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Major supermarket bans candy from checkouts (23rd May, 2014)

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A major supermarket in the UK will soon remove all candy and chocolates from near its checkouts. The supermarket giant Tesco said that from the end of this year, there will be no sweets or chocolates next to customers waiting to pay for their food. This is because it wants its customers to be healthier. Tesco did a lot of research on the best place to put things in its stores. It said that two-thirds of its customers thought it was a good idea to remove candies and chocolates from in front of the checkouts. Tesco's chief executive Philip Clarke said: "We all know how easy it is to be tempted by sugary snacks at the checkout, and we want to help our customers lead healthier lives."

Britain's Public Health Minister Jane Ellison welcomed Tesco's idea. She said it would help tackle obesity and poor health. She said: "This initiative will help people to make healthier choices, which all contributes to reducing the long-term cost to our nation of obesity and ill-health." A spokeswoman from the parenting website MumsNet.com told the BBC that Tesco's move was "positive" and would make life "that little bit easier". She said: "Popping into a shop with a small child…can sometimes feel like navigating an assault course." She was happy that Tesco listened to people, saying: "It's really positive to see a supermarket responding to the views of their customers."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Level 0, Level 1 or Level 2

Sources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27514077
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/22/tesco-bans-sweets-from-checkouts-all-stores
http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/food/tesco-to-remove-confectionery-from-checkouts-of-all-shops-by-end-of-year/5060476.article?blocktitle=Supermarkets&contentID=11085

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The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. CHECKOUTS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about checkouts. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

supermarket / checkouts / the end of this year / customers / research / snacks / obesity / poor health / initiative / parenting / assault course / positive / customers

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. SUPERMARKETS: What can they do to be better? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Problems now	Improvements
Checkouts
Cashiers
Car parking
Aisles
Trolleys
Prices

4. UNHEALTHY: Students A strongly believe supermarkets shouldn't sell unhealthy food; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. SHOPPING: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• potato chips (crisps)

• chocolate

• cakes

• soda

• fruit

• candies

• cookies

• bread

6. CHOCOLATE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "chocolate". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	A British supermarket is banning all candy from its stores.	T / F
b.	The ban will start taking place next year.	T / F
c.	The store wants its customers to be healthier.	T / F
d.	Most customers are happy that candies are being removed.	T / F
e.	The UK government said removing candy would reduce obesity.	T / F
f.	A parenting website said banning candy would make life easier.	T / F
g.	The website wants supermarkets to have assault courses.	T / F
h.	A woman was happy that the supermarket listened to customers.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	major	a.	traveling across
2.	near	b.	place
3.	put	c.	assist
4.	tempted	d.	country
5.	help	e.	important
6.	poor	f.	opinions
7.	nation	g.	bad
8.	navigating	h.	close
9.	happy	i.	enticed
10.	views	j.	pleased

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	A major supermarket in the UK will soon	a.	of its customers
2.	from the end	b.	choices
3.	two-thirds	c.	healthier lives
4.	tempted by	d.	obesity
5.	help our customers lead	e.	remove all candy
6.	Jane Ellison welcomed	f.	a shop
7.	help tackle	g.	Tesco's idea
8.	help people to make healthier	h.	of this year
9.	Popping into	i.	of their customers
10.	responding to the views	j.	sugary snacks

GAP FILL

A (1) ____________ supermarket in the UK will soon remove all candy and chocolates from (2) ____________ its checkouts. The supermarket giant Tesco said that from the end of this year, there will be no sweets or chocolates next to customers waiting to (3) ____________ for their food. This is because it wants its customers to be healthier. Tesco did a lot of research on the (4) ____________ place to put things in its stores. It said that two-thirds of its customers thought it was a good (5) ____________ to remove candies and chocolates from in front of the checkouts. Tesco's chief (6) ____________ Philip Clarke said: "We all know how easy it is to be (7) ____________ by sugary snacks at the checkout, and we want to help our customers lead (8) ____________ lives."

