D Read the information in the sentences below. Decide if the information is true, false or not given in the article.

1.	There are an increasing number of small “mom-and-pop” grocery stores in Britain.	T/F/NG
2.	Sales in Japan’s supermarkets are increasing year on year.	T/F/NG
3.	Sales in Japan’s small stores have increased after a period of no growth.	T/F/NG
4.	Consumers must pay an annual fee for their loyalty card.	T/F/NG
5.	Tesco uses consumer data to make targeted offers to its loyal customers.	T/F/NG
6.	Internationally, co-operative groups only analyse wholesale sales.	T/F/NG
7.	Tesco has been accused of undercutting independent small shops.	T/F/NG
8.	Zen Nippon members buy their stocks from many independent wholesalers.	T/F/NG
9.	Many of Yasunaga Kojima’s customers are elderly people.	T/F/NG
10.	Yasunaga Kojima’s fruit is cheaper than in other local stores.	T/F/NG
11.	Yasunaga Kojima is not married.	T/F/NG

E Complete the sentences below by choosing the correct ending. Use you dictionary to help you.

1) A grocery shop sells …

a) electrical appliances.

b) food and household products.

c) fish.

2) “Excuse me, I’d like to buy a _______ of flowers.”

a) bunch

b) packet

c) bag

3) If you cherish something, you …

a) think it can be used for a good meal.

b) value it very highly.

c) think it is suitable for elderly people.

4) An anachronism is …

a) an unprofitable, family business.

b) something which does not move.

c) smth which doesn’t seem to be in the right historical period.

5) A meagre increase is …

a) very small.

b) very big.

c) unlikely to be repeated.

6) The culprit in a crime is …

a) the person responsible for the crime.

b) the victim of the crime.

c) the person who reports the crime.

7) If you harness a piece of technology, you …

a) use it.

b) protect yourself from it.

c) delete it.

8) If something is ironical, it is …

a) made from metal.

b) strange or unexpected.

c) very heavy.

9) If you mine a database of information, you …

a) examine it to collect ideas.

b) evaluate the validity of the information.

c) make changes to the information.

10) A pioneer is someone who …

a) does something dangerous.

b) does something completely new.

c) does something using technology.

11) If you are technophobic, you …

a) are an early user of all new technology.

b) live in a high-tech economy.

c) distrust and fear technology.

12) The doldrums describes a period of …

a) very little activity.

b) high inflation.

c) poor sales.

13) A deflationary period is a period in which …

a) taxes rise.

b) prices fall.

c) costs fall.

14) Fourteen years in a row are …

a) fourteen noisy years.

b) fourteen consecutive years.

c) fourteen warm years.

15) A chuckle is a …

a) quiet laugh.

b) loud laugh.

c) embarrassed laugh.

F After reading: research and discussion

Find out about the history and structure of cooperatives. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cooperatives for members and customers.

Section 2. Writing.