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    I. LEAD-IN 1 Answer the questions. 2 1) How often do you go : 1) shopping? Who with? 2 2) Why? e 3) 2) What do you take into = 4) consideration while doing 5) the shopping (e.g. types. @ of shops, prices, etc.)? 6) 3) Do you have any shopping @ 7) habits (eg. making e a shopping list, etc.)? e 8) 4) In what ways are shopping @ habits changing (eg. a) shopping from home, by @ phone, hypermarkets etc)? @ II. READING 3 Read the text and complete the table. Complete the following sentences, choosing one of the opti 10) I never/ sometimes go to sales because... SHALL WE SHOP TILL WE DROP? I like/ don’t like going to small shops to get food because... I prefer shopping for food every day/ once a week since... I like/ dislike going to supermarkets as... I never/ usually choose food of a specific brand because... 1 like/ dislike buying clothes and footwear at the market because... 1 like/ dislike window-shopping because... I never/ sometimes drop in at second-hand shops for clothes because... 1 always/ sometimes/ never pay attention to the information. on the package because... I prefer buying books in bookshops/ at the book market because... hopping “USA thing in the US is big. Not just the vast lands ge distances to cover, big people and X-large sto match them, but also big money to be it and great numbers of products to be consumed. whole society seems to be based on continuous imption. To support their economy the US jots have no choice but to be “active” consumers. Shopping being an important element of sumerism culture, thus, occupies a great part in life of an average American. As it usually takes ch time, Americans try not to scatter it throughout whole week, but would rather devote one whole usually in two or three weeks to do all the needed ing. There are a couple of reasons for that. Firstly, in ‘eases (except for probably big metropolitan as) shops and grocery stores may be located rather from the place one lives or works. Secondly, it always cheaper to buy one and the same item in bigger container, thus, it is more practical to buy pack of the product you need than a separate item it, Thirdly, the stores are usually organized in such way that looking for the products you intended buy you need to go through a long way of other ling goods. Almost unavoidably you would end buying much more than you originally had in your \d oF on your purchase list. And so, shopping may ‘become rather dangerous for your purse. Food shopping can usually be done in a number jof places: supermarkets (ike Target), grocery stores (like Dillon's, Checkers, HyVee) or convenience stores. Supermarkets would be the largest of these, they carry a wide variety of fruit and vegetables, dairy products, cereals, bread and baked goods, prepared, canned and frozen goods, beverages, paper products 35, like toilet paper, facial tissue, paper plates, napkins, ‘etc.), personal care products, film, non-prescriptive drugs, clothing, jewelry, perfumes, electronics, furniture and so on. Depending on the state’s laws, supermarkets may also carry wine and beer. Some of 40 them also have coffee shops, fast food restaurants, film developing services, pharmacies, sometimes post office branch and video rentals. In such a place you can easily lose control over time, get lost yourself, and at the same time you will manage to find basically 45 everything you need for your everyday life, and lots of stuff you don’t really need. Grocery stores are usually smaller than supermarkets. ‘They limit their assortment to food, paper products and personal care products, non-prescription drugs, film $0 ‘and magazines. They might also have film developing services and pharmacies. The prices in grocery stores ‘would usually be similar to those of supermarkets. Both grocery stores and supermarkets are usually supplied with plastic baskets and carts for carrying 55 items around the store. As soon as the process of filling the cart is over you would proceed to the cashiers, where a person in a store uniform ‘might have a small talk with you while processing your purchased items through an electronic pricing scanner and then waiting for the bill to come out of the cashier machine. Depending on the store the service of packing will vary: in Dillon’s grocery store you will get all your purchased goods in a plastic or paper bag, in Checkers you are supposed to pack your 65 goods yourself, though the bags are available and free, and in Aldi (@ German branch) the customers are expected to bring their own containers or otherwise purchase plastic bags from the cashier. Some of these stores can have a discount policy — 10 they offer their customers various sorts of coupons that help the buyer save money on the item the store wants to get rid of. Convenience stores offer a very limited selection of goods and brands. Prices for items can sometimes 15 be twice that of supermarkets. The convenience of these stores is in their 24/7 work schedule and in their location — at the gas stations, close to the automot routes. Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drop?-——— mind that in some states it is illegal to sell and wine in supermarkets, grocery or conyeni stores. They can be found in special liquor stores, These stores in many states are closed on Sundays. 85 As the US laws prohibit consuming or carrying alcohol openly in public places, the cashier of the liquor store will pack the purchased liquor ina paper bag, State laws also restrict the purchase of alcoholic beverages to those aged s under 21. Therefore, in order to buy these items the customers may be asked to show a picture identification card, which states his/ her birth date. Big non-food shopping can be done in a supermarket or in Malls, Malls are either indoor 95 or outdoor shopping centers. The indoor Mall is a large building containing different kinds of stores, including big department stores and smaller specialty stores. The outdoor Mall is the area, usually distant from the town’s downtown, 100 occupied by various supermarkets, big department stores and smaller specialty stores. The downtown area is usually packed with more expensive fancy stores. Quite often they would have some ethnic (even exotic) stylization. 105 Great variety of books can be found in various bookstores, like Borders, Barns and Nobles. What is notable about the bookstores is that some of them have either a reading area or a cafeteria where you can take a coffee and look through 110 the books you are thinking of buying. University students always have a possibility to find books required for the courses in campus bookstores. There the books are already arranged according to the names of the courses offered by the university. 118 The last but very important point about shopping ‘in the US is the necessity to keep in mind that the price you will pay for the item is usually higher than the price tag you see attached to the product. The trick is that cities and states have the right ‘120 to charge an additional percentage of the cost of some items in order to raise revenues. In most places a sales tax reaches 10% of the price. For this reason many people prefer buying books, CD, DVD, video films, electronics on the Internet, as 125 Internet purchase is usually tax free. 258 4, Find in the text the words and expressions similar to the following ones. 1) _a person who buys something or uses services 2) to move quickly in different directions 3) attractive or interesting 4) a note of a set of items one needs to buy 5) a large wire basket on wheels that one uses in the supermarket 6) an electronic machine used to read coded. prices on the packaging 7) a center of a town or a city 8) a piece of paper with a price on it that is attached to each item sold in a shop 9) to ask someone for a particular amount of money as a price/ a tax 10) income, esp. of a large amount from any source 11) an amount of money that you have to pay in addition to the cost of something you are buying 5) Explain in your own words: 1) personal care 4)_a discount products 5) 24/7 work 2) film developing 6) a liquor store services 7) a picture 3) video rentals identification card Ceoeceececcccccescoes 6 Answer the following que: ns: 1) _ In what way do the most Americans prefer to do the shopping? 2) Why do they choose this way? (Give three reasons) 3) How can purchases be packed? 4) Where can you buy beverages in America? What does it depend on? 5) What is a mall? 6) Whaat sorts of shops are usually in downtown? 7) Where can university students buy their course books? 8) What should be kept in mind when you do the shopping in America? 9) Why do many Americans prefer buying goods on-line (on the Internet)? ——— Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drot + a confectioner's/ + a hardware shop a confectionery/ a sweet- + an antique shop shop + footwear + a greengrocer's/ + perfumery & toiletries a greengrocery + household goods + an off-licence = a liquor + hosiery store (AE) * souvenirs + a tobacconist's + jewellery/ jewelry (AE) + achemist's = a drugstore/ + a stationer’s/ stationery a pharmacy (4E) + electric appliances + a newsagent's + sportswear + a boutique [butik] sporting goods (AE) + a gift shop + pottery (ceramics) + a bookshop + glassware =a bookstore (AE) + silverware The sentences given below describe different types of shopping places. Arrange them to describe Mind that some may refer to more than one type of shop. 1) This sort of shops is a vast building, many storeys high. 2) At the exit there is a cash desk where you pay for all your goods. 3) Larger towns now usually have a special area for pedestrians only, with shops grouped together, sometimes enclosed in a large building. 4) There you can buy everything you want, from a box of matches toa suite of furniture. 5) Today it has a number of stalls, mostly selling cheap or second- hand goods, but also flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as meat and fish. 6) All the household and food shopping can be done there. 