idea
pay
tempted
best
major
healthier
near
executive

Britain's Public Health Minister Jane Ellison (9) ____________ Tesco's idea. She said it would help tackle (10) ____________ and poor health. She said: "This initiative will help people to make healthier choices, which all contributes to (11) ____________ the long-term cost to our nation of obesity and ill-health." A spokeswoman from the (12) ____________ website MumsNet.com told the BBC that Tesco's move was "positive" and would make life "that little bit (13) ____________ ". She said: "Popping into a shop with a small child…can sometimes feel like navigating an (14) ____________ course." She was happy that Tesco listened to people, saying: "It's really (15) ____________ to see a supermarket responding to the (16) ____________ of their customers."

parenting
positive
reducing
welcomed
assault
views
obesity
easier

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	A major supermarket in the UK will soon remove all ______
	a. candies and chocolates b. candy and chocolate c. candy and chocolates d. candies and chocolate
2)	This is because it wants its customers ______
	a. too be healthier b. to be healthy are c. to be healthier d. two be healthier
3)	It said that two-thirds of its customers thought it ______
	a. was a good eye dear b. was a good idea c. was a good eye deer d. was a good I.D. are
4)	We all know how easy it is to be tempted ______
	a. be sugary snacks b. by sugary snacks c. pie sugary snacks d. pay sugary snacks
5)	we want to help our customers lead ______
	a. healthier lives b. healthier life c. healthier lively d. healthier loves
6)	She said it would help ______
	a. tackle obese city b. tackle obesity c. tackle O.B. city d. tackle obese tea
7)	This initiative will help people to make ______
	a. healthier choices b. healthier choice is c. healthier chooses d. healthier choosing
8)	A spokeswoman from the ______
	a. parent in website b. parent tin website c. parenting in website d. parenting website
9)	…can sometimes feel like navigating ______
	a. an assault course b. an assault cause c. an assault because d. an assault coarse
10)	It's really positive to see a ______
	a. supermarket respond in b. supermarkets responding c. supermarket respond in d. supermarkets responding

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

A major supermarket in the UK (1) ___________________ all candy and chocolates from near its checkouts. The supermarket giant Tesco said that from (2) ___________________ year, there will be no sweets or chocolates next to customers waiting to (3) ___________________. This is because it wants its customers to be healthier. Tesco did a lot of research on the best place to put things in its stores. It said (4) ___________________ its customers thought it was a good idea to remove candies and chocolates (5) ___________________ the checkouts. Tesco's chief executive Philip Clarke said: "We all know how easy it is to be tempted by sugary snacks at the checkout, and we want to (6) ___________________ lead healthier lives."

Britain's Public Health Minister Jane Ellison welcomed Tesco's idea. She said it would (7) ___________________ and poor health. She said: "This initiative will help people to make (8) ___________________, which all contributes to reducing the long-term (9) ___________________ of obesity and ill-health." A spokeswoman from the parenting website MumsNet.com told the BBC that Tesco's move was "positive" and (10) ___________________ "that little bit easier". She said: "(11) ___________________ shop with a small child…can sometimes feel like navigating an assault course." She was happy that Tesco listened to people, saying: "It's really positive to see a supermarket responding (12) ___________________ their customers."

