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the pleasures the big city offers. Shopping is one of them. Drouet,1 her friend, is to meet her

at the ready-made clothes department.

Carrie reached Dearborn Street. Here was the great Fair store with its crowds

of shoppers. She thought she would go in and see. She would look at the jackets.

She paused at each article of clothing. How pretty she would look in this,

how charming that would make her! Carrie stopped at the jewellery department.

She saw the ear-rings, the bracelets, the pins, the chains.

But the jackets were the greatest attraction. When she entered the store, she

already had her heart fixed on a jacket with large mother-of-pearl buttons. The

cut was all the fashion that fall.2 She said to herself there was nothing she would

like better.

Here she saw Drouet who was coming up to her smiling. "Let's go and look

at the jackets," he said as if he had read her thoughts.

When Carrie got the jacket in her hand, it seemed so much nicer. The

saleswoman helped her on with it. It fitted perfectly. It was just her size, not a bit

loose. She looked quite smart.

Carrie turned before the glass. She could not help feeling pleased as she

looked at herself. It was so becoming.

"That's the thing," said Drouet. "Now pay for it."

"It's nine dollars," said Carrie, after she had asked the saleswoman how much

it was. She took out one of the bills and gave it to the cashier.

From there they went to a shoe department where Carrie tried on some shoes.

Drouet stood by and when he saw how nice they looked, said: "Wear them."

Then Drouet advised her to buy a purse made of leather, a pair of gloves and

stockings.

' Drouet [drit'ei],

2 fall: autumn in the American variant of English.

Carrie thought that she would come the next day and buy herself a skirt to

match the new jacket.

(After "Sister Carrie" by Th. Dreiser)

TEXT 2 SHOPPING

M o t h e r : Pete, we've run out of vegetables and we've hardly any bread in

the house. You know, now it's your turn to go to the greengrocer's and to the

baker's.

P e t e : Oh, bother? Why do we have to go shopping so often?

M o t h e r : The day before yesterday it was Nelly who did all the shopping.

She went to the grocer's and to the butcher's.

P e t e : Did she? But, Mother, girls are so fond of shopping. Let Nelly do it

today as well.

M o t h e r : Oh,'you've been a lazy-bones ever since you were born! It's so

difficult to make you go anywhere.

P e t e : D'you want to make me a model boy, Mum?

M o t h e r : I'd like to. Take that bag and don't grumble. Buy a cabbage, a

pound of onions, half a pound of carrots and a loaf of bread. Here is the money

and don't forget the change.

P e t e : Did I ever forget it?

M o t h e r : I don't say you did. But you are so absent-minded.

P e t e : (sighing): My teacher says the same.

M о t h e r: I expect you to be back in half an hour.

P e t e: All right. I'll do my best.

VOCABULARY NOTES department store л

универсальный магазин

ready-made clothes/clothes department отдел готовой одежды; footwear, millinery,

knitted goods, leather goods, textiles hosiery, haberdashery, cosmetics (departments)

отделы: обувь, головные уборы, трикотаж, кожгалантерея, чулки-носки, галантерея,

косметика

pretty a d j хорошенький; Syn. good-looking, beautiful; handsome (usually about

men)

cut л покрой, е. д. The saleswoman assured Eliza that the cut of the coat was

fashionable, cut (cut, cut) vt резать; proverb: Cut your coat according to your cloth.

fashion n мода; Syn. style, e. g. Take this coat. It's the latest fashion (style), in

fashion в моде, е. д. Such shoes are in fashion now. out of fashion не в моде, е. д. This

cut is out of fashion now. fashionable a d j e. g. Alice has gone shopping and is sure to

buy a fashionable hat. old-fashioned a d j , е. д. I don't like old-fashioned furniture.

to help smb. on with smth. помочь надеть что-л.; to help smb. off with smth.

помочь снять что-л.

become (became, become) vt/i идти, быть к лицу, е. д. I don't think it's very

becoming. Compare the use of the verbs to become (in the meaning «быть к лицу»), to

fit, to match, to go with, to suit, fit vt сидеть, годиться, быть впору, е. д. The dress

fits her like a glove, match vt подходить no цвету, тону, е. д. She is going to buy a hat to

match her new coat, go with vi подходить (по фактуре, стилю), соответствовать, е. д.

