CARRIE GOES TO A DEPARTMENT STORE
Carrie reached Dearborn Street. Here was the great Fair store
with its crowds of shoppers. She thought she would go in and
see. She would look at the jackets.
She paused at each article of clothing. How pretty she would
look in this, how charming that would make her! Carrie stopped
at the jewellery department. She saw the earrings, the bracelets,
the pins, the chains.
But the jackets were the greatest attraction. When she
entered the store, she already had her heart fixed on a jacket
with large motherofpearl buttons. The cut was all the fashion
that fall.2 She said to herself there was nothing she would like
better.
Here she saw Drouet who was coming up to her smiling.
“Let’s go and look at the jackets,” he said as if he had read
her thoughts.
When Carrie got the jacket in her hand, it seemed so much
nicer. The saleswoman helped her on with it. It fitted perfectly.
It was just her size, not a bit loose. She looked quite smart.
Carrie turned before the glass. She could not help feeling
pleased as she looked at herself. It was so becoming.
“That’s the thing,” said Drouet. “Now pay for it.”
“It’s nine dollars,” said Carrie, after she had asked the sales
woman how much it was. She took out one of the bills and gave
it to the cashier.
From there they went to a shoe department where Carrie
tried on some shoes. Drouet stood by and when he saw how nice
they looked, said: “Wear them.”
Then Drouet advised her to buy a purse made of leather, a
pair of gloves and stockings.
Carrie thought that she would come the next day and buy
herself a skirt to match the new jacket.
2. Do exercises
(After “SisterV. Make up questions covering the contents or Text 1.
VI. Write 10 questions on Text 2.
VII. a) Study the Vocabulary Notes. Write 5 sentences on each of
the Substitution Tables on pages 267, 268 using the new words. b) Use
them in short situations.
VIII. a) Write the interrogative and negative forms of the following
sentences:
1. John saw his brother go to the fruitshop. 2. Everybody
expected you to give this information. 3. They want him to take
his parent’ advice. 4. We saw Peter buy rolls at the baker’s. 5. I
have made Michael tell the news. 6. Helen wants me to wear this
cardigan. 7. I want you to clean your shoes.
b) Express your surprise. Use conversational phrases.
Example: She a student. She’s a teacher.
B isn’t
1 We to France last summer.
C went
2 I always toast for breakfast.
B have
3 your brother play the guitar?
A Does
4 My mum doesn’t like to work.
B driving
5 They TV at the moment.
A ’re watching
6 I to Rome.
B ’ve never been
7 What tomorrow afternoon?
B are you going to do
8 We to Rome and then we drove to Florence.
A flew
9 She to school today because she’s ill.
A doesn’t go
10 I at the moment because I’m on holiday.
A ’m not studying
11 Have you ever Japanese food?
B eaten
12 They pizza. They had pasta.
A didn’t have
13 Who your favourite actors?
B are
14 How often to the cinema?
B do you go
15 They early on Sundays.
C don’t get up
16 This is interesting book. Have you read it?
B an
17 I often go shopping the weekend.
C at
18 The children played in the garden.
C happily
19 These shoes aren’t . Look! They’re too small.
C mine
20 there any biscuits?
A Are
21 She hardly travels abroad.
B ever
22 Paul left work an hour .
C ago
23 How chocolate do you eat?
B much
24 This is film I’ve ever seen.
A the best
25 I’m younger my sister.
B than