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	Where are the supermarkets?
2.	By when will the chocolates be removed?
3.	How many customers thought Tesco's idea was good?
4.	Who is Philip Clarke?
5.	What does Tesco want its customers to lead?
6.	What did a health minister say the idea would tackle?
7.	What will the initiative help people make?
8.	What did a parenting website say would be easier because of the idea?
9.	What is like an assault course?
10.	Whose views did Tesco respond to that made someone happy?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	Where are the supermarkets?	6.	What did a health minister say the idea would tackle?
	a) the U.A.E. b) the U.K. c) Upper Volta d) the U.S.A.		a) obesity b) football players c) calories d) cashiers
2.	By when will the chocolates be removed?	7.	What will the initiative help people make?
	a) September b) 2016 c) later this week d) the end of the year		a) plans b) tastier food c) healthier choices d) time for cleaning teeth
3.	How many customers thought Tesco's idea was good?	8.	What did a parenting website say would be easier because of the idea?
	a) two-thirds b) half c) 152,677 d) several million		a) life b) shopping c) cooking d) parenting
4.	Who is Philip Clarke?	9.	What is like an assault course?
	a) a candy company boss b) a Tesco customer c) Tesco's CEO d) a writer		a) shopping with a child b) the break department c) obesity d) surfing the Tesco website
5.	What does Tesco want its customers to lead?	10.	Whose views did Tesco respond to that made someone happy?
	a) singing b) healthier lives c) a following d) a campaign		a) a website b) mothers c) chocolate companies d) customers

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Checkout

You think the checkout is the thing that needs improving most. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the car park, the aisles or customer service.

Role B – Car Park

You think the car park is the thing that needs improving most. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the checkout, the aisles or customer service.

Role C – Aisles

You think the aisles are the things that need improving most. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the car park, the checkout or customer service.

Role D – Customer Service

You think customer service is the thing that needs improving most. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the car park, the aisles or the checkout.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'super' and 'market'.

super

market

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

remove
end
food
best
chief
snacks

poor
cost
website
bit
happy
views

CHECKOUTS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about checkouts in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

CHECKOUTS DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'checkout'?
c)	What do you think of Tesco's idea?
d)	What should be on sale at checkouts?
e)	What do you like and dislike about supermarket checkouts?
f)	What do you think of waiting at checkouts?
g)	What do you think of online checkouts?
h)	What do you think it's like to work as a checkout cashier?
i)	What do you think when you have to wait a long time at a checkout?
j)	Do you ever buy anything from near the checkout in a store?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	Do you think Tesco cares more about profits or customer health?
c)	How much will removing candy from checkouts help our health?
d)	Should supermarkets stop selling unhealthy food?
e)	What other things can supermarkets do to help our health?
f)	How does removing candy from checkouts make our health easier?
g)	What are the difficulties of shopping with small children?
h)	What changes would you like supermarkets to make?
i)	How might candy companies feel about Tesco's move?
j)	What questions would you like to ask the Tesco CEO?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

A major supermarket in the UK will (1) ____ remove all candy and chocolates from near its checkouts. The supermarket (2) ____ Tesco said that from the end of this year, there will be no sweets or chocolates next to customers (3) ____ to pay for their food. This is because it wants its customers to be healthier. Tesco did a lot of research (4) ____ the best place to put things in its stores. It said that two-thirds of its customers thought it was a good idea to remove candies and chocolates from in front of the checkouts. Tesco's (5) ____ executive Philip Clarke said: "We all know how easy it is to be tempted by sugary snacks at the checkout, and we want to help our customers (6) ____ healthier lives."

Britain's Public Health Minister Jane Ellison (7) ____ Tesco's idea. She said it would help (8) ____ obesity and poor health. She said: "This initiative will help people to make healthier choices, which all contributes to reducing the long-term (9) ____ to our nation of obesity and ill-health." A spokeswoman from the parenting website MumsNet.com told the BBC that Tesco's (10) ____ was "positive" and would make life "that little bit easier". She said: "Popping into a shop with a small child…can sometimes feel like navigating an (11) ____ course." She was happy that Tesco listened to people, saying: "It's really positive to see a supermarket responding to the (12) ____ of their customers."

