Jeffrey Hill published A day in the life of a Sainsbury Store on The English Blog a few weeks ago.
As he says, Sainsbury's, which is one of the 'big three' supermarkets in the UK, is depicted in a rather idealized way, and we can observe what goes on behind the scenes in a typical Sainsbury's supermarket during the course of a day.
Self-study activity:
Watch the video clip and answer the questions below.
1 When does work start?
2 Is it possible to order food from home?
3 When does the store begin to get busy?
4 In what field does Sainsbury occupy the 7th position?
5 Can you buy pre-cooked food?
6 How do Sainbury's butchers and fishmongers learn their job?
7 Do all the Sainbury stores have a chemist?
8 When are the empty shelves filled again?
You can read the transcript here.
Key:
1 before dawn 2 yes 3 mid-morning 4 selling clothes 5 yes 6 in-house training 7 No, just most of them 8 In the late afternoon
