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out – of – date – устаревший

25. stylish [`staili] – стильный, модный

26. dowdy [`dudi] – непривлекательный, безвкусный

27. to be long-wearing – быть носким (долго носиться)

28. to afford [`f:d] – иметь возможность, быть в состоянии, позволить себе

can’t afford smth, to buy smth – не по средствам купить что-либо

29. to be short of money – иметь мало денег

30. to run out of smth – кончиться (о запасах)

to run short of smth – кончиться

I’ve run out of shampoo. – У меня закончился шампунь.

31. that will do – этого достаточно; это годится, устраивает

will this do? – это/эта/этот устраивает?

~ these ~? – эти ~ ?

32. to pay through the nose – платить бешенные деньги, с лихвой

33. into the bargain – к тому же, впридачу

34. to be a good seller – хорошо продаваться (о товаре)

35. to buy a pig in a poke – купить кота в мешке

36. to look (well) – выглядеть (хорошо)

37. to be hard up – быть на мели

Ex. 1. Fill in the blanks with the verbs, given below in the proper form;

1) This dress … you nicely. 2) I want a hat to … this coat. 3) What colour shoes … best … my suit, do you think? 4) I don’t think the curtains and the carpet … very well together. 5) The blue blouse … you greatly. 6) You … quite a beauty in this frock. 7) To my wind, the eye-shade … perfectly well … your eye colour. 8) The dinner jacket … you perfectly. You … smart in it! 9)This is great! Everything… .

fit, suit, become, match, go with, look.

Ex. 2. Fill in prepositions and adverbs where necessary.

1) What size do you take … hats? 2) I’m afraid these shoes won’t go very well … this gown. 3) It wears well and it keeps … shape. 4) I’d like a pair … black laced boots. 5) Cut … 5 meters … this silk, please. 6) I can never tell natural silk … artificial. 7) Let me try that parka … . 8) I have run … soap. 9) Give me those yellow gloves and that orange umbrella … the bargain. 10) I paid … the nose … these white trainers.

Ex. 3. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding word (from the list below).

1) I do my … at the Central Department Store. 2) They have a good selection and their prices are …, too. 3) - They're having a big … at Mothercare. – Anything in particular … sale? 4) How much did you … for your bedroom suite? 5) – I'm interested in seeing your … coats. – Do you have any particular … in wind? – White, or some light colour, I think. 6) I spent the afternoon … for clothes. 7) I called in the Jeweller's to buy … for my girl-friend. 8) There is a lovely winter coat in your … .Do you sell them, I wonder? 9) – Here comes my coat. I'm dying to see myself in it. – Come this way; this … is vacant. 10) It's a … at that price. 11) This style is coming into … again. 12) How long do your shops keep … on Saturdays? 13) When I'm very much hard up I do my … at … . There one can get everything surprisingly cheap. 14) This sports car is too … . We can't … to buy it. 15) I want … a 20 pound note, please. 16) – It's 5.71 pounds. – I'm sorry, I have no … about me, so keep the … , please.

(Sale, pay, summer, shopping (3), an engagement ring, low, on, colour, fashion, bargain, sitting room, window, rag fair, change (v), change (п. 2), stylish, expensive, afford, open).

Text B

Tastes differ. That’s why all people wear different clothes. Besides they wear different clothes when it is warm and cold. When it is cold we put on sweaters, coats, caps and gloves. When it’s warm we take off warm clothes and put on light shirts or blouses and dresses.

My favourite clothes are jeans, shirts and sweaters or jackets. They are comfortable. And I can wear them in any weather. Now I’m wearing jeans, a white shirt and a sweater. But tomorrow is my friend’s birthday. He invited me to the birthday party. So I shall be in my best.

My mother bought me a nice suit and new shoes. We went to the shop together, and chose a grey suit. I tried it on. It was my size and suited me well. I looked great. Mother paid money for the suit and we brought it home. It’s a pity I didn’t try the shoes on. They were the wrong size. And now they are OK. Frankly speaking, I don’t like shopping. There are more interesting things.

Ex. 1. Insert missing words:

1. Tastes differ. That’s why people … different … .

2. My … clothes are jeans, … , … and … . They are … .

3. My mother … a nice … and new … .

4. It was my … and … me well.

5. My mother … them for the bigger … .

Ex. 2. Agree or disagree. Correct the wrong statements:

1. When it is cold we put on light shirts or blouses, T-shirts, or dresses, caps and gloves.

2. I can wear jeans in any weather.

3. We went to the sports ground and chose a green suit.

4. It’s a pity, I didn’t try the shoes on they were the right size.

Ex. 3. Translate into English:

1. О вкусах не спорят.

2. Кроме того, они носят различную одежду, когда тепло и когда холодно.

3. Джинсы удобны.

4. Я одену все самое лучшее.

5. Честно говоря, я не люблю ходить по магазинам.

