Online shopping is a modern way of buying everything you want from your home. It has become very popular and it seems to be much better to choose clothes, shoes and accessories without spending hours in a shopping centre.
Apart from saving time, you can also find same things online but they often cost less than they do in a mall. However, you may have doubts about the size. Luckily, most online shops give detailed information about sizes and even offer some online assistance.
In addition, when you shop online you may find whatever you need in one clic, even if there are thousands of items on the website. You can use filters and select only those kinds that interest you. You may also choose a colour, a style and sometimes a brand.
Moreover, online shopping gives you the opportunity to be aware of special offers, sales and discounts. Online shops may send you messages or e-mails, thus, you will be able to receive this information any time and any place.
Nevertheless, online shopping has also its weak points that stop many people from online purchasing. You can’t see whether the dress or other thing looks like on the picture on the website, you can’t be sure about the purity of the colour, about the quality of the material, etc.
However, there are many online shops now that let you see and even try clothes and pay afterwards only if the thing fits and suits you. That makes you feel more relaxed and assured.
1. Опишите, какие коартикуляционные процессы наблюдаются в следующих примерах: bottle, sudden, quarter, try, moon, panther. E.g. kept: [k] слегка палатализуется и становится более продвинутым под влиянием гласного переднего ряда [e]. Смычный взрывной [p] произносится без взрыва, т.к. за ним следует другой взрывной – [t].
2. Запишите следующие предложения в широкой и узкой транскрипции, обращая внимание на возможные случаи элизии:
а) We have fixed for the locksmith to come and mend it.
б) I suppose the best thing is to get another one.
Online shopping is a modern way of buying everything you want from your home. It has become very popular and it seems to be much better to choose clothes, shoes and accessories without spending hours in a shopping centre.
Apart from saving time, you can also find same things online but they often cost less than they do in a mall. However, you may have doubts about the size. Luckily, most online shops give detailed information about sizes and even offer some online assistance.
In addition, when you shop online you may find whatever you need in one clic, even if there are thousands of items on the website. You can use filters and select only those kinds that interest you. You may also choose a colour, a style and sometimes a brand.
Moreover, online shopping gives you the opportunity to be aware of special offers, sales and discounts. Online shops may send you messages or e-mails, thus, you will be able to receive this information any time and any place.
Nevertheless, online shopping has also its weak points that stop many people from online purchasing. You can’t see whether the dress or other thing looks like on the picture on the website, you can’t be sure about the purity of the colour, about the quality of the material, etc.
However, there are many online shops now that let you see and even try clothes and pay afterwards only if the thing fits and suits you. That makes you feel more relaxed and assured.
1. Опишите, какие коартикуляционные процессы наблюдаются в следующих примерах: bottle, sudden, quarter, try, moon, panther. E.g. kept: [k] слегка палатализуется и становится более продвинутым под влиянием гласного переднего ряда [e]. Смычный взрывной [p] произносится без взрыва, т.к. за ним следует другой взрывной – [t].
2. Запишите следующие предложения в широкой и узкой транскрипции, обращая внимание на возможные случаи элизии:
а) We have fixed for the locksmith to come and mend it.
б) I suppose the best thing is to get another one.
в) She acts particularly well in that play.
г) The postman came the next day.
д) The police went for their sixth round.
(I'm sorry)