Text 4 Online Shopping

Exercise 1. Read the text and do the exercise.

O nline shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser. It was invented by English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich (in the photo) in 1979. Online customers must have access to the Internet and a valid method of payment in order to complete a transaction. Consumers find a product of interest by visiting the website of the retailer directly or by searching among alternative vendors using a shopping search engine. Once a particular product has been found on the website of the seller, most online retailers use shopping cart software to allow the consumer to accumulate multiple items and to adjust quantities, like filling a physical shopping cart or basket in a conventional store. Online shoppers commonly use a credit card or a PayPal account in order to make payments. Once a payment has been accepted, the goods or services can be delivered in different ways: by shipping and by in-store pick-up for physical items or by downloading and by printing out for digital items or tickets.

Exercise 2. Have you ever bought things over the Internet? If you have, what did you buy and why did you use such way of buying that thing(s)? If you haven’t, what do you think of buying goods over the Internet? Is it really so convenient?

Text 5

Exercise 1. Read the text and do the exercises below.

I got up at 7.30, had a shower, got dressed, and had breakfast. It was a cold morning so I put on my coat and left home about 8.20. When I got to work I took my coat off and hung it up behind the door. It was hot in the office, so I took my jacket off as well. During my lunch break I had a look round the shops. I saw a nice jacket in one place and tried it on, but it didn’t fit me – it was too small and they didn’t have the right size. When I got home I took off my suit and changed into jeans and a T-shirt.

Exercise 2. Finish this sentence with five more different items of clothing.

I need a pair of __trousers__

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___________

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Exercise 3. Put these sentences in a logical order. The first one has been done for you.

a He took off his jeans.

b He put his shoes back on.

c He tried on the trousers.

d He went into the changing room. 1

e He took them off.

f He paid for the trousers.

g He took off his shoes.

h He went back to the sales assistant.

i He put his jeans on again.

Text 6

Exercise 1. Look through the text and say if there is any difference in youth fashion in Great Britain, USA and Russia.

Modern fashion of the youth

By the early 2010s, indie clothing had moved away from the bright colors and overt 1960s styling of the mid-2000s in favor of a more "grown up" intellectual look, with 1990s style earth-tones like grey, burgundy, brown, teal, and beige. Tweed jackets, skinny chino trousers, dress boots, bilayered shirts and tees, cardigan sweaters, nerdy horn-rimmed glasses, and beanies replaced the winkle pickers, velvet jackets, Aviator sunglasses, and skinny ties typically worn by indie rock bands, although Western shirts, leather jackets and military dress uniforms remained popular. In the United Kingdom, vintage clothing, especially checked shirts sourced from thrift stores, and homemade jewelry, are popular among girls and boys alike. Drop crotch pants, designed by the Danish brand Hümor, became more and more popular in Europe amongst hipsters and hip hop fans, who replaced their skinny jeans and carpenter jeans with "old school but modern" style. In urban areas of the USA, like Manhattan, many male hipsters began wearing women's leggings paired with sweaters, thick wool socks, and boots.

In some parts of the United States, in particular California, a mix of hip-hop, emo, scene, and indie fashion became common, especially skinny jeans, trucker hats, Nike shoes, mismatched neon green, fluorescent yellow, bright blue or hot pink socks worn with sneakers. By 2012, many scene kids had abandoned the cartoon print hoodies, skinny jeans and studded belts in favor of a more hardcore/skate punk look with A-shirts, plain hoodies, combat boots, Vans, skinny jeans, and stretched earlobe piercings.

Text 7

Listen to a fashion show commentary. Complete the phrases (1-6) from the commentary. Then listen again and check.

1) an attractive _____, brown _____ jacket

2) a _____, _____ T-shirt

3) casual, _____, black jeans

4) a _____, grey, _____ jacket

5) a large, _____ scarf

6) a _____, dark, _____ coat