That cardigan does not go with a silk skirt, suit vt подходить, соответствовать, идти к

лицу (is the most general term), •e. g. The costume suits her. She looks smart in it.

size л размер, е. д. What size shoe(s) do you wear? What size glove(s) do you wear?

What size clothes do you wear?

loose adj широкий, свободный; to be loose on smb., e. g. The frock's a bit loose

on me. Ant. tight: to be tight on smb., e. g. The coat is tight on him. The shoes are tight

on me.

How much is it? What is the price of...? What does it cost? Сколько это

стоит? The expressions are used only in the process of shopping. Compare the use of tenses

in the following situation: "I bought a new hat yesterday." "Really? How much was it?"

("What was the price?")

cashier л кассир; cash-desk л касса. Note other English words corresponding to the

Russian word «касса»: box-office at the theatre; booking-office at a railway station

to try on smth. примерять что-л.

wear (wore, worn) vt 1. носить, быть одетым в..., е. д. Не always wears a grey hat.

Kitty was wearing, a lovely pink dress that night. Syn. to be dressed in smth.; to have

smth. on, e. g. She was dressed in a light summer frock. She had a Hght summer frock on.

2. vi носиться (о платье, ма т е р и и и т . д . ) е . g. Does that material wear well?

advise vt советовать, e. g. The teacher strongly advised him to work more at the

language laboratory, advice л совет; Pay attention

to the use of the noun advice which is uncountable, e. g. We got so much good advice

from him. Compare it with the Russian word «совет» which is countable. The following

English uncountable nouns also correspond to Russian countable nouns: knowledge,

money, weather, hair, work, information, news.

made of... сделанный из .... as made of leather, wood, etc.

to run out of smth. истощить свой запас, е. д. We've run out of sugar. У нас

кончился сахар.

to have hardly any, e. g. We've hardly any bread in the house. У нас почти не

осталось хлеба дома.

turn л зд. очередь; in turn по очереди, е. g. Speak in turn, please. I can't understand you

when you are talking together. Note the translation of the Russian combination «стоять в

очереди за чем-либо» – to stand in a queue (line) for something.

the greengrocer's овощной магазин

the baker's булочная, e. g. I met her at the baker's yesterday, the grocer's магазин

«Бакалея»; the butcher's мясной магазин. Note also the names of some other shops:

provision shop продуктовый магазин; fishmonger's рыбный магазин; fruit-shop

фруктовый магазин; confectionery кондитерская; dairy молочная; supermarket

магазин самообслуживания; shopping centre торговый центр

Oh, bother! Какая досада!

It was ... who (that), e. g It was Nelly who did all the shopping. Это Нелли сделала

все покупки. The word combination it is (was)... who (that) is used to emphasize the

subject.

to do shopping, to go shopping делать покупки, e. g Boys don't like to do shopping.

Mary likes to go shopping in the morning, when there are fewer people.

as well adv также; Syn. too, also, e. g Everybody was eager to go sightseeing. Ann

wanted to see the town as well.

model adj образцовый, e. g Tom Sawyer hated the model boy because he was so good,

model n образец, модель, e. g Sentences must be formed according to this model.

sigh vi вздыхать; sigh n вздох

expect vt ожидать, предполагать, полагать, думать; е. g. I expect a letter any day

now. Everybody expects he will come tomorrow. Syn. to wait ждать. Whom are you waiting

lor? I am waiting for a friend of mine. Note that wait refers to physical activities (e. g. to sit

&nd wait) While expect denotes supposition, looking forward to smth.

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

Kinds o f clothes: coat, shirt, blouse, cardigan, sweater, skirt, suit,

trousers, shorts, a pull-over, dressing-gown, jersey, jeans, corduroy trousers

(corduroys).

Articles o f clothing: socks, stockings, scarf, muffler, kerchief, gloves,

mittens, tie, handkerchief, tights, pyjamas, nightgown, underwear (undies).

Parts o f clothes: collar, sleeve, belt.

Footwear: slippers, sandals, sport shoes, walking shoes, court shoes, rubber

boots, training shoes (trainers).

Textiles: silk, cotton (print), velvet, woollen cloth. Jewellery: ring,

bracelet, ear-rings, chain, brooch, necklace. Cereals: buckwheat, rice.