Ex. 4. Answer the questions:

1. Why do people wear different clothes?

2. What do you put on when it’s warm or cold?

3. What are your favourite clothes?

4. What are you wearing now?

5. What do you wear every day?

6. What will you put on tomorrow?

7. What did you wear yesterday?

8. What do you put on when you go to the party?

9. What did you buy last month? Did it suit you?

10. Do you like to go shopping?

Part III Money

Great Britain – p ₤ (pounds and pence)

100 pence (100p) – 1 pound (1)

amount – сумма, coin – монета

1/2p – a halfpenny [`heipni]

1p – a penny

2p – two pence [`tpns], a twopenny [`tpni] piece

5p – five pence [`faivpns], a fivepenny [`faivpni] piece

10p – ten pence [`tenpns], a tenpenny [`tenpni] piece

50 p – fifty pence, a fifty pence peice

1 – a pound, (collog/) a quid [kwid]; a pound note

5, 10, 20 – five/ten/twenty pounds, quid; a five/ten/twenty pound note,

(collog.) a fiver/tenner

82. – three pounds eighty two (pence)

The USA - $ c (dollars and cents)

100 cents (100c) – 1 dollar (1$)

1c – a cent, a penny

5c – five cents, a nickel

10c – ten cents, a dime

25c – twenty five cents, a quarter

50c – half a dollar, a halfdollar; (collog.) half a buck [bk]

1 – a dollar, a buck; a dollar bill

5, 10, 20 – five/ten/twenty dollars, bucks; a five/ten/twenty dollar bill

82. – three dollars eighty two (cents)

Interaction Shopping

Ex. 1. Put this dialogue in the correct order.

• Yes. Have you got these trainers in a size 9, please?

• They’re £13.40.

• Thank you very much. £15.00 – that’s £1.60 change. Goodbye.

• Let me see. Yes, here you are. Do you want to try them on?

• That’s £13.40, please.

• Goodbye.

• Here you are.

• Yes, please.

• Can I help you?

• Are they comfortable?

• Fine. I’ll take them.

• Yes, they fit very well. How much are they?

Ex. 2. Role play your dialogue with a partner.

Size

Ex. 3. British and Continental size are not the same. Look at these tables.

a Write down your measurements in British and Continental sizes.

b Ask people in your class.

Example

What size shoes do you take?

Ex. 4. Make new shopping dialogues for these items. Use your own sizes.

Follow up

Ex. 5. Write one of your dialogues from Exercise 4.

Ex. 6. Read the dialogues and do the tasks below them.

Are you being served? a) Ladies’ shoes

Assistant: Are you being served, madam?

Woman: No, I’m not. May I try on these shoes? And those, perhaps … Ah, yes, and those.

1. Make these sentences passive. (They all mean the same and are used in shops in the passive).

a Is anyone serving you?

b Is anybody attending to you?

c Is anybody looking after you?

2. Role play a situation in a shoe shop. Use the dialogue above, then ask about size, colour, style, and price.

b) The hi-fi department

Man: Have you got another one of these radios?

Assistant: No, sorry. I’m afraid that’s the last one.

Man: But it’s been damaged. Look, the aerial’s been bent.

Assistant: Well, I can let you have a 20% discount…

1. Complain about these faults using the passive.

a Someone’s scratched the paint.

b Someone’s broken the controls.

c Someone’s dented the side.

2. Role play a conversation about something else in the shop. Find a lot of faults and try to get a bigger discount.

c)Gentlemen’s fashions

Man: I want to return these trousers. They don’t fit.

Assistant: I’m sorry, sir. They’ve been worn. We can’t take them back.

Man: But they haven’t been made properly. One leg’s much longer than the other.

Assistant: Oh, yes. I see. Let me call the manager …

1. Make these sentences passive.

a You’ve worn those shoes.

b They didn’t make these shoes correctly. One is bigger.

c You’ve used that umbrella.

2. Role play a conversation about a jacket. You can use this information:

• one sleeve / too long

• three buttons / four buttonholes

• sleeve / ripped

d) The demonstration

Demonstrator: … and this new electronic diary is only the size of a credit card. Two hundred names and addresses can be stored in the memory, and five appointments per day can also be stored. It costs only £19.99.

1. Look at some other features of the electronic diary and make passive sentences.

a) You can keep it with your credit cards.

b) You can store 300 telephone numbers.

c) You can ring an alarm for each appointment.

d) You can store 200 postcodes.

2. Role play. You have just bought one. Show it to a friend.

Ex. 7. Read, translate and act out the dialogues.

1.

A: Are you being served?

B: No. What have you got in the way of brown suede jackets size 42?

A: Sorry, can’t help you at the moment.

B: Will you have any more in?

A: I’m not sure, but you may be lucky at our High Street branch.

2.

A: Could you help me, please?

B: What can I do for you?

A: Could I look at the headband in this case?

B: Just one moment, please, while I get the key.

3.

A: Do you want some assistance?

B: Yes. How much is that pen?

A: This one or that one?

B: The one next to the black one.

A: It’s 90 p.

B: May I look at your other pens?

A: Certainly. Fountain-pens or ball-point pens?

B: I’m looking for a good fountain-pen.

4.

Alessandra has come to a department store to change a skirt and to buy some shoes.

Assistant: Hello. Can I help you madam?

Alessandra: Yes, my daughter bought a skirt here yesterday and …

Assistant: the ladies’ fashion department is upstairs, madam.

Alessandra: Oh yes, of course. Actually, I’m also looking for some shoes. I’d like to try this style. In Italy I take size 38, but I’m not sure about my size here.