Магазины и покупки

«Shops and shopping»

Objectives: to talk about different kinds of shops;

to practice active vocabulary of the topic;

to revise grammar material (the degrees of comparison of adjectives);

to develop reading and speaking skills;

to develop creativity and logics;

to develop communication competence;

to develop social competence.

Equipment: textbooks, tape-recorder, hand-out materials, cards, proverbs, crosswords and spidergrams,

cassette with the song “Lady Mary”.

Ход урока

1. Greetings.

Mary Poppins: What school is it? What form is it?

P₁: School number 4, the 10a form.

Mary Poppins: I’ve heard you like English and some of you took part in the Olympiads. I want to

communicate with you. What is you topic today? (looks at the blackboard).

Oh, “Shops and shopping”. It’s my favourite topic. I’m lady so I often go to the

shopping.

P₁: Of course, shopping is a part of our daily life.

P₂: We can’t live without shops and shopping. And we have to dial with it wheather we like it or not.

We need to it, to dress and just to live.

P₃: There are people who hate going shopping. So they just make s list of goods they need and run

Through stores buying all necessary things.

P₄: Sometimes people don’t care about prices. Some people are in habit of going from shop to shop

looking for better goods and lower prices. They don’t worry about their time.

M.P.: And what kinds of shops do you know?

1. Where can we buy bread & buns?

2. Where can we buy beef, pork, mutton and veal?

3. Where can we buy sweets?

4. Where can we buy milk?

5. Where can we buy pasta and sugar?

6. Where can we buy fish and seafoods?

7. Where can we buy fruit & vegetables?

8. Where can we buy flowers?

9. Where can we buy clothes & footwear?

10. Where can we buy everything we need?

(P₁, P₂, P₃, P₄, P₅, P₆, P₇, P₈, P₉, P₁₀)

P₁: We can buy bread and buns at the baker’s

M.P.: Thank you. It’s great. As for me, I like to buy ice-cream, hats and umbrellas. I have a lot of

umbrellas. And what do you, boys and girls, usually buy? Who can help me?

M.P.: Well. Thank you. That’s OK. Let’s relax a little and do the crossword. We’ll work in groups.

G₁ G₂ G₃ G₄ G₅

1. A place, where we can buy everything

2. A piece of metal used as money

3. Paper money

4. A person, who sells

5. A person, who buys

M.P.: How clever of you! You are the smartest. And would you like to know about my favourite shop?

All the pupils: Yes. We’d like to/

M.P.: Then listen to the text twice and then underline the correct item. Repeat after me three times:

a chairman – председатель

to survive – пережить

to open a branch – открыть филиал

a supplier – поставщик

van delivery service – служба доставки.

The pupils listen to the text and do exercises.

Activity 1

1. Harrods is a shop in Paris/London.

2. The chairman of Harrods is Charles Henry Harrod/Mohamed Al Fayed.

3. In the beginning Harrods was a small greengrocer’s shop/boutique.

4. Harrods survived 3 wars/ a fire and two bombings.

5. In 1983 Harrods opened its branch in Korea/ Japan, Hong Kong and major European countries.

6. Harrods has got 3000/300 departments.

7. Harrods is the official supplier of certain goods to the President’s/ Royal family.

8. The Food Hall/ the Toy Department is the hart and soul of Harrods.

9. The sales are in March & July/ January & July.

10. The Harrods name means the best British quality and service/ quality, service and style.

M.P.: That’s correct. Thank you. Now, you will be given the text and you are to read it and fill in the

headings.

Activity 2

While-reading activity

• Read the article and fill in the headings.

• History of the Store

• The Sales

• Location and Management

• Recommendation

• Departments & Services

“All things, for All People, Everywhere”

1. “Enter a Different World”, it says on the doormat, and this is what you do when you visit Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. Harrods is “the world’s most celebrated store”, says Chairman Mr. Mohamed Al Fayed.

2. In the beginning, though, Harrods was just a small grocer’s shop. It was opened in 1849 and run by Charles Henry Harrod. His son took over and added medicines and perfume, as well as fruit, flowers, sweets and a van delivery service.

Over the years, Harrods has survived a fire, two World Wars and even two bombings. In 1983, Harrods moved abroad and opened a branch in Japan and later others in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as airport shops in most major European cities.