7) They offer more elaborate facilities for the customers’ convenience and comfort than other shops: restaurants and public toilets, public telephones and hairdressing, credit accounts and a number of comfortable fitting rooms, theatrical agencies and travel agencies, delivery and after-sales service. 8) The stall-holders often come to town from the country to sell their goods, or travel round regularly from town to town. 9) Most of these shops are very modern and are equipped with speedy lifts and escalators, and have well-planned lighting, ventilation and heating 10) The stalls usually start selling early, and may finish by mid-afternoon. 11) These shops operate on a self-service system: you go in, pick up a basket and walk around choosing what you want — Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drop? 8 A). Match the items below with the shops where you buy them. florist’s butcher's grocer’s perfumery antique shop confectioner’s tobacconist’s newsagent’s stationer’s hardware shop 11) greengrocer’s 12) knitted wear 13) music department a Victorian armchair flowers writing paper, pencils newspapers, magazines cigarettes, matches, cigars tea, biscuits, sugar, tinned food mufflers, jersy, mittens nails, pliers, spades cakes, fruit drops, lollipops records, CDs, cassettes perfume, eye-shadow, hand cream pork, veal, lamb, sausage bananas, cabbage, parsley i) 2 3 4) 5) 6) 2 8) 9) 10) a) b) ©) d) e f 8) h) i) Where can you buy each of the items? * posters : + greeting cards . * postcards, envelopes, + stamps : + videos, DVDs + ribbons . + pants, bras + new furniture see oeee ©) Work in groups of 4—5 people. Name as many things as you can that you can buy each shop. Compare your lists. Which team is the winner? reels of thread, needles slippers gloves toothbrushes, toothpastes socks, tights 1) _fishmonger’s 5) newsagent’s 2) chemist’s 6) stationery shop 3) boutique 7) hardware 4) department store 8) _greengrocer’s 10 Explain the ditterence between: to overcharge and to undercharge a shopkeeper and a shop assistant shopping and window-shopping a wholesaler and a retailer a supermarket and a department store a counter and a cash desk a) b) ° @) ) f) 260 Pw) Do the crossword. 9 Can You Recognise the Shops? In this shop you can choose different sorts o glass containers for wine, cognac, brandy and other beverages. If you don’t want to spend hours fishing, it’s better for you to go to this shop. Kiwi, mango, peaches, avocados, parsley, lettuce: where do you go to buy all that? Is your favorite pastime gardening? Then you will find all the tools you may possibly need this shop. Want to make a birthday cake? You'll find everything (or almost everything!) you need here! Here you can buy sports newspapers for your dad, fashion magazines for your mom and some postcards to send to a friend. If you are eager to read this year's #1 bestsel you'd better drop in this shop. Why go hunting? You can buy pork, veal, lamb, beaf, mutton and more at this kind of shop. The shop where products that often cause lun cancer are sold. 10) A very large shop. 11) You are planning to spend your Christmas holidays in the Alps skiing? Then go to this shop and get all the necessary gear. 12) You can shop here only if you are of age. 13) If you have a sweet tooth this shop is for you. 14) The shop where you buy medicines, baby products, shampoo, etc. aay peas! Pere = 8) 9 Read the statement bel “There’s no better way to do the shopping than on the Internet. You don't even have to go out of the house and you can find everything you want in any part of the world.” ——— Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drop? IV. LISTENING ie ee A) Now listen to Tom and Alice discussing their shopping habits and answer the questions: How does each of them prefer to do the shopping? + What reasons do they give to explain their choice? partner and fill in the table: Read the role-cards below and roleplay the situation. Student A: You are going to buy Christmas presents for your relatives and friends. Decide what kind of shop you are in, and ask a shop assistant for help. Student B: Imagine that you are a shop assistant. Serve the customer and give advice on what to buy. Persuade the customer to purchase something. ‘You may use expressions given in the box. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss it with the headings: eeccccecccceceon + What other pros and cons can you add? 8) Listen again and note down any useful expressions you hear under the following acknowledging an opinion before disagreeing + disagreeing agreeing + asking for opinion eccccccccce 1 Using the expressions you've noted down make up a dialogue of your own. Discuss the following ‘statement with your partner: “There’s no better place to shop for food than an open market.” V. SPEAKING GEE er ee 10 8 LANGUAGE Can I help you? Are you being served? ‘What size are you? Ladvise you to... ‘We have ... on sale. It’s on sale, It’s only ($5). ‘We've run out of the size. I’m afraid we are out of it at the moment. ‘You won't find a better bargain in the whole city. How do they fit, madam/ sir? Any particular colour, style? This one comes only in black and red? Would you like to try it on? Would you like to try a bigger/ smaller size? Does it fit? Thank you for the purcase. You're welcome. Buying things Excuse me, can you help me? I'm looking for... I’m just looking around. Can I get...2 ‘What colours do you have it in? Can I try this on? Do you have this ... It doesn’t fit. It Goesn’t go) goes well with my trousers. I don’t like it. I'm afraid not in that style... It’s (@ bit) too tight/ loose on me. It’s two sizes too large. Can I have the next size up/ down? Can I see something else? No, thank you. I'll have/ take this. Maybe I’ll come back later. 261 in size...? Unit 15. S 45 Discuss the questions: 1) Do you regard shopping as a pleasant pastime or a tiring duty? 2) What kind of goods do you enjoy buying? Why? 3) Which shops are popular with people in your city? 4) Which shops in your city have a reputation for quality? for reasonable prices? for exclusive products? 5) What do you think of door-to-door sales? Think of pros and cons. 6) Why do you think shopping by the Internet or mail order catalogues is becoming more and more popular? 7) What are the main reasons people don’t like shopping? (queues? crowds? difficulty finding products? lack of time? inconvenient opening hours? any others?) 8) What is the price of the shopping basket of everyday goods in your country? What items do you think the shopping basket contains 9) ly are you influenced by advertising? 262 10) What do you consider the advantages and) disadvantages of small shops and large shopping centres? 11) Would you prefer to do all your shopping in one huge department store or in a number of specialized shops? Why? 12) Do you prefer self-service or counter service? Why? 13) Why do many housewives prefer to buy food (vegetables and fruit especially) at the market? What about you? 14) Do you often consume frozen or tinned foods? Why? 15) Do you think that shop assistants should act according to the principle “The customer is always right”? 16) How many pairs of shoes did you try on before buying the pair which you are now wearing? 17) Do you remember your first purchase? Talk about it. 18) Speak about your most successful and satisfying shopping. WIS VOCABULARY Read the text and do the Now imagine you are buying things at a British shop. Say, ‘task that follows it. which money units you will use to pay for them (remember: you don’t want any change). For example: half a kilo/of salmom— £6.76, I will give the cashier a five-pound note, a one-pound)coin, three twenty-pence coins, one ten-pence coin, five-pence and one- penny coins (or twenty-p coins, etc. ‘walkman £45.50 ti What you can see in the Tre exercise-books pictures is something all of us ree ean recognize — it's money Money units made of different metals are coins. For example, the biggest coin in the lower picture above is a one-dollar coin. There are also smaller coins, which are called cents in the USA. Paper money in the USA is called bills. In the enter of the upper picture you ‘ean see a twenty-dollar bill. In Great Britain people buy ss with pounds and pence. | One pound is 100 pence. English people don’t call their | Paper money bills — they say: a five-pound note, a ten-pound note, a twenty- or a fifty- pound note. There are no other banknotes in the UK. But they have many coins — a one-penny coin and two-, five-, ten-, twenty- and fifty-pence coins. | English people rarely say “pence’. They prefer a shortened form ‘p’ [pi:]. They don’t have ; any notes for one and two pounds, but they have one- and two-pound coins, which are big and heavy. — Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drop? . e e ° e e 19 Read the poom. MONEY Workers earn it, Spendthrifts burn it, Bankers lend it 17 The following words are often used when we are speaking about money. Explain what ‘each word means and fill in the gaps in the sentences below. e é Women spend it, a Forgers fake it, : Taxes take it, 1) May I pay by cheque, § Dying leave it, T have no : Heirs receive it, on me. ; Thrifty save it, 2) What is the bus Hi Misers crave it, _ to London? § Robbers seize it, 3) Can you give me . Rich increase it, ° Gamblers lose it. fora five-pound note? I could use it 4) Their profitable business 9 Richard Armour brought them great g, but not _@ What else can people do happiness. : fh money? 5) The judge imposed Coe CC eee eer erereeeeoeoeeo®S a heavy e on him for drunken 9() Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with a suitable word driving. @ ~” combination from the box. 6) Ifyou want to join our club, there’s an entrance @ 1) The collection box at the entrance to of £20. @ the British Museum is usually full of coins 7) Each working person and : must pay their income @ 2) There is in eae é prestigious kinds of sports, such as golf and from 20 to 40% to the @ tennis for the top players government. . 