VI. Прочитайте и перескажите диалог в косвенной

речи.

Ann: Hello, Mary.

Mary: Hello, come in. Don't mind the mess. I'm just doing the room.

Ann: Oh, what a pity you are busy. I've got two tickets for the cinema. The show begins at three sharp.

Mary: Don't worry. It never takes me much time to tidy up my room.

Ann: Let me help you. What am I to do?

Mary: If you don't mind, you may water the flowers and dust the books while I sweep the floor and put everything in its place. Ann: Don't you want to air the room? Do you mind if I

open the window? Mary: Oh, no. I don't mind it a bit.

Ann: Now the room looks quite tidy. There is nothing

else to do. Let's go. Mary: Wait a moment. I have to wash up the dishes. Ann: Somebody else can do it, I think. Mary: Certainly, everybody can, but today it's my turn to do it. We all help Mother about the house as much as we can. Ann: And who does the shopping in your family? Mary: As a rule, mother does shopping after work. But today I must buy something for supper as Mother has a meeting at her work.

7. Выразите свое отношение к обсуждаемой в тексте проблеме.

FAMILY DAILY ROUTINES

It is not a bad idea to nave a kind of subdivision of la­bour at home when each person knows his own daily household jobs. The children should keep their own room tidy, make their beds, set the table for meals, clear away the dishes and wash up. The mother could then concentrate on the more specialized jobs of cooking, washing, ironing and mending. It would be useless, however, if the children prom­ised to help, and then failed to do their jobs, so that she con­stantly had to say: "I wish you would make your bed, Carol. I'd like you to pick up all those toys from the floor, Bob". Shopping at the supermarket could be a kind of family out­ing, if they all were free at the right time and went together and helped to choose the goods and push the trolley.

7. Переведите текст со словарем.

HOW WE KEPT MOTHER'S DAY

after S. Leacock.

We decided to have a special celebration of Mother's Day. We thought it a fine idea. It made us realize how much Mother had done for us for years, and all the efforts and sacrifices that she had made for our sake.

So we decided that we'd do everything we could to make Mother happy. Father decided to take a holiday from his office and my sister and I stayed home from col­lege and Mary and my brother stayed home from High School.

Our plan was to make the day like a big holiday. So we decided to decorate the house with flowers. We asked Mother to arrange the decoration because she always does it on holidays.

Well, after breakfast we had it arranged as a surprise for Mother that we would hire a motor car and take her for a beautiful drive away into the country. Mother is never able to go to the country because she is busy in the house all the time.

We asked Mother to cut some sandwiches and make up a sort of lunch in case we got hungry. Mother packed it all up in a basket for us ready to go to the car.

When the car came to the door, it turned out that there was no room in it for us all. Father said he could stay at home; he said that there was a lot of work in the garden that he could do. He wanted us to go right ahead and be happy. Of course, we didn't want to let Father stay at home.

So in the end it was decided that Mother would stay home and have a lovely restful day round the house, and make the dinner. Mother doesn't like fishing, and also it was a little cold and fresh out of doors and Father was rather afraid that Mother might take cold if she came. We said good-bye to Mother and drove away. Mother stood and watched us as long as she could see us.

We had a very happy day up among the hills. It was quite late when we came back, but Mother had guessed that we would be late, so she kept the dinner so as to have it just nicely ready and hot for us. She had to get up and down a good bit during the meal, fetching things back and forward. The dinner lasted a long while, and when it was over all of us wanted to help to clear the things away and wash the dishes. But Mother said that she would do it herself, and so we let her.

It was quite late when it was all over, and when we all kissed Mother before going to bed she said it had been the most wonderful day in her life, and I think there were tears in her eyes.

Conversational Topic 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, a grocery, a bakery and a butchery.

I like to do my shopping at big supermarkets because you can buy a lot of goods more cheaply there than at small local shops.|There are several department stores un­der one roof at all supermarkets./in Britain they often belong to different firms which run them individually. Prices vary from department to department. They sell a wide assortment of confectionery and bakery, wines, fruits and vegetables, smoked meat and sausage, dairy products, butcher's meat, a lot of jewellery, electrical ap­pliances, perfumery, household goods, sport goods and foot wear, knitted and leather goods, textiles, stationary, etc.

Supermarkets are brightly-lit and well laid out. The goods are tidily arranged on trays and long shelves on which the prices are clearly marked. There's plenty of room for the customers to walk about.

In the supermarkets most of the goods are sold ready- weighed, ready-packed and wrapped. You can find wide selection of everything here from shoe polish to eggs. In the women's clothing department, for example, you can buy dresses, costumes, blouses, skirts, coats, beautiful underwear, etc.

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.

Another shop we frequently go to is a greengrocery which is stocked with cabbage, potatoes, onions, cucum­bers, carrots, beets, green peas, etc. I like to buy fruits and vegetables there. They smell good and you feel as if are in an exotic country.

Customers go round the supermarket with a basket or trolley getting the food from the shelves. Having filled your basket you go to the cash desk, where there is a short queue. When there is your turn the prices of your purchases are added up. You pay money to the cashier and she gives you back the change.

There are departments, known as «bargain sales», where they sell goods at reduced prices. It is important for housewives because the prices are going up constantly.

