Open 24 hours a day meaning in English
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Definition
Are you open 24 hours a day?: Are you open for the entire day? Are you always open?
Examples
- "Convenience stores are often open 24 hours a day and situated in city centers."
Exercise 1
Choose the store or shop which best suits each description, according to the information given in the chapter you've just listened to!
These stores sell expensive items, and are highly specialised:
The next type of store has the longest opening hours:
Finally, find the stores which have the biggest choice and are the cheapest option:
These stores sell expensive items, and are highly specialised:
The next type of store has the longest opening hours:
Finally, find the stores which have the biggest choice and are the cheapest option:
Choose the store or shop which best suits each description, according to the information given in the chapter you've just listened to!
These stores sell expensive items, and are highly specialised: delicatessens 1
The next type of store has the longest opening hours: convenience stores 2
Finally, find the stores which have the biggest choice and are the cheapest option: supermarkets 3
These stores sell expensive items, and are highly specialised: delicatessens 1
The next type of store has the longest opening hours: convenience stores 2
Finally, find the stores which have the biggest choice and are the cheapest option: supermarkets 3
1 delicatessens: "Delicatessens" is the best choice here. A "delicatessen" is a shop selling food and drinks which are often unusual or exotic, and can be very expensive. Floyd says that only those who "can afford it" should shop at Delicatessens, meaning that the price is high, and that these shops "specialize". Example: "I need to buy orecchiette from the Italian delicatessen, but I only have $3". Note that the term "delicatessen" is often shortened to "deli".
1 supermarkets: This is not the best choice here. Floyd tells us that "the prices are low" in supermarkets and that there is a lot of "choice", meaning that supermarkets are neither "expensive" nor "highly specialised".
1 convenience stores: This is not the best choice here. We are not told anything about the price or range of products in convenience stores in this chapter.
2 convenience stores: "Convenience stores" is the correct answer. Floyd tells us that "convenience stores are often open 24 hours a day", meaning that they are open all night, or that they never close. They are also located in the centre of towns: a "convenient" or "helpful" location. Example: "I often buy chocolate at 2am at my local convenience store".
2 supermarkets: This is not the right answer here. We are not told anything about the opening hours of supermarkets in this chapter of Good Day USA.
2 delicatessens: This is not the right answer here. We are not told anything about the opening hours of delicatessens in this chapter of Good Day USA.
3 supermarkets: "Supermarkets" is the best choice. When Floyd talks about supermarkets, he tells us that "The choice in these huge stores is amazing. And the prices are low." This means that there are lots of different items at "cheap" or "low" prices. Example: "I go to the supermarket once a month to buy lots of groceries".
3 delicatessens: This is not the best choice here. Only people who "can afford it" can shop at delicatessens, meaning that they are expensive: the opposite of "cheap"! They also "specialize", meaning that the "choice" available is very specific or precise.
3 convenience stores: This is not the best choice here. This chapter does not tell us anything about the choice available or the prices in convenience stores.
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