Part 2. Shopping in london.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

to attract [ə'trækt] all over the world [wɜːld] to be crowded ['kraudɪd] except [ɪk'sept] bedding stationery ['steɪʃənərɪ] to prefer [prɪ'fɜː] a chain [ʧeɪn] store reasonable ['riːzənəbl] therefore ['ðɛəfɔː] household ['haushəuld] goods parking ['pɑːkɪŋ] lot

привлекать во всём мире быть переполненным кроме постельное бельё канцелярские товары предпочитать один из сети магазинов, принадлежащих одной фирме разумный по этой причине, поэтому, следовательно хозяйственные товары стоянка для автомобилей

Shopping in London.

Most of London’s big department stores and rich shops are in the West End.

One of the most popular shopping centres in the West End is Oxford Street. Its nice shops and department stores attract not only English people but people from all over the world. It is always crowded with people, especially at sale times, in January and July.

Shops and department stores are open every day till 6 or 7 o’clock except on Sundays. If you want to go shopping after office hours you can make a purchase on Thursday, as the shops in Oxford Street close later on that day.

One of the largest department stores in Oxford Street is Selfridge’s. It has about 230 different departments: Men’s and Women’s Wear, Children’s Clothes, Bedding, Stationery, Electric Goods, Household Goods and many others.

Selfridge’s is a very expensive department store that is why most Londoners prefer to go to cheaper shops: Marks and Spenser’s for clothes and supermarkets for food.

Marks and Spenser’s is a self-service chain store. It sells quality goods at reasonable prices, therefore it is very popular.

Supermarkets, many of which are chain stores too, sell not only food but household goods too. Hypermarkets have become especially popular with shoppers recently. They are very big supermarkets (usually outside London) with parking lots for customers, who come shopping in their cars and buy food for the whole week.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: big department stores and rich shops; a very expensive department store; chain stores; parking lots for customers; quality goods at reasonable prices; prefer to go to cheaper shops; office hours; popular with shoppers; household goods; people from all over the world.

Exercise 2. Translate into English: быть переполненным; постельное бельё; следовательно; канцелярские товары; хозяйственные товары; мужская и женская одежда; электротовары; очень популярный; за пределами Лондона; покупать еду на целую неделю.

Exercise 3. Agree or disagree. Give your reasons.

1. Oxford Street is the most popular shopping centre in London.

2. Shops and department stores in Oxford Street work without closing.

3. Most Londoners go shopping to Selfridge’s.

4. Marks and Spencer’s is as expensive as Selfridge’s.

5. There is no difference between a supermarket and a hypermarket.

Unit VIII. Holidays. Part 1. Holidays in the uk.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

Good Friday ['fraɪdeɪ]  Easter ['iːstə] Monday [ 'mʌndɪ] Spring Bank [bæŋk] Holiday Summer Bank Holiday Boxing Day to observe [əb'zɜːv] a tradition [trə'dɪʃn] Hogmanay ['hɔgməneɪ]  First-Footer a valentine   ['væləntaɪn] a Christmas ['krɪsməs] martyr ['mɑːtə] a pagan ['peɪgən] festival the resurrection [ˌrezə'rekʃən] of Jesus Christ [kraɪst]  spiritual ['spɪrɪʧuəl] rebirth [ˌriː'bɜːθ] a fertility [fɜː'tɪlətɪ] symbol to encourage [ɪn'kʌrɪʤ] life and growth [grəuθ] a maypole ['meɪpəul] a village green a fancy ['fænsɪ] costume ['kɔstjuːm] morris ['mɔrɪs] dance [dɑːns] the Gunpowder ['gʌnˌpaudə] Plot

страстная пятница пасхальный понедельник весенний официальный выходной летний официальный выходной день рождественских подарков (второй день рождества) соблюдать традицию, обычай хогманей, канун нового года первый новогодний гость валентинка христианский святой мученик языческий праздник воскресение Иисуса Христа духовное возрождение символ плодородия приветствовать пробуждение жизни и начало роста всего живого «майское дерево» зелёная лужайка в центре деревни или городка карнавальный костюм моррис (театрализованный танец) Пороховой заговор