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25. The afternoon programme … the needs of most of the children.
26. Which of the shoes … best this dress?
27. I work part time, which … me fine.
28. Blue is a colour that … you.
29. That red dress really … her – it goes with her hair.
30. They didn’t give me the job because my face doesn’t … .
Word Formation
10. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.
Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning
(0).
Choosing What To Buy
Many people like to think of themselves as 0) discerning shoppers who 0 DISCERN
try and avoid making 1) ... decisions by first researching a product on the Internet, 1 DISASTER
and then either buying it online at an 2) … low price or buying it at a local store 2 EXCEPT
to avoid postal charges. However, while they are doing their research their 3) … 3 CURIOUS
is aroused by something else that looks interesting. Before they know it, they have
given into 4) … and bought something else, whether or not they need it. It’s like 4 TEMPT
when we are on a 5) … budget and go into a clothes shop to buy a pair of jeans 5 RESTRICT
and end up buying a lot of other clothes to match. Or when we go to the sales
looking for bargains, hoping to make 6) …savings, and then buy a lot of other 6 SUBSTANCE
things we’d never thought of and will never ever use. We may be 7) …shoppers 7 DECIDE
but all of us are still capable of making 8) … silly decisions on occasions. 8 CHARACTER
Of course, retailers know this. They know that most people are open to 9)… and 9 PERSUADE
try and entice them with a range of discounts and 10) … offers to ensure that 10 INTRODUCE
they not only choose to buy what they want but buy a lot of unnecessary “extras” at the same time.
11. Translate into English.
Пройтися по магазинах; приміряти; повісити за дверима; одягати; роздягати;
примірювальна; дзеркало у роздягальній; засукати рукави сорочки; постійний клієнт;
дивитися на різні товари на прилавку; кондитерська; галантерея; порцеляна;
продовольчі товари; м’ясний відділ; купити яблука для приготування та їжі;
необхідність; купувати одяг; з усіма членами сім’ї; йти додому, почуваючись
достатньо втомленим; ходити від одного відділу до іншого; вимогливий покупець;
рішучий покупець; шукати товар в Інтернеті; купувати за винятково низькою ціною;
приймати згубне рішення; поштові витрати; шукати; викликати цікавість; піддавати
спокусі; мати обмежений бюджет; йти на розпродажі; шукати вигідної покупки;
суттєво економити; здатний робити типові безглузді рішення випадково; спокушати,
заманювати низкою знижок.
WRITING
12. Read and translate the following texts.
A Unique Shopping Experience
Text 1
I have shopped in some very strange and interesting places. The best place I have ever
been to is the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. It is located about 80 km from Bangkok,
in Thailand. The market is over 100 years old and has hardly changed in all that time.
What made my visit to this market so special is that the whole market is on the canal
and the brightly-dressed merchants sell their goods from their colourful boats. The day
that I was there, there were hundreds of boats crowded together, where you could buy
everything from fruit and vegetables to clothes, toys and even cooked meals. If you wanted
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