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 mens wear underwear sports wear leather goods knitted goods footwear counter (for gloves, etc.) | department store supermarket stall boutique booth florists bookshop second-hand shop chemists bookshop iron-mongers shoeshop jewellery shop furriers 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 Gerrys 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 Dont be clever. DFighting back. |
1 In 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? Dont we pay far too much for fashion goods anyway? Arent the manufactures of the genuine articles just exploiting our ridiculous snobbery?
2 Understandably, they dont 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.
3 It 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 Carratus 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 Carratus 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.
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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 wouldnt 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.
. 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?
| consumer goods manufactured goods commodities merchandise purchase shopping round/tour/trip to go shopping to do the shopping to shop for to do window-shopping cash register/cash desk to expose goods for sale to be on the counter for sale to be on display to be on sale to be in/out of stock | shopper/buyer/customer compulsive spending addict/shopaholick to be attended to to be served to queue up (for) to stand in line (Am E) the shop carries the best lines of shoes the shop deals in to be in great demand with the public a run for kid gloves to run out of to be short of to sell out to be sold out in a jiffy to have a wide/scanty choice/selection/range of |
