ACTIVITY 1

Activities

#1

At the supermarket
Objectives Asking for the location of products at a supermarket. Paying for items at the checkout counter.
Vocabulary Aisle Shopping cart/basket Bag Scales Shelf Price Customer Cashier Check-out counter Cash Credit card Express lane Receipt Milk Toilet paper Soap Rice Tuna Eggs Orange juice …	Expressions Where can I find eggs? They are on aisle 3 I need some sugar. Where is it? It’s on aisle 1 Can you tell me where the toilet paper is? Sure, it’s on aisle 2, on the top shelf. Did you find everything you were looking for? Yes, I did. How much is it? It’s $49.99.
Warm-up Teacher asks some students to draw products that they usually buy at a supermarket. Presentation Teacher arranges the classroom as a supermarket with aisles and a checkout counter. Then he introduces the vocabulary using realia, flashcards or just by mimic. He repeats every item as many times as necessary. Now he introduces the expressions and dialogue Can you tell me where the toilet paper is? It’s on aisle 1 Where can I find soap? It’s on aisle 4, on the bottom shelf I need orange juice. Where is it? It’s on aisle 3. At the checkout counter Did you find everything you were looking for? Yes, I did. Thanks. How much is it? It’s $27.50 Teacher roleplays the dialogue again. This time he elicits answers from the students. Teacher also asks students to repeat the expressions individually and as a group. Practice Teacher gives a student a shopping list. The student now goes asking where the items in the list are. Classmates help the student to find what he needs until he finally goes to the checkout counter. Another student plays the role of the cashier. This exercise is done several times using different shopping lists and students Meanwhile, the teacher monitors closely and makes any correction immediately. Production Students are asked to create their own shopping lists and dialogues in pairs. Then they will roleplay for the whole class.