Supermarket- Unit 3

The Supermarket
Supermarkets are an important part of daily life in Britain.
The five biggest supermarkets sell 80% of all groceries thats food and drink.
It's got nearly 2,000 shops in Britain and is the third biggest supermarkets in the world.
Two of them, Asda and Tesco, are also the biggest sellers of clothes in Britain.


You can buy sports equipment, bicycles, books, toys and games, CDs and DVDs.
The very big supermarkets are usually on the edge of towns and most people drive to them.
There are many more supermarkets now than 20 years old.

But not everyone likes supermarkets. Small shops in towns and villages are cosing because supermarkets can sell the same things cheaper. So people without cars have less choice.
Many supermarkets are open 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

Unit 2 Soap opera

The most popular British soap operas are Eastenders and Coronation Street.
There are popular dramas about the lives of ordinary people.
Many people are addicted to soap operas. They even buy soap opera magazines.
There are also web sites for all the main soap operas.

These have got information about the actors and stories from future episodes.
Eastenders is set in the east end of London and has been broadcast since 1985.
As well as showing everyday life in the village there are sometimes special episodes.

Unit 1 Scotland

There are four main regions in Britain, England,Northern Ireland,Wales and Scotland.
Scotland is in the north of Britain, it's famous for its lakes. Like many parts of Britain, Scotland has also got its own traditions. The instrument known as the bagpipes is also a part of Scottish tradition.

Sport is very important in Scotland. There are lots of golf courses and each year in the Highlands there are Highland Games with some familiar events and some unusual ones.

There are lots of famous Scottish people. Most Scotland's income is from tourism.