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Hana sits in the waiting room at the clinic. The room is quiet and a little cold. There are six chairs along the wall. Hana is the only person sitting there right now. She has an with the doctor in thirty minutes. She does not want to time. She takes her phone out of her bag. She opens a notes app and starts to think. She needs to go to the supermarket after her . She did not go shopping last week. The at home is almost empty. She only has some eggs and a little milk. She wants to make a shopping so she does not forget anything. She feels happy to have something useful to do while she waits. Hana starts to write her . She needs bread, rice, chicken, and some vegetables. She also wants to buy apples and bananas.
She types each item carefully on her phone. Then she thinks about drinks. She needs orange juice and water. She also needs coffee because she finished the last of it this morning. She looks at her and smiles. It is a good . Then a nurse opens a door and looks at her. "Hana?" the nurse says. "The doctor will see you in a few minutes." "Thank you," Hana says. She puts her phone in her bag. She stands up and walks to a chair closer to the door. She looks at a magazine on the small table next to her. She does not read it. She is still thinking about her shopping. A few minutes later, Hana walks into the doctor's room. The is short. The doctor says she is fine.
Hana feels . She leaves the clinic and walks to the supermarket. It is just two blocks away. She takes her phone out and opens her . She gets a cart at the . She walks to the bread first. She puts a loaf of bread in the cart. Then she gets rice, chicken, and vegetables. She finds the apples and bananas in the fruit . She gets the orange juice, water, and coffee too. At the , the sales clerk smiles at her. "Did you find everything okay?" the sales clerk asks. "Yes, thank you!" Hana says. She pays and puts the bags in her cart. She walks home feeling happy. Her was perfect. She did not forget a single thing.
a time you arrange to meet someone, for example a doctor
"Hana has an appointment with the doctor at the clinic."
a large machine in the kitchen that keeps food cold
"The refrigerator at home is almost empty, so Hana needs to shop."
a set of words or items written one after another
"Hana writes a shopping list on her phone."
the door or opening where you go into a building or place
"She gets a cart at the entrance of the supermarket."
a separate part of a place or thing
"She walks to the bread section first."
the place in a supermarket where you pay for your items
"At the checkout, the sales clerk smiles at Hana."
feeling happy because something bad did not happen
"Hana feels relieved when the doctor says she is fine."
to use time or something in a way that is not helpful or useful
"Hana does not want to waste time while she waits."
make a shopping list
to write down the things you need to buy
"Hana makes a shopping list on her phone before she goes to the supermarket."
go shopping
to visit a store to buy things
"Hana did not go shopping last week, so the refrigerator is empty."
in a few minutes
very soon, after a short time
"The nurse says the doctor will see Hana in a few minutes."
almost empty
nearly having nothing left inside
"The refrigerator is almost empty, so Hana needs to buy food."
take something out
to remove something from a bag, pocket, or container
"Hana takes her phone out of her bag to write her list."
Did you find everything okay?
a phrase a sales clerk uses to ask if a customer found all the things they needed
"At the checkout, the sales clerk asks, "Did you find everything okay?""
not a single thing
nothing at all, used to show that nothing was missed
"Hana did not forget a single thing from her shopping list."
two blocks away
a short distance, about the length of two streets
"The supermarket is just two blocks away from the clinic."
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