Listen to the tape and fill in the gaps in the text, using the words from the list.
As you walk into the supermarket, the ... smell of ... bread hits you and you immediately start feeling ... . Then, right by the entrance, you see beautiful ... of fresh and colourful ... , making you feel even hungrier.
This is all ... because every supermarket knows that hungry ... buy more fruit and vegetables. Also, starting your shopping by ... healthy, fresh fruit and vegetables may make you feel less guilty about picking up a few extra ... later on.
Who can resist a ‘buy one get one free’ deal? Yet, with around one third of the food the world produces going to ... , is that second chocolate cheesecake really necessary? In the same way, ‘3 for £6’ might sound like a great ... , but always check how much an item costs individually. You might not be ... very much at all and you’ll have two extra items that you don’t really need.
Supermarkets know that customers tend to choose products that are at eye ... , so the items on the middle shelves are usually the most ... ones. Cheaper ... are on high shelves that are hard to reach. So, remember to give your neck a ... and check out what’s on the top shelves.
Don’t expect supermarkets to use ... strategies that make it easy to work out which goods are the cheapest either. It may be easier to ... some pre-packaged apples, but they’re also a lot more expensive than ... ones.
Have you ever noticed that just when you’ve learnt where the tomato ketchup is, the shop moves it? Supermarkets love doing this, so that you have to spend time walking up and down the ... looking for what you want to buy. Then, when you finally arrive at the ... , there are ... displays of sweets and magazines to throw into your trolley while you’re waiting in line.
If you think all these things are ... , look at what supermarkets are planning for the near future! Shops will ... your ... card as soon as you walk in and send ... coupons to your mobile phone as you shop. 3D ... will ... you by name and as you’re walking out you might even get an SMS telling you that you’ve forgotten to buy milk!