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30 Sept 2026
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Why Supermarkets Are Becoming Popular Tourist Attractions
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) People buy souvenirs in local food shops.
b) People go to supermarkets to sleep.
c) Supermarkets are replacing big museums everywhere.
Ask:
(1) Do you like visiting food shops when you travel to a new city?
(2) What is your favourite local snack or drink to buy?
VOCABULARY
tourist (/ˈtʊərɪst/, noun)
Meaning: A person who travels to a new place for fun.
Example: The tourist takes photos of the big clock.
aisle (/aɪl/, noun)
Meaning: A long path between shelves in a shop.
Example: We walk down the juice aisle to find apples.
snack (/snæk/, noun)
Meaning: A small amount of food you eat between meals.
Example: She eats a sweet snack after school.
shelf (/ʃelf/, noun)
Meaning: A flat board on a wall or shop display for keeping things.
Example: The red box sits on the top shelf.
local (/ˈləʊkl/, adjective)
Meaning: From or belonging to the area near you.
Example: We buy fresh bread from the local baker.
souvenir (/ˌsuːvəˈnɪə/, noun)
Meaning: A small item you buy to remember a holiday.
Example: He buys a key ring as a souvenir.
Many people love travelling to new countries. They visit famous parks, big museums, and old castles. But now, many visitors also go to the local supermarket.
Why do people visit these shops? Supermarkets show how local people live. Every region has different items. You can see unusual drinks, colourful sweets, and fresh fruit. A happy tourist can walk slowly down every aisle.
Food is also a fantastic souvenir to take home. Buying presents at the supermarket is cheap and fun. You can find special crisps on a tall shelf and share them with friends. Holidaymakers like trying new flavours that they do not have at home. Next time you travel, walk into a food shop!
Browsing supermarket shelves gives travellers a window into everyday food culture (Credit: Getty Images)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Why do people go to food shops in other countries?
2. What is your favourite food to buy on holiday?
3. Do you like trying strange new crisps or sweets?
4. Is a food shop better than a gift shop?
5. Which country has the most interesting food?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: tourist, shelf, souvenir, local
Many people love travelling to new countries. They visit famous parks, big museums, and old castles. But now, many visitors also go to the local supermarket.
Why do people visit these shops? Supermarkets show how local people live. Every _______(1) has different items. You can see unusual drinks, colourful sweets, and fresh fruit. A happy _______(2) can walk slowly down every aisle.
Food is also a fantastic _______(3) to take home. Buying presents at the supermarket is cheap and fun. You can find special crisps on a tall _______(4) and share them with friends. Holidaymakers like trying new flavours that they do not have at home. Next time you travel, walk into a food shop!
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this article?
a) Supermarkets are getting bigger and selling toys.
b) Travellers like visiting local food shops to explore new items.
c) Museums are closed because everyone is shopping.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. People only buy clothes at supermarkets on holiday. T/F
2. Supermarkets help travellers see how local people live. T/F
3. Buying presents at a food shop is expensive. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these story events in order (1-3):
( ) A visitor walks down the aisle to look at colourful sweets.
( ) A traveller arrives in a new country and visits a food shop.
( ) The traveller buys special crisps to take home as a present.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. tourist
2. aisle
3. shelf
4. local
5. souvenir
a) A board where items sit in a shop.
b) Something you buy to remember a trip.
c) A person who visits a new place on holiday.
d) A long path between shop display tables.
e) Related to a nearby area or neighbourhood.
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. When I travel, I love walking down the food _______ to see new snacks.
a) garden
b) aisle
c) river
2. My sister bought sweet chocolate as a simple _______ for our mother.
a) souvenir
b) museum
c) ticket
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. Unscramble: (A) supermarkets / (B) visit / (C) travellers / (D) local / (E) often .
2. Unscramble: (A) on / (B) buy / (C) food / (D) the shelf / (E) we .
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up Answer: a) People buy souvenirs in local food shops.
Section 1: (1) local, (2) tourist, (3) souvenir, (4) shelf
Section 2: b
Section 3: 1. False, 2. True, 3. False
Section 4: 2, 1, 3
Section 5: 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b
Section 6: 1-b, 2-a
Section 7: 1. C-E-B-D-A (Travellers often visit local supermarkets.), 2. E-B-C-A-D (We buy food on the shelf.)
Section 8: Open student responses.
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