Going to the Supermarket

A1 · Beginner1 hr 4 minBasic BasicsLesson 5 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: buy food at the supermarket in English — ask where things are, ask the price, and pay at the checkout.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Shopping in English

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: At the Supermarket

    Read a 139-word text about At the Supermarket

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Supermarket Words

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Shopping Trip

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Shopping Words

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Make Shopping Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: At the Supermarket

    Role-play: You are at the supermarket. First you ask a shop assistant for help. Then you pay at the checkout. (8 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your Mission: Do the Shopping

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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supermarkettrolleyloafcheckoutpaybag

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