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	moment	(b)	tomorrow	(c)	future	(d)	soon
2.	(a)	brute	(b)	creature	(c)	monster	(d)	giant
3.	(a)	waited	(b)	waiting	(c)	wait	(d)	waits
4.	(a)	in	(b)	to	(c)	on	(d)	of
5.	(a)	boss	(b)	head	(c)	chief	(d)	president
6.	(a)	lead	(b)	plead	(c)	load	(d)	plaid
7.	(a)	welcome	(b)	welcomed	(c)	welcoming	(d)	welcomes
8.	(a)	tackle	(b)	tickle	(c)	trickle	(d)	truckle
9.	(a)	profit	(b)	cost	(c)	discount	(d)	payment
10.	(a)	movement	(b)	moving	(c)	move	(d)	moved
11.	(a)	assail	(b)	assaulting	(c)	assault	(d)	assaults
12.	(a)	sees	(b)	watches	(c)	looks	(d)	views

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
1.	vmroee all candy and chocolates
2.	next to eruomtssc waiting to pay
3.	Tesco did a lot of ceeasrhr
4.	Tesco's chief icxevueet Philip Clarke said
5.	tempted by arsugy snacks
6.	help our customers lead aiheerhtl lives
Paragraph 2
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8.	tackle isyteob and poor health
9.	contributes to eicundgr the long-term cost
10.	Tesco's move was "oviiespt"
11.	navigating an assault useroc
12.	see a supermarket rngpdenios

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	shop with a small child…can sometimes feel like navigating an assault
( )	obesity and poor health. She said: "This initiative will help people to make healthier
( )	healthier. Tesco did a lot of research on the best place to put things in its stores. It said that two-thirds of its customers thought it was a good
( )	idea to remove candies and chocolates from in front of the checkouts. Tesco's chief executive Philip Clarke said: "We all know how
( )	"positive" and would make life "that little bit easier". She said: "Popping into a
( )	sweets or chocolates next to customers waiting to pay for their food. This is because it wants its customers to be
( 1 )	A major supermarket in the UK will soon remove all candy and chocolates from
( )	near its checkouts. The supermarket giant Tesco said that from the end of this year, there will be no
( )	health." A spokeswoman from the parenting website MumsNet.com told the BBC that Tesco's move was
( )	Britain's Public Health Minister Jane Ellison welcomed Tesco's idea. She said it would help tackle
( )	positive to see a supermarket responding to the views of their customers."
( )	easy it is to be tempted by sugary snacks at the checkout, and we want to help our customers lead healthier lives."
( )	choices, which all contributes to reducing the long-term cost to our nation of obesity and ill-
( )	course." She was happy that Tesco listened to people, saying: "It's really

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.	major all supermarket candy will soon A remove.
2.	will year end be , of From no there this the sweets.
3.	healthier This is it to wants because its customers be.
4.	thirds Two- idea good a was it thought customers its of.
5.	to customers lives want our healthier We help lead.
6.	help tackle obesity and poor health She said it would.
7.	choices initiative people healthier This help make will to.
8.	cost nation the term our Reducing - to long.
9.	child shop with Popping a into small a.
10.	customers their of views the to Responding.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

A major / majority supermarket in the UK will soon remove all candy and chocolates from nearly / near its checkouts. The supermarket giant Tesco said that from the / that end of this year, there will be no sweets or chocolates next to customers waiting to pay / buy for their food. This is because it wants / wanting its customers to be healthier. Tesco did a lot of research in / on the best place to put things in its stores. It said that two-thirds of its customer / customers thought it was a good idea / thinking to remove candies and chocolates from in front of the checkouts. Tesco's chief executive Philip Clarke said: "We all know how easily / easy it is to be tempted by sugary snacks at the checkout, and we want to help our customers lead / load healthier lives."

Britain's Public Health Minister Jane Ellison welcomed / greeted Tesco's idea. She said it would help block / tackle obesity and poor health. She said: "This initiative will help / aid people to make healthier choices, which all contributes to reduction / reducing the long-term cost to our nation of obesity / obese and ill-health." A spokeswoman from the parents / parenting website MumsNet.com told the BBC that Tesco's move was "positive" and would make life "that little bit / bat easier". She said: "Popping into a shop with a small child…can sometimes feel liken / like navigating an assault course." She was happy that Tesco listened for / to people, saying: "It's really positive to see a supermarket responding to / at the views of their customers."

