Read the supplementary text about the impressions of an American about the Ukrainian way of shopping. Do you agree with the statements in the article? Discuss it.

The big place to shop in Ukraine is the bazaar. Everyone goes to the bazaar at one time or another. The bazaar is the shopping mall of Ukraine where anything and everything can be purchased. For those not familiar with these institutions, they are similar to a flea market or farmers’ market in the U.S. Actually, service is rather good here. Prices usually are not set, and some degree of haggling is permitted (even if, like me, you don’t speak the language). If you look at the entire bazaar, there is a pretty wide selection of goods. If you look at an individual kiosk, selection is pretty narrow. Complete ranges of sizes are not always available, but if the one kiosk does not have your size and they see that you are serious about buying, they will run, not walk, to another kiosk where they think the other size or version might be found.

 

U.S. retailing tends to be much more self-service than Ukraine. Most goods are available for inspection by individual shoppers. Only very valuable goods are kept behind glass and demand assistance by a salesperson. Imagine the surprise of an American, who has just arrived in Ukraine, when he or she goes into a shop and sees all of the goods behind glass. The first reaction is the thought that there must be some very valuable goods in that shop. After all, only the most valuable goods require such protection. This manner of selling goods seems to be disappearing, and even in the short time I have in Ukraine I have noticed shops changing their method of display, and other stores appearing with goods on open shelves. In the time I have in Zaporizhia, not only have numerous ‘western’ style stores opened, but Euromart and Billa supermarkets have opened shops as well.

Learn the text to speak about SHOPPING

When we want to buy something, we go to a shop. There are many-kinds of shops in every town or city, but most of them have a food supermarket, a department store, men's and women's clothing stores, a grocery, a bakery and a butchery.

A department store, for example, true to its name, is composed of many departments: ready-made clothes, fabrics, shoes, sports goods, toys, china and glass, electric appliances, cosmetics, linen, curtains, cameras, records, etc. You can buy everything you like there. There are also escalators in big stores which take customers to different floors.

In the women's clothing department you can find dresses, costumes, blouses, skirts, beautiful underwear and many other things. In the men's clothing department you can choose suits, trousers, coats, ties, etc. In the perfumery they sell face cream аnd powder, lipstick, lotions and shampoos.

In a food supermarket we can also buy many different things at once: sausages, fish, sugar, pasta, flour, cereals, tea. At the butcher's there is a wide choice of meat and poultry. At the bakery you buy brown and white bread, rolls, biscuits.

The method of shopping may vary. It may be a self-service shop where the customer goes from counter to counter selecting and putting into a basket what he wishes to buy. In most small shops the shop-assistant helps the customer in finding what he wants. You pay money to the cashier and he gives you back the change. Shopping on the Internet (online) or buying from e-commerce sites is getting popular at present. Many people, especially young, find it convenient and economical because prices there are really much lower.

Big shops have sales several times a year, and if people go to sales to save money, shops have sales to make money.They earn a lot of money. In fact, reduced prices are the greatest temptation. When paying the money for the purchase, you are not yet sure, whether you really need this thing or not. So customers should be careful.

 

Act out the dialogues.

Shopping for food

Leo Shoultz: Can you help me, please?

Salesman: Yes, sir. What is it?

L.S.: I'm looking for a flannel suit, size 40.

S: What color do you want?

L.S.: I prefer something in gray.

S: Here's an excellent suit in gray flannel. Will you try it on?

L.S.: Yes, I will. Where is the fitting room?

S: Come this way.

L.S.: How does it look?

S: It looks great. It's exactly your size.

L.S.: How much is it?

S: This suit is on sale. It's only 115 dollars.

L.S.: All right. I'll take it.

 

Unit 11 Appearance

Read the following text. Learn the new vocabulary.

My Aunt

Of all my relatives, I like my Aunt Emily the best. She is my mother’s youngest sister. She has never married, and she lives alone in a small village near Bath. She’s in her late fifties, but she’s still quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair which she wears in a bun, and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you notice is her lovely, warm smile. Her face a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you have a problem

 

She likes reading and gardening, and she goes for long walks over the hills with her dog. She’s a very active person. Either she’s making something, or mending something, or doing something to help others. She does the shopping for some of the old people in the village. She’s extremely generous, but not very tolerant with people who don’t agree with her. I hope that I am as happy and contented as she is when I’m her age.

 

Use the vocabulary to describe yourself, your friend, a famous person.

Age	Build	Height	Hair colour	Hairstyle	Face
young middle-aged elderly old in his/her 30’s in his her late teens/ 20’s etc in his her early 40’s /50’s etc	fat thin slim plump broad-shouldered overweight	medium height average height tall short	black brown red fair blond grey dyed dark a brunette a blond	long short straight wavy curly neat untidy a fringe with plaits in a bun pony-tail bald	thin long round oval square high forehead thin lips full lips long nose straight nose turned-up nose double chin

 

Distinguishing features	Personality	Eyes	Complexion	Dress
beard moustache clean-shaven unshaven a scar with freckles with dimples with wrinkles with lines with glasses bespectacled (well) made-up	quiet reserved thoughtful calm moody unsociable sociable sophisticated lively cheerful amusing polite reliable talkative aggressive friendly shy	black blue brown green grey hazel	pale tanned fair-skinned olive-skinned Oriental brown black	smart scruffy well-dressed casual conservative elegant fashionable

 

Unit 12 Ethical problems

Read and discuss the text. Learn the new vocabulary.

The Goose Story

Next autumn when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying along in V formation (ключ), think about what science has learnt about why geese fly that way. As each bird flaps (махає) its wings, it creates uplift for the bird immediately following it. By flying in a V formation, the whole flock (табун) can fly at least 70 percent farther in a day than if each bird flew on its own. Perhaps people need to find a common direction to go in together and co-operate with each other so they can get where they’re going faster and more easily.

 

Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it feels how hard it is to try to fly against the wind on its own, and it quickly gets back into formation to fly with the flock. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will work with others who are going the same way we are and encourage them to work with us.

 

When the leading goose gets tired, it gets back in the wing and another goose flies in the front of the point (на чолі ключа). It pays (варто) to take turns doing hard jobs for our group. The geese in the back honk (кричать) in order to encourage those at the front to keep up (підтримувати) their speed.

 

When a goose weakens or is hurt and falls out of the formation, two geese follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with the goose until it is able to fly or until it dies. Then they set out (вирушають) again, either on their own or with another formation, until they catch up with the group. If we had the sense of a goose, we would stand by each other this way.

Unit 13 Earning a living