Ex. 1. Answer the questions

1. Why does Elinor do part of her shopping at the big self-service stores in Town?

8.Why does she have to be careful when shopping at such stores?

9.How big is the market?

10.What sort of goods are on sale there?

11.What is Elinor proud of?

Ex. 2. Find in the text equivalents to the following words and phrases.

Иметь побольше свободного времени, в сопровождении, искать выгодные покупки, товары, аккуратно расположенные на подносах, четко проставленные цены, много места для прохода покупателей, испытывать соблазн, та же марка, все распродано, значительно ниже, сравнительно низкие накладные расходы, деньги на домашнее хозяйство, тщательно рассмотреть вопрос.

Ex. 3. Find English equivalents to the following:

tinned foods, ready-packed goods, ready-bottle vegetable oil, ready-to-serve food, loose milk, a bunch of leeks, a jar of marmalade, a tin of luncheon meat, rolls of toilet soap, a packet of frozen peas, half a dozen fresh herrings, self-service, counter-service, a box of mint chocolate.

Ex. 4. Name 5-10 products you might buy at.

6.grocery

7.a sweet-shop

8.a butcher's

9.a fritterer’s

10.a greengrocer's

11.a fishmonger's

12.an office-license shop

13.a baker's

Ex. 5. What do we call:

6.a very large self-service shop which deals with food and household goods

7.a shop, which sells liqueurs, spirits and wine

8.a long flat-topped bench in a shop over which business is conducted with customers

9.a weighing instrument

10.a wire-basket on wheels used in shops for transporting customer's purchases

11.a tin container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed

12.set of twelve

13.the space in the supermarket where goods on sale are displayed

14.a machine in shops with a drawer for money, recording the amount of each sale

15.a sheltered area surrounded with shops and other buildings closed for vehicular traffic