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Today we're working on "At the Supermarket". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: A1.5

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At the Supermarket

Learn simple vocabulary and expressions to talk about shopping for food and items at the supermarket.

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Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
shopping cartcarrito de comprasnoun
basketcanastanoun
priceprecionoun
cashiercajeronoun
buycomprarverb
neednecesitarverb
milklechenoun
breadpannoun

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

Where is the milk?

🇪🇸 ¿Dónde está la leche?

I need a basket.

🇪🇸 Necesito una canasta.

How much is this?

🇪🇸 ¿Cuánto cuesta esto?

I want to buy bread.

🇪🇸 Quiero comprar pan.

Is there a cashier here?

🇪🇸 ¿Hay un cajero aquí?

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

What do you buy at the supermarket?

🇪🇸 ¿Qué compras en el supermercado?

Do you use a basket or a shopping cart?

🇪🇸 ¿Usas una canasta o un carrito?

How often do you go shopping?

🇪🇸 ¿Con qué frecuencia vas de compras?

Pattern Practice

I need ___ from the supermarket.

🇪🇸 Necesito ___ del supermercado.

Where is the ___?

🇪🇸 ¿Dónde está el/la ___?

How much is the ___?

🇪🇸 ¿Cuánto cuesta el/la ___?

Mini Dialogue

A: Where is the bread?

B: It’s next to the milk.

A: Great. I need both.

B: Let’s go to the cashier after this.

Carla goes to the supermarket every Saturday. She takes a shopping cart because she buys many things. First, she gets milk, bread, and fruit. Then she looks at the prices to find good deals. When she finishes shopping, she goes to the cashier to pay. Carla likes going to the supermarket because she finds everything she needs for the week.

Hi, I’m Daniel. I am at the supermarket now. I need milk, bread, and eggs. I can’t find the eggs, so I ask a worker for help. He shows me the aisle and I put them in my basket. After I finish, I go to the cashier to pay. Shopping is easy when I know where everything is.

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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          "en": "Where is the milk?",
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          "en": "I need a basket.",
          "es": "Necesito una canasta."
        },
        {
          "en": "How much is this?",
          "es": "¿Cuánto cuesta esto?"
        },
        {
          "en": "I want to buy bread.",
          "es": "Quiero comprar pan."
        },
        {
          "en": "Is there a cashier here?",
          "es": "¿Hay un cajero aquí?"
        }
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        {
          "en": "What do you buy at the supermarket?",
          "es": "¿Qué compras en el supermercado?"
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        {
          "en": "Do you use a basket or a shopping cart?",
          "es": "¿Usas una canasta o un carrito?"
        },
        {
          "en": "How often do you go shopping?",
          "es": "¿Con qué frecuencia vas de compras?"
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        {
          "en": "I need ___ from the supermarket.",
          "es": "Necesito ___ del supermercado."
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        {
          "en": "Where is the ___?",
          "es": "¿Dónde está el/la ___?"
        },
        {
          "en": "How much is the ___?",
          "es": "¿Cuánto cuesta el/la ___?"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "A": "Where is the bread?"
        },
        {
          "B": "It’s next to the milk."
        },
        {
          "A": "Great. I need both."
        },
        {
          "B": "Let’s go to the cashier after this."
        }
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      "text": "Carla goes to the supermarket every Saturday. She takes a shopping cart because she buys many things. First, she gets milk, bread, and fruit. Then she looks at the prices to find good deals. When she finishes shopping, she goes to the cashier to pay. Carla likes going to the supermarket because she finds everything she needs for the week."
    },
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      "text": "Hi, I’m Daniel. I am at the supermarket now. I need milk, bread, and eggs. I can’t find the eggs, so I ask a worker for help. He shows me the aisle and I put them in my basket. After I finish, I go to the cashier to pay. Shopping is easy when I know where everything is."
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          "question": "What does Daniel ask for?",
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            "Bread",
            "Help finding the eggs"
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          "answer": "Help finding the eggs"
        },
        {
          "question": "Where does Daniel go after he finishes shopping?",
          "options": [
            "Home",
            "The cashier",
            "The dairy aisle"
          ],
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