Lesson 14 - The Market Place

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The Market

Place
The Market Place
Introduction

The market is a place where products


are bought and sold. A store or a shop is a
retail establishment selling items to the public.

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Vocabulary Exercise
Label the pictures with the words below.

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The Market Place
Sentence Completion

Pay Purchase Damaged Return Discount


Spend Look for Expensive Swipe Cheap

Complete the sentences with the words above.

1. She wanted him to say that he would _______ the bill.


2. I must calculate how much money I'll _______ next week.
3. The dress is too _______ for me to buy.
4. Tom bought a pair of _______ shoes, but they didn't last very long.
5. The couple wants to _______ a home.
6. Is there a _______ if you pay in cash?
7. _______ this book as soon as you can.
8. You can _______ a credit card to fill up your car with gas.
9. Would you help me _______ my keys?
10. The plants were _______ by the frost.

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Kinds of Stores
Match the column A to column B.
a. A very big store, especially one that has many different types
1. Grocery store of products, or one that has a lot of one type of product.
2. Supermarket b. A store where you can buy food, newspapers, etc., that is
3. Bakery often open 24 hours each day.
4. Delicatessen/deli c. A store where you can buy medicines, beauty products, etc.
5. Liquor store d. A store that sells food and other things used in the home.
6. Drugstore e. A store that sells equipment and tools that you use in your
7. Stationery Store home and yard.
8. Hardware store f. A place where plants and trees are grown and sold.
9. Nursery/garden g. A place or area within a grocery store where bread, cakes,
center cookies, etc. are made or sold.
10. Newsstand h. A small store where alcohol is sold.
i. A large store that sells many different products, such as
11. Boutique
clothes, kitchen equipment, etc.
12. Convenience
j. a place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold.
store k. A small store or an area within a grocery store that sells
13. Department cheese, cooked meat, bread, etc.
store l. A small store that sells fashionable clothes or decorations
m. A store for paper, envelopes, pens, and other equipment used
for writing

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Reading Exercise
Out of Food
He drove to the supermarket. He was out of food. He had
no food in his refrigerator. He had no food in his cupboards. He
needed to buy some food. He hoped he would find a sale. A sale
would save him money. He walked into the supermarket. He walked
over to the produce section. The apples were on
sale. The bananas were on sale. It was his lucky day.
He loved apples. He loved bananas. The apples were
only one dollar a pound. The regular price was
$2.50 a pound. The bananas were only 49 cents
a pound. The regular price was 89 cents
a pound. He bought four pounds of apples.
He bought four pounds of bananas.
Then he walked over to the dairy
section. Maybe the milk was on sale, too.

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Reading Comprehension
Identify whether the statements
are true or false.

1. He drove to the supermarket to buy food.


2. The refrigerator is the same as the cupboard.
3. The bananas and apples are on sale.
4. A sale would save him money.
5. He loved bananas but not apples.
6. The regular price of apples was $1.
7. Three pounds of apples cost $3.
8. The regular price of bananas was 49 cents a pound.
9. The milk is in the produce section.
10.The mill is not on sale.
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Dialogue
Complete the dialogue below and practice.

A little more About 100g


I'd like some a little less ... that's fine can I have some
please give me about that's all

Claire: _________________of that cheese please. (1)


Assistant: Certainly. How much would you like?
Claire: . _________________(2)
Assistant: Here you are. Anything else?
Claire:Yes, _________________ of this beef? (3)
Assistant: Sure. This much?
Claire: _________________, please. (4)
Assistant: This much?
Claire: No, _________________. Thank you. (5)
Assistant: Anything else?
Claire: Yes, _________________ 10 slices of that ham. (6)
Assistant: Sure. Here you are.
Claire: Thank you, _________________. (7)
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More expressions

Study the expressions below. Put them into the correct categories.

•Can I have a kilo of that beef, please?


• Excuse me, I'm looking for rice.
• Excuse me, where can I find coffee?
• What is that over there?
• Can I have a bag, please?
• Do you have any French cheese?

At the Looking for At the checkout:


delicatessen: items:

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Speaking Exercise
What can you say in the situations below?

1.You are at the delicatessen.You want 200g of olives.


2.You can't find any tea.
3.You are at the checkout.You need a plastic bag.
4. You are at the delicatessen. You need some Greek yogurt, but you
do not see any.
5.You are looking for orange juice.
6.You are at the delicatessen.You see some
meat.You want to know what kind of meat it is.
7.You can't find any bread.
8. You are at the checkout. You need another plastic
bag.
9. You are at the delicatessen. You need some [your
idea], but you do not see any.
10.You can't find any [your idea].

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Express Yourself

1. What springs to mind when you hear the word


‘supermarket’?
2. Do you like supermarkets?
3. What’s your favorite supermarket and why?
4. Which are better – big supermarkets, small grocery
stores or outdoor markets?
5. What do you think of the staff in your local
supermarket?
6. Do you think there should be rules for children in
supermarkets?
7. What do you think supermarkets will be like in 50 years’
time?
8. What do you think it would be like to work in a
supermarket?
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Pronunciation

D sound Voiced TH sound


D's these
D thee
die thy
doze those
day they
dare their
dough though
Dan than
den then

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