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Communicative exercises

1. Be ready to talk on one of the following topics. Tell your friend:

1. How you bought presents for your family.

2. The shopping I did before my birthday party.

3. Why do you prefer to buy ready-made clothes.

 

2. Say what you buy when you make:

A cabbage soup; a meat salad; a cake; a vegetable salad; a mushroom soup; rissoles

 

3. Listen to the jokes and dramatize them:

1. Once a little boy entered a shop and said to the shopman; ‘’How much will I have to pay for ten pounds of sugar, two pounds of coffee and three pounds of butter?’’ The shopman took a piece of paper and a pencil, wrote something down and said: ‘’Four dollars and sixty cents.’’ Then the boy said: ‘’How much change will you give me if I give you five dollars?’’

‘’I shall give you forty cents,’’ answered the shopman.

‘’Thank you,’’ said the boy, ‘’I don’t want to buy anything. It is my homework for tomorrow, and I cannot do it myself.’’

2. The grocer was busy with his customers when he noticed a small boy standing near an open box of sweet biscuits.

‘’Well, my boy,’’ said the grocer, ‘’What do you want?»

‘’Nothing,’’ answered the boy.

‘’Nothing? Well, it looks as if you were trying to take a biscuit.’’

‘’You are wrong, mister. I’m trying not to.’’

3. Mother: I sent my little boy for two pounds of plums and you sent only a pound and a half.

Salesman: My scales are all right, madam. Have you weighed your little boy?

 

PART II

TEXT 1

SHOPPING FOR FOOD

Buyingfoodstuffs in a modern supermarket can be considered a sort of art. It is the art of combating a temptation.

Supermarkets play a dirty trick on thecustomers: practically everyshopper is tempted to buy things he or she does not need or cannotafford.

The mechanism of this lamentable deceit is simple. Firstly, su­permarketsare laid out to make a person pass as manyshelves and counters as possible. Only the hardest of souls can pass loaded racks indifferently and notcollect all sorts of food from them.

Secondly, more and more supermarkets supply customers withtrolleys instead of wire baskets: their bigger volume needs more purchases. Onepicks up a smallitem, say, a pack of spaghetti, puts it into a huge trolley and is immediately ashamed of its loneliness. He or she starts adding more.

Thirdly, all products are nicelydisplayed on the racks and all of them look fresh in theirtransparent wrappings withmarked prices.A normal person cannot ignoreattractively packed goods. And so one cannot but feel an impulse to buy. And, finally, supermarkets don't forget about those wholook for bargains. The so-called"bar­gain bins" filled withspecial offers wait for their victims. No one can tell for sure if the prices are reallyreduced, but it is so nice to boast later that youhave a very good eye for a bargain.

So when a simple-hearted customer approaches acheck-out, his or her trolley ispiled high. Looking at acashier, running her pen over barcodes, he or she starts getting nervous while thecash register is adding up the prices. And, getting areceipt, he or she gives a sigh of relief if theindicated sum does not exceed thecash he or she has.



Of course, one can give a piece of advice to the simple-hearted: compile a shopping list and buy onlypre-planned goods. But is it worth losing that great sensation of buying? One can really wonder.

A lot of people prefer todo their shoppingin smallshops. The daily shopping route of some housewives includes visits to the baker's, butcher's, grocer's, greengrocer's, fishmonger's and a dairy shop. In the end of the route their bags are full ofloaves of bread, meat cuts, packs with cereals, fruit, vegetables, fish and dairy prod­ucts. Only very strong women cancall in at the tobacconist's after all that.

The explanation for this housewives' craze is very simple. In ev­ery shop theirbuys are weighed, wrapped up, theirmoney takenand thechange given back. Meanwhile they can have a chat with salesgirls andshop-assistants about their weak hearts and broken hopes.

So, friends,go shopping as often as you can. Because the simple truth is: a visit to a good shop is worth two visits to a good doctor.

 

 

TEXT 2

SHOPPING FOR CONSUMER GOODS

 

Shopping is a very important part of life, butshoppers are faced with a confusing and rapidly changing situation. The confusion arises from the claims made byadvertising, a widerchoice of goodsthan ever before, and newplaces to shop.Theprices of clothes, shoes, and make-uphave gone sky-high, so it's vital that you do not waste your money and that youshop carefullyfor value.

Be sure of what you want — never shop vaguely, because when you get home yourpurchase may notmatch anything else you've got.

Shop around for the best price and quality. Start witha depart­ment store, where theystock a wide range of goods and souvenirs.There you can find many departments:haberdashery, hosiery, drap­ery, millinery, ladies wear, menswear, andfootwear. If you are look­ing for a skirt and a topto go with it, you'll need"Separates". You'll find shorts or T-shirts in"Leisurewear", jumpers in"Knitwear",and a nightdress in"Nightwear".In"Accessories" they sell belts, gloves, and purses.Try on all the trousers or dresses they havein the line although it may be quite boring to wait if thechanging roomisoccupied. Check out the racks with the sign "sale". Although it usu­ally seems to be the small sizes that areoffered in sales, you can sometimes find somesuper buys.

Feeling cheered up by your new purchase, don't forget tokeep the receipt, in case anitem turns out to befaulty. You'll need the re­ceipt if you want toexchange the item orhave your money refunded.If you are abargain-hunter, tryclothes markets. They often don't have the highoverheads of town shops and can therefore keep prices lower, though they canstock substandard goods. Flea markets are not the best place to buy anything. The prices are low, but the qual­ity is, too.

Don't put off the purchaseof festive gifts until there are only two days left before a holiday.Department stores are swarming with last-minute shoppers, so you may have toqueue for half an hour at thecheckout till. From everywhere you can hear people swapping rumours, 'They havesold out all the scarves', 'They haverun out ofthat cream'. You inevitably get involved in exchanging remarks with other people in thequeue or withsalesgirls. Sometimes the talk gets so interesting that thecashier's question whether you want topay in cash or by credit card takes you by surprise. Anyway, you pay and feel happy that you havemade a bargain, which puts you in a good mood.

Dear friends, make shopping entertaining. Shop together with your friends. Enjoyattractively designed displays and well-dressed shoppers browsing throughtrendy items. Then you will definitely like it.

 


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