LESSON 7

Shops and Shopping

The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.

I’ve been shopping all my life and still have nothing to wear.
People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.
When in doubt, wear red.

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
1. General 1. Загальна лексика
shop (Am. store) / shopping mall / department магазин / торговий центр / універмаг /
store / market ринок
to do one’s shopping / to go shopping ходити за покупками / по магазинах
shop-window / to do window-shopping вітрина / розглядати вітрини
to stand (stood; stood) in a line / to queue(d) стояти в черзі
customer (shopper, buyer) / consumer покупець / споживач
(consumer) goods (споживчі) товари
salesman (saleswoman) / shop assistant / seller продавець
counter / cash-desk прилавок / каса
to sell (sold; sold) / to buy (bought; bought) / продавати / купувати / коштувати
to cost (cost; cost)
to attend(ed), to serve(d) обслуговувати
wire basket / shopping trolley (Am. shopping кошик для покупок / візок для покупок
cart)
price / sale / bargain / discount ціна / розпродаж / вигідна покупка / знижка
cheap / expensive, dear дешевий / дорогий
fitting room примірочна
to try(ied) smth on приміряти щось
to fit(ted) / to suit(ed) / to match(ed) гарно сидіти / личити / пасувати (про одяг)
to take (took; taken) size … / to wear (wore; носити … розмір / носити … розмір взуття
worn) shoes size …
up-to-date / stylish, trendy сучасний / модний
How much is it? / What does it cost? / What’s Скільки це коштує?
the price of …? / What price is this?
2. Ready-made clothes 2. Готовий одяг
Men’s fashion Чоловічій одяг
shirt / T-shirt / waistcoat сорочка / теніска (футболка) / жилет
trousers / jeans / briefs (trunks) брюки / джинси / труси
suit / tailored suit костюм / костюм, пошитий на замовлення
cardigan / sweater / jumper / pull-over кардиган / светр / джемпер / пуловер
coat / feather jacket / wind breaker пальто / пуховик / куртка
socks / tie шкарпетки / краватка
Ladies’ fashion Жіночий одяг
blouse / skirt / dress / dressing gown / costume блузка / спідниця / сукня / халат / костюм
fur-coat / fur-jacket / sheep-skin
lingerie / bra (brasserie) / panty briefs / bikini
briefs / vest
tights (panty-hose) / stockings / knee-high
stockings
3. Footwear
heels / low heels / high-heeled shoes / flats
(pumps)
stiletto heels / patent shoes
trainers / sandals / slippers
shoe horn / shoe polish
4. Fabrics / Textiles
embroidery / lace
silk (natural, artificial) / linen / satin
tweed / woolen / cotton
nylon / velvet / cotton velvet
leather / suede / leatherette (dermateen)
5. Departments
Аntique shop / Art shop / Bookseller’s
(bookshop) / China shop
Dress shop (Women’s outfitters) / Men’s
outfitter / Underwear
Hosiery / Knitted goods (wear) / Linen
Florist’s (flower shop) / Furniture shop
Haberdasher’s (haberdashery) / Household
goods
Jeweler’s (jewellery) / Perfumery (Cosmetics)
Newsagent’s / Stationer’s (Am. stationery)
Sports shop / Toy shop / Chemist’s
Grocery / Greengrocery / Bakery / Butchery /
Dairy
INTRODUCTORY TEXT
Shopping
Notes to the text:
daily life – щоденне життя
needed things – потрібні речі
to care(d) about the price – турбуватися
про ціну
to look(ed) for goods – шукати товари
various – різний
under one roof – в одному приміщенні
convenient – зручний
to be composed of – складатися із
things for sale – товари на продаж
шуба / кожушок / дублянка
нижня білизна / бюстгальтер / труси / труси-
бікіні / майка
колготки / панчохи / гольфи (жіночі)
3. Взуття
підбори / взуття на низькому підборі / на
високому / туфлі “лодочки”, без підбора
взуття на “шпильці” / лаковане взуття
кеди / босоніжки / капці
ріжок для взуття / крем для чищення взуття
4. Тканини
вишивка / мереживо
шовк (натуральний, штучний) / льон / атлас
твід / вовна / бавовна
нейлон / бархат / вельвет
шкіра / замша / штучна шкіра
5. Відділи
антикварний магазин / мистецька
крамниця / книжковий магазин / магазин
“Фаянс”
магазин жіночого одягу / магазин
чоловічого одягу / нижня (спідня) білизна
панчішно-шкарпеткові вироби / трикотажні
вироби / постільна і столова білизна
магазин квітів / магазин меблів
галантерейний магазин / господарчі товари
ювелірний магазин / парфумерія
періодичні видання / канцелярські товари
магазин спортивних товарів / магазин
іграшок / аптека
бакалія (продуктовий магазин) / овочевий
магазин / хлібний / м’ясна крамниця /
молочний магазин
short / long-sleeved pullovers – светри з коротким
/ довгим рукавом
wide choice – широкий вибір
to go (went; gone) frequently – відвідувати часто
to be stocked – мати в асортименті
to select(ed) / to put (put; put) into a basket –
обирати / класти в кошик
check-out counter – каса
self-service shop – магазин самообслуговування
 Shopping is a part of our daily life. And we have to deal with it whether we like it or not.
There are people who hate going shopping. So they make a list of what they need and run
through stores buying the needed things. Sometimes they even don’t care about the price. And
there are people who go from store to store looking for goods of better quality and lower price.
Those don’t worry about the time they spend shopping.
When we want to buy something we go to a shop. There are many kinds of shops in every
town or city, but most of them have a food supermarket, a department store, men’s and women’s
clothing stores, grocery, a bakery and a butchery.
I like to do my shopping at big department stores and supermarkets. They sell various
goods under one roof and this is very convenient. A department store, for example, true to its
name, is composed of many departments: ready-made clothes, fabrics, shoes, sports goods, toys,
china and glass, electric appliances, cosmetics, linen, curtains, cameras, records, etc. You can
buy everything you like there.
There are also escalators in big stores which take customers to different floors. The
things for sale are on the counters so that they can be easily seen. In the women’s clothing
department you can find dresses, costumes, blouses, skirts, coats, beautiful underwear and many
other things. In the men’s clothing department you can choose suits, trousers, overcoats, ties, etc.
In the knitwear department one can buy sweaters, cardigans, short-sleeved and long-sleeved
pullovers, woolen jackets. In the perfumery they sell face cream and powder, lipstick, lotions
and shampoos.
In a food supermarket we can also buy many different things at once: sausages, fish,
sugar, macaroni, flour, cereals, tea. At the butcher’s there is a wide choice of meat and poultry.
At the bakery you buy brown and white bread, rolls, biscuits. Another shop we frequently go to
is the greengrocery which is stocked by cabbage, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, carrots,
beetroots, green peas and what not. Everything is sold here ready-weighed and packed. If you
call round at a dairy you can buy milk, cream, cheese, butter and many other products.
The methods of shopping may vary. It may be a self-service shop where the customer
goes from counter to counter selecting and putting into a basket what he wishes to buy. Then
he takes the basket to the check-out counter, where the prices of the purchases are added up. If
it’s not a self-service shop, and most small shops are not, the shop-assistant helps the customer
to find what he wants. You pay money to the cashier and he gives you back the change.
But there is a very good service called Postal Market. It really helps you to save you time
and get goods of high quality. You have just to look through a catalogue, choose the things you
like, order them and wait a little to get them.

