Going to the Supermarket

In this lesson you will learn following phrases. Click the image to hear pronunciation.

to buy

exchange money for a good or service

cucumber

a long, green vegetable that you eat raw in salads

fruit

something such as an apple or orange that grows on a tree or a bush

bread

a basic food made by mixing and baking flour and water

chocolate

a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao beans

vegetable

a plant that you eat, for example potatoes, onions, beans

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Hello Grace!

Hi Tom!

Where are you going?

I’m going to the supermarket.

Why are you going to the supermarket?

I want to buy some food.

What food do you want to buy?

I want to buy some bread, butter, milk, and sugar.

Do you need anything else?

Yes, I do. I need some chocolate and some orange juice.

No fruit or vegetables?

Oh yes! I also need a few bananas, tomatoes and cucumbers.

This is important vocabulary from the previous section. Play the sounds and practice pronunciation.

chocolate a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao beans
food something you eat
to buy exchange money for a good or service
supermarket a large shop that sells food, drink and products for the home
milk a white liquid taken from certain animals for people to drink
bread a basic food made by mixing and baking flour and water
butter a soft, yellow food made from cream that you put on bread and use in cooking
sugar a very sweet substance used to give flavour to food and drinks
orange juice a drink made from the juice of oranges
fruit something such as an apple or orange that grows on a tree or a bush
vegetable a plant that you eat, for example potatoes, onions, beans
banana a long, curved fruit with a yellow skin
tomato a soft, round, red fruit eaten in salad or as a vegetable
cucumber a long, green vegetable that you eat raw in salads