2b Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 How many people go to Harrods on special days? 2 What different kinds of jobs are mentioned? 3 What does ‘all things, for all people, everywhere’ mean? 4 Who was Gertie? 5 Why does the doorman stop some people going into Harrods? 6 What do these numbers refer to? a) 150 b) 330 c) 5,000 d) 11,500

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1. About 300,000 customers go to Harrods on special days.
   Около 300 000 покупателей приходят в Harrods в особые дни.
2. The jobs mentioned are shop assistant, hairdresser, doctor, bank worker, fire brigade worker and cleaner.
   Упомянуты профессии продавца-консультанта, парикмахера, врача, банковского служащего, пожарного и уборщика.
3. It means that you can buy almost anything at Harrods, wherever you are from and whatever your needs are.
   Это означает, что в Harrods можно купить почти всё, независимо от страны и потребностей покупателя.
4. Gertie was a baby elephant bought as a present for Ronald Reagan.
   Джерти была слонёнком, которого купили в подарок Рональду Рейгану.
5. The doorman stops some people because they are wearing the wrong kind of clothes.
   Швейцар останавливает некоторых людей, потому что они одеты неподходящим образом.
6. • 150 — the number of years Harrods is over.
   • 330 — the number of departments.
   • 5,000 — the approximate number of people who work for Harrods.
   • 11,500 — the number of light bulbs on the outside of the building.

Ответ: 1) about 300,000; 2) six kinds of jobs; 3) almost anything is available; 4) a baby elephant; 5) unsuitable clothes; 6) the figures refer to Harrods’ age, departments, staff and light bulbs.