Meat: beef, pork, mutton, chicken, goose, duck, tinned meat. Fish: herring,

sprats, smoked fish, tinned fish. Dairy products: cream, sour cream, cottage

cheese. Confectionery, biscuits, cakes, chocolate, pastry. Vegetables: onions,

turnips, melon, water-melon, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, parsley, celery.

EXERCISES

I. a) The material below is to be prepared for reading. Mark the stresses and tuues.

Concentrate your attention on sounds, b) Let your fellow-student read this exercise

aloud for you to detect his errors in sounds and tell him what must be done to eliminate

them:

[r] 1. A foreign accent is a very great drawback.

2. The three will probably drive across the Brooklyn Bridge.

3. We gathered ripe red raspberries along the river road.

4. When at Rome do as the Romans do.

5. Neither rhyme nor reason.

6. Every cook praises his own broth.

[auj 1. What have you found out about it? 2. Out of

sight out of mind.

[au – ai] 3. Snow came in the nighj Without a

sound, Like a white cloud trembling Down to the

ground.

П. Before' you start working at the text practise the sounds in the Allowing word

combinations:

A.

1. [rj] becoming; smiling; clothing; feeling pleased;

earrings; shopping's one of them; comingwup.

2. Loss of plosion: reachedwDearborn Street, lookedwquite smart,

turnedjbefore the glass, stood^by.

3. Linking [r]: mother-of-pearl, helped hereon with it, a pairwof gloves.

B.1. [зи – o j – oh, bother, go shopping, so often, fond of

shopping, go to the grocer's, [з: – э:] – your turn, were born. 2. a) No

voicing before voiced consonants and vowels: halfwa pound, takewthat bag. b)

No, glottal stop: sowoften, hardlywany, did Iwever, sowabsent-minded.

III.

1. a) Listen to the recording of the text «Carrie Goes to a Department Store».

Mark the stresses and tunes, b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen to the text very

carefully until you can say it in exactly the same way.

2. a) Listen to the recording of the dialogue «Shopping». Mark the stresses and

tunes, b) Practise the dialogue for test reading. Listen to the text very carefully until you

can say it in exactly the same way. c) Memorize the dialogue and dramatize it.

IV. Transcribe the following sentences, mark the stresses and tunes and picture them

on the staves:

1. "What size gloves do you wear?" she asked. 2. I don't think it's becoming.

3. "Will you please show me that pale-green one?" she said. 4. That can't be

called very cheap.

V. Make up questions covering the contents or Text 1.

V. Write 10 questions on Text 2.

VII.

a) Study the Vocabulary Notes. Write 5 sentences on each of the Substitution

Tables on pages 267, 268 using the new words, b) Use them in short situations.

VII.

a) Write the interrogative and negative forms of the following sentences:

1. John saw his brother go to the fruit-shop. 2. Everybody expected you to

give this information. 3. They want him to take

his parents' advice. 4. We saw Peter buy rolls at the baker's. 5. I have made

Michael tell the news. 6. Helen wants me to wear this cardigan. 7.1 want you to

clean your shoes.

b) Express your surprise. Use conversational phrases.

IX.

Each sentence describes a certain situation in a concise way.

Some points of the situation are already known to you. Find out some

more details about the situation by asking questions. Work in pairs:

1. My wife has spent a lot of money on fashionable furniture. 2. Ann wore a

black velvet dress that night. 3. Jack wants Pete to give him a piece of good

advice. 4. Alice's bag is made of silk.

5. Mrs, Brown will go shopping in the morning.

X. Fill in prepositions or adverbs wherever necessary:

A. 1. What size ... gloves does your daughter wear? 2. Is

your blouse made ... silk or ... nylon? 3. This frock suits ... her

and she looks so well today. 4. Go ... the fitting-room and try ...

the green frock. 5. Go ... the mirror and have a look ... yourself,

6. I'm afraid the shirt is a bit loose ... you. 7. You must choose another belt.

This one does not go ... your light dress. 8. I'm sure they will soon make ... their

quarrel. 9. The woman was made to believe that such shoes were not ...

fashion ... that time.

