XV. Закончите следующие ситуации:

1. Yesterday I bought myself a lovely pair of shoes. I paid for them and the shop-assistant gave the parcel to me. But when I got home I found that I had no parcel ...

2. Last Saturday I decided to call at one of the department stores as I wanted to buy myself a suit for summer wear. They had a lovely collection of suits. So ...

3. One day I promised my friend to call for him after work. We wanted to go shopping together...

XVI. Перескажите следующие рассказы:

I

A girl called at a department store. She wanted to buy a new pair of shoes for summer wear. But before she went to the shoe department she came to the dress I department where her friend was working as a shop-assistant "Hallo," she said. "How are things going with you? How is business?" "Oh, very bad," was the I reply. "I sold only one dress yesterday. And today it's even worse."

"How could it be worse?" asked her friend.

"Today the customer has given back the dress she bought yesterday," answered I the shop-assistant.

as зд. в качестве; even даже

II

A man with a lot of tackle in his hand came into the fishmonger's. "Gadsby, I'd like you to give me some fish to take home with me," he said to the shop-assistant.

"How many, sir?"

"Oh, three or four mackerel will be enough."

"Yes, sir. But won't you take salmon too?"

"But why?" asked the man in surprise.

"You see, Mr. Smith, your wife came here early this morning and said if you came in with your fishing tackle I was to advise you to take salmon, if possible, as she liked that fish better than any other."

tackle рыболовная снасть; salmon ['sæmәn] лосось, семга;

mackerel [ 'mækәrәl] макрель; the fishmonger's ['fi∫mΛngәz] рыбный магазин

III

DIZZY SPELLS

Mr. Dripp was rather a rich man, but he was not happy as he often had dizzy spells. The doctor could do nothing for him. So he advised a change of climate. He sent Mr. Dripp to California and Arizona but it did not help him. At last the doctor said to Mr. Dripp, "You must make a trip around the world and find out which climate is the best for you." Before Mr. Dripp went on a trip he decided to buy himself a few things at a department store. He bought two pairs of shoes, a suit for summer wear and at last decided to buy several shirts. He asked the shop-assistant to show him size 14 shirts. The shop-assistant said to Mr. Dripp that he must take size 16. "No," answered Mr. Dripp. "I always wear size 14." "But," said the shop-assistant again, "you must wear shirts of a larger size." Mr. Dripp did not agree, "I want you to wrap up size 14 shirts for me," he said.

"Very well," agreed the shop-assistant, "if you want to have dizzy spells, buy size 14."

It was a surprise to Mr. Dripp but he understood why he had always had dizzy spells.

dizzy spells приступы головокружения; rich богатый;

a climate ['klaimit] климат; at last [әt 'la:st] наконец;

around [ә'raund] вокруг; to agree [ә'gri:] согласиться;

to wrap up [ræр] завертывать