Английский язык для студентов университетов. Чтение, письменная и устная практика (стр. 14 из 42)
Exercise 7
Find in the text sentences containing the words given below. Consult the dictionary to pick out all their meanings. Illustrate these meanings with your own examples.
wire stuff cover belt beg
item quarter bold roll change
Exercise 8
Complete the statements by choosing the answer which you think fits best.
1. Mother never buys goods displayed on the racks with the notice "... offer".
A. specific B. special C. particular
2. The customers are asked to load their purchases on to the conveyor ....
A. strap B. line C. belt
3. It is a lot more convenient to push a ... than to carry a wire basket in a supermarket.
A. trolley B. roller C. van
4. While shopping my brother always tries to go through a ... till, as he hates queues.
A. swift B. fast C. quick
5. Housewives prefer to buy ... packets of stuff, as it is a little bit cheaper.
A. gross-size B. family-size C. block-size
6. Sometimes the queues at... points are so long that the idea of leaving the supermarket without buying anything may look attractive.
A. check-out B. check-in C. check-up
7. Customers are not allowed to put things in their own bags in supermarkets; they are suposed to use ....
A. iron baskets B. shop baskets C. wire baskets
8. A lot of people prefer to ... a cheque than to pay in cash.
A. write out B. write in C. write up
9. Salesgirls usually put all goods bought in a supermarket into ... for the customers' convenience.
A. trade bags B. carrier bags C. supermarket bags
10. 'Here's your ... from a ten-pound note', said the cashier giving me three pounds.
A. exchange B. change C. bill
Exercise 9
Work in pairs. Discuss with your partner some interesting shopping experience. Use at least five expressions from the list below.
To fall into silence, to be sure, to be sick of throwing away something, to feel one's cheeks flush, on one's hands and knees, to grit one's teeth together, to look behind, a favourite maxim, from time to time, to scream out from the front cover, foods one can get into, after all, eye to eye, to give a blank look, to hand somebody something, bold letters, to fire questions, a soap opera, ups and downs, to sum up, to carry on with the story, to have the right money, a sense of relief, to be away from, to feel out of place, to feel better in the fresh air, to come round unexpectedly, to torn up, to catch one's eye.
Exercise 10
Fill in the gaps with the prepositions from the list: into, through, of, together, for, by, beside, in, on to.
1. The girl thought that glass bottles of milk would be too heavy to carry and changed them ... plastic packets.
2. One can tell a good customer ... the way he or she chooses goods.
3. The lady screamed and all people in the hall immediately fell ... silence.
4. The guard from the security service helped the lady to go out of the shop and she felt better ... the fresh air.
5. Anyone can get sick... the long queues at check-out points.
6. The customers are asked to put the stuff...... the conveyor belt.
7. If one has got not more than three items, he or she can go ... a quick till.
8. When the queue is too long one can do nothing but grit his or her teeth ... and wait dutifully.
9. The most annoying thing about shopping is standing ... the till and watching how slowly people pay.
Exercise 11
Express the same idea using different wording and grammar.
1. Jean noticed the other woman giving an accompaniment of nods and headshaking at the appropriate parts.
2. Jean felt her patience beginning to itch.
3. There was nothing else for it — she'd just have to wait.
4. She was sick of throwing away half-used bottles.
5. Jean looked behind and saw that she was hemmed in by three large trollies.
6. She was addressing a man who had been poised and waiting to write out a cheque for a few moments.
7. Jean looked again at her basket and began to feel the familiar feeling of regret that visited her from time to time.
8. Nodding in agreement with her thoughts Jean found herself eye to eye with the blonde woman.
9. She picked up the cookery book and felt the frustration of indecision.
10. She peeled off three ten pound notes and handed them to the cashier.
11. She had the right money, it just meant sorting her change out.
12. She had an inclination that the people behind her were becoming impatient.
13. She noticed their stack of items all lined and waiting, it seemed, for starters orders.
14. She felt a sense of relief to be away from the mass of people.
Exercise 12
Find the bit starting with the following words and explain why Jean was feeling that way
'Jean looked up quickly and ...'
'She gritted her teeth together ...'
'Jean looked again at her basket and began to feel ...'
'It was all such a performance.'
'She suddenly felt much better in the fresh air.'
Exercise 13
Speak about Jean's visit to the supermarket:
1. in the third person;
2. in the person of Jean herself;
3. in the person of the blonde woman;
4. in the person of the cashier.
Exercise 14
Discussion points.