B..................................1. We've run meat. Let's go and buy some ...

the

butcher's. 2. Please weigh half ... a pound ... sweets. 3. Will you give me a

quarter ... a pound ... sausage? 4. Whom are you waiting ...? – I'm waiting ... my

friends. They are ... the greengrocer's. 5. She paid ... a cabbage and went ... . 6.

The salesmen will finish their work ... half ... an hour. 7. There is no cottage

cheese ... the dairy today. 8. I'm not going to stand ... a queue ... a tin ... sprats.

XI.

Change the following direct questions into indirect and answer them. Begin

the sentences with the words / wonder ... or Tell me ... or I ' d like to know.

1. At what shop did you buy this hat? 2. What colour scarf would you like to

buy to match your new coat? 3. Are those gloves old or new? 4. How old is your

father? 5. Does Ann do shopping every day? 6. When'will you go to the State

Department Store? 7. Were any new films on last week? 8. How much is this

material? 9. Has anything gone wrong with the iron?

10 Why didn't you come to the dining-hall yesterday? 11. Is it snowing

hard? 12. Has John given you good advice? 13. Why is it so stuffy in the room?

14. When did they get everything arranged? 15– Have you managed to knit a

pull-over for your father? 16. When are you going to the dairy? 17. When was

he made to write that letter?

XII.

Choose the right verb:

( t o expect

wait)

– to

1. Don't... for him. He is going to return very late. 2. Nobody ... such an

answer from him. 3. ... a minute. Your brother is sure to come soon. 4. Do you ...

her to be late? 5. Nobody ... him to repair that broken radio-set. 6. Let's ... for

some other students. They are sure to help us to put the tape-recorder right. 7.

Everybody ... him to hurry out, but he remained proudly in his seat. 8. Nobody ...

the weather to become so nasty. 9. The children ... impatiently for the beginning

of the performance. 10. They ... the river to freeze over in a few days. 11. We ...

the box-office to be opened on Sunday.

XIII.

Make up your own sentences with the phrases: How much is it? What is the

price? What does it cost? and use them in micro-dialogues.

XIV.

Translate the following sentences into English:

A. 1. Какого размера перчатки (туфли, пальто) вы носите? 2. Это платье

вам идет. Вам идет эта шляпа. Не примеряйте это платье. Вам не подходит

цвет. Идет ли мне эта блуза? 3. Я хочу купить туфли в тон своему новому

костюму. 4. Этот костюм плохо сидит на мне. Это платье очень хорошо

сидит на вас. Ирине очень идет зто платье. 5. Эти перчатки не подходят к

твоему костюму. Эти туфли не подходят к твоему нарядному платью. Этот

бант не подходит к твоей лиловой блузке. 6. Эта блузка широка тебе. Этот

костюм вам широк. Это платье мне узко. Эти туфли мне малы. Этот пиджак

вам узок. 7. Эти туфли очень красивы. Примерьте их. Это пальто очень

элегантно. Примерьте его. 8. Это пальто слишком дорого для меня. Этот

зонтик не очень дорогой. 9. Мне нужны дешевые туфли для улицы. Я

предпочитаю носить дешевые вещи. Ю. По-моемуг он умен. По-моему, это

неинтересно. По-моему, нужно подождать его.

B. 1. У нас кончилось мясо. У нас кончился лук. У нас кончился

картофель. 2. Мне нужно пойти в бакалею (булочную, овощной

магазин, рыбный магазин, в кондитерскую, молочную, фруктовый магазин). 3. Это

Нина нам помогла. Это мама вымыла всю посуду Это Николай был нашим гидом. 4.

Моя очередь читать. Твоя очередь идти за покупками Ее очередь мыть посуду. 5. Пусть

Петя купит лук. Пусть Аня купит кочан капусты. Пусть Николай купит огурцы. 6. Не

ждите его, он не придет. Кто ждет меня? – Роджер. Пожалуйста, подожди нас на

станции у билетной кассы.

XV.

Retell Text 1 on the part of (a) Carrie; (b) Drouet.

XV.

Think of sentences using the word combinations in bold type. Add a

sentence or two to develop a situation as in the model.

M o d e l : I don't know much about this material. So I'm not buying the

dress, I'm afraid.

1. Will you please show me that blue dress? 2. I don't know much about

this fruit-shop. 3. We've run out of sugar. 4. She looks so smart today. 5. It was

Nelly who did all the shopping. 6 Let Nelly go to the fishmonger's. 7. He went

both to the greengrocer's and to the baker's. 8. This cut is out of fashion now. 9.

