IX*. Read and learn the dialogue.

Assistant: Do you like this dress, madam?

Lady: I like the colour very much. It’s a lovely dress, but it’s too small for

me.

Assistant: What about this one? It’s a lovely dress. It’s very smart. Short skirts are in fashion now. Would you like to try it?

Lady: All right. I’m afraid this green dress is too small for me as well. It’s smaller than the blue one. I don’t like the colour either. It doesn’t suit me at all. I think the blue one is prettier. Could you show me another blue dress? I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size.

Assistant: I’m afraid I haven’t got a larger dress. This is the largest in the shop.

X*. Read and discuss the dialogue: shop till you drop.

Mum: Now, we need some bars of………

Billy: Chocolate?

Mum: No, soap. And a few tins of……….

Billy: Lemonade? Coke?

Mum: Soup. Nice Healthy soup.

Billy: Can we have some cans too?

Mum: Very funny. They’re the same thing. Now, I also want a big packet of..

Billy: Chocolate biscuits?

Mum: No, washing powder, and a tube of toothpaste.

Billy: Mum, you’re no fun at all!

XI*. Supplementary reading. Read the following and make a guess.

Jane works at a shop selling records. One afternoon a middle-aged woman hurriedly entered the shop and asked for a record. Unfortunately, she did not remember the title of the record, but she thought she could easily recognize the music if Jane played that record for her. Jane tried carefully to explain to her that it would take too much time to play all the records they had. The customer said that she had heard it in the morning over the radio and that the song was from the play about a girl who spoke English so badly at first that it was even shocking to listen to her and then she learnt to speak very well. Jane easily recognized the play and gave the customer the needed record.

XII*. What do you do or say if:

1. You want to buy some meat or fish;

2. You find out you haven’t any bread left;

3. You want to know the price of a certain thing;

4. You need a new coat (or shoes etc.);

5. You are shown a dress that isn’t your size;

6. You can’t buy the thing because it’s too expensive;

XIII*. Roleplay: Your are having a N.Y (New York) shopping. Your friend is ready to help. You can choose from the following:

1. boutique 5. department store 9. supermarket

2. mobile shop 6. shopping arcade 10. stall

3. kiosk 7. shopping precinct 11. store

4. market 8. shopping centre

XIV*. Writing: What is more preferable for you - shopping or browsing and why.

Unit VII Eating out

1. Read and translate the text:

Last week we decided to visit a small Italian restaurant. The “Las Tappes” is newly opened and is situated right in the centre and we had heard several favourable comments about it. Although we had not booked earlier we managed to get a nice table near the window.

The menu was limited to a variety of national dishes, although the choice of items was rather extensive. We started with salads. My wife chose Greek salad with feta cheese and olives, and I preferred village salad which was actually tomatoes and onion dressed with oil. The vegetables were fresh and came in big portions. I also added some balsamico whish a special Italian vinegar.

For the main course I ordered pasta with sea products which was speciality of the day. Although the quality of prawns and mussels was good, they seemed to be a little underdone. My wife chose grilled shrimps which came with generous spinet helping.

We had two glasses of white wine. We preferred house wine although the wine list included French, Italian and Spanish bottled table wine. There was no still mineral water so we refused to take sparkling instead.

The bill including coffee and service came to £50. Generally the dinner was satisfactory and reasonably priced.