2017-10-25
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1. Yesterday mother went … the supermarket and did a lot … shopping. She bought half a kilo … butter, a loaf … white bread, a tin … peas, two bottles … milk and a head … cabbage. Then she went … the cash-desk, paid … the foodstuffs she had bought and left … the supermarket.
2. We are … … eggs.
3. They offered … me a very good choice … ties … all colours.
4. I should like to have a look … one … the blue dresses you have here … the show-case … 215 roubles.
5. What can I do … you?
6. I want a silk dress. Show me something … light blue. Where can I try it …?
7. What size do you take … shoes?
8. I needed a new pair … walking shoes, so I went to a shoe shop. I tried … about ten pairs and finally bought very good shoes … my taste.
9. My old hat is no longer … fashion. I must go … the department store and look … something modern.
10. Your winter coat is completely … … fashion. Let’s go … the big department store … Nevsky Prospect and choose something … your taste.
11. I like the cut … the shirt, but it is tight … the neck and short … the sleeves. Can I try … a larger size?
12. I want an elegant tie to match … my jacket. Show me something … red or dark blue.
Find the right shop. Write down where you would go to in order to buy or to do the following things. Choose from the words on the right.
1) to buy medicine, make-up a) baker’s
2) to buy fish, crabs b) chemist’s
3) to buy potatoes, bananas, onions c) bookshop
4) to buy a pair of shoes, boots d) jewelry store
5) to buy a new pair of glasses e) hardware store
6) to buy meat, sausages f) butcher’s
7) to buy milk, sour cream, curds g) grocery store
8) to buy tea, sugar, salt, pasta h) haberdashery
9) to buy a loaf of bread, cakes, rolls i) greengrocer’s
10) to buy pens, felt-pens, notebooks j) stationer’s
11) to buy stamps, envelopes k) sport goods
12) to buy an arm-chair, a sofa l) footwear
13) to buy a ring, a watch, a necklace m) fishmonger’s
14) to buy a hammer, nails, a screwdriver n) ironmonger’s
15) to buy a volleyball, a fishing-rod o) boutique
16) to buy a newspaper, a magazine p) men’s wear
17) to buy a battery, a hair dryer, an shaver q) cosmetic shop
18) to buy a compact disk player r) optician’s
19) to buy a raincoat, a skirt, tights, a dress s) furniture shop
20) to buy a cream, deodorant, shampoo t) household items
21) city map, a guidebook, a dictionary u) dairy
22) to buy trousers, a suit, a pullover v) post-office
23) to buy a belt, buttons, needles w) newsagent’s
24) to buy an iron, a dish washer x) electric appliances
a vacuum cleaner shop
Joint the words to make word-combinations.
1) department a) clothes
2) ready-made b) items
3) household c) assistant
4) grocer’s d) possible
5) shop e) facilities
6) tinned f) loaves
7) high g) goods
8) two h) price
9) essential i) point
10) as quick as j) store
11) checkout k) shop
12) to offer l) fruit
Match the following phrases of quantity with the nouns they go with. Bear in mind that some phrases of quantity can go with different products.
Part I
1. a jar of a) yoghurt
2. a kilo of b) milk
3. a bottle of c) cheese
4. a packet of d) tuna
5. a carton of e) jam/honey
6. a loaf of f) bread
7. a piece of g) ketchup/sunflower oil
8. a bar of h) butter/rice/spaghetti
9. a tin of j) juice
10. a pot of k) meat/fish
11. a can of l) chocolate/soap
Part II
12. a tube of m) bananas/grapes
13. a roll of n) flour
14. a bunch of o) margarine
15. a packet of p) potatoes
16. a box of q) toilet paper
17. a bag of r) cookies/biscuits
18. a pack of s) film
19. a roll of t) matches
20. a packet of u) cornflakes
21. a bag of v) cigarettes
22. a tube of w) toothpaste
