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Hugo works at a 's . He sells newspapers, magazines, and snacks. He loves his job very much. Every morning, he arrives early. He puts all the newspapers in neat rows. He smiles at every customer who comes in. His is always very . Hugo knows where everything is. He can find any magazine very quickly. He is always happy to help people. The shop is small but very busy. Many people come in every day. Hugo every single person. He never forgets a friendly face. One day, a woman came into the shop. Her name was Sara. She only wanted to buy one newspaper.
Hugo smiled his biggest smile at her. "Good morning! Welcome to our shop!" he said. Sara picked up a newspaper. Then Hugo pointed to the magazines. "These magazines are very good today!" he said. Sara looked at them. Hugo picked up a chocolate bar. "This chocolate is delicious! It is on !" he told her. Sara put the chocolate in her . Then Hugo showed her some chewing gum. "This gum is very ! Everyone buys it!" he said. Sara looked a little . She put the gum in her too. Sara walked to the with a very full .
She only came in for one newspaper. But now she had lots of things. Hugo put everything in a bag for her. He was still smiling. "Thank you so much for shopping with us today!" he said. Sara laughed a little. "I only wanted a newspaper," she said. Hugo nodded. "Yes, but you found so many great things too!" he said. Sara smiled and shook her head. She paid for everything and picked up her bag. It was quite heavy now. "See you tomorrow!" Hugo called out loudly. Sara walked out of the shop. She was smiling too.
a shop or person that sells newspapers, magazines, and small items
"Hugo works at a newsagent's counter every day."
a long flat surface in a shop where you pay for things
"Sara put her newspaper on the counter."
neat and in good order
"Hugo keeps his counter very tidy."
to say hello to someone when you see them
"Hugo greets every customer with a big smile."
a product sold at a lower price than usual for a short time
"The chocolate bar was on special offer today."
liked or bought by many people
"Hugo said the chewing gum was very popular."
feeling something you did not expect
"Sara looked surprised when Hugo showed her more things to buy."
a container used for carrying items when shopping
"Sara put the chocolate bar in her basket."
on special offer
available at a lower price than usual
"Hugo told Sara the chocolate was on special offer."
greet every customer
to say hello to each person who comes into the shop
"Hugo greets every customer with a big smile."
in neat rows
arranged in straight, tidy lines
"Hugo puts all the newspapers in neat rows every morning."
walked to the counter
moved towards the place where you pay
"Sara walked to the counter with a very full basket."
shook her head
moved your head from side to side to show surprise or disbelief
"Sara smiled and shook her head at Hugo."
called out
said something loudly so that others can hear
""See you tomorrow!" Hugo called out loudly."
quite heavy
more than a little heavy
"Sara's bag was quite heavy when she left the shop."
very full
containing a lot of things, almost too many
"Sara had a very full basket when she went to pay."
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