3) Do you think introducing a new police 8) The European Community @ department, which will help people to find countries introduced the @ their lost dogs and cats, is a good way of single = - spending _ 2 the euro in 2002. . 4) Did your parents give you enough Ceerccccescoes ___when you 48 What do you think ° were a schoolgirl? the following sayings mean? @ 5) Mark didn’t really know what to spend his Do you agree with them? @ Sot on ° he had never before had so much money 1) Time is money. . at a time, 2) Money is the root of the @ 6) How much evil ° do you think T should take on holiday? — 3) A fool and his money It depends on where you are going. are soon parted. ° 7) He started selling stolen goods as a way of 4) Money can’t buy you love. © making 264 Dd 2 3x 4) 5) 6) Fill in the gaps with prepositions. 10) Before Christmas you can buy a lot of goods 11) I'm afraid we've run out of coffee. Will Mum’s shopping with Dad. Prices vary so widely that it’s desirable to shop before you buy for the best deal. New potatoes are now. Iv’s cheaper to buy direct the manufacturer or to buy bulk, that is in large quantities. I couldn't buy it because I didn’t have any money me. Have you got change a 50-cent piece? They wanted to be paid Dad paid for my English lessons cash and for my driving Tessons credit card, It's risky, but you can buy whiskey the counter. the shops euros, a discount. ° ° . . e e . ° . you buy some the grocer’s? . © 22 Fill in the gaps with a suitable wor: refund -exchange -lend “borrow 5. spay back ‘cost «sell -spend -buy -waste Dd 2 ad 4) 5) 6) dD —— Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drop? — The dress must have a fortune — where does she get the money? Oh, no! I’ve left my money at home! Could you me £15? I promise I'll you tomorrow. T wouldn't give Tom any money. He £100 from me last month. The month has passed and he hasn't returned any of it! T had a certain amount of money in dollars and I had to it for pounds, The shop will you the full cost of your purchase if you don’t like our goods. Each last Wednesday of the month they their goods at a great discount. If you visit the shop and buy something, ill be a good bargain. Each month I 2 or 3 books and 1 about $10 on them, but I don’t think T my money, I enjoy reading. — Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drop? ——-——_—_ 24 26 VII. LISTENING Answer the questions. 1) How would you describe yourself as a money spender? Do you tend to save money or fritter it away? Do you think people should plan their purchases or is it better to buy things on an impulse? Have you ever used a credit card? Do you know how to withdraw some money from. a credit card? Would you prefer to use a credit card or carry cash? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way? Before you listen make sure you understand what the words and word combinations in bold mean: Every payday the father went down to the bank to make his deposit. + — This bottle of shampoo was a real bargain. I bought it when there was a three-for- two offer on it. I bought three bottles at the price of two. * The only way for the stores to get rid of the last season's clothes collections is a clearout sale. + Studying at university set a fairly tight budget so Julia decided to mix second- hand clothes with new ones. + You've got to have a true talent for gambling: how could you blow all our savings in one go? + Scott was pretty hard up, so I lent him $20. 2 3) 4) 5) VIII. READING AG w~ % 05 Listen and answer the following questions: ever spent in one go? What did you spend the money on? 10) Are you satisfied with your spending habits? Do you think you need to consult a person like Alex Hill? 11) Is there any other piece of advice you would give Nicola? e ° ° e 1) Why did Nicola hesitate when she was e standing at the cash point? 2). What did she buy? What reasons made ° buy so many things? 3). Why did she say, “Back home ... my e spirits melted away...”? 4) What did Nicola usually do when she e really hard up with money? 5) How did she meet Alex Hill? © 6) What advice did Alex give her? © 7) What is the current situation with Nic ° spending habits? © 8) Nicola says, “I was a sucker for a special e offer.” Are you? Do you believe in the e good of different offers and clearout sales? 9) What is the biggest sum of money you've . ° ° e ° ° e Read the extract from Jude Deveraux’s novel “Sweet Liar” and find answers to the questions. 1) How long had Samantha been living in New York? 2) How are New Yorkers different from most Americans? 3) Whose idea was it to go shopping to Fifth ‘Avenue? 4) Why did Samantha feel so uncomfortable on Fifth Avenue? 