1. Comprehension questions.
1.What is shopping?
2. What kinds of shop can you name?
3. What’s the difference between supermarket and self-service shop?
4. What’s the advantage of shopping in a department store?
5. What’s Postal Market?

2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following.

Покупки, ненавидіти, скласти список, краща якість, низька ціна, гастроном, м’ясна
лавка, випічка, порцеляна та скло, відвезти покупців на різні поверхи, легко бачити,
натільна білизна, крем для обличчя, м’ясо та птиця, булочка, зелений горошок, зважені та
запаковані товари, додати суму покупки, дати здачу, економити час, замовити товари.

VOCABUALARY PRACTICE
1. Match the shops to the things you buy or do in them.
1. a supermarket a) bread
2. a bank b) newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
 3. a bookshop c) medicines (aspirin, etc.)
4. a chemist’s d) food
5. a dry cleaner’s e) meat
6. a newsagent’s f) books
7. a butcher’s g) furniture, TVs, etc.
8. a baker’s h) fruit and vegetables
9. a department store i) send letters
10. a greengrocer’s j) change money
11. a post-office k) they clean your clothes

2. Put these words into one or both columns.

Coat, jacket, dress, tie, belt, Men Women
shoes, watch, suit, skirt, shirt, coat coat

ring, trousers, sweater,

T-shirt, handbag, briefcase

3. Match the part of the body with the item of clothing.

Scarf, belt, shoe, hat, glove, glasses, ring, tights

4. Choose one of the verbs in the box and put it in the right form.

Be, wear, carry, have

1. John’s jeans are blue and T-shirt … red.
2. Julia … jeans and a T-shirt today.
3. Elisabeth … got a red coat on and she … some flowers. Where is she going?
4. Sarah’s dress … old but her shoes … new.
5. Last year John’s trousers … white. Now they … grey.

