Unit 4

At Grocery
Store
Universitas Harapan Bangsa
Pusat Pengembangan Bahasa
 Learning Objectives
- Talking about stock, price and measurement unit
- Asking for and answering prices
- Simple present tense

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Shopping at Grocery
Store

༝ How often do you go

to grocery store?
༝ What’s your favorite
section at grocery
store?

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 What do you know about grocery store?

GROCERY STORE is a retail shop where you can buy almost anything such as food,
healthcare products, etc. Sometimes we call a grocery store a supermarket.

Example:
• I buy groceries at
the grocery store.
• I go grocery
shopping.
Let’s watch this sample video!

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Language Function

Finding an Item

Asking for stock

Asking for price

Talking about discount

Going to check out

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1.
Finding an Item
Where can I find …?
༝ Excuse me, where can I find …?

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 CONVERSATION
Customer: Excuse me, where can I find yoghurt?
Shopkeeper: You can find it in the dairy section. It’s at the front of the
store.
Customer: Thank you. Will I find butter in that section?
Shopkeeper: Yes, the butter is located next to the yoghurt products.
Customer: What about milk tea? Will I find it in the dairy section as well?
Shopkeeper: I’m afraid not. But you can find milk tea in the snacks and
drinks section.
Customer: Thank you. Can you tell me where the snacks and drinks
section is?
Shopkeeper: Sure. It’s in aisle two.
Customer: Thank you.
Vocabulary

Grocery store
A retail shop where you can buy almost
anything such as food, healthcare
products, etc.
• I go to the grocery store.
• I go grocery shopping.
• I buy groceries.

Aisle
A long and narrow space between the
shelves. Similar products are often
located in the same aisle.
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 Vocabulary

Shopping Cart
A small vehicle that you push around a
store, putting the things that you want
to buy in it.

Section
The products in grocery store are
arranged into sections or parts
according to the type of item

This Photo by Unknown Author is 11

licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
 Section
The product in a grocery store are arranged into
sections (or parts) according to the type of item.
1. Produce section is for fresh fruits and vegetables.
2. Deli section is for sliced meat, salad, ham, sausages,
or even seafood.
3. Dairy section is for dairy products e.g. milk, yogurt,
butter, cheese.
4. Bakery section is for bread, cakes, muffins, etc.,
5. Frozen food section is for frozen pizza, ice cream,
etc.
6. Snack and drinks section
7. Fresh meat section
8. Cleaning supplies section is for shampoo, shower
gel, etc.
2.
Asking for stock
Do you have more … in stock?
༝ Do you have more … in stock?

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 Hi! I’d like to buy 2 bottles of
cooking oil, but see none on the
shelf. Do you have more cooking
oil in stock?

I’m not sure, let me check.

just a moment… Sorry, cooking
oil was sold out.

Ok, when will you restock?

It will be available tomorrow

 Vocabulary

• Two bottles of cooking oil

• A dozen of eggs

• Three cartons of milk

• Four bags of flour

• Two bunches of grape

• Three kilograms of sugar

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Let’s play the game!
This class will be divide into 2 groups.

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/315692

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3.
Asking for the
price
How much is it?
Singular item:
༝ How much is it?
༝ How much does it
cost?
༝ It’s 5000 rupiahs
༝ It costs 3 dollars
Plural Item:
༝ How much are they?
༝ How much do they
cost?

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 Hi! What can I do for you?

I’d like to buy some bags of flour,

but I cannot find the price tag.
How much is it?

That’s 40.000 rupiahs per

kilogram, so a bag of flour will
cost you 80.000 rupiahs.

Alright, thanks for your help.

You’re welcome
Vocabulary

Price tag
the label on an item for sale, showing its
price.

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4.
Talking about
discount
How much is it?
༝ where can I find this toothpaste
on sale?

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 Hi! What can I do for you?

Excuse me, can you tell me

where I can find this toothpaste
on sale?

Sure, healthcare products are

on aisle 5. You will get 40% off
if you have loyalty card.

That sounds like a very good deal

Vocabulary

Discount
Reduction in price

They offer 40% discount on toothpaste

This Photo by Unknown

40% off = the price is reduced by 40%

Author is licensed under
CC BY-NC

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5.
Going to the
checkout
 COMMON QUESTIONS

Yes. Here you are.

Do you have a membership card?
No. It’s my first time here.
Do you have a loyalty card?

Cash or credit? I’ll pay with cash.

I’ll pay with a credit card.

