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Ibrahim is sitting on a park bench. He is thinking about his trip to the supermarket yesterday. It was a funny day. He went to the supermarket in the morning. He needed to buy some food. He took a from the . The looked normal at first. He started to push it down the first . But something was wrong. One of the wheels was . The did not go straight. It kept turning to the left. Ibrahim tried to push it harder. But the still went the wrong way. He laughed a little.
Ibrahim did not want to go back for a new . The shop was very busy that day. He decided to keep the . He pushed it slowly and carefully. He had to use a lot of . His arms got tired very quickly. He put some apples and bread into the . Then he tried to turn a corner. The made a loud noise. It went into a shelf by accident. Some tins fell off the shelf. They made a big on the floor. Everyone in the looked at Ibrahim. His face went very red. A shop worker came over quickly.
"Are you okay?" the worker asked. "Yes, sorry about that!" said Ibrahim. Ibrahim got all his food in the end. He went to pay at the . He was happy that the shopping was finished. The was very difficult to use. He left the near the exit. He walked outside with his bags. Now Ibrahim is on the park bench. He is resting his tired arms. He is watching the birds in the park. He thinks about the and smiles. He says to himself, "Next time, I will check the wheels first!" He puts his face up to the sun. He feels warm and . It is a nice end to a funny day.
a large basket on wheels that you use to carry shopping in a supermarket
"Ibrahim took a trolley from the entrance of the supermarket."
not straight or not working properly; unsteady
"The wonky wheel made the trolley turn to the left."
a long passage between rows of shelves in a supermarket
"He pushed the trolley slowly down the aisle."
the door or opening where you go into a building
"The trolleys were waiting near the entrance of the shop."
a sudden loud noise made when something falls or hits something
"The tins made a big crash on the floor."
the place in a supermarket where you pay for your shopping
"Ibrahim went to the checkout to pay for his food."
the physical power you use to do something
"He needed a lot of strength to push the broken trolley."
feeling calm and comfortable, not worried or tense
"Ibrahim felt relaxed sitting on the park bench in the sun."
at first
in the beginning, before something changed
"The trolley looked normal at first, but then it went wonky."
by accident
without meaning to; not on purpose
"The trolley hit the shelf by accident."
in the end
finally, after a lot of effort or time
"Ibrahim got all his food in the end."
go straight
to move forward in a direct line without turning
"The trolley did not go straight because the wheel was broken."
keep going
to continue doing something without stopping
"Ibrahim decided to keep going with the wonky trolley."
go red
when your face becomes red because you feel embarrassed
"His face went red when all the tins fell on the floor."
next time
on the following occasion when something happens again
"Next time, Ibrahim will check the wheels before he takes a trolley."
says to himself
to think something quietly in your mind, or speak very quietly to yourself
"Ibrahim says to himself, "I will be more careful next time.""
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