- •Передмова
- •Unit 1. Ukraine
- •Post-reading tasks
- •Post-reading tasks
- •English for survival Customs. Passport control
- •Vocabulary and useful expressions
- •Unit 2. Kyiv (Kiev)
- •Post-reading tasks
- •English for survival
- •Vocabulary and useful expressions
- •Making reservations
- •Lost and Found Office.
- •At the gas station
- •Unit III. Kyiv – places of interest
- •1) Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra
- •2) National Opera House
- •3) St. Nicolas Catholic Cathedral
- •4) Golden Gate
- •5) St. Sophia Cathedral
- •6) Mariyinsky Palace
- •7) Andriyivsky Uzviz (Andriyivsky Descent)
- •8) Ukraine Kyiv Funicular
- •9) Horodetskyi Building
- •10) Volodymyr Cathedral
- •11) Khreschatyk
- •Post-reading tasks
- •English for survival asking for directions
- •Vocabulary and useful expressions
- •Unit IV. Kharkiv
- •Post-reading tasks
- •English for survival health. At the doctor’s.
- •Vocabulary and useful expressions
- •Ailments and Illnesses
- •Illness (sickness) - disease
- •Illness (sickness) - disease
- •Consulting a Doctor
- •Unit V. Lviv
- •Post-reading tasks
- •English for survival shopping
- •Vocabulary and useful expressions
- •Unit VI. Donetsk
- •Give the note about Donetsk answering the following questions:
- •Content
- •Список використаної літератури
Post-reading tasks
Identify: UNESCO World Heritage List, Red Ruthenia,” rail bus”, the eastern Carpathian Mountains, historic site, a birthplace, EURO 2012.
Give the note about Lviv answering the following questions: When and by whom was Lviv founded? What interesting facts about Lviv did you pick up from the text? What status did UNESCO give to Lviv’s center and why? Why is Lviv thought to be an important educational centre of Ukraine? Why is Lviv regarded as the birthplace of Polish football? What is now being done to make Lviv be ready for EURO 2012?
Find the synonyms to the following words in the text: entrance, cultural and historic background, criss-cross, custom, a place of worship, trust, confederation.
English for survival shopping
Vocabulary and useful expressions
Can I help you? — Чим можу служити
What can I show you? — Що Вам показати ?
Can you show me...? — Покажіть, будь ласка...
Are you being served? — Вас обслуговують?
Is there anything on sale? — Чи є що-небудь у (розпродажу?
Please, show me... —Будь ласка, покажіть мені...
Show me something in a different style (cut). — Покажіть мені що-небудь іншого фасону (покрою).
Show me something cheaper. — Покажіть мені що-небудь дешевше.
Show me something one size smaller (larger). — Покажіть мені що-небудь
меншого (більшого) розміру.
What can you recommend? — Що Ви можете порекомендувати ?
What size are you? — Який у Вас розмір?
What's wrong with it? — Чим він Вам не подобається ?
It's not my size. — Це не мій розмір.
It's too long (short, narrow, loose). — Він занадто довгий (короткий, вузький, вільний).
Where is the fitting room? — Де примірювальна?
I'd like to try it on. — Мені б хотілося примірити.
It fits you like a glove (It suits you perfectly). — Це саме на Вас.
May I regard myself in the mirror? — Чи можна оглянути себе в дзеркалі?
Situation 1. Study the following definitions and tell about places where Ukrainian people can do shopping.
Department stores – is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods.
A chain store – is one of a series of stores owned by one company and selling the same merchandise.
Supermarket – is a large self-service store selling foods and household goods.
Chemists – is a shop where medical drugs are dispensed and sold and in which toiletries and other medical goods can be purchased.
Boutique – is a small shop selling fashionable clothes, shoes, or jewellery.
Semi-annual sales – is a sole occurring every half year.
Half-price sales – is selling for half the normal price.
Clearance-sales – is a sale of goods at reduced prices
Hypermarket – is a very large self-service store
Situation 2. The sentences given below describe different types of shopping places. Put them in the necessary columns to describe different place for hopping. Mind that some sentences may refer to more than one type of shop.
