While I drink my coffeeWhy is everything so big in America?
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The first time you go into an American supermarket, it’s a little shock. There are so many ! How many of milk do you need? Here there are twenty: normal, low-fat, oat, almond, without lactose… And the breakfast cereal is longer than a bus.
are big too. A “small” coffee in a café is often bigger than a “large” coffee in Europe. Restaurants give you so much food that people often some in a box. Nobody thinks this is strange. If you don’t want much food, ask for a half portion. Some restaurants have them, but not many.
Why is everything so big? Historians say that America always had a lot of and a lot of cheap food. Many families also live far from the shops, so they drive to the supermarket once a week and buy a lot. Big cars, big , big packs: it all goes together.
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- How much does this cost? — a price is always how much
- There were many kinds. — kinds can be counted
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What do you usually buy at the supermarket? Use much, many, some and any. Write four sentences.