10. Shopping

When we want to buy something, we go to a shop. There are many kinds of shops in every town or city: food supermarkets, department stores, men's and women's clothing stores, a grocery, a bakery and a butchery.

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

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 is 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 and so on.

In the men's clothing department you can choose suits, trousers, overcoats, shirts, ties. In the knitwear department one can buy sweaters, cardigans, short-sleeved and long-sleeved pullovers, woolen jackets. In the perfumery face cream and powder, lipstick, lotions and shampoos are sold.

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

Customers go round the supermarket with a basket or trolley getting the products from the shelves. Having filled you basket you go to a cash desk,

where there is a short queue. When there is your turn the prices of your purchases are added up by a cashier. You pay money and the cashier gives you back the change.

There are departments, known as "bargain sales", where goods which are out of season are sold at reduced prices. It is important for housewives because the prices are going up constantly.

Exercises

I. Fill in the necessary prepositions:

1. What is sold ... the butcher's?

2. There is a great selection of goods ... every supermarket.

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

1. Most of all I prefer buying self-service method ... shopping.

4. What is the price ... this dress? I'm going to by it.

5. I think this red blouse matches the color ... your lipstick.

6. This overcoat doesn't fit me. It's too tight. I need one size more ... me.

7. I easily get rid ... clothes which are… …fashion.

8. I prefer clothes made ... wool and cotton.

II. Complete the following sentences:

1. When you want to buy something ...

2. There are different kinds of shops in our city: ...

3. At a stationary's we can buy ...

4. After you have chosen the thing you go ... and ...

5. The greengrocery is stocked by ...

6. We buy ... at a dairy and we go there very often.

7. A department store is divided into several departments: ...

III. Translate into English.

1. Этот костюм мне подходит по размеру, но я думаю, что он мне не совсем к лицу.

2. Я хотел бы купить несколько новых сорочек и галстуков, которые бы к ним подходили.

3. Обычно моя мама делает покупки в небольшом магазине рядом

с домом.

4. Интересно, сколько может стоить такой костюм?

5. Покупатель попросил продавца показать ему галстук в полоску и рубашку 40-го размера.

6. Сегодня в продаже свежие огурцы и помидоры, а завтра в магазин привезут цветную капусту.

5. Женщины любят носить туфли на высоком каблуке.

6. В нашем гастрономе можно купить все продукты, кроме овощей.

7. Выбрав товар, покупатель идет к кассе, оплачивает чек, кладет покупки в сумку и выходит из магазина.

8. Я предпочитаю делать покупки в больших магазинах самообслуживания. Там все товары удобно разложены на полках и есть прекрасная возможность выбрать товар спокойно.

9. Все домохозяйки предпочитают покупать товары по сниженным ценам. Это очень важно для бюджета любой семьи, потому что цены постоянно растут.