AT THE SUPERMARKET

AT THE SUPERMARKET

OBJETIVE:

Is organizad in physical terms through the division of space into shelves, in which the products are arranged according to a certain order specific (warehouse products, beverages, fresh foods, sweets, baked goods, cleaning products, Products of pharmacy, vegetables and fruits, etc.). The purpose of this provision is that consumers can walk through the different aisles in a free way to select what is necessary. You can also compare the price, size and quantity of different products offered.

READING:

·         Buying groceries in the old days: Grocer, Butcher, Greengrocer

Prepositional Phrases for Interior Location us indicate where things are located inside a supermarket or store:

-          Distributed:

to your right (a tu derecha)

on the top shelf (en el estante superior)

next to the sugar (Junto al azúcar)

On the left (a la izquierda)

Opposite the bread (frente al pan)

           

·         The modal verb can as we have seen is used to express ability.

Note that in the following sentences, a simple form of the verb is always used after can, regardless of the subject:

You can find frozen foods in Aisle 3

He can find cheese and yogurts in the Dairy section in aisle 7

Customers can pay with a coupon

People can get a wide variety of products in today’s supermarkets

You can shop at supermarkets until very late at night, usually 11:00 p.m.

EXERCISES:

EXERCISES 1: Practice 1

synonym for these words from the Reading.

Vocabulary:

Huge:  gigantic

Aisles: walkways in supermarkets  

Stand:   platform for displaying food 

Shelves: horizontal space for storing objects   

Shopper: person who buys   

Hectic: frantic and fast  

Chatted: had a casual conversation  

Storekeeper /shopkeeper:) person who takes care of a shop

                                             EXERCISES 2 : Practice 2

Supermarkets are popular because: : they are convenient

There is at least one supermarkets: : in a community

Not everybody: : likes supermarkets 

Before supermarkets: :  people shopped at small local stores   

A greengrocer is a place where:: they sell fruit and vegetables  

                                                   EXERCISES 3:  Dialogue 2 (Vocabulary)

DANIEL: Where can I find bread, please?

WORKER: In Aisle 1 sir, to your right on the top shelf next to the sugar.

DANIEL: Thanks. Oh! And oranges?

WORKER: You’ll find them also in Aisle 1. On the left, opposite the bread.

                                                   EXERCISES 4:

Complete the following expressions that indicate location with a Word from the following list:

1. Pastas and other Italian foods are to the left of the refrigerators.

2. Cooking utensils are on the   bottom shelf of this stand.

3. The pharmacy is by the entrance  of the supermarket.

4. The dairy section is  in Aisle 6.

5. Vegetables are next to the frozen food section.

6. The fish and poultry section is on the right

7. The Deli is  against the wall.

8. The baby food is in the back Aisle.

EXERCISES 5:

Move the items to the correct position

VIDEO EXPLANATION OF THE ACTIVITY:

http://youtu.be/z2IV0yQEtlY?hd=1