Greeting. Meeting people. About Myself Lesson 2 Appearance. Describtion

Exercise 1. a) answer the following questions:

Text A: l. How does an Englishman's day begin? 2.What is his favourite breakfast? 3.When does he in fact get such a breakfast? 4.When does he leave home in the morning? 5.How does he get to his place of0 work? 6.How many breaks does he have during the working day? What are they for? 7.What does an Englishman usually have for his mid-day meal? 8.What food are the English fond of? 9.At what time does an Englishman finish work? 10.What does he like to do when he comes home from /. work? 11 .What sort of meal does he get in the evening? 12. What does an Englishman usually do in the evening? 13.What is a "local"? Why do people like to go there?14.How does an Englishman's day end?

Text B: l. When does Bob usually get up on weekdays? 2.Why does he get up so : early? 3.What does he do after he gets up? 4.Bob takes a bath every morning, doesn'the? 5.Who makes breakfast for him? 6.Does Bob help his mother to clean up after breakfast? 7. (At) what time does he leave home? 8.How long does it take him to get to the University? 9.Does he walk to the University or does he take a trolley-bus?/ 10.He goes home right after classes, doesn't he?

b) pick out words and phrases from Text A, and group them under th following headings:

1. Meals. 2. Dishes. 3. Games. 4. Pastimes.

c) find the English for:

Text А: утренняя газета; просматривать газетные заголовки; кроме суббот" и воскресенья; ехать на работу; идти пешком; во второй половине дня; где-то, между четырьмя и шестью; рабочий день; говорить о погоде; обсужда-текущие события.

Text В: вставать в семь часов утра; иметь много дел; делать зарядку; как правило; заправлять постель; принимать ванну (душ); чистить зубы; причесываться; сразу после занятий; идти прямо домой.

Exercise 2. Read the dialogue:

- Hello, Pat. You didn4 phone me yesterday.

- No, I didn't. I was very tired last night. -Why?

- I had such a busy day.

- Did you? What did you do?

- I woke up at 6 and went to the station to meet my mother-in-law.

- Why didn't your husband do that?

- He went to Paris on business.

- I see.

- Then we had breakfast. I left her at home and went to my office. I was 15 minutes late because I was in a hurry and a policeman stopped me. So it took me an hour to get to my

work.

- Oh, my! I hope you didn't have much work at the office.

- Yes, I did. We had a long meeting in the morning, then I had a lot of visitors, and at the end of the working day I wrote some business letters.

- Did your daughter cook dinner for you?

- No, she didn't. She was busy at the University and came home very late.

- Poor thing! I hope you are not so busy tomorrow.

Exercise 3. Match the following proverbs and their meanings:

1. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.	a) The person who gets up early to work will be successful.
2. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.	b) To take a stroll is the best thing to do after having a meal.
3. After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.	c) Carry out a task or duty as soon as you can, preferably today. If you leave it till tomorrow, it may never be done.
4. Lost time is never found again.	d) Early rising makes a man sound in a body and mind, and rich.
5. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.	e) The person who gets up early to work will be more successful than the one who gets up late and works late in the evening.
6. The early bird catches the worm.	f) Do everything in time.

Lesson 8 Topic: Shopping

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

a store (Am.E.), a shop (Br.E.)	магазин
shopping area	торговый центр
Department	отдел
department store	универсальный магазин
Booth	ларёк
stall (kiosk)	киоск
shop-window (window display)	витрина
to do shopping	делать покупки
to go shopping	идти по магазинам
Cheap	дешевый
expensive (dear)	дорогой
customer (shopper)	покупатель
Consumer	потребитель
consumer goods	потребительские товары
Ready-to-wear department, Ready-made clothes	Отдел готовой одежды
Garment	предмет одежды
fashion, vogue	мода
Haberdasher's	галантерейный магазин
Milliner's	магазин дамских головных уборов
Gown	длинное платье
dressing-gown	халат
Mantles	плащи, пальто
chain-store	один из филиалов, принадлежащих одной торгующей организации
Counter	прилавок
Goods	товар, товары
Foodstuffs	продукты
household goods	хозяйственные товары
Stationery	магазин канцелярских товаров
chemist's (drugstore, druggist's)	аптеки
medicines (drugs)	лекарства
cosmetics (perfumery)	парфюмерия
toilet supplies	туалетные принадлежности
dairy products	молочные продукты
groceries	бакалейные товары
grocer's	магазин "Бакалея"
soap	мыло
household articles (goods)	хозяйственные товары
supermarket	супермаркет
self-service system	система самообслуживания
a cash-desk	касса
cashier	кассир
a shoe shop	Обувной магазин
a saleswoman (salesman, salesgirl, shop-assistant)	продавец/продавщица
sandals	босоножки
wear (wore, worn)	носить (одежду, обувь)
size	размер
try on smth.	примерить что-либо
suede	замша
price, at a price	цена, по цене
discount, at a discount	скидка, со скидкой
sale	распродажа
mark-down	уценка
canned beer	баночное пиво
baker's/bakery	булочная
butcher's	мясной магазин
Confectioner's /confectionery	кондитерский
greengrocer's	овощной магазин
tobacconist's	табачный
bookshop	книжный магазин
Dress shop (Women's outfitters)	Магазин женской одежды
Men's outfitters	Магазин мужской одежды
queue (Br.K), line (Am.E.)	очередь
buy (bought)	покупать
sell (sold)	продавать
cost (cost)	стоить
slacks	брюки
leather	кожа, кожаный
fitting room	примерочная
run out of smth.	истощить свой запас
to have hardly any	почти не осталось
turn, in turn	очередь, по очереди
fishmonger's	рыбный магазин
provision shop	продуктовый магазин
fruit shop	фруктовый магазин
to change	разменять
(small) change	мелочь
Change	сдача
How much is h? What does it cost? What's the price of...? What price is this...?	Сколько стоит?
open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.	открыто с 9 до 18 часов
closing (opening) time	время закрытия (открытия) магазина
to wrap	заворачивать
to fit	сидеть (о платье и т.д.)
to be a misfit	плохо сидеть
to suit, to become	быть к лицу, идти, подходить
to match, to go with	сочетаться, гармонировать
to be long-wearing	быть носким
to be well stocked	иметь широкий ассортимент продаваемых в магазине продуктов
to be out of stock/to have sold out	кончиться, распродать
to sell smth. by weight/by the head	продавать на вес/ поштучно
to pay through the nose	платить бешеные деньги, с лихвой