1. What can you say about Jean as a person? Try to derive information from the minor details of her behaviour.
2. Was parting with her friend a shocking experience for Jean or not?
3. What can you say about the two women?
4. Do you agree that one can always tell a person by their shopping?
5. Why does the story end with a question? What does it mean?
Exercise 15
I. Imagine that your mother gives you a shopping list, which you see below. Think in what shops you can buy these things and put the names of items in the graphs of the chart.
a loaf of brown bread 1 kg of pork
1 large cod a bottle of vinegar
1 kg of pork 2 medium-sized herrings
3 lemons a tin of sardines in oil
0.3 kg of ham 2 kg of potatoes
1 small cabbage a large chicken
a tin of condensed milk biscuits
a bunch of radishes a bag ofnour
a drum of margarine a 0.5 kg pack of sour cream
0.5 kg of cheese0.2 kg of butter
| dairy shop | butcher's | baker's | fishmonger's | grocer's | greengrocer's |
II. Sum up what you have written and say what and where you can buy.
► Pattern: I can buy ... at the baker's.
Exercise 16
I. Match the phrases in the left column with the words in the right column.
1. a bottle of A. jam
2. a packet of B. parsley
3. a dmm of C. toothpaste
4. a cake of D. cleanser
5. a carton of E. juice
6. a jar of F. chocolates
7. a tin ofG. eggs
8. a tube ofH. honey
9. a bunch ofI. sugar
10. a box ofJ. soap
11. a tub ofK. luncheon meat
II. Think and say what else can be sold in cartons, bunches, etc.
Exercise 17
I. Look through the list of products and say which of them are sold in Russia:
1) by the kilo,
2) by quantity,
3) by tens.
Fish, carrots, kiwi, meat, eggs, pineapples, sausages, rye bread, oranges.
II. Look through the list of products and say which of them are soldin Great Britain:
1) by lbs*
2) by quantity
3) by dozens.
* lb — abbreviation from the Latin word "libra" — «фунт», in speech it is pronounced "pound". E.g. 3 lbs — three pounds.
Cheese, lemons, grapes, white bread, ham, mangoes, eggs, potatoes, chickens.
III. Say which products from the list below are priced:
1) per kilo,
2) per each.
Onions, tomatoes, wheat bread, tinned meat, cabbages, mangoes, buns, chops, apples, cucumbers.
Exercise 18
Exclude from the lists below products which cannot be sold as preprepared, frozen, dried, tinned.
| pre-prepared | frozen | dried | tinned |
| garlics steaks fish fillet potatoes tomatoes | cherries onions turkey bread spaghetti | bananas fish meat ham plums | flour pork peaches lettuce tuna |
Exercise 19
Read the text and reconstruct the family situation. Tell the story to your classmates.
Exercise 20
I. Say what and how much you should buy if you are going to make:
1) Russian beet and cabbage soup — borsch;
2) Salad which they call in Russia "Olivier salad";
3) An apple pie.
► Pattern:If I am going to make ... I will buy ....
II. Say what and how much you buy to cook your favourite dish.
III. Guess what a housewife was going to cook if her shopping list included:
1. 2 lbs beef; 1 lb pork; white bread; eggs; 1/2 lb onions, 1 bottle milk.
2. 2 lbs wheat flour; 1/2 doz eggs; 2 bottles milk; 1 pack yeast;
1/2 Ib sugar.
3. 1/2 lb rice; 1 lb smoked fish; 1 lb onions; 1/2 dbz eggs; 1 jar mayonnaise.
4. 4 lbs lamb; 2 lbs tomatoes; 2 lbs onions; 1 bottle dry white wine; 1 pack pepper.
5. 2 lbs pork; 1 bag potatoes; 1 lb carrots; 1 head cabbage; 1/2 lbs onions; 1 bunch celery; 1 bunch parsley; 1 pack laurel leaves.
►Pattern: The housewife was going to cook ... if she bought....
Exercise 21
Standing in a queue at the check-out is a boring business. Some people invent games to make the time pass quicker. One of them comes to guessing what people's lifestyles are likely to be judging by the contents of their shopping baskets.
I. Read the following passages and try to say something about people's families, homes, lifestyles.
Body language can tell a stranger a lot about one's personality, so can the fruits of one's shopping expedition.
Yesterday I observed a beautiful young lady. While her little daughter begged unsuccessfully for a bun, she was carefully choosing a shampoo, hair conditioner and bath perfume. Then she picked up a couple of cinema magazines and went to the check-out.
I looked down into her trolley and shuddered: three gallons of milk, 3 loaves of bread, four chickens, a mountain of baby-food jars, cakes and pies.
I especially like to observe male shoppers. I don't mean househusbands dutifiilly checking items off a list. I prefer a gourmet who knows the real taste of things: imported cheeses, exotic spices, a whole leg of lamb, early asparagus.
I felt hostility flowing from the woman standing behind me in the supermarket check-out queue. Had I cut in front of her? She was glaring into my basket. I quickly surveyed my selections to see what could be generating such hostility. Let's see: two bottles of champagne, a lovely avocado, a pound of shrimp, and a quart of purified water.
