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Shopping

Shopping

The objective of the unit is to familiarize students with the most common forms of politeness, as well as the vocabulary necessary to ask for, and supply, an article in a shop.

Hours: Approximately 5 hours

Unit Objectives:

  1. By the end of the unit, the student should:
    • Be familiar with the essential vocabulary to ask for a simple article in a shop. The student should be able to provide necessary details such as size and color and ask for the price of the article.
    • Be familiar with the vocabulary necessary to supply a simple article in a shop. The student should be able to ask for details from a client, such as size and color, and provide them with the price of an item.
    • Be familiar with, and be able to use, standard forms of politeness.
    • Be able to read and write simple requests to ask and answer questions about an article's description and price.
    • Hold a conversation by describing someone else's experience purchasing an item in a shop.
  2. The exercises present students with a range of vocabulary necessary to ask for simple articles in a shop or to interact with a client. Students are encouraged to build the language required for their daily needs through various conversational exercises. 

Associated exercises:

  • Numbers exercise: 100-900
  • Numbers exercise: 1,000-1,000,000
  • Role Play

Concert listening – Pat and the steak

Role Play Game – The store catalogue

Cue Cards – The Market – Part 1

Cue Cards – In a Store – Part 1

Cue Cards – The Market – Part 2

Cue Cards – In a Store – Part 2

The key themes see in this Unit are: 

  • Office spaces
  • Job interviews
  • Talking about your day
  • Modal verbs: Can, could

  • Present tense - stative verbs: Like

  • Forming questions with Present simple: Do you like…?

  • Interrogative pronouns: what, when

  • Verbs of like and dislike: I would like

  • Present tense imperative: Ask/tell

  • Prepositions of place: In, at, on

  • Present simple tense affirmative: To be, cost, there is/there are, have

  • Adjectives vs. adverbs: i.e. suddenly

  • Present simple – interrogative/affirmative: To be, to do, can

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