266 5) What did she feel like on entering the famous Saks Fifth Avenue? Who was supposed to help Samantha shop? What was that person like? How did Samantha feel an hour after she'd started trying on clothes? Why didn’t Mike want Samantha to see the price tags on the clothes she was picking out? 6) 2 8) had been living in New York for several and so far, her experience of New York had been to the street where her apartment was situated. she was walking with Mike, her landlord and her ian, toward Madison Avenue, then to Fifth — he taking her shopping. The closer they got to Fifth the more Samantha became aware of her clothing. In magazines one saw models wearing designer clothing, and a person in the real of middle America sometimes wondered who the world wore those things. Most Americans wear fght-coloured sportswear, looking as if they spend ir lives climbing mountains or running marathons. in New York the men and women — especially the sn — looked to Samantha as if they had stepped designer showrooms. ‘As she walked with Mike, her hand held firmly in arm, Samantha was painfully aware of the women ind her. They were so fantastically well-groomed. ir hair looked as if they shampooed it with nectar, their nails were perfectly trimmed and Polished, as though they never used their hands, and ‘their clothes were nothing less than divine. Of course one (AFaWBAEK to New York women was ir snobbery. Many of the women gave Samantha Tooks of pity when they saw the ancient pink sweat suit that she was wearing. So, by the time they reached Fifth “Avenue, Samantha wanted to crawl in a hole, They “hurried past store after store with beautiful clothing in windows. They passed Tiffany's, Gucci, Christian ‘Dior. After a while Samantha stopped looking at the ‘elothes because the more she saw, the worse she felt. At Fiftieth Street, they came to a large store, and fo her horrified amazement, Mike started towards the frevolving doors*. Samantha pulled away from him. In ‘the first place, revolving doors ii@#l@@ her; she couldn't ‘seem (GIGEE{EHETHAHRTO when she was to enter and * a type of door in the entrance of a large building, which ‘g0es around and around as people go through it Unit 15. S/ all we shop till we drop? — ‘when she was to exit. In the second place, she saw that _ this was Saks Fifth Avenue. She could not, absolutely could not, enter a world-renowned store dressed in 4 a worn-out, faded pink sweat suit. ‘Mike had to drag her through those doors, and ‘when they entered the store, Samantha stood still for a moment, dazzled by what she saw before her. To anyone who had spent four years in a small town, 45 ‘Saks was heaven come to earth. As Samantha came ‘out of her trance, she became aware of the women in the store looking her over, knowing full well that she failed on every count. Maybe she could go back home, she thought, change her clothes, and come back $0 here, But the truth was, Samantha knew she didn't own a garment that Was tp to'the fashion Standards of the ‘women she saw in this beautiful store. “I can’t go shopping wearing this,” she whispered to Mike, s From the look on his face she could see that he didn’t understand what she was saying. Sometimes it seemed that the language difference between men and women ‘was as great as that between Chinese and English. “You look great,” Mike said, then began pushing 6 ‘Samantha toward the back of the store. There they were supposed to meet a cousin of his, Victoria, who would help them shop. Mike had told Vicky that he wanted Samantha to have both cheap and expensive clothes, shoes and whatever else women wear no matter how 65 much it would cost. ‘About half an hour later Samantha knew she had never spent such a heavenly day in her life. When she was a child she had often gone on shopping expeditions with her mother, and they had been an enormous amount of 70 fun, but after her mother had died, she hadn’t seemed to have much inclination to adorn herself. However, even when she had been with her mother, she hadn't had as good a time as she had on this day. Vicky's taste in clothing and corresponding accessories was flawless, and. 15 her diplomacy in guiding Samantha toward the correct, garments was something that had to be experienced to be believed. At first Samantha haphazardly and hesitantly chose a few outfits from the racks and tried them on, but when she looked in the triple mirrors, she found that 80 she looked as she always did: boring. Then, Vicky very sweetly, casually, tactfully, asked if she might be allowed. to choose a few things for Samantha, and of course Samantha agreed, Within twenty minutes after Vicky handed Samantha $s the first garment, she began to see a completely different version of herself. Stepping back in the large, — Unit 15. Shall w Tuxurious dressing room on the third floor, she looked at herself in the 50 perfect-fitting suit by St. John and saw ‘a person she did not recognize: elegant ‘but maybe a little sexy, comfortable but refined, fashionable but classic. ‘Within an hour she became 95 relaxed and felt completely at ease. To bring Samantha garments from ‘other floors, Vicky asked two more saleswomen for help, telling them what she wanted and where to get it. 100 The women brought armloads of lacy underwear, nightgowns, and even shoes to Samantha, and they brought purses, gloves, hosiery, and costume Jewelry ftom the first floor. 