Constant Maintenance!
The more you own, the more there is (ломаться). You invest in a new hi-fi system and in no time you have (ремонтировать). You (устанавливать новую стиральную машину) and you have to buy expensive insurance (содержать в исправности). You buy a car and need to (обслуживать ее) regularly. You buy a camera and then spend a fortune {чтобы проявлять и печатать пленки). It's only things that need constant attention. How often we have to {шить костюмы и пальто), and (ремонтировать обувь)! But I had to smile last time I went to (постричься). A bold notice in the window announced: 'All our customers promptly executed!' You certainly wouldn't need to (ничего ремонтировать) after that!
Exercise IX. What do we call:
an arrangement to meet and visit at the particular time
a photograph taken informally or casually
a cosmetic care and treatment of the hands and fingernails
an establishment fitted with washing machines to be used by customers for a fee
rubbing and kneading the body to lessen pain and stiffness
a person whose job s to repair things
to scrape off the skin with a razor, to remove hair from a chin
Задания для срс и срсп
Exercise I. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding words.
1) You have had your hair ... too short. 2) Long dress needs ... 3) A hole in a piece of clothing must be ... 4) A rip is usually ... 5) Buttons that come loose need ... 6) Worn down heel want ... 7) Shoes with soles worn through are either discarded or ... 8) Creased outer clothes (garments) want ... 9) Skirts and ties, which are creased, have to be ... 10) a Hole in a sock must be ... 11) A stained jacket wants ... 12) A want this snapshot to be ... 13) I'd like to have this TV set ... 14) Disheveled hair needs ...
Exercise II. Fill in the prepositions or adverbs where necessary. 1) My watch doesn't go very well just now, it has been gaining about 10 minutes a day for some time, and every now and then it stops ... no reason at all. I took it ... a watchmaker just off Park Lane so that he could have a look at it. He said it needed cleaning, so I left it ... him. 2) Good shoes last ... a long time ... repairs. They wear well and you always feel quite comfortable ... them. 3) You needn't be ... the drier ... more than ten minutes. As soon as you come ... I'll take ... the
rollers and brush ... your hair. Would you like it the ends? 4) The jacket fits
very badly. It's too tight ... the shoulders, too short ... the sleeves, and gets wrinkled all over ... the back. 5) I'm having a new suit made ... order and have to go ... a fitting ... the tailor's. 6) How would you like to have your hair cut? — Not too short ... the back and ... the sides just a trim, really, but shorten it a bit ... top, will you. 7) I had to do a lot of pushing around ... the crowd. Two coat buttons have come ... I want a needle, thimble and some thread to sew them ... 8) You sole has nearly come ... We shall nail it ... while-you-wait. 9) Come this way ... the fitting-room, I'll take your measures ... a suit. You may cal a week ...
the first fitting. I think your suit will be ready ... the end ... this month. 10) What can I do ... you? - I take size 5 ... shoes. These are too tight. They punch. I'd like to have them stretched. Do you take care ... that? 11) I want to have this blouse dyed dark blue. Then it will go very well ... my new costume. 12) I am sorry, but we don't handle such repairs here. Here's the address ... a shop where they'll fix you ... 13) There is some dirt ... your coat, let me brush it ... 14) Will you make a suit ... for ... the 10th January? You see I'm leaving ... the next day. 15) A pair of shoes I bought last month has worn ... too quickly. I must take it ... the shoe repair's to have them ... 16) You failed me twice. You are five days behind ... my order. 17) The barber usually begins ... a haircut and finishes ... shaving ... the client's beard. 18) I'd like to have this film developed and printed. When can I pick it ...? 19) There's no need to worry. Your dress will be ready ... time. We don't
fall our orders. 20) I'd like to have my photos ready ... Monday. I'll need
them to renew my passport. 21) You'd better take ... the buttons before taking your cardigan ... the dry-cleaner's. They may come ... there, you know. - It's better to have one of them come ... than sew all the buttons ... when I get my cardigan back. 22) I had my dress cleaned ... our local dry-cleaner's and waited ... seven days to get it back. The stains were removed ... completely. They had made a very good job ... it.
