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“farmers’ markets,” and “small local stores.”
Q. Where do you usually go to shop?

I like visiting .
They are outside, but I can buy fresh
fruit and vegetables here.

When I have to buy something quickly,

I often go to . They
are closer than big supermarkets.

I love .
They have so many kinds of
products in one place!

Key Words Listen and repeat the words. 10 Vocabulary Worksheet p.117

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

item local factory wholesaler straight bundle

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Supermarket vs.
Store Prices
Have you ever noticed that the same item can
Let’s Focus
have different prices in different stores? For example,
some orange juice is cheaper at big supermarkets
than at small local stores. Let’s learn why.
Stores don’t make orange juice. A factory does.
The factory sells the juice to a wholesaler. Then that
wholesaler sells it to the store. Finally, the store sells
it to you. The price goes up a little at each step. Most
small stores work like this. However, big supermarkets
can buy the juice right from the factory. Then, they
a small local store a big supermarket
sell it straight to you. The price is lower because there
is no wholesaler.
This doesn’t mean supermarkets are always
better, though. There are fewer big supermarkets,
so people have to travel farther to them. Also, big
supermarkets often bundle items together. That A big supermarket often
bundles items together
makes you spend more. to sell more of them.
factory wholesaler small local store
Next time you buy something, think first. There
might be a better place to buy it.
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 Reading Comprehension raphic Organizer & Summary

1. What is the main idea of the passage? Step1 Write the correct letters in each box according to the passage.
a. Store products are getting more expensive.
b. Some items have different prices in different stores. a big supermarket a small local store

c. Customers buy the same products in different stores.

2. Where do most small stores buy items from?

a. a supermarket b. a factory c. a wholesaler

3. Big supermarkets can sell some items for a price because

they can buy them from a .
a. lower – factory b. lower – wholesaler a. People don’t have to travel far.
c. higher – wholesaler b. Some items are more expensive.
c. Sometime it bundles items together.
4. Why do people sometimes spend more money in supermarkets? d. It can buy products from the factory.
a. because items in supermarkets are better
b. because supermarkets bundle items together
c. because there are fewer items in supermarkets

5. Q: Are there more big supermarkets than small local stores?

A: No, there are supermarkets than local stores, so people Step2 Complete the summary with the given words.
have to travel to them.
more lower wholesaler
Find Evidence supermarkets same farther

STEP 1 Check T for true or F for false. Sometimes, the item can have different prices in different
1. Big supermarkets don’t buy products from factories. T F
stores. For example, small local stores buy orange juice from a .
2. Buying items in supermarkets is always better than buying T F
However, big can buy it right from the factory. That means
in local stores.
they get it for a price. Supermarkets aren’t always better,
STEP 2 Go to pages 36–37. though. People often have to travel to them. Supermarkets
Find and underline the evidence for each answer in STEP 1 .
also sometimes bundle items together. This makes you spend .

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