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Hey everybody. Welcome to this A1

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English listening practice video. You

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can use this video to practice your

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listening and comprehension as I speak.

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Before we start, remember to subscribe

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to the channel, click on the bell, and

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follow us on Instagram. You ready? So,

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today I'm going to talk about the

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supermarket. This is a useful topic

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because most people buy food from

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supermarkets. One important note, in the

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US, many people use the phrase grocery

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store instead of supermarket. I usually

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say grocery store, but you can use both.

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So, first let's talk about big

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supermarkets.

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The most famous supermarket is Walmart.

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Walmart is really big and sells many

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items. They sell food, clothes,

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electronics, furniture, and much more.

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Walmart has everything. In big

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supermarkets, there are a lot of cheap

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items. Personally, I don't like big

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supermarkets.

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I prefer smaller supermarkets because

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they often have better products. I like

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to buy organic food, so I search for

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small organic stores. These stores are

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usually more expensive than big

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supermarkets.

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Organic food is more expensive than

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non-organic food, but I think it's worth

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the price. In big supermarkets, I can't

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find the products I like. That's why I

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go to small local stores. There are also

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some very small supermarkets, too. We

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call these convenience stores. For

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example, 7-Eleven is a convenience

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store. These stores sell some food and

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drinks, but they don't have a lot of

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items. I go to convenience stores when I

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need to buy just one or two items, but I

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don't usually shop at convenience

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stores. They don't have all the items

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that I need. How about you? Do you

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prefer big supermarkets, small

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supermarkets, or convenience stores?

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Some people don't go to supermarkets.

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They buy their groceries online.

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Nowadays, you can buy everything online.

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You order it and someone brings it to

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your house. This is becoming a popular

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option. I order some items online, but I

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don't order food online. Okay, now let's

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learn some important supermarket

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vocabulary. Our first vocabulary word is

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cart. When you enter a grocery store,

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you grab a cart. You put all of your

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items in your cart while you're

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shopping. Or, if you're only buying a

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few items, you can use a basket, which

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you carry. Our next word is aisle.

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Aisles are the rows of products in a

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store. You walk up and down the aisles

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when you go shopping. The next phrase is

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on sale. When an item is on sale, this

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means that it has a lower price than

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normal. I love when items are on sale.

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Okay, one more word, cashier. The

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cashier is the person that you pay when

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you're done shopping. In the US,

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cashiers are usually friendly. Nowadays,

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in some supermarkets, you can pay

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without a cashier. This is called

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self-checkout.

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Some people prefer cashiers, and other

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people prefer the self-checkout option.

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I like both options. All right, that's

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all for today. Leave a comment and tell

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me where you buy your food. And remember

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to subscribe to the channel, click on

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the bell, and follow us on Instagram for

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more English tips and lessons. I'll see

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you next time.