Exercise 3.

Match the Russian expressions on the left with their English equivalents on the right.

1. не все то золото, что блестит a) to buy a pig in a poke

2. копейка рубль бережет b) everything is good in its season

3. всему свое время c) the customer is always right

4. деньги правят миром d) all is not gold that glitters

5. купить кота в мешке e) money made the mare go

6. клиент всегда прав f) Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves

Exercise 4.

Which words and phrases are the following descriptions of:

1. Someone who serves customers in a shop. ………………….

2. The main shopping street in a town. ………………….

3. The place where you can buy paints, screws, etc. …………………

4. Where you would go to buy medicines. ………………….

5. The bag you get in a supermarket to hold your shopping. …………………..

6. A shop that sells fruit and vegetables. …………………..

7. The place where you can exchange foreign currency. ………………….

8. A large shop on several floors selling a wide variety of goods. …………………

9. A small building in the street selling newspapers, sweets, etc …………………

10. The place where you pay for things in a supermarket. ………………….

Exercise 5.

Read the dictionary definitions of some words and phrases from the Topical Vocabulary. Deduce the meaning from these definitions and put them down in your notebook.

1. a huge supermarket, with easy parking, usually outside, or on the edge of town which sells everything from food and drink to clothes, electrical goods and furniture

2. a large shop in a town or serving an area of a city which sells food, drink, and things for cleaning your house

3. a small, independent shop which sells clothes, often with designer labels

4. a small shop selling essential groceries, newspapers, often run by a family, serving a few streets, and open from the morning to late at night

5. a large shop on many floors divided into separate sections, for example, electrical goods, furniture, and fashion

6. a covered gallery or building containing many different shops

7. series of similar shops in different towns which are owned by the same company

8. a shop specializing in particular goods, for example, computers, books, or CDs.

Exercise 6.

Complete these phrases with an appropriate word from the list:

packet, box, carton, sachet, tin, bar, jar, tub, can, tube, bottle, bunch.

1. a…………of milk or orange juice

2. a…………of coke or beer

3. a…………of soap or milk chocolate

4. a………….yoghurt or margarine

5. a………….chocolates or tissues

6. a………….of toothpaste or glue

7. a………….of shampoo or moisturiser

8. a………….of beans or paint

9. a………….of biscuits or cigarettes

10. a………….of flowers or grapes

11. a…………..of mineral water or bubble bath

12. a…………..of pickles or jam

Exercise 7.

Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined in each sentence:

1. That new clothes shop has a lot of very good bargains/sales.

2. On Saturday morning the High Street is full of customers/shoppers.

3. It coats £2.50, so give her £3, and she’ll give you 50p change/rest

4. I don’t go to that supermarket, it’s a bit priced/pricey.

5. You can’t return goods without the original recipe/receipt.

6. Supersoft Soaps are for sale/on sale here.

7. A carrier bag is free with each buyer/purchase over £5.

8. If you pay cash we can give you a 10% cutting/discount.

9. How much did you pay/spend for your new shoes?

10. This is a good shoe shop, but the costs/prices are very high.