English Practice

Unit 2: Going shopping

Learning outcome: Explain information about products, places and preferences related to shopping.

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

BARGAIN
TROLLEY CHECK OUT SHOP ASSISTANT SHOPPER
DISCOUNT

SHOP SHELF SHOP AISLE RECEIPT PRICE TAG COUNTER

USEFUL EXPESSIONS ABOUT SHOPPING

SHOPKEEPER CUSTOMER
1. Can I help you? 1. I am looking for…
2. What can I do for you? 2. I want to by ….
3. Just a minute. Here are some…Take a look. 3. How much do they cost?
4. They cost/It costs. 4. How much are they?
5. There are many kinds of…. 5. That´s is not cheap.
6. I am sure you can find… 6. I only have…
7. What size do you want? 7. I´ll take them/ I´ll buy them
8. What about? 8. I´d like to buy.
SHOPPING PLACES

DEPARTMENT STORE SHOPPING CENTER/MALL WINDOW SHOPPING

BOOKSTORE JEWELLERY SUPERMARKET

Write the appropriate service where you can obtain what you need. Use the previous vocabulary and
find out more
1. You need some milk and some bread.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Supermarket

2. You want to buy a new book. ________________________________________________________

Bookstore

3. You have a bad toothache. __________________________________________________________

Dentist

4. You need a van to move some furniture.

___________________________________________________________________________________
Car Rental Agency

5. You need a loan to renovate your house.

___________________________________________________________________________________
Bank

6. You want to buy a pair of winter boots.

___________________________________________________________________________________
Shopping center/shopping mall

7. You have a problem with your car battery.

____________________________________________________________________________________
Mechanic

8. You want a new hairstyle. _________________________________________________________

Hairdresser
9. You need childcare for your three-year-old son.
________________________________________________________________________________
Kindergarden

10. You want to repair an old table._____________________________________________________

Carpentry

11. You need a hammer and an electric drill.

________________________________________________________________________________
SODIMAC

GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
PREPOSITION OF PLACE
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition: in, on, at, across from, between, around, next or
to.

1. The post office is _____ on the corner of my street.

2. There is a travel agency _____ next to Park Avenue.
3. There is a pharmacy ______ the left.
4. Her sister works _____ in the shopping mall.
5. Mary lives _____342
in front of Park Street.
6. Elizabeth lives _____thisin street
7. The Chinese restaurant ________the in front of clothes store.
8. My house is ________ next to the park.
9. There is a shoe store______ in the corner.
10. Leslie's birthday is____December.
in
11. Liza's father lives______the
in front of park, near the church.
 Chinese
restaurant

House
Liza's father Church
COMMUNICATIVE TASK
Asking for and Giving Locations of Services (check
the map) Travel
agency
1. Practice asking for and saying the location of the
services listed below. (Check the map)
Mary
Where is the Florist/Park/Gift Shop?
Where is the Church/Drugstore/Tailor?
Where is the Grocery Store/Bicycle Repair Shop/Library?

FIRST BLOCK SECOND BLOCK THIRD BLOCK FOURTH BLOCK

Florist Church Auto Parts Place, Grocery Store
Park Drugstore Car Rental Agency, Bicycle Repair Shop
Gift Shop Tailor Movie Theatre Library

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

SHIRT T-SHIRT SHORTS PANTS COAT JACKET SWEATER

SKIRT DRESS EVENING BLOUSE SUIT SWEATSHIRT CARDIGAN

GOWN
 GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
HAVE-NEED-WANT-LIKE

What do you have?

I have / need / want / like a /

an…

I don’t have / need / want like a / an …

Complete the following sentences with I want, I need, or I have, I like. Then write about some other
things you want, need, or like.
1. _____________
I do have film for my camera. Write what you do not want, need or like
2. ____________
I do want an ice cream cone.
3. ___________
I do need to buy groceries. 1. _________________________
I don't want to drink orange juice
4. ___________
I do have to attend school. 2. __________________________
I don't need to buy clothes
5. ____________
I do need a vacation. 3. _________________________
I don't have to go to collage
6. _______________________
I do need to drink water 4. _________________________
I don't want to eat letucce
7. _______________________
I do want to eat rice with chicken 5. _________________________
I don't need to go to beach
8. _______________________
I do have a backpack
9. _______________________
I do need to buy a house
10. _______________________
I do want to play soccer

Fill the blanks with the correct auxiliary to form questions. Then answer in affirmative and negative way.
1. _____she
Does _________
need a new dress? (NEED) Yes, She does need a new dress / No, She doesn't need a new dress
2. ____
Do you _______
want to go to the movies? (WANT)Yes, I do want to go to the movies / No, Don't want to go to the movies
3. _____
Do you _____
have my wallet? (HAVE) Yes, I do have your wallet / No, I don't have your wallet
4. ____
Does He ______
like that suit. (LIKE) Yes, He does like that suit / No, He doesn't like that suit
5. _____
Do they _______
need more money? (NEED) Yes, They do need more money / No, They don't more money
6. _____
Do your mother ______
have a nice dress? (HAVE) Yes, My mother do have a nice dress / No, My mother don't have a
nice dress
 THERE IS THERE ARE
SINGULAR / UNCOUNTABLE PLURAL
POSITIVE There is … / There´s … There are …
NEGATIVE There is not … / There isn´t … There are not …
INTERROGATIVE Is there…? Are there…?