1. Today, around 35000 people visit Harrods every day. It has got 300 department spread over seven floors and employs over 4000 staff. It also has eight doormen, known as “Green Men”, as well as its own fire brigade, security personnel, doctors and nurses. Harrods is the official supplier of certain goods to the Royal Family, and sells everything from clothes to caviar. The Food Halls are still the heart and soul of Harrods. In addition to the nineteen bars and restaurants in the store, there is a bank, a travel agent’s, a dry cleaner’s and the biggest hair and beauty salon in Europe.

2. January and July are very busy months for Harrods because they are sale times. Over 300000 customers visit the store on the first day alone. Many people sleep outside the store all night to be the first in when the doors open on the first day.

3. “All things, for All People, Everywhere” is the store’s motto. The Harrods name means the best of British Quality, service and style. All in all, Harrods is a fascinating place to visit.

Post-reading activity

Listen and underline the correct item in the bold

M.P.: You are the best pupils I have ever met. It’s great! I wish you to be the customers of Harrods.

P: Can I add? I’ve heard that British Queen Elisabet II drinks coffee only from Harrods.

M.P.: That’s right. Thank you for the information. Now, pupils, write down your hometask. It is to

make up 10 questions to the text and for some pupils to retell the text. The texts are given to you. And now relaxation:

Find Russian equivalents to the following proverbs and sayings:

1. Good clothes open all doors.

2. A tailor makes a man.

3. Put it into your hat.

4. Bread is the staff of life.

5. Half a loaf is better than no bread.

6. Every vegetable in its season.

M.P.: Now find English equivalents to Russian proverbs and sayings:

1. Хлеб – всему голова.

2. Одежда красит человека.

3. На безрыбье и рак рыба.

4. Встречают по одежке.

5. Заруби себе на носу.

6. Каждому овощу свой сезон.

M.P.: I see that you know English and Russian proverbs and sayings. I’m impressed. Your next task is

to make up a dialogue.

Dialogue 1

Customer: Are those buns fresh?

Seller: Quite fresh, madam.

Customer: When were they made?

Seller: On Friday.

Customer: Friday! But today is Tuesday! They are four days old. What are you keeping them for? As pets?

Dialogue 2

Seller: Hallo! Can I help you?

Customer: I am looking for a coat.

Seller: What size do you wear?

Customer: 28

Seller: What colour do you want?

Customer: Yellow.

Seller: Here is an excellent one.

Customer: Can I try it one?

Seller: Of course. There is a changing room over there.

Dialogue 3

Seller: Good morning! Can I help you?

Customer: Oh, yes. I want a packet oа pasta, apple juice and ketchup, please.

Seller: Well, pasta, apple juice. What ketchup? Chili or not?

Customer: Chili, please.

Seller: Anything else?

Customer: Oh, I’ve forgotten. A kilo of sugar, please.

Seller: What about some sausage? We’ve just got it.

Customer: Oh, no. That’s all for today.

Dialogue 4

Customer: Do you have any pears?

Seller: Yes, Over there next to the lemons.

Customer: How much do they cost?

Seller: The pears are 5 for a dollar.

Seller: Anything else?

Customer: Yes, bananas. How much are they?

Seller: They are 4 dollars per kilo.

Customer: I’ll take 10.

Dialogue 5

Ann: Oh, don’t forget to stop on the way. We must get something for Jane and Brian.

Ann: What flowers does Jane like?

Bill: I don’t know. But I think red roses. Everybody in England like red roses.

Bill: Where can I get some flowers?

Ann: Oh, great… There is the florist’s nearly.

M.P.: Well-done!

P: I want to add. Do you know the difference between the price and cost. Price is usually written on

something and cost is amount you should pay.

M.P.: It’s interesting. Thank you. Now, fill in the gaps with the words given in the box.

fascinating perfume service survived

January medicines sale celebrated

eight green

Harrods is the world’s most……….store

His took over and added……..and……..as well as fruit and van deliver……..

Over the years Harrods has…….a fire, two World Wars and even two bombings.

It also has……..doormen, known as “……..Men”

Many people visit the store in…… and July because they have……times

All in all, Harrods is a…….place to visit.

M.P.: Now, let’s relax a little and unscramble the words:

Posh (shop), ybure (buyer), leeslr (seller), arbed (bread).

M.P.: And now your last task: look at the table, match and make up dialogues.

Match and make up dialogues:

P₂: Where can you buy fish & seafood?

P₁: We can buy fish & seafood at the fishmonger’s

P_n: Where can we buy lollipops?

We can buy lollipops at the confectionary.

M.P.: Thank you very much for your work. I am very pleased with you. It’s time to give your marks.