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

a major supermarket in the uk will soon remove all candy and chocolates from near its checkouts the supermarket giant tesco said that from the end of this year there will be no sweets or chocolates next to customers waiting to pay for their food this is because it wants its customers to be healthier tesco did a lot of research on the best place to put things in its stores it said that two-thirds of its customers thought it was a good idea to remove candies and chocolates from in front of the checkouts tesco's chief executive philip clarke said "we all know how easy it is to be tempted by sugary snacks at the checkout and we want to help our customers lead healthier lives"

britain's public health minister jane ellison welcomed tesco's idea she said it would help tackle obesity and poor health she said "this initiative will help people to make healthier choices which all contributes to reducing the long-term cost to our nation of obesity and ill-health" a spokeswoman from the parenting website mumsnetcom told the bbc that tesco's move was "positive" and would make life "that little bit easier" she said "popping into a shop with a small child…can sometimes feel like navigating an assault course" she was happy that tesco listened to people saying "it's really positive to see a supermarket responding to the views of their customers"

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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earitscheckouts.ThesupermarketgiantTescosaidthatfromtheendofthisyear
,therewillbenosweetsorchocolatesnexttocustomerswaitingtopayfortheirfoo
d.Thisisbecauseitwantsitscustomerstobehealthier.Tescodidalotofresearc
honthebestplacetoputthingsinitsstores.Itsaidthattwo-thirdsofitscustom
ersthoughtitwasagoodideatoremovecandiesandchocolatesfrominfrontofth
echeckouts.Tesco'schiefexecutivePhilipClarkesaid:"Weallknowhoweasyiti
stobetemptedbysugarysnacksatthecheckout,andwewanttohelpourcustom
ersleadhealthierlives."Britain'sPublicHealthMinisterJaneEllisonwelcomed
Tesco'sidea.Shesaiditwouldhelptackleobesityandpoorhealth.Shesaid:"Thi
sinitiativewillhelppeopletomakehealthierchoices,whichallcontributestored
ucingthelong-termcosttoournationofobesityandill-health."Aspokeswoma
nfromtheparentingwebsiteMumsNet.comtoldtheBBCthatTesco'smovewas
"positive"andwouldmakelife"thatlittlebiteasier".Shesaid:"Poppingintoasho
pwithasmallchild…cansometimesfeellikenavigatinganassaultcourse."She
washappythatTescolistenedtopeople,saying:"It'sreallypositivetoseeasupe
rmarketrespondingtotheviewsoftheircustomers."

FREE WRITING

Write about checkouts for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

ACADEMIC WRITING

Supermarkets should not sell unhealthy food. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about supermarkets. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. CHECKOUTS: Make a poster about checkouts and how to make them better. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. HEALTHIER: Write a magazine article about how supermarkets can make customers healthier.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on supermarkets. Ask him/her three questions about supermarkets. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to make them better. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

F

b

F

c

T

d

F

e

T

f

T

g

F

h

T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	major	a.	important
2.	near	b.	close
3.	put	c.	place
4.	tempted	d.	enticed
5.	help	e.	assist
6.	poor	f.	bad
7.	nation	g.	country
8.	navigating	h.	traveling across
9.	happy	i.	pleased
10.	views	j.	opinions

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	The U.K.
2.	The end of the year
3.	Two-thirds
4.	Tesco's chief executive
5.	Healthier lives
6.	Obesity
7.	Healthier choices
8.	Life
9.	Taking a small child shopping
10.	Customers

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1.

b

2.

d

3.

a

4.

c

5.

b

6.

a

7.

c

8.

a

9.

a

10.

d

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

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