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Hello dear students, the activity for today is a reading
comprehension, but you must do some activities with the
reading:

 First read the short text and answer the questions

about it.
 Second write a list of new words for you, if you are in
advance level at least 5 new words, otherwise at list
of 15 new words.
 Third pass the whole text from English to Spanish.
 Fourth read the text aloud and record it. The audio
can’t overpass the two minutes and fifty seconds
 Online Shopping Assistant

Charlize Theranos, 21, is an online shopping assistant at a supermarket branch in Wales. Her day
begins with a 3:00 a.m. wake-up call, six times a week, for the 4 a.m. start. She jumps in her car
and drives 5 minutes to her workplace. She works six days a week, from 4 a.m. to midday, and
comes into contact with dozens of people every day.

Charlize Theranos is working at the local

supermarket; she is a cashier. But now she is
being promoted to online shopping. Her duties
include picking up items from supermarket
shelves for delivery. At work, she picks up an
iPad listing all the customer orders placed that
day, and starts walking up and down the aisles,
scanning the products she needs. Then she
places them in a box that will be packed up and delivered to someone's front door.

When the supermarket opens at 8:30 a.m., shoppers start

coming in. Charlize needs to try to avoid them as much as
possible as she continues wandering up and down the aisles,
scanning products, and occasionally answering questions.

She doesn't wear any protective equipment, though — only

cashiers are given face masks. "Since I come into contact with
more than 200 people every day, I can't only think of myself,"
she told Business Guru. "I have to think about the walk-in
customers and their family members as well.

The eight-hour shifts are sometimes quite stressful. Sometimes

people rush into panic-buy food and supplies, causing
arguments and upsetting staff. However, most people are
polite and respectful. Consequently, Charlize enjoys her job.
She has gained more skills, and in recent times, her line of
work has become an essential service.

1. What hours does Charlize work?

RTA/ She works from 4 a.m. to midday
2. How has her job changed?
RTA/ Before she was a cashier, now she is an online shopper, she has more duties
3. What problems does Charlize encounter in her work?
RTA/ She doesn't wear any protective equipment, because only cashiers are given face
masks, she should have because she has enough contact with other people.
 4. Why does she enjoy her job?
RTA/ She enjoys her job because she has gained more skills and her work has become an
essential service
5. Would you like to do this job? Explain.
RTA/ Maybe, it is interesting to know how the internal management of a supermarket
works and develop communication skills

Glossary
1. BRANCH: Sucursal
2. DOZENS: Docenas
3. PROMOTED: Promocionado
4. DUTIES: Deberes
5. SHELVES: Estantes
6. AISLES: Aislado
7. AVOID: Evitar
8. WANDERING: Deambulando
9. THOUGH: Pensamientos
10. MASKS: Mascaras
11. SHIFTS: Turnos
12.QUITE: Bastante
13. RUSH: Prisa
14. SUPPLIES: Suministros
15.UPSETTING: Argumentos
16. HOWEVER: Sin embargo
17. GAINED: Ganado
18. SKILLS: Habilidades
19. AISLES: Pasillos
20. DELIVERED: Entregado
21.WAKE-UP CALL: Llamada de atencion
Charlize Theranos, de 21 años, es una asistente de compras en línea de una sucursal de
supermercado en Gales. Su día comienza con una llamada de atencion a las 3:00 a.m., seis
veces a la semana, para a las 4 a.m. comenzar. Ella salta en su carro y conduce 5 minutos a
su lugar de trabajo. Ella trabaja seis días a la semana, desde las 4 a.m. hasta el mediodía, y
entra en contacto con docenas de personas todos los días.

Charlize Theranos esta trabajando en un supermercado local; ella es cajera. Pero ahora
ella está siendo promovida a comprar en línea. Sus deberes incluyen recoger artículos de
los estantes de los supermercados para entregar. En el trabajo, ella toma un iPad alistando
todo los pedidos realiazados por el cliente en ese dia, y comienza a camiando arriba y
abajo los pasillos, escaneando los productos que ella necesita. Luego ella los coloca en una
caja que sera empacado y entregado en frente de la puerta de alguien.

Cuando el supermercado abre a las 8:30 a.m., los compradores comienzan a entrar.
Charlize necesita tratar de evitarlos tanto como sea posible ella continúa deambulando
arriba y abajo los pasillos, escaneando productos, y ocasionalmente respondiendo
preguntas.

Ella no usa ningún equipo de protección: solo los cajeros reciben máscaras faciales.
"Desde que entro en contacto con más de 200 personas todos los días, yo no puedo
pensar solo en mí ", dijo a Business Guru. “Yo tengo que pensar en los clientes sin cita y
sus miembros de familia también.

Los turnos de ocho horas son a veces bastante estresantes. A veces, las personas se
apresuran entrar a comprar en panico alimentos y suministros, causando argumentos y
molestias al personal. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las personas son educadas y
respetuosas. En consecuencia, Charlize disfruta su trabajo. Ella ha ganado más habilidades
y, en los tiempos recientes, su línea de trabajo se ha convertido en un servicio esencial.