Department stores |
Supermarkets |
shopping centres |
outdoor markets |
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1) This sort of shops is a vast building, many storeys high.
2) At the exit there is a cash desk where you pay for all your goods.
3) Lager towns now usually have a special area for pedestrians only, with shops grouped together, sometimes enclosed in a large building.
4) There you can buy everything you want, from a box of matches to a suite of furniture.
5) Today it has a number of stalls, mostly selling cheap or second-hand goods, but also flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as meat and fish.
6) All the household and food shopping can be done there.
7) They offer more elaborate facilities for the customer’s convenience and comfort than other shops: restaurants and public toilets, public telephones and hairdressing, credit accounts and a number of comfortable fitting rooms, theatrical agencies and travel agencies, delivery and after-sales service.
8) The stall-holders often come to town from the country to sell their goods, or travel round regularly from to town.
9) Most of these shops are very modern and are equipped with speedy lifts and escalators, and have well-planned lighting, ventilation and heating.
10) The stalls usually start selling early, and may finish by mid-afternoon.
11) These shops operate on a self-service system: you go in, pick up a basket and walk around choosing what you want.
Situation 3. Imagine you are looking for the following things. Ask what store you would go to.
Model: - See, Ann, I need to get a couple of airmail envelopes. Where do you think I should buy them?
- Well, envelopes are sure to be in Central Post-office in Skaryna avenue as well as in smaller local post offices in every region.
food for your dog an electric shaver newspapers
a second-hand guitar a diamond ring cigarettes
a pair of high boots a soccer ball medicines
a set of wine glasses a two-pieces suit scissors
Situation 4. a) Study the expressions you may use while complaining in the shop because the thing you have bought is not good, or you haven’t been given enough change.
– Excuse me, I’m not at all satisfied with ...
– I’m sorry, I’ve had a lot of trouble with …
– I’m afraid I’ve got a complaint about …
– I’m not the sort of person who normally complains, but …
– I’m very unhappy about …
– I’m sorry to say this, but …
– I want to complain about …
– I have a complaint to make.
– Can you do anything about …
– I’m afraid it isn’t good enough …
b) Now read and translate the dialogues given below and act them out:
1)
- Вибачте, вчора я купив пуловер у Вашому магазині і хотів би його поміняти.
- Чи можу я подивитись на Ваш чек, сер? Що Вас не влаштовує у Вашій покупці?
- Боюсь, я купив пуловер більшого розміру, ніж мені потрібний.
- Зрозуміло. Ви праві. Зараз я Вам запропоную інший пуловер.
2)
- Чи можу я Вам чимось допомогти, мадам?
- Декілька днів тому я купила чайник у Вашому відділі. Але мені не сподобався його колір, тому я хотіла б його повернути і отримати гроші за нього
- Вибачте, я можу подивитись на чек покупки?
- Ой, мені здається, я десь його загубила.
- Нажаль, я не зможу допомогти Вам. Ви маєте зберігати чек протягом декілька тижнів, якщо Ви плануєте повертати або обмінювати Вашу покупку.
3)
- Вибачте, Ви мені не вірно дали здачу. Ви маєте додати мені ще 15 гривень.
- Вибачте, я зараз перевірю. Так, Ви праві. Ось Ваші гроші. Вибачте, сер, за мою помилку.
Situation 5. Read the dialogues with their translations. Cover the left or the right sides. Act out them using your memory.
Dialogue 1 Jack: What are you doing? Mary: Making a shopping list for today. Jack: Do we need so many things? Mary: We haven’t got much tea or coffee left, and we have run out of sugar and jam. So I must go to the grocer’s.
