Most people do their shopping in a supermarket, but for fresh fruit and vegetables, many shoppers prefer an outdoor market. It’s summer, and the stores are full of soft fruit, like strawberries, peaches and black currents as well as the annual favorite apples, pears and oranges. Seasonal vegetables including potatoes, peas, onions and cabbages. I’m goingtalksome shoppers and some of the traders and find out that they are selling and buying here today. - So how muchyour banana? - 35 pence a pound. - Oh, they look nice, so I’ll have a pound. - Help yourself, anyone you like. - Are these pears ripe? - Not quite. - So how long wouldhavekeep them before they are goodeat? - Three or four days. - I’ll take a pound. - Right. - David, can you tell me how long have you worked in the market here? - Twenty, about twenty-two years. - So you know you job by now. - Not, I’m still learning it all the time, the same as it? - Excuse me,see that you’re buying some mangos. - Yes. - Have you ever tried them before? - Yes, many times. - But they are not usual fruitsee on sale in England. - No, well, we got usedeating them when we lived in Africa, and thereall rather nice actually, soshall buy one. - Are they very expensive? - CompareAfrica, yes. But do you think they are good buy, though? - At this price, yes, 80 pence eachnot too bad considering them much more expensive elsewhere. - What are the things you’re buying today? - Some peaches, cherries and apples, possibly bananas.