Тема 2.3. Город, деревня, инфраструктура

Задание 1. Прочитайте и повторите слова и словосочетания, изученные вами.

City and Country Life. Shopping: capital (city) – столица; town - небольшой город; village/hamlet - деревня/деревушка; district - район; borough – округ; settlement – поселение; country – страна; ghetto - район трущоб; quarter/ block – квартал; suburb – пригород; outskirts – окраины; metropolitan area - территория, относящаяся к столице; the surroundings - окрестности; rural area - малонаселенные территории; urban area-густонаселенные территории; residential area - жилой район; housing estate - спальный район; industrial estate - промышленная зона; underground/ metro / subway (Am.) trolleybus – троллейбус; tram - трамвай; bicycle – велосипед.

Supermarkets /corner stores; the working hours of supermarkets/corner stores/department stores; the prices at supermarkets; to be crowded, noisy and busy; spendthrift; to spend too much money; shopping mall; ladies’ wear / men’s wear / children’s wear/ sports wear; clothes market; craftsmen’s shop – художественная лавка; discount – скидка; display goods – выставлять товар в витрине; changing room – примерочная; have the money refunded – получить деньги назад за товар;

Задание 2. Составьте монолог по теме «Покупки». Перед началом работы изучите Раздел 2 в Приложении данных методических рекомендаций на стр. 52. При возникновении любого рода вопросов и затруднений проконсультируйтесь со своим преподавателем. Используйте некоторые из представленных слов и выражений по теме. При составлении монолога можно использовать приведенный ниже план.

PLAN

Topic: Going Shopping in Saint-Petersburg

Introduction

I’d like to tell you about the most popular places to shop in Saint-Petersburg.

Main Body

Point 1

“Passage” is located in the center of St. Petersburg. It is one of the oldest department stores …

Point 2

“Gostyny Dvor” is also an old department store where you can still find craftsmen’s department, millinery and haberdashery departments…

Point 3

As for me I prefer to shop in “Mega” shopping mall…

Point 4

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Point 5

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Conclusion

To sum up, I … /I think that …

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Shopping for consumer goods

Shopping is a very important part of life, but shoppers are faced with a confusing and rapidly changing situation. The confusion arises from the claims made by advertising, a wider choice of goods than ever before, and new places to shop. The prices of clothes, shoes, and make-up have gone sky-high, so it's vital that you do not waste your money and that you shop carefully for value.

Be sure of what you want — never shop vaguely, because when you get home your purchase may not match anything else you've got.

Shop around for the best price and quality. Start with a depart­ment store, where they stock a wide range of goods and souvenirs. There you can find many departments: haberdashery, hosiery, drap­ery, millinery, ladieswear, menswear, and footwear. If you are look­ing for a skirt and a top to go with it, you'll need "Separates". You'll find shorts or T-shirts in "Leisurewear", jumpers in "Knitwear", and a nightdress in "Nightwear". In "Accessories" they sell belts, gloves, and purses. Try on all the trousers or dresses they have in the line although it may be quite boring to wait if the changing room is occupied. Check out the racks with the sign "sale". Although it usu­ally seems to be the small sizes that are offered in sales, you can sometimes find some super buys.

Feeling cheered up by your new purchase, don't forget to keep the receipt, in case an item turns out to be faulty. You'll need the re­ceipt if you want to exchange the item or have your money refunded. If you are a bargain-hunter, try clothes markets. They often don't have the high overheads of town shops and can therefore keep prices lower, though they can stock substandard goods. Flea markets are not the best place to buy anything. The prices are low, but the qual­ity is, too.

Don't put off the purchase of festive gifts until there are only two days left before a holiday. Department stores are swarming with last-minute shoppers, so you may have to queue for half an hour at the checkout till. From everywhere you can hear people swapping rumours, 'They have sold out all the scarves', 'They have run out of that cream'. You inevitably get involved in exchanging remarks with other people in the queue or with salesgirls. Sometimes the talk gets so interesting that the cashier's question whether you want to pay in cash or by credit card takes you by surprise. Anyway, you pay and feel happy that you have made a bargain, which puts you in a good mood.

Dear friends, make shopping entertaining. Shop together with your friends, enjoy attractively designed displays and well-dressed shoppers browsing through trendy items. Then you will definitely like it.