It's your turn to go shopping. 10. It is those boys who are fond of figure skating.

XVII.

Retell the story using indirect speech. Write logical questions

to the text. Give a title to it:

Once a little boy entered a shop and said to the shopman: "How much will I

have tor pay for ten pounds of sugar, two pounds of coffee and three pounds of

butter?" The shopman took a piece of paper and a pencil, wrote something down

and said: "Four dollars and sixty cents."

Then the boy said: "How much change will you give me if I give you five

dollars?"

"I shall give you forty cents," answered the shopman.

"Thank you," said the boy, "I don't want to buy anything. It is my homework

for tomorrow, and I cannot do it myself."

XVIII.

Fill in articles wherever necessary. Retell the text:

... train stopped at ... small station. ... passenger looked out of... window and

saw ... woman who was selling ... cakes. ... man wanted to buy ... cake. ... woman

was standing rather far from ... carriage. ... man called ... boy, who was walking

on ... platform near ... carriage and asked him:

"How much does ... cake cost?"

"Three pence, sir," answered ... boy. .. man gave him ... sixpence and said to

him: "Bring me ... cake, and with ... other three pence buy one for yourself."

Some minutes later ... boy returned. He was eating ... cake. He gave ... man

threepence change and said: "There was only one cake, sir."

XIX. Translate the following sentences into English:

A. 1. Когда Ирина подошла к примерочной, она увидела, что ее подруга

примеряет нарядное платье. 2. Ты слышала, как Олег читал текст? Он

читал его очень хорошо. Теперь твоя очередь записывать свое чтение. 3. Не

советуй ей покупать эту блузку. Она не идет ей. 4. Пусть Лена купит

картофель, лук и помидоры. 5. Вы хотите, чтобы она купила эти дорогие

туфли? – Да, они ведь такие красивые. 6. Мама хочет, чтобы Нина пошла в

булочную. 7. На днях я встретила свою подругу. Она выходила из

центрального универмага (the Moscow Central Store). 8. Нина не спала и

слышала, как ее сестра вошла в комнату. Она почувствовала, что Анна

касается (touch) ее руки. 9. Заставь ребенка убрать свои вещи. 10. Никто не

может заставить его следовать вашим советам.

B. 1. Вчера в универмаге я купила замшевые перчатки (suede). Они тесны

мне. Если хотите, я могу отдать их вам.

Спасибо. Я возьму их с

—

удовольствием, если подойдет размер. – Это размер 6V2 – Как удачно1

Это как раз мой размер. – Сколько они стоят? – 80 рублей. – Вот вам

деньги, пожалуйста. 2. Я получила стипендию, и мне придется сделать

некоторые покупки. Мне нужно купить чулки, носки и красный кожаный

ремешок для моего нового платья. 3. Летом я предпочитаю носить платья из

ситца. В них не так жарко, как в шелковых. 4. Вам очень идет этот костюм,

но Жакет слишком длинный, по-моему. 5. Платья в этом магазине не

продаются. Здесь продаются только мужские костюмы, брюки, пиджаки и

мужские рубашки. 6. Помоги мне выбрать туфли. – Примерь те

коричневые. Мне кажется, что они подойдут к твоему зеленому костюму. 7.

Послушайте моего совета, не берите это пальто. Оно уже не модно. То, серое,

гораздо лучше. Я уверена, Что оно будет хорошо сидеть на вас. Пройдите в

примерочную. Сюда, пожалуйста. – О, пальто действительно

изумительное. Сколько оно стоит? – 820 рублей. Выписать чек? Да,

пожалуйста, я вам очень благодарна. 8. У нас кончились сахар и масло.

По дороге с работы не забудь зайти в бакалею и купить все

необходимое. 9. У нас почти не осталось хлеба. Зайди в булочную и купи

батон и две сдобные булочки (bun). 10. Нам необходимо купить колбасу,

сыр, банку шпрот (a tin of sprats), овощи для салата, конфеты и пирожные.

11. Нине придется пойти в овощной магазин и купить капусты и моркови.

12. Роберта заставили пойти в продуктовый магазин.

