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.
