Dialogue 1 Customer: Have you a hat that will fit me, sir?
Salesman: Velour or felt, black or grey?
Customer: A grey felt, if not too expensive. What is the price of a good felt hat?
Salesman: Here is one of superior quality for one hundred euro.
Customer: Let me try it on. It is too small.
Salesman: Let’s try another. This will do very well, I am sure.
Customer: I do not like the shape. Hats with so wide a brim are not to my taste; besides the
crown is too high.
Salesman: Excuse me, sir. Hats with narrow brims and low crowns are quite unfashionable
now.
Customer: Well, then I must take it, but the band is too narrow; can’t you change it?
Salesman: Yes, we can, but you will be charged five euro extra for this kind of alteration, sir.
Customer: Never mind. How long do I have to wait?
Salesman: Oh, it’ll be done in 10-15 minutes.
Customer: Very good. I’ll go over to the shoe department in the meantime. Which way am I
to go?
Salesman: It’s on the second floor to your right, sir.
(After some time the customer comes back).
Salesman: Here is your hat, sir. Would you like to see how it looks now?
Customer: Yes, please. Ah! That’s a great improvement. What is the price all in all?
Salesman: One hundred and five euro, sir.

5. Study the vocabulary and learn the words. Read and translate the dialogue.

Vocabulary:
kid – лайка (кожа)
suede – замша
totakeone’smeasure – снимать мерки с кого-либо
tomatch –подходить, соответствовать (под пару; по цвету, форме)
to wrap smth up – обёртывать что-либо

Dialogue 2

Salesman: What can I do for you, young lady?
Customer: Will you, please, show me some gloves? I should like grey ones.
Salesman: What kind of gloves would you like? Kid gloves or suede?
Customer: Kid gloves, please.
Salesman: What size do you wear?
Customer: Really, I don’t know. I’d like to try them on.
Salesman: Sorry, but it is not allowed to try gloves on. May I take your measure?
Customer: Sure.
Salesman: Your size is number 7. Here are gloves of that size. They are of the best quality.
Customer: They are, indeed. What’s the price?
Salesman: Four thousand roubles.
Customer: That’s too expensive. Can you show me cheaper ones?
Salesman: Oh, yes. Do you like these?
Customer: They are not bad. And they match my coat perfectly! How much are they?
Salesman: Two thousand roubles. We have still cheaper ones, but they are not so good.
Customer: I’ll take them. No, you need not wrap them up. I’ll put them on.

6. Comment on the usage of modal verbs in polite questions:

1. Will you, please, show me some gloves?
2. What kind of gloves would you like?
3. May I take your measure?
4. Can you show me cheaper ones?

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