5. Make up sentences with new words.

1. A light , scarf , I’d , brown , like.

2. Looking , we , for , size 12 , are , suit , a grey.

3. Me , where , could , is , you , the cash-desk , show ?

4. Like , dress , to try , would , on , you , this .

5. Department , can , how , you , me , tell , to , the shoe , to get?

6. Can , the escalator , over , you , there , take.

7. They , a good , of , department store , suits , at , have , choice , the.

8. You , cost , much , did , dress , bought , the , how.

9. A few , round , I , the , shopping , made , friend , days , last , with ,

my , ago.

10. All , popular , are , customers , the , equally , shops, with.

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Read the text and be ready to answer the questions that follow it.

Shops and Shopping.

Going shopping is a part of our everyday life. For some people it’s a pleasant pastime while for others it’s an everyday routine. Some people love doing the shopping and they are happy if they can pick up a bargain in the sales. But whether you like shopping or not you have to do it because it’s a necessity.

In big cities and even many small towns there are all kinds of shops and stores, but most of them have a food supermarket , a department store , men’s and women’s clothing stores , a grocery ,a bakery and a butchery.

Sugar, tea, coffee, salt, flour are sold at the grocer’s . We can buy all sorts of meat at the butcher’s . Milk , butter , cheese , sour - cream are on sale at the dairy shop. We buy white and brown bread , rolls , at the baker’s . Cakes , sweets , chocolate are on sale at the confectionary. Another shop we frequently go to is the greengrocery which is stocked with cabbage , potatoes , onions , cucumbers , carrots , beetroots , green peas and what not. Everything is sold here ready-weighed and packed.

The methods of shopping may vary. It may be a self-service shop where the customer goes from counter to counter selecting and putting into a basket what he wishes to buy. Then he takes the basket to the check-out counter , where the prices of the purchases are added up. If it is not a self-service shop , and most small shops are not , the shop-assistant helps the customer in finding what he wants. You pay money to the cashier and he gives you back the change .

Practically everything a family needs can be found in a supermarket. Supermarket are primarily food stores which sell all kinds of food : fresh , frozen and canned meat , fish , vegetables , fruit , dairy products and pays at the cash-desk on leaving the shop.

Manufactured goods are on sale at department stores. A department store , true to it‘s name , is composed of many departments : ready-made clothes , fabrics , shoes , leather goods , knitwear , haberdashery , sports goods , toys , china and glass , electric appliances, cosmetics , linen , curtains , cameras , records and so on. You can buy everything you like there. There are also escalators in big stores which take customers to different floors. The things for sale are on the counters so that they can be easily seen.

In the women’s clothing department you can find dresses , costumes , blouses , skirts , coats , beautiful under wear and many other things.

In the men’s clothing department you can choose suits , trousers , overcoats , ties, etc. In the knitwear department one can buy sweaters , cardigans , short-sleeved and long-sleeved pullovers , woolen jackets. In the perfumery they sell face cream and powder , lipstick , lotions and shampoos.

Big department stores and supermarkets sell various goods under one roof and this is very convenient.

Sometimes many people go to the market in search of bargains where the prices are more reasonable.

1. How often do you go shopping?

2. Is shopping a necessity or a pleasure?

3. What shops do you usually go to?

4. What are the advantages of big shops?

5. Which method of shopping do you like most of all?

6. What can you buy at the dairy shop?

7. What is the greengrocery stocked with?

8. What is sold at the butcher’s?

9. Where do you buy tea , coffee and sugar?

10. What is a supermarket?

11. What kind of things does a department store usually sell?

12. What do we call the department where ready-made clothes are sold?

13. What is on sale in the men’s clothing department?

14. Do you always try on a thing before you buy it?

15. What will you tell the shop-assistant if you want to buy a ready-made suit?

16. Do you like buying expensive things or cheap ones?

17. Do you buy clothes for yourself in shops or at the market?

1. Ask your groupmate all kinds of questions about :

1. Shopping for Food ;

2. Shopping for Clothes ;

3. My shopping .

2. Look through the text and make up a dialogue.

3. Read and reproduce the dialogues .

Buying food

A: Can I help you?

C: Yes, please. I would like to have something from this shopping list.

A: Oh, your shopping list is very big .We stock only three items you ask for : butter , milk and cheese.

C: Two packets of butter , a pound of cheese and three bottles of milk and a packet of biscuits , please.

A: Plain ones or chocolate ones?

C: Plain ones , please.

A: Here they are. Pay by cheque at the cash desk.

C: Excuse me , do you happen to know where I could find some ham , minced meat and beef sausages?

A: They are all sold at the butcher’s.

C: And I wonder if you stock any cigarettes here?

A: I’m afraid we don’t . You should try the shop next door for the cigarettes.

Buying shoes

A: What can I do for you?

C: Can I try on these shoes.

A: What size are you.

C: Size 5 , I think.

A: I don’t have them in size 5 , but you can try 4,5 and 5,5.

C: These are too small. And these are too big.

A: Do you like these green ? They’re popular with young people .

C: Yes, they are great! I think they are perfect .In fact , they’re the best ones I’ve seen yet .They’re quite expensive , though.

A: Are you in a hurry for them ? Can you wait a few days ?

C: I suppose so , but why ?

A: We’re having a sale . Next week these shoes will be half price. Why don’t you wait?

C: So much the better . Of course , I’ll wait. Thanks for telling me.

A: Think nothing of it.

Buying clothes.

C: Hello , I’m looking for a pullover. Can you show me one ?

A: Certainly , madam . What kind of pullover do you want?

C: A woolen one . Medium size.

A: How about this one? It’s very attractive.

C: Yes , but it’s too thick.

A: How about this yellow one ?

C: Oh , it’s quite nice but it’s too short and don’t like the colour.

A: What colour do you want?

C: I think blue or brown will do.

A: Well , we have some pullovers of that colour. Here they are. Which one do you like best?

C: Can I try this brown one?

A: Of course , madam. . . .Oh , it fits you perfectly. It’s exactly your size.

C: Yes , but I don’t think it suits me. Can I try that blue one? It matches the colour of my eyes.

A: Unfortunately , we can’t offer you exactly what you want. The colour , size , material , price are all wrong. Try another shop , please.

C: Excuse me , please.

A: That’s right. But you’d better go to a big supermarket next time. You’ll find everything there

C: Thank you very much. It was very kind of you to explain me all that. I’m a foreigner here and I’m not accustomed to your service and prices yet.

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WORKING IN GROUPS.