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E19: At the supermarket. Farmers’ markets. Flea markets

 

The farmers’ market in Union Square, New York City (Christian Mueller, Shutterstock)

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NEW WORDS

Nouns.

  • aisle (plural: aisles) a passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane.
  • bakery (plural: bakeries) a place where products such as bread, cake, and pastries are baked or sold.
  • baked goods foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven.
  • beverage (plural: beverages) any of various liquids for drinking.
  • canned food food that is processed and sealed in airtight containers such as jars and tin cans.
  • cashier (plural: cashiers) store employee who handles cash transactions with customers.
  • cereal (plural: cereals) any plant of the grass family, as wheat, rye, oats, or corn, yielding an edible grain.
  • checkout (plural: checkouts) a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases.
  • cosmetics products applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance.
  • counter (plural: counters) a flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted, or food is prepared or served.
  • dairy product (plural: products) milk and any of the foods made from milk, including butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and condensed and dried milk.
  • delicatessen (plural: delicatessens) a shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.
  • express checkout (plural: checkouts) a counter where you pay for a small number of things that you are buying.
  • farmers market (plural: markets) a public market at which farmers and often other vendors sell produce directly to consumers.
  • flea market (plural: markets) a market, usually held outdoors, where antiques, used household goods, and curios are sold.
  • frozen food food preserved by freezing.
  • fruit he sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
  • greengrocer (plural: greengrocers) a grocery that sells fresh fruit and vegetables.
  • groceries merchandise especially foodstuffs sold by a grocer.
  • household items furniture, furnishings, appliances and personal effects that are typically found in a home.
  • meats beef, lamb, veal, pork.
  • mini-market (plural: markets) a store that sells food and sometimes other goods, but is not as big as a supermarket.
  • organic farming the production of food without the use of synthetic chemicals or genetically modified components.
  • poultry chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese raised for food.
  • produce agricultural products collectively, especially vegetables and fruits.
  • personal care products products used for wellbeing, beauty and cleaning such as cosmetics, skin products, hair care products, cleaning products, and fragrances.
  • self-service a store, restaurant, or service station where customers select goods for themselves or service their car for themselves and pay a cashier.
  • shopping basket (plural: markets) a basket provided by stores for shoppers to carry around items before purchase.
  • shopping cart (plural: carts) a metal or plastic cart with four small wheels that is used for holding merchandise when shopping (as at a supermarket or department store).
  • seafood edible saltwater fish or shellfish.
  • snack (plural: snacks) food eating between meals.
  • supermarket (plural: supermarkets) a large self-service retail market that sells food and household goods.
  • toiletries articles such as toothpaste, shaving cream, or cologne used in cleaning or grooming oneself.
  • vegetable (plural: vegetables) a plant or part of a plant used as food, such as a cabbage, potato, carrot, or bean.

Flea Markets

  • antique (plural: antiques) an object having special value because of its age, especially a domestic item or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.
  • curio (plural: curios) a small article valued as a collector’s item; an antique.
  • outdoor market (plural: markets) a marketplace, not confined to a building, with one or more individual stalls/vendors, that sell products such as new or used good, wares, merchandise, limited services, fresh food items, pre-packaged food items, flowers and/or plants.
  • second-hand clothing clothes that have been previously owned by someone else.
  • second-hand goods items of personal property offered for sale not as new.
  • stall (plural: stalls) a small often temporary stand or booth for the display and sale of goods.

VISUAL VOCABULARY

  • Visit some famous farmers’ markets and supermarkets

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