Exercise III. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) Мне нужно починить ботинки. У меня стоптались каблуки и отрывается подметка. 2) Время от времени мои часы останавливаются без всякой причины. Надо их отнести в мастерскую. 3) Я хочу отутюжить костюм. Когда он будет готов и сколько это будет стоить? 4) Вам шили это платье на заказ? - Да, но мне пришлось три раза ходить в ателье на примерку, пальто было готово на месяц позже срока, а работа оставлять желать лучшего. 5) У меня оторвалась пуговица. Мне надо ее пришить. 6) Я хочу причесать волосы как в прошлый раз. Эта прическа мне к лицу. 7) Вы не знаете, где здесь можно почистить ботинки? 8) Вам нужно поставить набойки и вот здесь нужно пришить — верх немного отошел от подметки. Вы оставите свои туфли? - Да. А когда они будут готовы? - Зайдите через три дня. Да, пожалуйста, выньте шнурки из туфель. Вот ваша квитанция. 9) Посмотрите! Я поставил два ужасных жирных пятна на самом видном месте. Что делать? -Не волнуйся. Сдай костюм в химчистку, и они все выведут. 10) Мне почистили костюм так плохо, что он сел и даже полинял. Боюсь, что теперь придется его перешить и перекрасить. Хорошо, если удастся покрасить в синий цвет. 11) Вы делаете ремонт в присутствии заказчика? 12) Вы хотите перешить юбку? - Да, я хотела бы ее убрать в талии и укоротить. 13) Я хочу, чтобы вы проявили пленку и напечатали по одной карточки каждый кадр. 14) Я включил телевизор, но экран остался темным. Звука тоже не было. -Сейчас я сниму заднюю крышку и посмотрю, в чем дело. Боюсь, что придется заменить микросхему. 15) Сегодня мне обязательно нужно успеть сделать маникюр: я иду в гости. 16) Тебе необходимо завиться. Прямые волосы тебе не идут. Сделай челку без пробору и завей концы. У тебя есть
бигуди? Если нет, возьми мои. 17) Дайте я расчешу вам волосы. Так вам нравится? А теперь я покроя их лаком, и прическа готова. 18) Детей в школе учат штопать, чинить белье, пришивать пуговицы, шить, переделывать вещи, вязать и вышивать. 19) После химчистки приходится пришивать все пуговицы. Обычно их просят срезать. 20) Мои часы спешат. Мне нужно их почистить, сменить стрелки и вставить новое стекло. Я ударил его обо что-то и оно треснуло. 21) Я включил фен и вдруг почувствовал запах дыма. Шнур загорелся! Я сразу же вынула его из розетки. Завтра нужно будет отнести его в мастерскую. Ты не знаешь, сколько они сейчас берут за такой ремонт.
Exercise IV. Answer the questions below:
Where do you usually have your footwear repaired?
Which usually wear down and want repairs sooner, the heels or the soles of shoes?
Will they resole and heel your shoes while-you-wait at your nearest shoemaker's?
Does the manner of walking (gait) tell, among other things, on the wear of one's shoes?
Are rubber-soled shoes too heavy for summer wear? What makes them ideal for rainy weather?
What alterations does a misfitting suit (or coat) usually require?
If your trousers or jacket get caught on a nail what happens?
What does one need to patch up a hole?
Which sleeve of your coat is the first to show signs of wear and get frayed, the left or the right one?
10.Do you press your own clothes and do you have them pressed?
1 l.Why do people hate darning socks?
12.If a hand of your wristwatch comes off, will you fix it yourself?
13.What does the watchmaker do to clean your watch?
14.why do most photo amateurs prefer to have their snapshots developed and
printed for them at the photographer's?
15.Are you good at photography?
16. What services are available at the dry-cleaner's?
17.How often do you usually have a haircut? A shave?
18. Which gives a closer shave, a safety or a straight razor?
19.Are your men folk clever with their hands about the house? Can they fix an
electric iron or do you have to take it to a repair shop?
20.If your TV set is out of order, can you find what is at fault?
21. What kind of a hairstyle do most men seem to follow now (short or long
hair, combed back or parted on the side, beards and moustaches are in or
our-of-fashion)?
22.How often do you have your hair trimmed (styled)? How do you like to have
your hair set?
23.Do you like to have a color rinse or a tint? Do you approve of dyed hair? Give your reasons why.
24.Can you brush out your hair as well as they do it at the hairdresser's?
25.Do you like to wear your hair smooth or waved? How often do you go to the
hairdresser's for a permanent wave? Do you often use rollers?
26. Where do you get your nails done? Do you like to have your nails trimmed and filed very short? Do you like to have them varnished?
27.Can they remove all the stains at the dry-cleaner's? Why do they ask the customer to take off all the buttons before cleaning? What do they recommend if your dress has faded? Can you have a yellow dress dyed blue? Why do you think the color won't take?
28.What services does your laundry run? Have they got a home delivery? Do
you take all your linen to the laundry? Do they take nylon clothes? Will they
always do the ironing for you? Is there a Laundromat in your neighborhood?
29. Where do you take your suit if it wants mending or pressing? What kind of
alteration can they do for you?
Exercise V. Practice translating this short dialogue orally from English into
Russian.