Shopping

VOCABULARY

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A1_2045V_EN English
Goals

■ Can ask about the price of

an item of clothing.

■ Can describe buying an

article of clothing in very
simple terms.

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 That price is too expensive for that
coat! It costs too much money. I have
to get more cash from the ATM.

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 to shop

She shops for a pink shirt because she wants a new one.

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 to buy

She buys a pink top when she finds one she likes.

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 to pay

She pays for the pink top and now it is her shirt.

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 to cost

The pink top costs 50 euros!

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 shopping

They like to go shopping together.

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I go shopping

I am shopping for a pink top

and I found one I want to buy.

The pink top costs €50, but I

pay for it because I want it.

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Shopping is expensive!

Let’s go shopping today!

We shop at the mall for the cheapest

clothes.

We pay less money for tops than for

trousers.

Trousers cost more money.

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Shop, pay or cost?

SHOP PAY COST

1. I _______________ for trousers at the mall.

2. The trousers _______________100 euros.

3. I don’t want to _______________100 euros!

4. I _______________100 euros for the trousers

anyway.

5. The trousers _______________ too much but I

want them.

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Shopping with Sarah and Steve

Steve doesn’t really like shopping. He finds it a bit

boring, but he knows he will need a winter coat
on his next trip to the mountains. He asks Sarah
to go with him to keep him company.

Sarah chooses a coat for Steve, but, it is a bit too

expensive for his budget. It costs 100 euros. He
doesn’t want to pay so much for a coat that he
will just use for a couple of weeks.

Steve then finds a coat that costs just 50 euros,

which is perfect. That’s exactly how much money
he brought with him to the mall.

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Make the verb fit the sentence

1. Steve _______________ for a winter coat.

2. The coat is expensive. It _______________
fifty euros.
3. Steve _______________ fifty euros for the
coat.
4. He still has some money to
_______________ summer clothes for his
trip.

to pay to cost

to shop to buy

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Let’s go shopping!

1. Do you want to _______________ with me on Saturday?

a. shop b. pay c. cost d. buy

2. I don’t have any money so I can’t _______________ any clothes.

a. shop b. pay c. cost d. buy

3. All clothes _______________ too much money.

a. shop b. pay c. cost d. buy

4. I don’t like to _______________ that much money for clothes.

a. shop b. pay c. cost d. buy

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 till

I pay for the pink top at the till.

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 money

How much money do you have in your purse?

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 cash

I don’t have that much cash in my pocket.

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 card

I need to pay with my card instead.

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 ATM

I can use my card to get cash from the ATM.

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Cash or card?

Do you want to pay by cash or

card?

I want to pay with cash, but I

need an ATM first.

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Too expensive!

That is too expensive! It costs too much

money!

If you don’t have that much cash, you

can pay with card.

Where is the ATM? I can get more cash.

Come back to the till after you use the

ATM.

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Can I pay by…

_______________ _______________

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 What are the words?

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 shop

Let’s go into that shop and buy that shirt.

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 mall

There are many shops in the shopping mall.

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 sales assistant

The sales assistant helps me buy the top.

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 price

How much does it cost? The price is 100 euros.

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 sale

The price is cheaper because the shirt is on sale.

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Where do you like to shop?

I like to go shopping at shops

with good sales.

I like to go shopping at a mall

with many shops.

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What is the price?

What is the price of that suit?

Ask the shop assistant how much it

costs.

It’s on sale, so it’s much cheaper now!

This shop always has good sale prices.

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Fill in the blanks

I like to shop at the _______________

when it is hot outside. There are many
_______________ in the mall and I don’t
have to go outside to walk from one to
another. I can shop all day and buy
many different things in the same
place. The _______________ are usually
higher than in other places, but the
shops often have _______________ and
then it is cheaper.

shops prices

sales mall

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Shopping!

Answer these questions using the words from this lesson:

to buy, to pay, to cost, to shop
till, money, cash, card, ATM
store, mall, price, sale, salesperson

Are malls cheaper or more expensive than other stores?

Do you pay by cash or a card?

What do you like to buy when you go shopping?

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Talk about these pictures

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 Play a shopping game

■ How much does this black suit cost?

■ The price is twenty euros.
■ OK, I’ll pay by cash.

Ask how much something costs. Is it on sale? Say how you will pay for
it. Switch roles and keep the game going with more clothes.

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
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+ _______________________________
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– _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p. 11
1. shop, 2. cost, 3. pay, 4. pay, 5. cost
Exercise p. 13
1. is shopping, 2. costs, 3. pays, buy
Exercise p. 14
1a, 2d, 3c, 4b
Exercise p. 22
card, cash
Exercise p. 23
A. ATM, B. card
Exercise p. 32
mall, shops, prices, sales
Answer key
Homework

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Match the sentences

1. I am shopping for winter

clothes and... a. the mall.

2. The coat costs 100 euros and... b. with cash.

3. The coat is on sale and... c. I need a new coat.

4. That is a much cheaper... d. now it only costs 50 euros.

5. I am paying... e. so I can get more cash?

f. that is too much money for a

6. Where is the ATM...
coat!

7. There is an ATM in... g. price.

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Vocabulary lists

Check the words of this lesson again: are there more nouns,
verbs, adjectives or adverbs?
Can you find three words for each list?

Nouns Verbs Adjectives or adverbs

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My favourite words

Choose five words from the lesson and note them in

your list of My favourite words.

Word one

Word two

Word three

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My favourite words

Write a sentence for each word you have

just written in your list of My favourite Words.

• Word one:

Sentence one

• Word two:

Sentence two

•…

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Exercise p. 39
1c, 2f, 3d, 4g, 5b, 6e, 7a
Homework answer key
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