At the supermarket

Let´s go to the supermarket (or grocery

store)
 Vocabulary

Shopping cart Shopping basket

Aisle
To ask for help in the supermarket:
• Where can I find ketchup? - It´s on aisle 10
• Do you have non-fat milk? - Yes, in the dairy section

Meat: Steak - ground beef- ribs - sausages- ham - bacon-

Dairy products: milk, low-fat milk- cheese- butter- eggs
Deli: turkey- ham- salami- mozzarella -cheddar cheese
 Sections in the supermarket
• Dairy section
butter, milk, cheese
• Produce section
Fresh fruits and vegetables
• Frozen foods
ice cream, pre-preapared food
• Bakery
bread, muffins, cakes
If the store doesn´t have the item available
right now:
•Sorry, it´s out of if the store never offers the items

stock •Sorry, we don´t

carry apple juice
 You can buy food in different type of packaging

A can of soup/tuna A jar of jam A box of cereal a package of pasta

A carton of milk A bottle of water A loaf of bread

 A bunch of banana
A carton of orange juice A jar of honey a package of cookies A bottle of oil

A tube of toothpaste a kilo of meat

A tub of ice cream a dozen eggs
 You might see signs that say

•20 % off
(this means a 20 % discount)

If you´re not sure, ask:

-Is this on sale?
 When you´re ready to pay, go to the
checkout
• The cashier might say:
-How would you like to pay?
In cash
With a credit card
Plase sign here:
Cashier
 With a debit card
please, enter your pin ****
 Dialogue

Man: Good morni ng

Customer: Good morning
Man: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. I´d like some cheese
Man: Cheese, certainly. How much cheese would you like?
Customer: I´d like half of kilogram
Man: Ok, here you are. Anything else?
Customer: that´s all. Thank you
Man: at any time
 Asking if an item is sold
A: Excuse me. Do you sell blueberry muffins?
B: Sorry, we don´t carry this item. what about other types of bread or
cakes? Our cheesecakes are on sale today. They are located in the bakery
section
A: That sounds great! Where is the bakery section?
B: You can walk all the way down this aisle and you will see the bakery
section on your right
A: Thank you.
B: You´re welcome

“on sale”: when something is on sale that thing is sold in lower price
 Asking for the price

A: Hi, What can I do for you?

B: I´d like to buy some peppers, but I can´t find the price tag.
How much is it?
A: That´s 4 $ for a pepper pack. If you want to pick the
peppers yourself, a bag of 6 peppers will cost you 8 $
B: Alright, thanks for your help
A: You´re welcome
 Getting a refund
A: Good morning. What can I help you with for today?
B: I bought this carton of milk a little earlier today, and I´ve just noticed it
has gone bad, so I´d like to return it
A: Sure, I´m sorry about that. Can you show the receipt?
B: Yes, here it is
A: No problem. Here is your money
B: Thank you