5. Look at the picture and write the names next to the numbers.

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6. Write a paragraph about what you are wearing today. Study the example.
I’m wearing a white T-shirt and a blue jumper. I’ve got a pair of black trousers on. I’m wearing
blue socks and white trainers. I’ve also got a watch and a pair of glasses on.

7. Read the following dialogues.

A : Can I help you?
C : Yes. I’d like to return these jeans.
A : May I ask why you’re returning them?
C : I bought them for my son, but they’re too short.
A : Do you have the receipt?
C : Yes, here it is.
A : I’m sorry. These jeans were on sale. There are no refunds on sale items. You can exchange
them for something else or we can give you a credit note.
C : Do you have the jeans in a larger size?
A : Let me check. [a minute later] I’m afraid they have sold out.
C : Okay, I’ll take a credit note. How long is it good for?
A : It’s good for a year.
C : Okay. I’ll come back next week and see if I can find something else he might like.
*****
A: Excuse me. I’m looking for an old music box.
B: Any particular decade?
A: Something made in the 20s would be nice.
B: We had seven, but we sold one this morning.
A: Are dancing figures a part of any of the boxes?
B: You’re in luck. Two of them have dancing figures.
A: These are great. I think I’ll take this one.
B: Yes, that one is very nice.
A: Does this come with a warranty?
B: I’m sorry, but you just have to take your chances.
A: That doesn’t surprise me.
B: Even if it doesn’t work, it’s a beautiful collectible.
*****
A: Excuse me, but is this dress on sale?
B: The dress was on sale yesterday.
A: Are you sure? I’d be happy to pay the sale price today.
B: I’m so sorry, but rules are rules.
A: I’ll just check out a few other stores.
B: I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.

8. Read the story and complete it with the present or past forms of the following verbs:
is, are – was, were; buy – bought; go –went; say – said; see – saw; take – took.
In August 1999 three friends, Jacques Proust, Guy Fadat and Francois Leclerc were on
holiday in the town of Laraque in France. On Sunday they … shopping in the market and they …
a dirty, old painting of the Virgin Mary. They … it for 1,400 francs and they … it to Paris. In
Paris, an expert said that the painting was by Leonardo da Vinci and it … worth 5000,000,000
francs. The man in Laraque market … : “I was happy to sell the painting but now I’m very upset.
I don’t want to think about it?”

9. Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct gap.

 Tag, label, cashier, bargain, receipt, exchange, take back, try on, fit, advice, shop assistant,
credit card, check, select, cash, refund, size, sale
If you want to go shopping there are a number of things you have to consider. If you
would like to find a … you should make sure to go to a … . The only problem with a sale is that
it is sometimes hard to … something once you buy it. Many stores also refuse to give a … on
anything you have bought. If you are looking for clothes, make sure to … , check the … to make
sure that it is a good … . Another good idea is to look at the … and … to see instructions for
washing, etc. It’s always a good idea to also ask the … for … . Finally, when you go to the …
you can usually pay by … or … if you don’t have the … . Never forget to get the … !

10. Writing options. Try to make a story on the offered topics.

1. How often do you go to the shopping mall? Are you a shopaholic?
2. Do you know how to bargain? Where do you go when you look for bargains?
3. Do you think bargains usually have low quality than those items which are not bargains?
Prove or defend your answer.
4. Do you think it is important to be in fashion? What are some of the strangest fashions you
have seen?
5. What fashions that you see today do you think will be out of fashion within two years?
6. Would you like to be a fashion model?
7. Do you think people feel different when they wear different clothes?
8. What do you think about secondhand clothes? Would you buy secondhand clothes?
9. What would you do or feel if you were refused entry to somewhere because of what you
are wearing? Speak about the necessity of dress code.

HUMOUR TIME
Customer: May I try on that dress in the window, please?
Clerk: No, ma’am. You'll have to use the fitting room like everyone else.
*****
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn’t find one
big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, “Do these turkeys get any bigger?” The stock
boy replied, “No ma’am, they’re dead.”
*****
Calming your son
In the supermarket a man was pushing a cart with a screaming, bellowing baby. The
gentleman kept repeating softly, “Don’t get excited, Albert; don’t scream, Albert; don’t yell,
Albert; keep calm, Albert.” A woman standing next to him said, “You certainly are to be
commended for trying to soothe your son, Albert.” The man looked at her and said, “Lady, I’m
Albert.”
*****
The crowded store
It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale were the main reason for the long line
that formed by 8:30, the store’s opening time, in front of the store.
A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back, among loud
and colorful curses. On the man’s second attempt, he was punched square in the jaw, and
knocked around a bit, and then thrown to the end of the line again. As he got up the second time,
he said to the person at the end of the line... “That does it! If they hit me one more time, I won’t
open the store!”