Three short stories and one novel which you can open with expectations and close with profit

Special thanks to Samantha Wickham, Sarah Manser, Paul Watts, Chantal Rutherford-Brown, my wonderful family, and especially Gemma, who taught me how to shop. This book is dedicated to my friend and agent, Araminta Whitley.

CONFESSIONS OF SHOPAHOLIC EXERCISES

CHAPTERS 23 -24

VOCABULARY WORK

1. Match the words to their meanings.

2. Find 8 pairs of antonyms.

indifferent, cowardly, farsighted , sensible, bravely, elegant, stiffen, deposit, delight, withdraw, loosen, concerned,short-sighted, unreasonable, dismay, clunk

3. Find 11 pairs of synonyms.

retort, refill, nose, push, curl up, paralyzed ,confusion, banter, quizzical , sensitive, object, balanced, comical / playful, replenish, perceptive, joke, disarray, jolt, transfixed, levelheaded, nuzzle, snuggle

4. Match words to make combinations.

5.FindtheEnglishequivalentsforthe following Russianones.

«последнеенапоминание»

попадатьточновяблочко

вынамвсемхвост прищемили

как гром среди ясного неба

я сыта по самое горло

GRAMMAR WORK

6. Participle I or Participle II? Underline and identify its function in the sentence.

“Bex!” gasps Suze, appearing at the door of the sitting room.

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My attention has been grabbed by the pile of letters addressed to me on the table.

I look up, to see Suze staring at me in utter incomprehension.

The baddies have got you and you’ve got a gun jammed against your head.

With slightly trembling hands I take it.

Oh God, but it’s no good, I can feel myself starting to blush.

“Luke Brandon?” says Suze puzzledly. “I think you should get yourself checked out.’’

COMPREHENSION CHECK

7.True or false?

There is a pile of congratulation cards waiting on the table.

White, official-looking envelopes, brown window envelopes have gone straight into the bin.

Suze has been really worried and felt awful since Bex

vanished.

She has completely and utterly changed her attitude toward

money.

She is still very keen on Tarquin. Bex had to get away and think as she was all confused because of him.

He sends a letter and encloses a ticket for Gala Performance at the Opera House.

Bex can’t go as she has business meeting in the evening.

She feels too tense to go shopping and won’t be able to give it her full attention.

After a lot of trying on, and mixing and matching Bex is going for sexy look.

12.Answer the questions.

What was the purpose of the dinner? Is it about the unit trust or personal issues?

Could you match suits to their intended impact? What was the final choice?

What does she add to match the outfit?

How did partners of Brandon C evaluate Rebekka’s attack on

Flagstafflife?

Why does Bex abandon her plan of drinking a businesslike single glass as dinner goes on?

What does she do when his hand brushes against hers and stops still? Why? What does she do before it happens?

Do they do much talking that night?)

What does Bex feel like the next morning? Why this change?

What prospects does her imagination draw for her future? Have the tinted glasses eventually fallen off?

What do you think is there in a message for Mr. Smeath?

13. Retell the episode in restaurant in short of behalf of Luke Brandon.

PLAN

The first impression

Lively banter

Bex’uncanniest knacks

Menu and desert

Touching hands

TRANSLATION WORK

10. Translate the extract.

Комментарий специалиста

- Разными формами шопоголизма сегодня страдает около 70% людей, - считает психолог Мария Гончарова. - Это превращается в манию в двух случаях: если человек покупает не то, в чем он действительно нуждается (шел за шапкой,

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а купил плавки). И второе: если шопоголик тратит чужие деньги с риском для своего положения. Скажем, откладывал на отпуск, но встретил пятые ненужные туфли и купил.

На самом деле таким образом человек реализовывает свою потребность в любви и принятии окружающих. Особенно часто это происходит у тех, чьи родители не имели достаточной эмоциональной близости с ребенком и выражали свою любовь к нему при помощи подарков. Тогда в психике формируется связь: «подарок = любовь». Постоянная покформируется связь: «подарок = любовь». Постоянная покупка новых вещей важна и для тех, кто постоянно сравнивает себя с другими. Для таких шопоголиков важно соответствие моде, тусовке, друзьям и т. д.

Что делать? Требуется консультация психолога, но для встречи со специалистом нужно созреть. А для начала установите лимит по покупкам. Часть зарплаты сразу отправляйте на счет в банке, с которого нельзя снять наличные. Найдите себе хобби - для магазинов просто не останется времени.

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