Supermarket II

A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments. It is larger in size and has a wider selection than a traditional grocery store, also selling items typically found in a convenience store, but is smaller and more limited in the range of merchandise than a hypermarket or big-box store.

The supermarket typically comprises meat, fresh produce, dairy, and baked goods departments, along with shelf space reserved for canned and packaged goods as well as for various non-food items such as household cleaners, pharmacy products and pet supplies. Most supermarkets also sell a variety of other household products that are consumed regularly, such as alcohol (where permitted), medicine, and clothes, and some stores sell a much wider range of non-food products.*

Talk about it:

1. How often do you go to the supermarket?

every day

twice a week

once a week

once a month

rarely

2. What are the supermarkets like in your home town?

similar to those in the picture

almost the same

somewhat different

very different

We don't have supermarkets in my town.

3. What are other places to buy food?

grocery stores

convenience stores

open markets

food stands

other places

4. How much do you typically spend at the supermarket each time?

5. Would you like to own a supermarket? Why or why not?

Exercise 14. Read and translate the text.

STONE SOUP

One day a tramp came to an old woman’s house. “Excuse me”, said the tramp. “I’m very hungry. Can you give me anything to eat? ” But the old woman was very mean. “Go away”, she said. ”I haven’t got any food”. “Oh”, said the tramp. “That’s a pity. I’ve got a magic stone. I can make soup with it. But I need some water”. “Well, I’ve got a lot of water”, said the old mean woman. She poured some water into a big saucepan. The tramp put it on the fire and put the stone into it. After a while he tasted the soup. “Mmm. That’s good. It just need a bit of salt and pepper”, he said. The old woman fetched some salt and pepper.

The tramp tasted the soup again. “That’s better”, he said. “It really needs a few

vegetables. It’s a pity you haven’t got any vegetables”. “Oh, I can find some”, the woman said. She ran to the garden and brought some potatoes, carrots, beets and a big onion. The

tramp peeled and sliced the vegetables and put them into the saucepan.

“Is it ready? ” asked the woman. “Almost”, answered the tramp. “It really needs a bit of meat”. “I can get some meat”, shouted the woman. She went to the kitchen and came back with a piece of ham and some sausages. The tramp chopped everything and put into the saucepan. Then he stirred the soup and said, “That’s OK. I can’t see the magic stone anymore. So the soup is ready. Bread is very good with stone soup. It’s a pity you haven’t got any bread”. “I have got some bread”, said the old woman. She went to the kitchen again and fetched some bread and butter.

Then the woman tasted the soup. “Mmm, this stone soup is delicious”, she said.

When the tramp left, he said, “Here is the magic stone. You can keep it. But remember, for the best stone soup you need a bit of meat, a few vegetables and a little salt and pepper”.