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Упражнение 9. Составьте диалоги.
Упражнение 10. Скажите, как вы почувствуете себя, если: If you lose money... If you are in a strange place… If you are not met at the station and don't know where to go... If you've been away from home long... If you receive bad news... If you are among strangers... If someone says unpleasant things to you…
Упражнение 11. Скажите, что бы вы сделали, если бы: Образец: Suppose you were sent to France. (visit Paris) — Suppose I was sent to France, I would visit Paris.
UNIT 14
Shopping in New York During the first couple of weeks I didn't buy anything except some groceries. Shopping in a supermarket is easy. You just put the things you want in a basket and bring them to a cashier. He will ring them up on the register, take your money and put the items in a bag. But be careful! The sum may be more than appears on the price tags. This is because there's a sales tax on everything except basic foods. I didn't have too much money to spend. So I had to plan carefully. You see, I wanted to bring home some presents for my family and friends. I also wanted to buy a VCR (video cassette recorder) and a PC (personal computer) for myself. People in the office gave me some advice. If I didn't want to spend a lot of money, they said, I should watch newspaper ads for sales. If I got to the store early on a sale day I would have a wider choice. There were different kinds of sales: semi-annual and annual sales, one-day sales, half-price sales, close-out sales, clearance sales, warehouse sales and many others. At first I just watched people shopping. Later I got a few good buys there and a couple of real bargains! Money talks Most American consumers read labels carefully and regularly shop at sales. But there's one exception — credit cards. They say Americans charge 500 billion dollars on their credits cards every year. Rich says two-thirds of these people pay only a portion of their monthly bills. That means they'll have to pay a high interest on the remainder. But people like using credit cards because they don't like waiting to get anything. Plastic money has become an important part of American life-style. So when you want to pay for something, you'll hear the question: «Cash or charge? » On my daily walking tours of Manhattan I did a lot of window shopping too. On Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue the prices gave me quite a shock. I once saw a scarf costing over $ 1, 000. My friends explained to me that money was no object for customers who shopped there. This is where money really talks! Dialogues Vic is talking about his experiences shopping in America. — Well, Vic, did you go shopping? A new experience, isn't it? — Shopping is really fascinating in America. During the first week I didn't buy much. Only some groceries. — Did you go to the supermarket? — Yes, and at first I thought shopping was easy. — And then? — When I brought my shopping basket to the cashier and he rang it up for me, I was embarrassed. — Was the total greater than you expected? — You guessed it! I had studied all the price tags and counted the total... — But it was different? — It was. Because of the sales tax. — Did the cashier explain it to you? — Yes, he did. But it was really embarrassing. — I rarely shop myself. But I like to give advice. — It's not so easy for me since I do not have much money to spend. — Oh, you can buy almost the same goods at different prices. — It's confusing... I wish I knew why the prices are different. — What are you thinking of buying? — Uh, some gifts for my friends. — And a PC for yourself? — Yes, and a cheap video recorder. — In that case, pay attention to which stores are having sales. Go early and maybe you'll find a bargain. — Thanks, Rich. You are very helpful.
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