Text 2. At the Universary Department Store
This is our department store. There are many departments in it. On the ground floor one can find the department for electrical appliances, household good department, the department for musical instruments, crockery and glassware, leather goods, radio goods, stationery goods and sport goods. So if you need a vacuum cleaner, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an electric iron, a fan or some other electrical appliances you should go to the electrical appliances department.
Household goods department deals in goods necessary for cooking and having meals: saucepans, frying- pans, kettles, cutlery, etc.
China, crockery, various dinner sets, tea sets, milk jugs, dishes, plates, cups and saucers, glassware (glasses, vases, goblets, wine glasses, water jugs, etc.) are sold at the crockery and glassware department.
If you are in want of pens, pencils, writing pads, ink, Indian ink, clips, rubber, paper, carbon-paper, drawing-pins, glue, etc. you should go to the stationery department.
At the leather goods department one can buy leather bags, suit-cases, brief-cases, belts, gloves, wallets, purses, etc.
At the hosiery department one can find socks, stockings, tights.
If you need an umbrella, a shaving set or some pins you should go to the haberdashery department.
On the fist floor of the department store one can find the ready-made clothes department, the foot-wear department, the linen and underwear department, the knitted goods department, the hat department and the millinery department.
If you are in want of textiles you should go to the second floor.
The ready-made clothes department is divided into children’s ready-made clothes department, men’s and ladies’ ready-made clothes department. This department keeps a wide assortment of suits, costumes, shirts, skirts, blouses, trousers, dresses, gowns, coats, overcoats, raincoats, etc.
The foot-wear department deals in various shoes and boots: walking shoes, pattern shoes, bare-heeled shoes, sandals, slippers, boots, high boots, rubber boots, etc. This department is also divided into children’s, men’s and ladies’.
If you are in want of some linen or underwear (pants, panties, slips, brassieres, night-gowns) you go to the linen and underwear department.
The knitted goods department deals in sweaters, pull-overs, jumpers, cardigans, scarves, mittens, etc. Sometimes training sport suits, bathing trunks, bathing suits, T-shirts are sold here too.
The hat department trades with gentlemen’s and the millinery department with ladies’ hats and caps. Here one can find caps, hats, fur hats, berets, etc.
On the second floor at the textiles department there is a wide choice of textiles: linen, print, cotton, satin, velvet, natural and artificial silk, wool, nylon, etc.
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