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The world of the
Lesson 5, The world of the
part 1

CULTURE

hich shop will you go to when you need something quickly, or when you want to
Wspend your pocket money? Do you have to go to a supermarket or a shopping mall?
Or will you go to a corner shop, where it’s quick and easy to get what you need?

ost corner shops sell sweets, food, drinks, newspapers and magazines. In
Mthe UK, corner shops also sell stamps, cleaning products and stationery,
such as pens and birthday cards.
In Australia, a traditional corner shop is called a milk bar. In New Zealand, it’s
called a dairy. In the past, milk bars and dairies sold a lot of milk and ice cream,
and some were also cafés where you could eat and drink. Now they usually sell a
lot of different foods and drinks, as well as milk and ice cream.

n North America, there are many different names
Ifor corner shops! In New York, a corner shop is
often called a bodega. In Canada, it’s a corner store.
There are many names for corner shops, but one
y
g
thing is the same: we all buy things from them!
F un
fact

Did you know that in Detroit, a city in the USA,
a corner shop is called a party shop?

1 Before you read What do you buy from corner shops?

2 4.10 Listen and read.

3 What does your corner shop sell and what do you like buying there?

My corner shop sells
mil and sweets. Find out more! Watch the video.

Activity Book, Unit 4
86 eighty-six Lesson 5, part 1