of crushing the independence-minded republic with minimum Russian casualties seem to be crumbling as the battle for the Chechen capital of Grozny dragged on for a long period.

In Africa, armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo quieted for a while as the opposing factions regrouped after the August signing of the Lusaka cease-fire. At one point the fighting had drawn in the military forces of eight other African nations: Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Chad, Sudan (all supporting Laurent Kabila), Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi (all supporting rebels). In November the cease-fire was declared " dead" by one of the insurgent groups seeking to overthrow Kabila, and fighting began to escalate again.

The other two wars nominally ended before the beginning of 2000, but they actually have continued in other ways and at lower intensities. The first was the 78 day aerial bombing campaign led by NATO against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to compel the end of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. In spite of the 50, 000 strong peacekeeping force now in Kosovo, ethnic hatreds continue to boil over in random killings - this time of the Serb and other minorities by ethnic Albanians. Recent reports also suggest that the Federal Yugoslav authorities are forming special action units to destabilize Montenegro, Yugoslavia's smaller republic whose leadership opposed Belgrade's policy in Kosovo. Still in Africa, the end of 1999 brought a coup in that overthrew the increasingly autocratic president, Henri Belie. Many western nations suspended aid, but the population seems to have welcomed the bloodless change of power.

Many of the remaining wars seem to roll on from year to year with only the cost in human lives and resources changing, sometimes precipitously as in Sri Lanka's civil war. Others, such as the Indo-Pakistani confrontation in Kashmir, capture headlines with dramatic events in the region - such as the surprise infiltration of 600 men into Kashmir from Pakistan in summer 2000 or the hijacking of an Air India jet at the end of the year by five men that India said were Pakistanis. There are still many hot spots that could break out again into bigger conflagrations.

Only when all parties in a conflict feel they have something to gain or, less often, when a factional leader is willing to trust an opponent, can progress be made. Usually, an outside mediator is required for success.

 

Exercise 1. Read the words and word combinations and give their Russian equivalents:

conflicts raging; riven by internal strife; minimum casualties; dragged on; cease-fire; opposing factions; ethnic cleansing; to oppose smb’s policy; bring a coup; to suspend aid; precipitously; hijacking; to capture headlines with dramatic events; hot spots; conflagration; an insurgent group; to continue at lower intensity; aerial bombing campaign.

 

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