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

Level: A1

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Shopping and Money

Basic words and expressions for buying things, asking prices, and simple shopping interactions.

shoppingmoneyprices

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
priceprecionoun
cheapbaratoadjective
expensivecaroadjective
buycomprarverb
cashiercajero/cajeranoun

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

How much is this?

🇪🇸 ¿Cuánto cuesta esto?

It is cheap

🇪🇸 Es barato

It is expensive

🇪🇸 Es caro

I want to buy this

🇪🇸 Quiero comprar esto

Where is the cashier?

🇪🇸 ¿Dónde está el cajero/la cajera?

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

Do you like shopping?

🇪🇸 ¿Te gusta ir de compras?

What do you want to buy?

🇪🇸 ¿Qué quieres comprar?

Is it cheap or expensive?

🇪🇸 ¿Es barato o caro?

Pattern Practice

How much is ___?

🇪🇸 ¿Cuánto cuesta ___?

I want to buy ___

🇪🇸 Quiero comprar ___

It is ___

🇪🇸 Es ___

Mini Dialogue

A: How much is this?

B: It is cheap.

A: Great! I want to buy it.

B: The cashier is over there.

A: Thank you!

I go to a small store near my home. I look at the prices. Some things are cheap, but some are expensive. I buy fruit and bread. Then I go to the cashier to pay. Shopping is easy when the store is near.

How do you say 'caro' in English?

Answer: expensive

Translate: 'Quiero comprar esto.'

Answer: I want to buy this.

What does 'price' mean in Spanish?

Answer: precio

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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