Exercise 3. Play the game in chain. Use the words in the boxes
Play the game in chain. Use the words in the boxes. Add any other words or
expressions about shops, departments in them, quality and price of the goods.
| Example: 1. I was at the leather goods department yesterday and I bought a leather wallet of high quality at an exorbitant price, a pair of expensive kid gloves at a fair price and ... er ... er ... er 2. And I was at the haberdashery and I bought a costly lace handkerchief at a reasonable price, a dear beaded handbag at a sky high price and ...er.. 3. ............. | handkerchief needle thread tape shaving set wallet pack of blades sewing set powder electric razor gel suitcase briefcase a bottle of scents eau de Cologne lipstick kid gloves eye shadows beauty kit hairdryer eye pencil lip gloss fountain pen curlers mascara travelling bag beaded handbag face cream clips hairgrip safety pin drawing pins ball pen ruler paints blusher etc. |
| Departments: haberdashery hardware hosiery fancy goods perfumery textiles stationery electric appliances glassware ladies’ wear ready-made clothes men’s wear underwear sports wear leather goods knitted goods footwear counter (for gloves, etc.) | department store supermarket stall boutique booth florist’s bookshop second-hand shop chemist’s bookshop iron-monger’s shoeshop jewellery shop furrier’s household goods shop etc. |
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A.Read the text about a detective agency which exposes people who copy famous goods and answer these questions.
1. How does the writer feel about faking fashion goods?
2. Why was Gerry’s assignment dangerous?
3. What trap did Miguel set for Gerry?
B.Match each of the following headings A-D to the paragraphs you have read (1-4).
| ARisky business. BA fairer deal. C Don’t be clever. DFighting back. |
1In most markets you can buy fashion goods. They may look like the real thing and carry famous labels but nearly all fake. But does this really matter if it means we can dress fashionably but cheaply? Don’t we pay far too much for fashion goods anyway? Aren’t the manufactures of the genuine articles just exploiting our ridiculous snobbery?
2Understandably, they don’t agree and employ investigator Vincent Carratu to find out who is making the counterfeit goods. Carratu heads his own investigation agency specializing in this kind of crime. Once he knows who the criminals are, he pretends to be a buyer. When he has enough evidence, he contacts the police.
3It is a dangerous game, so Carratu takes on as his agents ex-policemen with experience of undercover work. They need to be able to act and have nerves of steel, as this example shows. One of Carratu’s agents, Gerry, was asked to look into a case involving imitation whisky. Gerry pretended to be a buyer for the American Mafia and made contact with the suppliers. In the meantime, the man who had told Carratu’s agency about the factory disappeared. He had almost certainly been murdered by the counterfeiters. Yet, despite the obvious dangers, Gerry continued and persuaded the gang that his story was true.
4 But one member, Miguel, was still suspicious and set a trap. He asked Gerry how whisky was made. Naturally, Gerry knew all about the process but realized that the kind of criminal he was playing wouldn’t know. “How should I know?” he replied. “I just drink the stuff.” At this, Miguel relaxed. There were no more problems and Garry obtained information which led to the arrest of the entire network. This included customs officers and policemen! At last the counterfeiters had been taken in.
С.How many words can you find in the text which express the idea of ‘authentic’ and not ‘authentic’?
D.Have you ever bought pirate brand clothes?