First Discoveries, Unit 3: Supermarket Shopping

Shopping for Food

Learning Objective

To shop for food items using different expressions

and food vocabulary.
 Focus on the words in orange.

A: Hi! Where can I find the vegetable section?

B: It's here.
A: Oh, do you have any lettuce?
Let’s start

B: Yes, we do.
A: How much is it?
B: It's $1.5 a head.
A: Ok, I'll take 2 heads of lettuce.
 Match the columns
Let’s Speak: Activity 1
1. How much is the coffee? ____
2. How much are the tomatoes? ____
3. Do you have potatoes? ____
4. Do you have any sugar? ____
5. Where can I find apples? ____
a. No, we don't. We don't have sugar.
b. It's $3 a kilo.
c. In front of the fish.
d. They are $4 a kilo.
e. Yes, we do. We have potatoes.
 Change the words in orange. Use different sections and products.
Let’s Speak: Activity 1

A: Where can I find yogurt?

B: It's in the dairy section.
bakery section produce section dairy section

A: Do you have cheese?

B: Yes, we do. / No, we don't.

health care and beauty meat section household products section

section
Feedback
Let’s Speak: Activity 1
 Ask about the prices. Use the products.
For singular products:
How much is the ____ ? It's $____ .

For plural products:

Let’s Speak: Activity 2

How much are the ____ ? They are $ ____ .

Apples / $5.00 a kilo Potatoes / $4.30 a kilo

Examples

How much is the watermelon? It's $4.

How much are the carrots? It's $3 a kilo.

Coffee / $3.50 a cup Chicken / $7.00 a kilo

 Create a conversation in the supermarket. Use the
expressions.
Examples:
Where can I find apples?
A: Hi! Where can I find ____ ? How much are the carrots?
B: It's in the ____ section. How much is the chicken?
A: How much ____ ____? Do you have yogurt?
Let’s Speak: Activity 2

B: ____ ____ $____ .

A: Thanks.
B: You are welcome.

A: Hello! Do you ____ ____ ?

B: Yes , ____ ____ .
A: How much ____ ____?
B: ____ ____ $____ .
A: Thank you
B: My pleasure.
Feedback
Let’s Speak: Activity 2
 Select what is true for you.

1. Now I can shop in a supermarket using different expressions.

a. I can do it.
b. I am in progress.
c. I need more practice.
Let’s think!

2. Now I can talk about shopping using food vocabulary.

a. I can do it.
b. I am in progress.
c. I need more practice.