Exercise 8

Translate into English.

1. Скажіть, будь ласка, де знаходиться відділ електротоварів та товарів для дому?

2. В новому великому універмазі в продажу є різноманітні товари.

3. Через тиждень моя дочка іде до школи і я повинна купити лінійку, кулькові ручки, фломастери та фарби у канцтоварах.

4. У них у продажу дуже широкий вибір краваток: краватки-метелики, краватки-шнурки, прості краватки.

5. Вона попросила чорну у смужку вовняну вузьку спідницю, але її не було в наявності.

6. Одяг з натуральних тканин користується широким попитом і завжди надзвичайно дорогий.

7. Мережа магазинів “ДЦ” пропонує першокласні товари.

8. На багатьох базарах можна купити модні товари, які виглядають як справжні фірмові речі відомих виробників і мають відповідні етикетки, але майже всі вони є підробленими.

9. Для моєї подруги не має значення те, що вона носить не фірмовий одяг, а підроблений. Головне, що вона може одягатися модно, але дешево.

10.Вона вважає, що виробники справжніх брендових товарів використовують наш

снобізм і отримують гарні прибутки.

11.Останнім часом з’явилося дуже багато різноманітних аптек. Більшість з них

відкриті протягом цілого дня.

12.Кожна жінка може вибрати собі капелюшок у відділі дамських капелюшків.

13.Сходи, будь ласка, в книжковий магазин і купи мені журнал, а якщо його не буде, то поряд є газетний кіоск і там в продажу є журнали.

14.Товари повинні бути привабливо і дбайливо розставлені на прилавках і полицях

магазинів, щоб привернути увагу покупців.

It is interesting to know

& Reading

A. You are going to read about the famous British shop and choose the best title.

1. The popularity of Marks & Spencer.

2. Where to buy a decent suit.

3. A British success story.

4. The selection of goods at Marks & Spencer.

MARKS & SPENCER

Marks & Spencer, the British food and clothes company, is the most famous British shop in the world. At the moment, there are 283 M&S shops in Britain, and other shops in France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, and Portugal. Currently, they are building a large new store in Paris on the rue de Rivoli. In North America, the company owns Brooks Brothers and there are about fifty stores in Canada. More and more people, from Hong Kong to Lisbon, are buying their clothes and food from M&S.

The company employs about 50,000 people worldwide. Sales have increased by 80% over the last ten years, mainly due to expansion overseas. Many of the shops abroad are franchises. Owners of franchises buy all their stock from Marks & Spencer and pay the company a percentage of their turnover.

The clothes vary from country to country. In Thailand, for example, M&S sell more short-sleeved shirts because of the climate. In Japan, they sell smaller sizes because of the average size of the population. In Austria, they stock 20 very large clothes. Food departments sell typically British food: tea, cake, biscuits, etc., and the shops in Paris are very popular at lunchtime for the sale of sandwiches.

Why is Marks & Spencer so successful? The standards of quality are very high. All suppliers have regular inspections. All customers can return any item which they think is unsatisfactory. Stocks are limited. Shelf lives are short. This means that items only stay in the shop for six to seven weeks. Eighty per cent of the suppliers are British: in fact, M&S buys twenty per cent of the total cloth produced in Britain. Prices are high, but so is the quality. In Britain, one man in five buys his suits at M&S, and one woman in three buys her underwear there.

What about the future? At the moment, the company is studying plans for the development in Eastern Europe, Japan, and even China. Next century, it is possible that one Chinese in five will wear Marks & Spencer suits. That's a lot of suits!

B. Decide whether the statements below are true or false, then tell the class about Marks & Spencer.

a) Many people worldwide buy their goods from M&S.

b) Sales have increased due to the great selection of goods.

c) Many of the shops abroad are franchises.

d) M&S sells the same kind of clothes in different countries.

e) M&S is very successful, because of the high standards of quality.

f) Items stay in the shop for a long time.

Listening

A. Listen and underline the correct item in bold.

1. Harrods is a shop in Kensington/Knightsbridge.

2. The Chairman of Harrods is Charles Henry Harrod/Mohamed Al Fayed.

3. In the beginning Harrods was a small bakery/grocer’s shop.

4. Harrods has survived 3 wars/a fire and two bombings.

5. Harrods employs over 4,000/6,000 staff.

6. The Toy Departments/the Food Halls are the heart and soul of Harrods.

7. The sales are in March and July/January and July.

B. Answer the following questions.

1. What is written on the store’s doormat?

2. When did the store move abroad and open a branch?

3. How many departments are there in the store?

4. How many customers visit the store on the first day of sales?

5. What is the store’s motto?

C. Listen one more time and take notes under the following headings, then tell the class about Harrods.

· Location & Management

· History of the Store

· Departments and Services

· The Sales

· Recommendation

— Speaking

Tell the class about a big department store in your country.

Listening

Read the proper names that you’ll hear in the dialogue.

Sablon District, Dewindt, Lebeaustraat, Inno Brussels, rue Neuve, Leonidas, Boterstraat, F. Rubbrecht, Grand-Place.

Listen and answer the questions.

1. Which city are the speakers in?

2. What shops can you find there?

3. What can you buy at these shops?

4. What are the opening hours?

5. When do the sales take place?

6. How does Lisa recommend the place to Alice?

? Writing

When we write an article about the shopping facilities in a big city, we can divide it into four paragraphs.

In the first paragragh, we state the name of the city and the types of shops we can find there.

In the second paragragh, we state the name of the best shops, where they are and what we can buy there.

In the third paragragh, we state the opening hours and the sales times.

In the last paragragh, we recommend the place to shoppers.

We normally use the present simple in such articles. We give the article an interesting title to attract the reader's attention.

v You have been asked to write an article for a travel magazine about the shopping facilities in Kyiv (100-150 words). Use the plan below.

Before you start writing match the statements with the proper paragragh in the plan.

Intoduction Para 1: Main Body Para 2: Para 3: Conclusion Para 4:

a) opening hours and sales time(s) b) name of a city, types of shops in general c) recommendation d) names of best shops, where they are, what you can buy there