XX.

a) Listen to the recording of the text «Protecting His Property» for the

general content. The following words will help you to understand the text:

to protect; property; closet; pack; tablet; to slip; to faint; poison; stare, half-

conscious; thief; to steal; murder; the law.

b) Retell the text according to the following plan:

1. John Webb and his wife are going to leave their summer cottage.

1. John discovers that somebody has drunk his wine.

2. John decides to put some poison into the wine.

3. John falls down.

4. His servant gives him the poisoned wine.

XXI.

Describe the pictures on page 281 using the following words and word

combinations:

broad brim; parasol; sandal shoes; bathing-suit; raincoat; rubber boots.

XXII.

Find a picture on the topic «Shopping» for your discussion in class. Prepare

8—10 questions which would help your fellow-students to describe the picture.

XXII.

Use the following story as material for rapid reading. Retell it and give a

title to it:

The other day my friend George came to see me and brought a small book

with him. It was a guide to English conversation for the use of foreign travellers.

George said: "My idea is to go to London early on Wednesday morning and

spend an hour or two going about and shopping with the help of this book. I want

one or two little things – a hat and a pair of bedroom slippers."

On Wednesday we arrived at Waterloo station and went to a small boot shop.

Boxes of boots filled the shelves. Black and brown boots hung about its doors

ahd windows. The man, wheri

we entered, was opening with a hammer a new case full of boots.

George raised his hat, and said "Good morning."

The man did not even turn round. He said something which was perhaps

"Good morning" and went on with his work.

George said: "I have been recommended to your shop by my friend, Mr. X."

The answer to this in the book was "Mr. X. is a worthy gentleman; it will give

me the greatest pleasure to serve a friend of his."

What the man said was: "Don't know him; never heard of him."

This was not the answer we expected. The book gave three or four methods

of buying boots; George had selected the most polite of them centred round "Mr.

X." You talked with the shopkeeper about this "Mr. X." and then you began to

speak about your desire to buy boots, "cheap and good." But it was necessary to

come to business with brutal directness. George left "Mr. X," and turning back to

a previous page, took another sentence. It was not a good selection; it was

useless to make such a speech to any bootmaker, and especially in a boot-shop

full of boots.

George said: "One has told me that you have here boots for sale."

For the first time the man put down his hammer, and looked at us. He spoke

slowly. He said: "What do you think I keep boots for – to smell them?"

He was one of those men that begin quietly and get more angry as they go on.

"What do you think I am," he continued, "a boot collector? What do you

think I'm keeping this shop for – my health? Do you think I love the boots, and

can't part with a pair? Do you think I hang them about here to look at them?

Where do you think you are – in an international exhibition of boots? WTiat do

you think these boots are – a historical collection? Did you ever hear of a man

keeping a boot shop and not selling boots? Do you think I decorate the shop with

them? What do you think I am – a prize idiot?"

I have always said that these conversation books are practically useless. We

could not find the right answer in the book from beginning to end. I must say that

George chose the best

sentence that was there and used it. He said: "I shall come again, when,

perhaps, you have more boots to show me. Till then, good-bye."

With that we went out. George wanted to stop at another boot shop and try

the experiment once more; he said he really wanted a pair of bedroom slippers.

But we advised him to buy them another time.

(After Jerome K. Jerome)

XXIV.

a) Watch Film Segment Seven "Souvenirs from Scotland**,

b) Watch the film segment again to find the English equivalents to the

following:

фасон (какой бы фасон вам хотелось?); позволить себе израсходовать;

расточительный; универсальный магазин; забежать в магазин; сыт по

горло; хорошая идея; штатив (подставка); фототовары; желаю удачи!; ум

хорошо, а два лучше; сопровождать; уговорить; обман; друг в беде —

настоящий друг.

с) Answer your teacher's questions on the content of the film segment, d) Listen to

the sound track recording of Segment Seven. Get ready to reproduce the dialogue

between Bob and Fred.

XXV.

a) Make up a dialogue on the following situation:

You ask your friend whether she has bought that nice hat or she has had it

made to order. You'd like to buy one, but you are not a Muscovite and you don't

know the city well enough. You wonder which department store in Moscow is

the best and how you can get there.

b) Suggest a situation for your fellow-student to give it in the f6rm of a dialogue.

XXVI.

