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    The document provides a dialogue practice for a conversation between a customer, David, and a store clerk at the grocery store. David asks the clerk where the price tag is on a cereal box and then purchases three boxes of cereal and two loaves of wheat bread. When David pays with $10 for his $7.85 purchase, the clerk gives him $2.15 in change. The document also includes a short reading comprehension passage about a woman, Carol, shopping for party supplies at the supermarket.

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    Conversation > Now You're Talking!

    Buying Groceries
    Warm Up

    Is there a grocery store or supermarket nearby your house?


    What groceries do you usually buy?
    Vocabulary
    Vocabulary
    Useful Expressions

    •Excuse me?

    •How much is it?

    •Do you want anything else?

    •Have a nice day.


    Dialogue Practice
    David is buying something at the grocery store. He approaches the store clerk.

    David Excuse me?

    Clerk May I help you?

    David Yes. Where is the price tag on this cereal box?

    Clerk It’s on the bottom, sir.

    David Oh! There it is. Alright. I want to buy three boxes, please.

    Clerk Do you want anything else?

    David I want two loaves of wheat bread.

    Clerk Sure. That’s three boxes of cereal and two loaves of wheat bread. Is that all?

    David Yes. That’s it. How much is it?

    Clerk That will be $7.85.

    David Seven eighty-five?

    Clerk Yes.

    David Here’s ten dollars.

    Clerk Your change is two dollars and fifteen cents. Here you are.

    David Thank you.

    Clerk Have a nice day.


    Reading Comprehension

    Carol is planning her birthday party, so she went to the newly opened

    supermarket to buy some beverages and groceries for a dinner she plans to

    make for her friends. The store clerk helped Carol shop for vegetables, spices,

    and drinks. Carol's bill came to $47; she gave the cashier a $50 bill, and got

    back $3 change.
    Your Turn!
    Rope Play

    Situation

    •You are a customer and your teacher is a store clerk.

    •Ask your teacher to help you find what you need.


    Discussion

    How often do you buy groceries?

    How do you usually pay for your groceries, by credit card or cash?

    What is the most expensive food you have ever bought?


    Thank You!

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