Тематический словарь

shop, n self-service

shop shop-assistant, n shop window, n do shopping department

store supermarket, n

grocery, n greengrocery, n

bakery, n butchery, n confectionery.n stationary, n sell, v

to be on sale buy, v pay, v clothes, n foot-wear, n shoes, n toy, n china, n

appliance, n

knit-wear, n linen, n fabrics, n camera, n dress, n costume, n

blouse, n skirt, n underwear, n coat, n магазин магазин само­обслуживания продавец витрина делать покупки универсальный

магазин большой мага­зин самообслу­живания бакалея овощной мага­зин булочная мясная лавка кондитерская канцтовары продавать быть в продаже покупать платить одежда обувь

ботинки, туфли игрушка фарфоровая по­суда прибор, при­способление трикотаж белье ткани

фотоаппарат

платье

костюм

(женский) блуза юбка

нижнее белье пальто try on, v fitting-room, n suit, v fit, v

match, v

cheap, a expensive, a suit, n

trousers, n sweater, n pullover, n jacket, n perfumery, n face cream powder, n lipstick, n lotion, n shampoo, n products, n

sausage, n fish, n meat, n poultry, n sugar, n macaroni, n

cereals, n bread, n roll, n biscuit, n milk, n cream, n sour cream, n cheese, n butter, n customer, n примерять примерочная быть к лицу подходить (по

размеру) подходить (по качеству, цвету) дешевый дорогой костюм

( мужской ) брюки свитер пуловер жакет

парфюмерия крем для лица пудра

губная помада лосьон шампунь продукты пи­тания колбаса рыба мясо птица сахар

макаронные

изделия крупы хлеб булочка печенье молоко слнвки сметана сыр масло покупатель

плащ

прилавок

кассир

касса

покупка

сдача

raincoat, n counter, n cashier, n cash-desk, n purchase, n change, n

serve, v обслуживать

price, п цена

basket, п корзина

reduced prices сниженные цены

bargain sales распродажа

Речевые фразы

How much is this dress? What's the price of this dress?

It costs ... roubles. I would like to buy ... What floor are the suits on? Where can I buy ... It suits me.

I take it.

Сколько стоит это платье?

Оно стоит ... рублей.

Я хочу купить ...

Где продают костюмы?

Где можно купить ...

Это меня устраивает (мне

подходит)

Я покупаю это.

Упражнения

1. Ответьте на вопросы:

   1. Do you often go shopping?

   2. What shops do you usually go to?

   3. What do you buy at a grocery, butchery, perfumery?

   4. What dairy products do you know?

   5. Where do you go for fish?

   6. Which do you prefer: tinned vegetables or fresh vegetables, pickled or green cucumbers?

   7. What departments are there in the Belarus store?

   8. Is there an escalator in this store?

   9. When were you at a big shop last? 10. What did you buy there?

2. Are the prices high in our shops?

12. What is sold at the butcher's (baker's, greengro­cer's)?

13. Where do you buy tea, coffee and sugar?

14. What clothes do you prefer: cotton, woolen, silk or nylon?

15. Do you prefer low or high-heeled shoes for everyday wear?

16. Which method of shopping do you like most of all?

    2. Составьте предложения, употребив выделенные слова и словосочетания.

       1. I usually do shopping twice a week.

       2. The things for sale are displayed on the counters.

       3. Everything is sold ready-weighed here.

       4. The selection of goods in the shops was very limited.

       5. Before buying the suit you must try it on.

       6. I prefer clothes made of wool and cotton.

    3. Спросите своего друга:

• любит ли он ходить в магазины;

• как часто он делает дорогие покупки;

• большой ли выбор товаров в магазинах ГУМ и ЦУМ;

• сколько стоит телевизор (холодильник);

• что он покупает ко дню рождения друга;

• обращается ли он за помощью к продавцу;

• какую одежду он предпочитает: спортивную или элегантную;

• какие товары он покупает к началу учебного года;

• какие магазины находятся рядом с его домом;

• нравится ли ему профессия продавца.

4. Закончите следующие предложения.

1. When you want to buy something ... 2. There are different kinds of shops in our city: ... 3. A department store is divided into several departments: ... 4. In the men's clothing department you can find ... 5. In the women's clothing department you choose ... 6. After you have chosen the thing you ... 7. If you need a jacket or a pullover you can go to ... 8. Shoes are sold at ... 9. In a supermarket you can buy ... 10. The greengrocery is stocked by ...11. At a dairy you can buy ...

4. Назовите одним словом.

   1. What do we call a person who sells goods (does shopping, to whom you pay money in a store)?

   2. What do we call a place where you do shopping (pay for your goods, try on clothes, the goods are displayed)?

   3. What do we call the department (shop) where ready- made clothes (shoes, face creams, milk, meat, bread, vege­tables) are sold?

4. Составьте ситуации, используя следующие слова и словосочетания:

а) self-service shop, a shop window, to display goods, shop-assistant, to serve the customer, a basket, a counter, cashier, to cost, to give back the change;

б) a blouse, to fit, to suit, a fitting room, to try on, tight, loose, to be of the latest fashion and style (out of fashion);

в) a book-shop, to look for, be on sale, to be sold out, to recommend, a newspaper stall, to be lucky.

4. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Я хотел бы купить несколько новых сорочек и галстуков, которые бы к ним подходили. 2. Интересно, сколько может стоить такой костюм? 3. Покупатель попросил продавца показать ему сорочку 42 размера. 4. Сегодня в продаже есть сорочки всех цветов и раз­меров. 5. Аня любит носить модные туфли на высоком каблуке. 6. Обычно она делает покупки в небольшом магазине рядом с домом. 7. Этот костюм мне подходит по размеру, но я думаю, что он мне не совсем к лицу. 8. В нашем гастрономе можно купить все продукты, кроме овощей. 9. В отделе одежды имеется большой выбор товаров. 10. Покупатель оплачивает чек, кладет покупки в сумку и уходит из магазина. 11. Я пред­почитаю делать покупки в больших магазинах само­обслуживания.

4. Прочитайте диалоги. Выпишите незнакомые слова и словосочетания. Выучите их наизусть.