Практичне заняття № 3

Тема заняття: Товари продовольчі та промислові

Vocabulary:

shopping – шоппінг, купування, (д.) робити покупки

daily life – щоденне життя

entertainment – розвага

department – відділ

shoes department – взуттєвий відділ

haberdashery department – відділ галантереї

perfume department – відділ парфумерії, косметики

jeweler’s – ювелірна крамниця/відділ (у великому магазині)

grocer's – бакалія

greengrocer's – овочевий та фруктовий відділ

baker's – пекарня

dairy – молочарня

supermarket – супермаркет

pile – нагромаджувати

convenient – зручний

Shopping

There are some things we have to do every day. Shopping is one of them. Shopping is a part of our daily life. Some people hate it and find it boring. Others consider it very exciting and believe it a kind of entertainment. As for me, I'm not a great fan of shopping. But I understand that I have to deal with it whether I like it or not. When I need something in the way of clothes I go to the department store. There I can buy shoes, hats, knitted goods, household goods and so on. When I want to buy clothes I go to the Ready-Made Clothes departments. They are the Men's or Ladies' Outfitter's. Boots and shoes are sold at the Shoe department or the Footwear department to buy socks and stockings we go to the Hosiery department. We can buy buttons, ribbons, lace, tape, thread, needles, pins, handkerchiefs, zippers and such like at the Haberdashery department. To buy cardigans, jumpers, pullovers and knitted underwear we go to the Knitted Goods department. Ladies buy perfume, face powder, lipstick, face cream, nail varnish, mascara, shades and such like at the Perfume department. People buy jewellery and gold watches at the jeweler’s. Books are sold at the bookseller's, flowers at the florist's. Newspapers and magazines are often sold at the news-stands or news stalls. If I want to buy some meat I go to the butcher's. At the grocer's flour, sugar, cereals, tea, coffee and other things can be bought. To buy some vegetables and fruit I go to the greengrocer's. Bread, buns, biscuits, cookies are sold at the baker's. If I want to buy some fish I go to the fishmonger's. To buy milk, cheese, eggs we go to the dairy. I prefer to buy food in a supermarket. It is very convenient. I can take a trolley and pile everything I need there.

Compulsive Shopping and Spending

Compulsive shopping and spending is described as a pattern of chronic, repetitive purchasing that becomes difficult to stop and ultimately results in harmful consequences.  It is defined as an impulse control disorder and has features similar to other addictive disorders without involving the use of an intoxicating drug.

There are many social and cultural factors that tend to increase the addictive potential of shopping and spending.  The easy availability of credit and the material focus of society in general, encourages people to accumulate possessions now and worry about financial responsibility later.  Purchasing has been made easier with the availability of on-line shopping and television stations devoted to buying goods 24 hours a day.

What are warning signs of compulsive shopping and spending?

• Shopping or spending money as result of feeling disappointed, angry, or scared

• Shopping or spending habits causing emotional distress in one's life

• Having arguments with others about one's shopping or spending habits

• Feeling lost without credit cards

• Buying items on credit that would not be bought with cash

• Feeling a rush of euphoria and anxiety when spending money

• Feeling guilty, ashamed, embarrassed, or confused after shopping or spending money

• Lying to others about purchases made or how much money was spent

• Thinking excessively about money

• Spending a lot of time juggling accounts or bills to accommodate spending

Ex. 1. Answer the following questions.

1. What do you think about tele and computer shopping? Who do you think it is good for?

2. What are, in your opinion, advantages and disadvantages of tele and computer shopping?

3. Would you personal like to shop without leaving your house? Why? Why not?

4. What goods and products would you buy using telephone and computer?

5. Do you think everything can be bought by phone and computer? If no, what goods cannot be bought in such a way?

Робота над текстом за професійним спрямуванням.

Ex. 1. Read and translate the given text. Prepare for a discussion.