1. Fill in the blanks:

1. At a … one can easily get whatever he wants.

2. Recently there appeared a lot of … where one can easily find any food he needs.

3. As for clothes, books, china, you can find them all at a ……

4. You can consult the … to make the right choice.

5. The … is a place where one can buy flour, sugar and goods in cans.

6. If you need some fruit or vegetables, you can get them at the … .

7. My favourite shop is a …, because it’s the place where all kinds of sweet and tasty things are sold.

8. At the … the customers are offered a great variety of bread and buns.

9. If you need any meat you should go to the….

10. If you need fish or poultry for dinner you should go to … or … .

1. Match the kinds of places where you can buy things with their definitions.

1. market

2. department store

3. shopping centre

4. supermarket

1. a large shop divided into smaller parts, in each of which different types of goods are sold.

2. a large shop selling mainly food where one serves oneself.

3. a group of shops of different kinds, planned and built as a whole.

4. an open place where people meet to buy and sell goods and foods.

IV. Say at what shops you can buy the following:

Sugar and tea, bread, buns and rolls; meat; fish; fruit and vegetables; chicken; sweets and chocolate; coffee, milk, sour cream and butter; some beef and pork or mutton; half a duck; a loaf of brown bread; a bar of chocolate, a water-melon or pears.

V. Work on the dialogues:

1. A. Good morning. I’m looking for a CD player.

B. They are over there by the window.

A. Where can I pay?

B. At the checkout.

2. A. Can I help you?

B. Yes, please. I’m looking for a pullover for myself.

A. Pullovers are over there. How do you like this one?

B. I like it. How much is it?

A. It’s $40. Do you want to try it on?

B. Yes, certainly.

A. The fitting rooms are over there.

3. A. Добрый день! Вам помочь?

B. Yes, please.I am looking for a warm sweater.

A. Свитера в середине зала. Я могу показать их вам. Какой цвет Вы бы хотели?

B. Light blue or green.

A. Как Вам нравится вот этот?

B. It’s not bad. Do you have it in my size?

A. Да, вот, пожалуйста.

B. Good. I think I will take it.

VI. Be ready to talk on the following topics.

1. Your visit to a supermarket.

2. Describe a department store.

3. Say why you prefer to buy your things ready-made (or have them made to measure).

4. Say what it is considered good or poor taste in dress.

5. Speak about a holiday rush in shops.

VII. Open dialogue:

A. Are you being attended, Madam? Can I help you?

B. .........

A. We’ve got a rich choice of woolen suits of all shades. Will you try this one?

B. .........

A. Certainly. Here it is. Try it on. This way, please. Here is the fitting-room.

B. …….

A. You may pay here. Thank you. Come again.

VIII. Read the text and answer the questions. Clothes and fashion

Clothes are very important in the life of people. They cover almost the whole of the body, sometimes including the face. In ancient times, though, the purpose of clothing was not the same as it became later. Ancient people used clothes to protect themselves from cold, heat and rain. Fashion appears and disappears rather quickly. Yet some people do their best to follow it, thinking that fashionable clothes are sure to be beautiful. Others, on the contrary, believe that suitability is the principle to be followed if you want to be well dressed.

1. What do clothes mean for people today?

2. What has been the main tendency in the history of clothes?

3. What do we expect from clothes today?

4. Are clothes different from country to country?

5. What do you think about different points of view on fashion?