Exercise 1. Match up the shop (departments) with the appropriate goods.

1. knitted wear 2. haberdashery 3. glassware 4. Stationary 5. Perfumery 6. Record department 7. Electrical equipment 8. Newsagent’s 9. Furniture shop 10. Hardware goods 11. Jaweller’s 12. Antique shop

a. drawing pin, paper clip, blotting paper b. paperback, post stamp, greeting card c. vacuum cleaner, bulb, dish-washer d. living room suite, cabinet e. pendant, silverware, candlestick f. cup, plates, vases, teapots g. muffler, jersy, mittens h. bric-a-brac, silver bell, “Old Master” i. records j. scissors, tape, ribbons k. scent, eye-shade, hand cream l. knife, screws, watering-can

Exercise 2. Name 5-10 things you might buy at:

1. Men’s outfitter’s;

2. Household goods department

3. Children’s department

4. Haberdasher’s

5. Draper’s

6. Antique shop

7. Shoe shop

Exercise 3. Read and translate the dialogues:

At a department store

Dialogue 1

At the Footwear Department

Shop-girl: What can I do for you, madam?

Customer: I'd like a pair of strong walking shoes for everyday wear.

Shop-girl: What size do you take in shoes'?

Customer: My size is 37.

Shop-girl: Will you try on these brown shoes, please?

Customer: Don't you think that the heels are a bit too high for everyday wear?

Shop-girl: Oh, no. such heels are all the fashion now. But you can try on another pair. Here is a pair of nice flat-heeled shoes. Do they pinch?

Customer: I like them much better than those ones. Will you give me a shoe for the left foot, please? It's a perfect fit. How much are they?

Shop-girl: ... roubles.

Customer: Will you wrap them up, please? Where is the cash-desk?

Shop-girl: It's at the end of the department. Thank you.

Customer: Thank you. Good-bye.

Dialogue 2

At the Ready-Made Clothes Department

Customer: I'd like a summer frock.

Shop-girl: Certainly. What size?

Customer: 46. I'm stock size.

Shop-girl: The dresses on that rail are all size 46.

Look at them and you may find some­thing to your taste.

Customer: May I try on this cotton dress? Does it fit me?

Shop-girl: It fits you perfectly but I don't think the colour becomes you. It's too dark.

Customer: Have you got anything a shade lighter?

Shop-girl: I'm afraid, we haven't. Would you mind trying on this light-blue?

Customer: But it's not genuine silk. It's too hot for summer wear.

Shop-girl: Will you drop in in a couple of days?

We are expecting most of our summer stock at the end of the week.

Customer: Yes, of course. Thank you. Good-bye.

Shop-girl: Thank you. Have a nice day.

Dialogue 3

Mr.Wimble: I want a hat, please.

Shopkeeper: What size, sir? Do you know?

Mr. Wimble: No, I don't know the size.

Shopkeeper: Put this hat on, please. Ah, that's too large, isn't it? That's size seven and a half. Here's a size seven.

Mr.Wimble: Too small. Have you got a seven and a quarter?

Shopkeeper: Here is a seven and quarter.

Mr.Wimble: This is the right size. But I don't like the colour. Have you got a grey hat the same size as this?

Shopkeeper: Here you are, sir. A grey hat, size se­ven and a quarter.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions.

1. What is a department store? 2. What can one buy at the footwear department? 3. What size do you take in shoes? 4. What are the best shoes for everyday wear in your opinion? 5. Do you often wear high heels? 6. When do women wear sandals? 7. What are your eve­ning shoes like? 8. What are shoes made of? 9. When do you wear high boots? 10. Do you always try shoes on before buying them? 11. What shoes are all the fashion now? 12. Do you buy ready-made clothes or have them made to measure? Why? 13. Can you afford expensive clothes? 14. Do you wear small articles (such as hats, gloves, stockings, handbags) to match your dress (coat, shoes)? 15. Where can one buy a tea-set, a coffee-set, plates, dishes, etc.? 16. What do you usually buy at the stationery? 17. Do you use make up? 18. Where are socks, stockings, tights sold? 19. They sell hats, caps, berets, fur caps for ladies at the millinery, don't they? What hats are in fashion now? Are knitted caps in fashion? Can you knit? How much wool does it take to knit a small cap? 20. What did you buy for your girl-friend as a birthday present? 21. What do they sell at the knitted goods department? 22. What is your favourite department^. 23. Do you like doing the window-shopping?