Jack: What about vegetables? Mary: I’ll ask George to go to the greengrocer’s after school. We haven’t got many tomatoes. But we still have a lot of potatoes. And I must go to the butcher’s. We haven’t got any meat at all. |
Джек: Що ти робиш? Мері: Складаю список покупок на сьогодні. Джек: Нам потрібно так багато? Мері: У нас залишилось мало чаю і кави, і у нас закінчився цукор і джем. Тому я повинна йти в бакалію. Джек: А як що до овочів? Мері: Я попрошу Джорджа сходити в овочевий магазин після школи. У нас залишилось мало помідорів . Але у нас є ще трохи картоплі. І я повинна йти у м’ясний магазин. У нас зовсім немає м’яса. |
Dialogue 2 Connie: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this I want to get this red blouse. John: Don’t you have one like this in blue? Connie: Yeah, but I don’t have a red one. John: Do you need every co lour in the rainbow? Connie: Yes! |
Конні: Подивись на цей каталог, Джоне. Я думаю, що хочу цю червону блузку. Джон: Здається, у тебе вже є одна схожа, тільки синя? Конні: Так, але в мене немає червоної. Джон: Тобі потрібні всі кольори веселки? Конні: Так! |
Dialogue 3 Saleswoman: Hi, are you being helped? Karen: No, I’m not. I’m interested in some scarves. Saleswoman: All our scarves are in this section. What do you think of this one here? It’s made of silk. Karen: Hm, it looks nice, but I’d like to have something warm for the winter. Saleswoman: Maybe you would like a heavy wool scarf. How about this one?
Karen: I think that’s what I want. How much is it? Saleswoman: It’s …. seventy-five dollars plus tax. Karen: It’s a little expensive. Do you think it’s possible to get a discount? Saleswoman: Hm, since you like it so much, how about a 10 percent discount. That’s the best I can offer. Karen: That’s good. Could you wrap it up for me? Saleswoman: Sure. Is there anything else I can get for you? Karen: No, that should be it. Thank you. |
Продавець: Добрий день, Вас вже обслуговують? Карен: Ні, ще ні. Мене цікавлять шарфи. Продавець: Усі наші шарфи знаходяться в цій секції. Що ви думаєте про ось цей? Він із шовку. Карен: Виглядає гарно, але я б хотіла щось тепле для зими. Продавець: Можливо, ви хотіли б великий вовняний шарф. як щодо цього? Карен: Я думаю, що те що треба. Скільки він? Продавець: Він коштує… 75; плюс податок. Карен: Це занадто дорого. Як думаєте, я можу отримати знижку? Продавець: Якщо він Вам так сподобався, як щодо знижки 10 %. Це найкраще, що я можу запропонувати. Карен: Добре. Ви могли б загорнути його для мене. Продавець: Безумовно. Я можу ще щось для Вас зробити. Карен: Ні, це все. Спасибі.
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Situation 6. Read the following dialogues and translate the words and word-combinations in italics into Ukrainian. Then, act them out.
a)
A: What can I do for you?
C: Yes, please. I would like to have something from this shopping list.
A: Oh, ваш список для покупок дуже великий. We stock only три пункти you ask for: butter, молоко та сир.
C: Two packets of butter, один фунт сиру and three bottles of milk and пачку печива, please.
A: Plain ones or chocolate ones?
C: Plain ones, please.
A: Here they are. Сплатить чеком at the cash desk.
C: Excuse me, а чи знаєте Ви where I could find some ham, minced meat and beef sausages?
A: They продаються at the butcher’s.
C: And I wonder чи є у вашому магазині сигарети?
A: I’m afraid we don’t. You слід спробувати the shop next door for the cigarettes.
b)
Чи можу я Вам допомогти, сер?
I’d like half a pound of Danish butter, half a pound of cheese, три дюжини яєць, a quarter of tea, один фунт шоколадного печива, a pound jar of black-currant jam, банку консервованих персиків, a bottle of vinegar, пакет замороженого горошку, 3 packets of mushroom soup, склянку молока.
Is that all?
Дозвольте мені подивитись у мій список для покупок … Oh, no, I’d like a pound of lean smoked bacon, please.
Will this do? (showing a piece of bacon)
No, it’s much too fat. Я б краще взяв би some ham instead. How much is it?
95p. a pound.
That’s досить дорого. I’d better take 12 ounces, please.
Ось, тримайте.
How much does it all come to?
Two pounds тридцять п’ять пенсів, please.