Some Good Rules

1. Tastes differ.

2. Never buy a pig in a poke.

3. If the cap fits, wear it.

4. Be dressed as neat as a new pin.

5. To cost a pretty penny.

6. Ask your purse what you should buy.

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 tikes tb be thought of as a "cheap" shopper. The same applies to "Ready-to-wear"; fyused to be used for the garments that were not made-to-measure, though now off-the-peg clothes are the rule rather than the exception. "Mother-to-be" or "Lady-in-Waiting" will often be found instead of the conventional "Maternity Wear". Then mere 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 derive 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 oh 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.

1. -- What kind of shoes do you want, madam?

-- I'd like walking shoes with a low heel. High heels are no good for country wear. You see I have rather small feet.

-- Here is a pair about your size. Try them on. How are they?

-- They are rather comfortable, but they are a little tight, will you show me another pair a size bigger, please?

-- Certainly, madam. Will these do?

-- They fit me very well, thank you.

-- You are welcome.

2. -- What would you like to buy, sir?

-- I'm looking for a navy blue jacket, size 44.

-- How do you like this jacket?

-- Well, I like it. How much is it?

-- Fifty-five pounds ninety-nine pence.

-- Where must I pay?

-- At the cash desk over there.

3. At the Shoe Shop

Mrs. Morales is visiting San Diego from Mexico and wants to buy a new pair of shoes. She enters a shoe shop and a saleswoman comes towards her.

Saleswoman: Good morning. Can I help you?

Mrs. Morales: Yes, please. I'm looking for a pair of sandals. I wear size 8 and I have

rather wide feet.

Saleswoman: What color would you like?

Mrs. Morales: I'd prefer black or brown.

Saleswoman: Would you like to take a seat and I'll show you what we have in your size.

(The saleswoman brings some sandals and Mrs. Morales tries them on)

Mrs. Morales: These black ones are nice, but they're not as comfortable as the brown

pair. Do you have anything a little wider in black?

Saleswoman: No, I'm sorry. Those are the widest we have. What about the suede pair?

How do they feel?

Mrs. Morales: Well, they're the most comfortable, but 1 don't think they're as elegant as

the brown pair. Are they the same price?

Saleswoman: No. The suede ones are much cheaper. They're on sale for $49.95. The

brown ones are $79.95.

Mrs. Morales: Oh dear. I'm sorry but I just can't make up my mind. I think I'll come

back with my sister.

Saleswoman: OK. We'll see you later then.

EXERCISES

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

Text A: l. 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?

Text B: Is Mrs. Morales visiting a supermarket? 2. What does she want to buy? З. Does her sister come up to her in the shop? 4. What does the saleswoman tell Mrs. Morales? 5. Does Mrs. Morales want to buy a pair of sandals or boots? 6. What size does she wear? 7. What colour does she ask for? 8. Why does the saleswoman offer Mrs. Morales to take a seat? 9. Does Mrs. Morales try on any sandals? 10. Does Mrs. Morales like black sandals? 11. What is wrong with them? 12. Do they have a little wider ones in black in the shop? 13. What does Mrs. Morales say about the suede pair? 14. Are they the same price as the brown pair? 15. Mrs. Morales buys black sandals in the shop, doesn't she? Why?

Exercise 2. Find In the text equivalents to the following words and phrases:

1) 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; 11) филиал, значительные города; 12) молокозаводы; 13) фармацевтическая фирма; 14) туалетные принадлежности; 15) хозяйственные товары; 16) работать по принципу самообслуживания; 17) контрольный пункт.

Exercise 3.Fill in prepositions and adverbs where necessary.

1. What size do you take ... hats? 2. What size ... collars do you wear? 3. I'm afraid these shoes wont go very well... this gown. 4. What have you got... latest things ... skirts? 5. These slacks will stand no comparison ... those beige corduroys. 6. This coat will last... years. 7. It wears well and it keeps ... shape. 8. This leather is ... very bad quality. 9.I should tike a pair... black laced boots. 10. Can you show me those shoes ... snake skin? 11. Have you got any like these, but,.. leather soles? 12. I like this silk ... spots. 13. Cut... 5 meters, please. 14. 3 meters ... that striped print, please. 15. I can never tell natural silk... artificial. 16, Lei me try that parka.... 17.... what size are these vests? 18. Give me another one,... 2 sizes bigger.

Exercise 4. Match the following proverbs and their meanings:

1. Tastes differ	a) Do not buy anything without examining it carefully beforehand.
2. Never buy a pig in a poke.	b) Be dressed in a brand-new suit, dress, etc.
3. If the cap fits, wear it.	c) To cost a large sum of money.
4. Be dressed as neat as a new pin.	d) One man may hate what another likes.
5. To cost a pretty penny.	e) If the statement, remark, criticism, etc. about somebody is true, then he must accept it.