Table of Contents
- 1 Which article is used with supermarket?
- 2 Is it in the supermarket or at the supermarket?
- 3 Is a supermarket a retailer?
- 4 What is meant by supermarket shop?
- 5 How do you say grocery shopping?
- 6 Why is it called a supermarket?
- 7 What can you buy in supermarket?
- 8 How do you talk to groceries?
- 9 How do you have a conversation about supermarkets?
- 10 Can you have conversations about supermarkets with English learners?
Which article is used with supermarket?
You could use either the indefinite or the definite article there. to say something about all the things referred to by a noun: Click to expand… We can say “the supermarket” to mean one of the class of shops called supermarkets.
Is it in the supermarket or at the supermarket?
Answer: Being “in” the supermarket means that you are physically located within the walls of the building of the supermarket. Being “at” the supermarket means that you are near or within the supermarket’s location, but you could be standing or walking outside of it.
What is the difference between supermarket and grocery store?
Grocery stores store sell most types of food and daily needed items. They’re often privately owned and operated. Whereas a supermarket that is part of a chain is usually very large and may offer many choices and brands. The smaller grocery stores may offer only one or two brands of toilet paper and beans.
Is a supermarket a retailer?
Retail businesses sell finished goods to consumers in exchange for money. Retail businesses can include grocery, drug, department and convenient stores. Service related businesses such as beauty salons and rental places are also considered retail businesses.
What is meant by supermarket shop?
noun. a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis. any business or company offering an unusually wide range of goods or services: a financial supermarket that sells stocks, bonds, insurance, and real estate.
How do the British say groceries?
Starts here0:39grocery – pronunciation (American, British, Australian, Welsh) – YouTubeYouTube
How do you say grocery shopping?
In well-spoken American English, the words “grocery” and “groceries” are pronounced in two ways: Gro-sir-re (in three syllables) Gros-re (in two syllables). You can hear those pronunciations over the internet in audio pronunciation websites.
Why is it called a supermarket?
supermarket (n.) 1933, American English, from super- + market (n.). The 1933 reference is in an article that says the stores themselves began to open around 1931. An early word for a “superstore” was hypermarket (1967).
Why is it called a grocery store?
A grocer in medieval England was a wholesaler, and the name is derived from an Anglo-French word having the same meaning, groser. In 17th-century American English, the word was naturally extended as a name for the stores that sell groceries.
What can you buy in supermarket?
Make a Great Grocery List in Minutes
- Bakery and Bread.
- Meat and Seafood.
- Pasta and Rice.
- Oils, Sauces, Salad Dressings, and Condiments.
- Cereals and Breakfast Foods.
- Soups and Canned Goods.
- Frozen Foods.
- Dairy, Cheese, and Eggs.
How do you talk to groceries?
Starts here1:02How To Pronounce Grocery – YouTubeYouTube
How can I test my ability to understand supermarket vocabulary?
If you have any problems with any of the supermarket vocabulary you can look at the ESL supermarket vocabularypage for some help. Then there are the following three exercises for you to do to test your ability to understand and have conversations about supermarkets: Fill in the blanks in a conversation.
How do you have a conversation about supermarkets?
Then there are the following three exercises for you to do to test your ability to understand and have conversations about supermarkets: Fill in the blanks in a conversation. Write a conversation. Conversation topics. Conversation 1 Situation:Jane is shopping in the supermarket and bumps into her friend Lucy. Jane: Hi Lucy.
Can you have conversations about supermarkets with English learners?
Having conversations is often difficult for English learners, so this page lets you practice using English about supermarkets to have conversations. There are both example ESL supermarket conversations and conversation exercises for you to use on this page.