Bài IV:
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the firstsupermarket was opened onlyfifty years ago. It was openedin New York by a man namedMichael Cullen.A supermarket is different from other types of stores inseveral ways. In supermarkets,goods are placed on open shelves. The customerschoose what they want and take them to thecheckout counter. This means thatfewer shop assistants are neededthan in other stores. The wayproducts are displayed is anotherdifference betweensupermarketsand many other types of stores;forexample, in supermarkets, there is usuallya display of small inexpensive items just infront of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.Most customers who go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They knowexactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.