Write and then reproduce your dialogue on one of the following topics. Use

complex objects in them:

1. At the Moscow Central Store. 2. Going to the market. 3. At the grocer's. 4.

At the baker's. 5. At the greengrocer's. 6. Choosing a present for a friend. 7. At a

ready-made clothes department. 8. Buying shoes.

I. a) Repeat the sentences after the tape, b) Make them interrogative

and negative.

II. Replace the proper names in the sentences by corresponding personal pronouns.

III.

Combine each of the pairs of sentences as in the model (use complex object).

II. Replace the noun in the sentence by the given noun.

II. Answer the given questions.

II. Change every sentence as in the model.

M o d e l : Try this frock on. Try on this frock. Try it on.

VII.

Replace the group of the subject as in the models.

VII.

Replace the word ioose in the given sentences by its antonym tight.

VII. Translate the sentences into English using the given words and word

combinations of the text.

X. Listen to the wrong statements. Correct them.

XI. a) Listen to the text «Shopping». Write it down, mark the stresses and tunes.

Read it following the model, b) Learn the text by heart.

Lesson Nineteen

AGrammar: Some Verbs and Word Combinations Followed by a Gerund '

Texts: 1 Jean's First Visit to the Theatre 2 Dialogue

STUDY THE FOLLOWING

SOME VERBS AND WORD COMBINATIONS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND

to stop

to finish

to mind

to enjoy

to be fond of

doing smth.

to be good at

to go in for

to be worth

can't help

to go on

Note. The preposition without may be followed by a gerundial construction e g He left

the room without saying a word One can't learn without making mistakes

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

I. Complete the following sentences using a gerund:

I. Go on ... . 2. He stopped ... . 3. He couldn't help ... . 4. We all enjoyed ... .

5. Have you finished ...? 6. I don't mind ... . 7. Her cousin is fond of ... . 8. The

child is rather good at ... . 9. She goes in for ... . 10. The poem is worth ... 11. The

boy doesn't read a sentence without ... . 12. You won't go there without... .

II. Translate the following sentences into English:

1 Прекратите разговаривать (смеяться; курить; писать; ссориться) 2 Мать велела

детям закончить игру (чтение, вязание; шитье, глажение). 3 Продолжайте петь

(работать над этим текстом, переводить эту статью; писать; изучать эту проблему). 4.

Вы не против того, чтобы открыть окно (собраться в субботу; пойти туда вместе,

повторить это упражнение)? 5. Я очень люблю рисовать (играть в теннис; петь в хоре;

читать вслух). 6. Мы получили удовольствие от ее пения (от плавания; от беседы с

ним. от катания на лыжах в лесу). 7 Я не могла не согласиться с ним (не подождать ее,

не ответить на его вопрос). 8. Стоит посмотреть эту пьесу (посетить этот музей;

сделать эти упражнения устно). 9 Он ушел из комнаты, не сказав ни слова (не глядя ни

на кого; не взяв ничего с собой, не попрощавшись). 10. Ее дочери увлекаются вязанием

(катанием на коньках, танцами).

TEXT 1

JEAN'S FIRST VISIT TO THE THEATRE

When I invited Jean to the theatre I was afraid she would refuse my

invitation, but she had accepted it. I still doubted whether she would come: her

religion did not allow to go to a theatre, play cards or love a man of other

religious views. However, when I met her at the entrance to the theatre I saw she

had

thrown off her religious scruples. She looked eager and her dark eyes

sparkled with excitement. Our seats were in the pit. They were not expensive,

but we could see the stage quite well. I gave her the programme and my opera

glasses.

Presently the lights went down; then the curtain rose upon a scene of

eighteenth-century Paris at the time of the French Revolution. It was a

melodrama full of hopeless love and heroic self-sacrifice, a play after Dickens's

novel "A Tale of Two Cities". When Martin Harvey, a famous actor, who played

the leading part of Sydney Carton appeared on the stage, Jean's eyes were full

of interest and delight. She was greatly impressed by pale, dark Carton and

delicate, charming Lucie Manette, the girl he loved.

During the interval Jean said: "Oh, Mr. Shannon, how splendid it is! So

different from what I expected! I can't tell you what a treat it is for me! I feel so

sorry for poor Sydney Carton! He is so much in love with Lucy and she ... It