Exercise 5. Ask your fellow students:

.... if there are many department stores in her (his) hometown

... if she (he) is fond of shopping

... what her (his) favourite department is

... if she (he) likes to buy ready-made clothes

... if she always tries a dress on before buying it

... what size she takes in dresses

... what shoes she (he) wears every day

... if her shoes go with her coat

... what hats are to her taste

... where one can buy a pair of gloves

... when she wears high heels

... if she likes knitted things

... if she can knit herself.

Exercise 6. What do we call:

a very large self-service shop which deals with foods and household goods; 2) a shop, which sells liqueurs, spirits and wine; 3) a long flat-topped bench in a shop over which business is conducted with customers; 4) a weighing instrument; 5) a wire-basket on wheels used in shops for transporting customer’s purchases; 6) a tin container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed; 7) set of twelve; 8) the space in the supermarket where goods on sale are displayed; 9) a machine in shops with a drawer for money, recoding the amount of each sale; 10) a sheltered area surrounded with shops and other buildings closed for vehicular traffic.

Exercise 5. Match the pictures and the departments:

1 2

3

5

6

8

9 10

11

14

15

a. furniture

b. china and glassware

c. florist’s

d. haberdasher’s

e. art saloon

f. men’s outfitter’s

g. hunting equipment

h. cosmetics, perfume

i. sportswear

j. shopping moll

k. furs

l. bookshop

m. jeweler’s

n. knitted garments

o. baby-wear

Exercise 6. Say what one can buy:

at the hosiery department; at the millinery department; at the leather goods department; at the footwear department; at the perfumery department; at the glass-ware department; at the knitted goods department; at the stationery department; at the furniture department; at the ready-made clothes department; at the haberdashery department.

Exercise 7. Say where one can buy:

high-heeled shoes; a dress; a раir of gloves; stockings and tights; a sweater; a blouse and a skirt; paper and pens; a hat; a coffee-set; a dinner-table; a suit-case; scents; a tea-set; a scarf; strong walking shoes; a coat; lace.

Exercise 8. Find Russian equivalents to the following:

1) A length of cloth, 2) thick-soled boots, 3)comfortable garments, 4) medium-sized clothes, 5) sound-proof cabin, 6) burglar-proof safe, 7) grease-proof paper, 8) a reel of needle, 9) black dotted blue silk, 10) multicolour chequered trouser suit, 11) colourful design, 12) tight shoes, 13) face cream, 14) rose scent perfume, 15) black and white skirt, 16) durable articles, 17) a tie to match one’s new suit, 18) original design, 19) the same price, 20) a size bigger, 21) winter wear clothes, 22) summer stock, 23) autumn supplies, 24) handbag department, 25) double breasted suite, 26) a fast dye, 27) a crease-resistant raincoat, 28) to try a hat on, 29) a drip-dry ship, 30) to show the dirt quickly, 31) toilet articles, 32) office furnishings, 33) hi-fi equipment, 34) every-day shoes, 35) to specialize in modern art books, 36) clothes made to measure, 37) jacket pocket, 38) delivery counter, 39) to look smart, 40) to buy from a store.

Exercise 9. Ask questions so that the sentences below could be answers to them.

1. No, I can't afford this dress. It's too expensive. 2. I want to buy a brown handbag to match my high boots. 3. She wears 36 size shoes. 4. I want a pan of flat-heeled shoes for everyday wear. 5. This blouse costs ... roubles. 6. I'm sorry but we have these dresses only in blue. 7. Wide-brimmed hats are all the fashion now. 8. This cut is still in fashion but I don't think it will last long. 9. The cash-desk is at the end of the haberdashery department. 10. I didn't buy the dress because the colour was too dark for me.

Exercise 10. Fill in the blanks with the words "to fit, to go with, to become, to suit, to match".

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А: Мне нужна пара новых брюк, но сейчас у меня туго с деньгами.

В: В нашем универмаге сейчас большая распродажа готовой одежды.

А: Прекрасно. В прошлом году я купил пару уличных ботинок на распродаже. Я ношу их каждый день целый годб и они выглядят как новые. Очень выгодная покупка.

В: Пойдем, посмотрим. Может быть, ты найдешь брюки, которым тоже сносу не будет.