Comprehension check

A. Work in pairs and discuss your answers to the questions.

1. What did Nicole buy?

2. What impression of Nicole does the author want to give in his description of her shopping list?

3. What type of person do you think Nicole is? Would you say that she is selfish or generous, serious or frivolous? Find words and phrases in the passage to support your opinion.

4. Do you think Nicole has worked hard to earn her wealth?

5. Who has worked hard to make Nicole wealthy?

B. Decide which of the following summaries of the passage is the most accurate.

a) The first part of the passage is a list of what Nicole buys, and the second is a list of the people who have been exploited and who have contributed to her wealth.

b) The passage describes Nicole and Rosemary on a shopping trip in which they spend a great deal of money on some expensive and frivolous things.

c) The passage describes how Nicole and Rosemary exploited the capitalist system and became rich.

JStop and Smile

His wife was brooding all day and John couldn’t stand it.

‘What’s wrong, sweetheart?’ he asked.

‘That terrible Lila Black next door has a hat exactly like mine,’ she replied, dabbing away an angry tear.

‘And I suppose you want me to buy you a new one?’

‘Well,’ she said, ‘it’s a lot cheaper than moving.’

Listening

Listen to two men talking about purchases. Do you think there is any problem with someone’s shopping? Do you need someone’s help when you go shopping?

Answer the following questions.

1. How many pullovers has he tried on?

2. Is this the one he wanted? Why did he buy it?

3. How has he put it on?

4. What kind of pullover did he want?

— Speaking

Do you often go on a shopping round? Describe your last shopping tour.

& Reading

Read the text, translate into Ukrainian in writing. What is your idea of present giving?