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At the shoe department.
S.: These shoes are good-looking. What colours do you have them in?
C.: У цей момент у нас є коричневі та чорні.
S.: Could you show me the black shoes?
C.: Одну хвилину. Я принесу пару чорного кольору.
S.: Thanks. May I try them on?
C.: Звичайно.
(tries on the shoes)
S.: They fit me perfectly. How much are they?
C.: П’ятдесят три долари.
S.: All right, I’ll take them.
(Senenko pays cash)
Speak or write on the following situations.
1) You are at department store looking for some nice present for your friend who is …. years old in a couple of days. Make a dialogue with a shop assistant asking him / her to help you in making the best choice.
2) Imagine that you are shopping for stationary before the beginning of the academic year. Make up a dialogue with a shop assistant.
3) Imagine that your sister / brother is going to get married soon. Make up a conversation with your mother in which you are discussing what can be given as a wedding-present. Be sure to mention various kinds of shops in which each particular thing can be bought.
4) Imagine that you have invited your friends to your birthday party. Write a dialogue with your mother in which you discuss the things you would like to cook and buy for it.
5) You are at department store. You want to buy a lot of presents for your family. Make up conversations with the shop-assistants of various departments.
Speak on the topic.
1. You are planning a party to celebrate your birthday with your groupmates. What shops will you go to and what kind of food will you buy to make sandwiches, vegetable and fruit salad, to bake a big birthday cake for 10 people?
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2. The advantages and the disadvantages of shopping.
3. Family shopping duties.
30. Word Puzzle “Origins of Words”. In the puzzle, find words that fit the definitions below. The words are either in vertical or horizontal positions in the puzzle. The remaining letters will form a proverb:
1) a building where you buy things;
2) a covering made of leather or plastic that you wear on your foot;
3) things that you wear to cover your body;
4) food that you buy in packets, tins, jars;
5) a person who cuts and sells meat;
6) to give money to get something;
7) to have clothes on your body;
8) a person who buys things from a shop;
9) to talk to somebody about the right price for something;
10) made or picked not long ago, frozen;
11) money that people use in Britain;
12) a place where people go to buy and sell things, usually outside.
| d | s | h | o | e | c | l | o | t | h | e | s |
| o | h | o | o | b | u | t | c | h | e | r | f |
| g | o | n | c | u | s | t | o | m | e | r | r |
| o | p | t | r | y | w | p | o | u | n | d | e |
| o | m | a | r | k | e | t | y | t | o | w | s |
| d | d | w | r | b | a | r | g | a | i | n | h |
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Personality test 2
Are you a fashion victim?
1) How often do you buy clothes?
a) Once a week. b) Once a month. c) Once a year.
2) How do you feel about your hair?
a) My hair is my hair — I just make it look as good as I can.
b) I can't make it look the way I want.
c) I don't care how it looks at all.
3) If you were given $ 150, how much would you spend on clothes?
a) All of it. b) None of it. c) Some of it.
4) How do you buy clothes?
a) My parents have to force me to buy new clothes.
b) I go out and spend time buying clothes, whether I really "need" them or not.
c) I buy clothes when I need them.
5) Where do you buy your clothes?
a) Big department stores.
b) Fashionable boutiques.
c) The cheapest possible place.
6) Imagine you are going out tonight. You've got a favourite item of clothing (a dress, a shirt, a pair of jeans) that you think looks fantastic, and you want to wear it. However, you discover it's being washed, and you can't. How do you feel?
a) Very depressed.
b) It's a pity but it doesn't really matter.
c) You don't care.
7) Imagine you are going out tonight. How long do you spend getting dressed?
a) 1—3 hours.
b) 20 minutes — 1 hour.
c) Less than 20 minutes.
