What can you buy

What Can You Buy?

What can you buy at the grocer’s? -Sugar, salt, cereals, matches.

What can you buy at the baker’s? -Bread and sweets.

What can you buy at the butcher’s? –Meat.

What can you buy at the greengrocer’s? –Fruits and vegetables.

What can you buy at the confectioner’s?-Pies, tarts, cakes, cookies.

What can you buy at the fishmonger’s? – Of course, fish.

And what about the chemist’s? –Some medicine.

And in the supermarket or in the mall (торговый центр)?-In the supermarket you can buy everything for food and also household things ( хозяйственные товары). As to (что касается)

the mall, you can waste(тратить)there not only(не только) your time but all the money. There is a cinema, a library, a dancing- hall, a laundromat (прачечная), workshops( мастерские), bank, cafes and what not(и еще всякая всячина).

At the Department Store.

There are a lot of departments there. We can buy nearly everything we need in such stores: clothes at the men’s or ladies’ outfitter’s (верхняя одежда); shoes, boots at the footwear (обувной); needles, pins, thread, combs at the haberdashery(галантерея).

Grocer’s - бакалея

Baker’s - булочная

Butcher’s - мясной

Greengrocer’s - фрукты

Confectioner’s - кондитерский

Fishmonger’s - рыбный

Chemist’s(drug- store (am)- аптека

Department store - аптека

Department - отдел

mall - торговый центр

household things -хозяйственные товары

as to - что касается..

to waste - тратить

not only -не только

laundromat - прачечная

workshops - мастерские

and what not(s) - и еще всякая всячина

outfitter’s -верхняя одежда

haberdashery - галантерея

Dialogue

A: Excuse me. Can you help me?

B: Certainly.

A: I’m looking for a pair of jeans.

B: Jeans are on the rack in the back of the hall.

A: Thank you. And ties?

B: Ties are on the counter in the front of the store.

A: Thank you very much.

B: You are welcome.

certainly - конечно

rack - вешалка

in the back of the hall- в глубине зала

сounter - прилавок

in front of the store- в начале зала

Dialogue

A: Hello, John, how are you?

B: Fine, thanks. How are you?

A: I’m O.K. Where are you going?

B: I’m going to the store to buy new jeans .They are quite cheap

at a shop rite today. They are having a sale.

A: Oh, really? How much are they selling jeans for? How much do they

cost?

B: They cost 4$ a pair .The sale is ending tomorrow .Would you like to

come with me?

A: Unfortunately .I can’t. I’m going to the pharmacy to buy shampoo.

Thanks for telling me about the sale.

B: Don’t mention. Good bye

cheap - дешевый

shop rite - сезонная распродажа

How much are they selling jeans for?-По чем продают джинсы?

How much do they cost? -Сколько они стоят?

unfortunately - к сожалению

pharmacy - аптека

Don’t mention - не стоит благодарности