Paper or plastic? Plastic, please.

I brought my own bag.
 CONVERSATION
Cashier: Good afternoon! Can you put
everything on the counter please?
Customer: Alright
Cashier: That’s 90 dollars. Do you have a
membership card?
Customer: No, it’s my first time here.
Cashier: Okay, how would you like to pay?
Cash or credit?
Customer: I’ll pay with cash. Here you are.
Cashier: Ok. And here is your receipt.
Would you like plastic or paper?
Customer: I have my own. Thank you.
 Vocabulary
CHECKOUT COUNTER A LOYALTY CARD RECEIPT

The place in a shop A card given by a business. You A piece of paper

where you pay for your can collect points or buy goods which proves that
goods. with a discount. Sometimes we goods have been
call it a MEMBERSHIP CARD. received.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

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Singular Item

• It is 5000 rupiahs

• It costs 3 dollars

We use Simple Present Tense when

we talk about general fact or routine
activity.

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Plural Item

• They are 5000 rupiahs

• They cost 3 dollars

We use Simple Present Tense when

we talk about general fact or routine
activity.

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Simple Present Tense
Nominal Sentence

SUBJECT TO BE ANA
(is,am,are) (Adjective/noun/adverb)

• It is 5000 rupiahs.

• They are new. I’m

He is
She is
• It’s affordable. It is
You are
They are
We are
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Simple Present Tense
Verbal Sentence

SUBJECT Verb 1 Complement

(+s/es)

• It costs 5 dollars per kilogram.

• I take this carton.

He buys
She buys
• She buys it. It takes
I take
You take
We take
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LET’S PRACTICE

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v Complete the correct form of asking and telling the price?

£40 £50.25 $35.10 £15.12 $20.74 £18.5 IDR 125.000

1. How much …….. 2 kilos of sugar cost? They ……… forty pounds.
2. How much …….. 3 bottles of milk? They ……… fifty pounds and twenty-five pence.
3. How much …….. a box of cereal cost ? It ……… thirty-five dollars and ten cent.
4. How much …….. a gallon of water? It ……… fifteen pounds and twelve pence.
5. How much …….. a bag of flour? It ………. twenty dollars and seventy-four cent.
6. How much …….. 10 glasses of juice cost? They …….. eighteen pounds and
five pence.
7. How much …….. 400 grams of meat? They ……… one hundred and twenty-five
thousand rupiahs.
v answer

£40 £50.25 $35.10 £15.12 $20.74 £18.5 IDR 125.000

1. How much do 2 kilos of sugar cost? They (cost) forty pounds.

2. How much are 3 bottles of milk? They (are) fifty pounds and twenty-five pence.
3. How much does a box of cereal cost ? It (costs) thirty-five dollars and ten cent.
4. How much is a gallon of water? It (is) fifteen pounds and twelve pence.
5. How much is a bag of flour? It (is) twenty dollars and seventy-four cent.
6. How much do 10 glasses of juice cost? They (cost) eighteen pounds and
five pence.
7. How much are 400 grams of meat? They (are) one hundred and twenty-five
thousand rupiahs.
 FILL IN THE GAP AND Practice this dialogue

A: Can you go to the supermarket and buy me some things?

B: Ok. What do you want?
A: We've run out of milk, so buy two (1) ________of milk, please.
B: What about bread? There's only one (2) ________left in the fridge.
A: Yes, you can buy a (3) ________of bread. We also need a (4)
________of cauliflower and a (5)________of celery. I will make some
salad.
A: Do you need some bacon for the salad?
B: Good idea. Just buy 200 (6) ________of bacon.
A: Anything else?
B: That's enough for today.
Cartons/bottles grams
head
stick loaf slice
 FILL IN THE GAP AND Practice this dialogue
A: Can you go to the supermarket and buy me some things?
B: Ok. What do you want?
Cartons/bottles
A: We've run out of milk, so buy two (1) _________________ of milk,
please.
slice
B: What about bread? There's only one (2) _____________ left in the
fridge.
loaf
A: Yes, you can buy a (3) _____________of bread. We also need a (4)

head
___________of stick
cauliflower and a (5)___________of celery. I will make
some salad.
A: Do you need some bacon for the salad?

grams
B: Good idea. Just buy 200 (6) ________of bacon.
A: Anything else?
B: That's enough for today.
PRODUCTION
Please make a Place your screenshot here
conversation with
your friend about
shopping at grocery
store!

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Thanks!
Any questions?

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