II. Fancy what one can see in a shopping basket of:
1) a good housewife;
2) a divorced man;
3) a woman on a diet;
4) a hearty eater;
5) someone expecting guests.
III. Think of other games you can play in your head to make the time pass when you are waiting in a queue.
Exercise 22
I. Read and translate the following dialogues. Reproduce them.
○ Dialogue 1
At the Grocery store
Grocer: Hello, Ann, how are you doing today?
Ann: Fine, thanks. How are you?
Grocer: I am okay, thank you. What can I get for you, Ann?
Ann: I 'd like half a pound of butter, a pound jar of strawberry jam, a large bottle of vinegar and a tin of sardines.
Grocer: Will that be all?
Ann: No, I'd also like a small-sized packet of mushroom soup and a piece of smoked bacon. Grocer Will this do? It's all we have at the moment, I'mafraid.
Ann: No, it's much too fat. I wanted it leaner. I think I'd better take some ham instead. How much is it?
Grocer: Eighty pence a pound.
Ann: Good. Half a pound, please. That'll be all. How much does it come to?
Grocer: Five pounds thirty seven pence, please.
Ann: Right. Here is six pounds.
Grocer: And here is your change.
Ann: Thanks.
Grocer: Good-bye, Ann. Thank you. Come tomorrow, we'll have a new stock.
○ Dialogue 2
At the Butcher's
Shop assistant: Can I help you, madam?
Mrs. Gi1bert: I'd like a leg of lamb. Do you sell it?
Shop assistant: Yes, we do, but I'm afraid we've sold out at the moment. If you'd care to call in tomorrow.
Mrs. Gi1bert: Thank you, I won't bother! I'll buy some pork instead.
Shop assistant: Oh, yes. We've got excellent choice today. What part would you like to get — shoulder, leg or some other?
Mrs. Gilbert: This bit of shoulder is fine with me.
Shop assistant: Okay. It weighs four pounds.
Mrs.Gilbert: I'll also have a chicken.
Shop assistant: Boiling or frying?
Mrs. Gilbert: Boiling, please.
Shop assistant: Will this do?
Mrs. Gilbert: Nice. That will be all. How much is it?
Shop assistant: Three pounds twenty pence.
Mrs.Gilbert:Here you are.
Shop assistant: Your change, madam. Thank you. Have a nice day.
○ Dialogue 3
At the Greengrocer's
Greengrocer: Good morning, Mrs. Daisy. How are you this morning?
Mrs. Daisy: Fine, thanks. And how are you?
Greengrocer: I'm having a little trouble. Some of my supplies aren't here yet. So I don't have tomatoes and peppers.
Mrs. Daisy: Oh, that's a shame. Will you have some later?
Greengrocer:Oh, yes, they will be delivered in the afternoon. I'll save them for you.
Mrs. Daisy: Thanks. It's very kind of you. And now I'll take a bag of potatoes, a couple of beets and some carrots.
Greengrocer: All right. Notice the fruit we've got today. The peaches are very good.
Mrs. Daisy: The peaches do look good. What do they cost? Greengrocer: Peaches are quite cheap this time of the year. Thirty pence a pound.
Mrs.Daisy: That's a real bargain. I'll take three pounds.
Greengrocer: Okay. Now, what else?
Mrs. Daisy: Well, that's all for today. How much do I owe you?
Greengrocer: That's four pounds seventy five pence. Here's your change from your five pound note — twenty five pence.
Mrs. Daisy: Thank you. Good-bye.
Greengrocer: Good-bye, Mrs. Daisy. Thanks a lot.
II. Pick out from the three dialogues sentences, which denote the shop assistants'
a) greeting their customers,
b) offering goods,
c) telling the price of goods.
III. Pick out from the three dialogues sentences, which denote the customer's
a) greeting shop assistants,
b) telling what they need,
c) asking about the price.
IV. Make up your own dialogues and enact them in class.
Exercise 23
Translate into English.
1. Покупать продукты в супермаркете очень удобно: все покупки можно сделать одновременно.
2. Супермаркеты оборудуют таким образом, чтобы покупатели проходили мимо большого количества полок и видели широкий ассортимент продуктов.
3. В супермаркетах Великобритании цены на товары проставлены очень отчётливо и, как правило, в конце стоит число 99.
4. Рядом с нашим домом есть все магазины: мясной, молочный, овощной, рыбный, а также бакалея и булочная.
5. Я никогда не составляю список продуктов, когда собираюсь идти в магазин, но всегда планирую, в какие магазины я зайду.
6. Когда мы с подругой приходим в супермаркет, я беру корзину, а она — тележку. У нас разный стиль: я покупаю только то, что мне нужно; а она — всё, что красиво упаковано.
7. Натуральные продукты питания предпочтительнее консервированных и замороженных, хотя могут стоить дороже.