2. Explain the following words and word combinations in English.

shopper customer ad grocery store to be on sale brand	price supermarket department store shopping mall dairy
Grammar spot To report commands, requests, suggestions, etc we use a reporting verb (advise, ask, suggest, beg, offer, tell, etc) followed by to-infinitive, not to-infinitive or an –ing form. e.g. Direct Speech Reported Speech He said “Make some tea, please!” He asked me to make some tea. She said “Don’t open the door!” She told me not to open the door. He said “Let’s buy her a necklace!” He suggested buying her a necklace.

3. Turn the following sentences into Reported speech. Choose from the verbs of reporting – tell, advise, ask, warn.

1. “Go to the butcher’s and buy some meat!” mother said to me.

2. “Don’t buy that milk! It’s of low quality” my sister said to me.

3. “Read the list of ingredients before buying convenience food!” she said to her sister.

4. “Don’t spend all your money on unnecessary things!” mother said to her son.

5. “Let’s go shopping because we have run out of bread, milk and some other goods!” he said.

6. “Now, go to the checkout and pay for all that stuff!” Kate said to her husband.

7. “Don’t pay in cash!” she said to me.

8. “Don’t think that credit cards are dangerous!” they said to me!

4. Find all the pieces of advice given in text b and turn them into reported speech.

WORD FORMATION

5. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets.

Wise 1) … (CONSUME) read magazines and 2) … (ADVERTIZE) and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for 3) … (INFORMATION). They ask themselves questions: Is 4) … (ADVERTIZE) hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser 5) … (SIMPLE) showing an 6) … (ATTRACT) image? Is this product more expensive than it should be because it has a 7) … (FAME) name? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

6. Read the text about Joan. Pay attention to the highlighted phrases and fill in the gaps. Learn the text by heart to remember the models.

Joan had to work overtime at the office today. She got home late, and she was very hungry. When she opened the fridge, she was very upset. There was nothing to eat for dinner.

Joan sat down and wrote a shopping list. She needed a head of lettuce, a bunch of bananas, some milk, a dozen eggs, two pounds of tomatoes, a pound of butter, two bunches of carrots, and a loaf of bread.

Joan drove to the supermarket. When she got there, she was very disappointed. There wasn’t any lettuce. There weren’t any bananas. There wasn’t any milk. There weren’t any eggs. There ____ tomatoes. There ____ butter. There ___ carrots, and there ___ bread.

Joan was tired and upset. In fact, she was so tired and upset that she … . (What do you think she did? What would you do?)