Look at the picture and write affirmative and

negative sentences using there is or there are
1. __________
There is a sofa
2. __________
There are some plants
3. __________
There isn't any chairs
4. __________
There isn't a TV.
5. __________
There are two cats.
6. __________
There aren't three dogs.
7. __________
There isn't any lamps.
8. __________
There is a man.
9. __________
There is a table.
10. __________
There are some mice.

COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

EXPLANATION SINGULAR PLURAL

▪ Count nouns have both singular an airplane airplanes
and plural forms. bus busses
▪ Singular count nouns have can one wolf three wolves
COUNT
have a/an before them. radio radios
NOUNS
▪ Most plural count nouns have hero heroes
an -s/es ending. a city cities
a day days
▪ Noncount nouns are always
singular. They have no plural ice, soccer, history
form. gold

▪ Most noncount nouns name an homework,

NONCOUNT
item made up of smaller or transportation
NOUNS
different parts.
▪ Some noncount nouns name happiness
abstract things such as ideas, health
feeling and concepts. education
COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS
Indicate if the following items are count or noncount.

BREAD BURGER MEAT RICE APPLE

CEREAL BUTTER CARROT ORANGE CHEESE

JUICE JAM SALAD MILK COOKIES

SOUP SUGAR POPCORN HAM CUCUMBER

 GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
Decide whether these nouns in red are countable (C) or uncountable (U)
1. The children are playing in the garden. ____________________
C

2. I prefer tea. ____________________

U
C
3. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. ____________________
U C
4. We need some glue to fix this vase. ____________________
C
5. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. ____________________
C
6. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning. ____________________
U
7. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery. ____________________
C
8. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents. ____________________
C
9. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic. ____________________
U
10. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water. ____________________
C
11. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach. ____________________
C
12. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year. ____________________

COMMUNICATIVE TASK
Give a look to your closet and say what there is and there are in it (use the vocabulary about item
clothes.)

In my closet there are t-shirt

In my closet there is a skirt
In my closet there are two dress
In my closet there are ten sweatshirt
In my closet there is a shirt
In my closet there are six shorts
 KEY corner
Writing practice
Look at the three pictures below and write a story. Use 35 words or more.

Reading practice
Messages with comprehension questions. For each question, choose the correct meaning.

1. Hi, Hannah. Thanks for getting a concert ticket for me. Now Ellie wants to
come too. Can you book an extra ticket for her and I will pay you back when
I see you?
John.
a. John wants Hannah to give him money for Ellie’s ticket.
b. John wants Hannah to buy some tickets for him and Ellie.
c. John wants Hannah to get one more ticket.
 2. Fridge for sale Selling because I am moving to
smaller house – Need smaller one!
a. Simon wants to buy a larger fridge. Cost £300 new. Selling for just £50.
Must go before this Saturday!
b. Simon is selling the fridge at half price.
Call Simon 05774-882383
c. The fridge won’t be available in a week’s time

3. Sorry, because one of our guides is sick, we can’t offer museum tours every hour today.
They will run every two hours.
Next tour at 2pm

a. The tour after the 2pm tour will be at 4pm.

b. There won’t be any guided tours of the museum today.
c. Today, there will be two tours of the museum every hour.

Reading and writing practice

Complete this email. Write one word for each space.

Dear Victoria,

I will be 16 years old in June this year. I´m _________________

excited to have a party. Would you like to
come? My birhday is in the 21st, but that´s a Monday. So the party will be the
_________weekend-the
next to 26th. Our neightbours have a big field behind ___________house.
your Last year
I camped with my friends. We __________a great time. I hope we can do it again on my birhtday
field
weekend. _________________you
Do have a tent? ________ you don´t, you can stay in mine. It´s a big
___________for
enough 4 people.
Hope you can come!
Love,
Sam

This material has been compiled and adapted from the following:
Digital sources: https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2326#a
http://www.say-it-in-english.com/BasicEnglish2.html
https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/there-is--there-are.html
http://www.englishandliteracy.ca/asset_library/page/rsbj/GivingandReceivingDirections.pdf
https://es.liveworksheets.com/eb851518ck
http://blogdeinglesdeamparo.blogspot.com/2015/05/there-is-there-are-exercises.html?m=1
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https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-
nouns.php