a) Complete with: in, out, by. Check in Appendix 2.
Assistant: Can I help you, madam?
Customer: Yes, please. Do you have a copy of Jurassic Park computer game? I can't find one.
Assistant: Let me see. It's not a new release but it is 1) ..... great demand at the moment.
Customer: Oh dear. I wanted to buy it for a friend's birthday. He is crazy about the film.
Assistant: I'm afraid it is 2) ..... of stock.
Customer: Have you got LEGO Marvel instead then?
Assistant: Yes, we have.
Customer: OK, I'll take it.
Assistant: Would you like to pay 3) ..... cheque or 4) ..... credit card?
Customer: Is it possible to pay 5) ..... cash?
Assistant: Sure. That's £20.
Customer: Here you are.
Assistant: Thank you very much.
b) Work in pairs. You want to buy a birthday present for your friend. Take roles and act out a similar dialogue using the underlined phrases in the dialogue in Ex. 3a.
a) Здесь нужны устойчивые сочетания предлога с существительным: in great demand — «пользуется большим спросом», out of stock — «нет в наличии». Способы оплаты выражаются как by cheque, by credit card и in cash. Поэтому
b) Составляем диалог покупателя и продавца о подарке. Используем фразы Can I help you?, I'm afraid it is out of stock, I'll take it и вопрос о способе оплаты. Для образца выбираем настольную игру. Перевод: Продавец предлагает помощь; покупатель ищет игру на день рождения; нужной игры нет, но есть другая; покупатель соглашается и платит наличными.
a) Assistant: Can I help you, madam?
Customer: Yes, please. Do you have a copy of Jurassic Park computer game? I can't find one.
Assistant: Let me see. It's not a new release but it is in great demand at the moment.
Customer: Oh dear. I wanted to buy it for a friend's birthday. He is crazy about the film.
Assistant: I'm afraid it is out of stock.
Customer: Have you got LEGO Marvel instead then?
Assistant: Yes, we have.
Customer: OK, I'll take it.
Assistant: Would you like to pay by cheque or by credit card?
Customer: Is it possible to pay in cash?
Assistant: Sure. That's £
Customer: Here you are.
Assistant: Thank you very much.
b) Assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. I'm looking for a board game for my friend's birthday.
Assistant: I'm afraid that game is out of stock, but we have another one.
Customer: It looks great. How much is it?
Assistant: It's £
Customer: OK, I'll take it. Can I pay in cash?
Assistant: Of course. Thank you very much!
