Exercise 3. Comprehension questions

1. What kinds of stores are the features of London's shopping life?

2. Why are the big stores of London called a mixture of tradition and modernity?

3. Why are the departments in the stores carefully named?

4. Which stores have branches in most British towns of importance?

5. What is characteristic of the British chemist's and dairy shops?

6. How do supermarkets operate?

Exercise 4. Find in the text equivalents to the following words and phrases.

I) Характерная черта; 2) сочетание старого и нового; 3) новые направления в моде; 4) многоэтажные здания; 5) продуманно названные; 6) "экономичное платье"; 7) общепринятый; 8) старомодный; 9) выставлять; 10) широкий выбор товаров; II) филиал, значительные города; 12) молокозаводы; 13) фармацевтическая фирма; 14) туалетные принадлежности; 15) хозяйственные товары; 16) работать по принципу самообслуживания; 17) контрольный пункт.

Exercise 5. Make up questions to which the following sentences might be the answers.

1. These are stores where a wide variety of goods is offered-displayed on open counters.

2. You may also find it at the local chemist's.

3. Most of the big department stores are to be found in or near the
West End.

4. They sell cheap dresses there.

5. You pay for all your goods together at the exit.

6. In this department they sell clothes suitable for both sexes.

7. I think you should try the local chain store. They have the same supply as in London.