15 Samantha bought many, many items. By four o'clock she had lost count of all the suits, shoes, dresses, and casual clothes she had said yes to, only a few of which were to be 0 charged to her account. “This is going to cost too much,” she said to Vicky. “This must be hundreds of dollars.” Vicky had her back to Samantha so 1S Samantha couldn’t see Vicky's raised eyebrows. Hundreds? Vicky realized that Mike had been right. He'd said he doubted if Samantha could even imagine a single dress costing seven 120 thousand dollars, so all price tags had to be removed before she tried on the clothes. Removing the tags had been a great bother to Vicky and her assistants, but for what Mike 12 was spending, they could afford to bother. And, as Samantha Wiad|anleVelf6r quality, she had spent ‘many thousands of dollars. If she were presented with two pairs of 180 shoes, one costing six hundred and the other pair a mere two hundred and fifty, Samantha unmistakably chose the more expensive one. Straightening, Vicky looked at 135 Samantha. “They are ready for you at the beauty salon...” 268 describe Samantha's uneasines B What adjectives and adverbs help us see the most fashionable stores of New York “through Samantha's eyes”? Find words/ expressions which express amazement and admiration. © Work out the meaning of the highlighted expressions _ from the context. Discuss with your groupmates. D_ Match the expressions with their definitions. a) a disadvantage of something, that makes it seem less attractive — especially when something seems good im other ways ) (informal) to learn how to do something or use something ; ©) not to be able to see properly for a short time; to feel strong admiration for smth exciting or unusual, to be impressed 4) to be good at noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality €) to be worse in all aspects f) to feel relaxed, especially in a situation in which people might feel a little nervous 8) to be good enough to reach a standard h) to be confused and unable to understand something i) (informal) an extremely enjoyable situation or place £ Fill in the gaps in the sentences 1-8. Some words and expressions can be used more than once. 1) Floy had begun to riding after a while. 2) Pmaiitte — why did you calll her yourself when I specifically told you I would do it? 3) Staring out the train window, we were by the scenery. 4) I was so tired of everything and everyone both at work and at home that for me a month on a deserted tropical island was 5) Ifyou are by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop. 6) I didn’t think last night’s performance was her usual 1) Ittook me ages to using chopsticks. 8) You need to colour and design if you are going to decorate your own house. 28 @) Label the containers using the words from the box. 294) » 2 3 4) 5) 6) D 8) Unit 15. Shall we shop till we drop? — Answer the questions. What is packaging for? What information can you get from packaging? What information do bar codes contain? Why are they important? How often do you read the information on packaging? How important are the kind of packaging and its design for you? What do you do with packaging after being used? Is the abundance of various packaging bad for ecology? What can be done? Shweytosiccns eeeeeees 8) Choose two items, which you usually buy in that container. + potatoes + tea + beans + ointment wine + instant coffee + tomato sauce + yogurt + apples beer tooth paste biscuits matches cigarettes coca cola jewellery cognac sardines spectacles chocolates ice-cream jam shampoo * cottage cheese eeeeeeeeeeeeee 5) Look at the examples of packaging below and discuss what purpose it serves. 1) a plastic bag of oranges — 2) a jar of honey — 3) abox of cigars — 4) atin of paté — 5) a bottle of perfume — 6) a case for pencils — 7) acarton of milk — 8) a tube of face cream — 9) a barrel of wine — 10) a tub of margarine — eee eee eeeseeesee 269 Unit 15. op till we drop? People buy some things by a particular unit. Choose the items from the list that you would usually buy by 1) a bunch of 2) a bar of 3) a joint of 4) adozen 5) areel of 6) aroll of 7) a pair of 8) apile of 9) a stack of 1) Could I have a of Eo matches, please? packet tin can box 2) And Id like a of cigarettes, too. — iS = 3) How much is this Be 5 Bee D of soap? bar bag box loaf 4) Do you have any toothpaste? A He c So Td like alarge tin bar roll tube” 5) Lalso want a of, orange juice. 6) Oh, and could I have (a____ of biscuits? 7) Yesterday my husband bought _ a of honey. 8) Don’t buy cottage cheese ee eee 270 Unit 15. Shall we shop till we ) Translate into English. 1) Y nau vac xoxinnst no marasunax craio cnpasxHim ichHTOM Jt GaraTbox soAeit. Ha cnoxnpatiip pruinpac peknama, nemuka KinbKicTb ToBApiB y sicKPaBHX ymaKOBKaX Ha crenaxkax i BHGIp MoaHoro onary i Bayrrs, io nocriiio smimwoerscx. 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