II. Match the following phrases of quantity and the nouns they go with. Use them in compiling your shopping list. Mention the departments or shops you have to drop at.
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 pack of g. ketchup/sunflower oil
8.a bar of h. butter
9.a tin of i. matches
10.a bag of j. meat/fish
11.a can of k. chocolate/soap
12.a tube of l. potatoes
13.a roll of m. toothpaste
14.a box of n. toilet paper
III. Find the odd word. Prove your choice.
1. Supermarket, department store, post office, market.
2. Carrot, cabbage, plum, red-beet.
3. Garlic, pine-apple, grapes, melon.
4. Pork, veal, ham, mutton.
5. Sour-cream, cheese, butter, pasta.
6. Tin, packet, loaf, bottle.
7. Trousers, jeans, lipstick, blouse.
8. Shampoo, soap, raincoat, washing powder.
9. Pad, ruler, lash-colour, exercise-book.
10. Bread, cake, yoghurt, bun.
IV. Fill in the gaps with one word from the brackets and read about the manufacturers’ tricks to sell their products.
Are you Aware of all these Tricks?
Shopping is not as … as you may think! There are all sorts of … and eye-deceiving tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf.
…, for example, varies according to what the manufacturers are trying to sell. Most cosmetics are packed in delicate pastel colours such as pink. Health foods come in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as … colours. Ice cream packets are often … because we identify that as a cool colour; and luxury goods, like expensive chocolates, are invariably … or silver.
It is estimated that the more established cosmetics companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on … !
The most … manufacturers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years have used enchanting little girls to promote their goods, summed it up. “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius … it,” he said.
(Blue, packaging, psychological, to sell, gold, successful, ñolouring, health, simple)
V. Complete the dialogue and dramatize it.
A.: What can I do for you?
B.: ...
A.: What size do you take in?
B.: ...
A.: I’ll bring you a few dresses to try on.
B.: ...
A.: Here you are. Try on this one.
B.: ...
A.: It fits you well.
B.: ...
A.: The price is fifty dollars.
B.: ...
A.: Not at all. You are welcome.
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronoun from those in brackets.
1. She often sees (he/him) in the bakery.
2. They live near (she/her) in this shopping area.
3. He has shown (our/us) a new shopping centre today.
4. They are (our/us) regular customers. I’ve known (their/them) for five years.
5. This is a top manager. She wants to talk with (his/him).
6. You always help (my/me) with choosing presents.
7. He didn’t buy (his/him) eraser. Give him (your/yours).
8. They bought a new washing machine. It is (their/theirs).
9. Ann gave me this cassette. It is (her/hers) present.
10. The children bought a book for Bob’s birthday. Now it’s (him/his).