Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов неязыковых вузов специальности "Государственное и муниципальное управление". Касторнова О.Н. - 98 стр.

         didn't have to call at this shop very often as his shoes were always of high
         quality, f i t t e d me nicely and wore them for a long time.
                Once I called on him in a pair of shoes which I had bought in some
         large shop when I was on a business t r i p in a foreign country. He took my
         order and all the time he was looking at my shoes. At last he said: “Those
         are not mine”.
                H e touched my left shoe when it was not quite comfortable and said:
         “Those big companies are not reliable at all. They take our buyers from us by
         their advertising, not by work. It seems people do not want good shoes. Soon I’ll
         have no more work, I’m afraid”. Unexpectedly I saw things I had never seen
         before. I understood how difficult his life was. He couldn't be a competitor to
         big well-known companies who produced shoes and got much profit. I tried to
         explain to him why I had bought those shoes. But he didn't hear me. He looked
         very unhappy and I was so sorry for him that I ordered many pairs, more than I
         wanted.
                As a result of my purchase I did not have to go to him for about two years.
                Time Hew. When I came to his shop one day I was surprised to find
         another name which was painted on the door. The sign on the door was very
         colorful and attractive. It said that here was a shoemaker who was making shoes
         for the Royal Family. I decided to come in to find out what had happened to Mr.
         Gessier.
                A young man in a well-made suit met me. He greeted me warmly.
                “Do you want shoes, sir? We can find anything you like”. “No”, I
         answered. “Thank you. You see. I'd like lo know if Mr. Gessler works here”.
                “Oh, poor old man”, the shoemaker said, “he died a few months ago”.
         And he told me that Mr. Gessler had to sell the shop as it had become too
         expensive for him to keep it. He had no one in London who could help him.
         “Oh, but what could you expect of a man with his ideas? He never advertised his
         shoes though nobody in London could make shoes of better quality. I really feel
         sorry for him”.
                I could not stay at the shop any longer and left it.
                                                                      (After J. Galsworthy)
                2. Say what you have learned from the text about:
                1) Mr. Gessler;
                2) the young shoemaker.
                3. Think and answer.
                1) Why was Mr Gessler’s life very difficult?
                2) Why was there no sign on Mr Gessler’s shop?
                3) Why did the writer enjoy visiting Mr Gessler’s shop?
                4) Why did the writer think that the young man was doing good business?
                5) Why couldn’t the writer stay in the shop any longer?
                4. Give your viewpoint.
                1) Wide advertising doesn’t always men “high quality”.

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