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Correspondence Department Independent Work Summer

Check Work 2

WHATEVER MONEY CAN BUY

I.Give English synonyms or synonymous expressions:

1)

выбор товаров (3)

8)

стоять в очереди (2)

2)

зайти в магазин (2)

9)

рассматривать витрины

3)

сделать покупку

10)

оплачивать наличными

4)

распродажа

11)

дешево купленная вещь, выгодная

5)

примерять

 

покупка

6)

дешево купить что-то (3)

12)

покупать в кредит

7)

покупатель

13)

изделия с браком

II.Give the opposite of the following:

1)

to raise prices (2)

7)

to come into fashion

2)

high prices

8)

a well-matched pair

3)

to be in fashion

9)

to put on

4)

to be tight

10)

to lend smb smth

5)

to fit well

11)

made-to-order clothes

6)to be in stock

III. Fill in prepositions where necessary:

1)Have you put sugar … the shopping list?

2)The blouse doesn’t go … your skirt.

3)If you don’t like the skirt you’ve bought, I can buy it … you.

4)This overcoat won’t do … cold weather.

5)The jacket was … the latest fashion.

6)… the market all the foodstuffs are sold … reasonable prices.

7)The necklace was expensive, but she splashed … … it.

8)Go … the butcher’s and buy half … a pound … meat.

9)He often wears … dark colours.

10)They often stock … … foodstuffs for Christmas.

11)Let’s go … a shopping spree, shall we?

12)I am going to call … the grocer’s on my way home.

13)This shop deals … men’s footwear.

14)She paid … the nose … this outfit.

15)Do you have any money … you?

16)It’s risky, but you can get alcohol … the counter.

17)I bought this dress … a song.

18)I can’t bake a cake. We’ve run … … eggs and flour.

19)Peter is always borrowing money … me and never pays it … .

20)The bag was only $10, so I snapped it … .

21)Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 20% … the normal price … all the goods.

22)The car has been … the market for 3 years.

23)These jackets are reduced … price.

24)I don’t understand why it is not … sale. I saw it … display … your shop window.

25)These jeans are too tight , I can’t get … them.

26)This little car suits me … … the ground.

27)You can’t wear jeans … this party. You should dress … .

Correspondence Department Independent Work Summer

IV.

Choose between the alternatives:

1.His clothes were / was poor.

2.Those shoes won’t suit / fit / match the boy any more. He’s grown out of them.

3.She suggested / offered buying another dress.

4.I suspect prices will raise / rise soon.

5.This coat isn’t suitable / comfortable / convenient for everyday wear.

6.Most shops are open / opened till 6 p.m.

7.I can’t afford buying / to buy this expensive pair of shoes.

8.I’d like to … the dress … something of equal value.

a)change, forb) exchange, to c) exchange, ford) change, to

V. Fill in the right word choosing from your active:

1)I’m not satisfied with this tape-recorder. Can I have a _____?

2)I’m sorry. The item is out of _____ at the moment, but we can order it for you.

3)This suit is one size ____ ____. Could you give me a size ____?

4)– Does this jumper suit me? – Yes, it’s a _____ fit.

5)If the service is not good, the customers can ______ to the manager.

6)Normally I wear jeans, but I enjoy _____ up for parties.

7)Here’s your ____, fifty pence, please.

8)She went to the _____ department to buy some sweets.

9)The jacket _____ me a lot of money.

VI.

Paraphrase the sentences using your active vocabulary:

1)It will be very expensive to buy this car!

2)You have the right to get all or some of your money back if the goods are of poor quality.

3)This book is selling quickly and in large amounts.

4)Look at the man! He’s gone unfairly to the front of the line!

5)Brenda is always looking for things to buy at a low price!

6)This little car is exactly right for me.

7)This dress fits you perfectly.

8)When I found the book I had been looking for, I bought it without hesitation.

9)You can buy aspirin without a prescription.

10)We don’t have any food left. Let’s go to the market and buy a lot of foodstuffs so we can use them for a long time.