🛒 Lesson 13: Going Shopping

Elementary Unit

Today we're learning shopping phrases so you can buy things and talk about prices.

🧠 What Do You Remember?

Quick review from earlier lessons. Answer from MEMORY!

Lesson 11: Past Regular Verbs

Complete: "Yesterday I (work) hard."

🗣️ How to Say It

Shopping = SHOP-ping (two syllables, stress first one)

How much = how MUCH (stress the second word)

Cost = KAWST (rhymes with "lost")

Expensive = ik-SPEN-siv (three syllables, stress second one)

Cheap = CHEEP (rhymes with "keep", not "chop")

Lesson 10: Food

Name 2 foods you like:

Lesson 8: Position Words or Food Vocab

What food words do you remember?

Great! Now let's use these in a REAL situation: going to a shop!

🛍️ Why Shopping Language Matters

You use these phrases every time you buy something:

Scenario 1: You walk into a coffee shop.

You: "Can I have a coffee, please?"

Shopkeeper: "Sure! That's 3 pounds."

You: "Here you are. Do you have any cake?"

Shopkeeper: "Yes, we have chocolate cake and apple cake."

You: "How much is the chocolate cake?"

Shopkeeper: "2 pounds and 50 pence."

Scenario 2: You're at a market with a friend.

You: "How much are these bananas?"

Seller: "5 pounds a kilogram."

You: "Can I have one kilo, please?"

Seller: "That's 5 pounds."

You: "Here's a 10-pound note. Do you have change?"

Seller: "Yes, here's 5 pounds."

Notice the phrases? "Can I have...", "How much is/are...", "Do you have...", "Here you are" — these are the KEY SHOPPING PHRASES.

💬 The Main Shopping Phrases

Learn these 5 essential expressions:

Can I have...?
What it means: Asking to buy something
Example: "Can I have a coffee, please?" / "Can I have 2 bottles of water?"
How much is/are...?
What it means: Asking about price
Example: "How much is the coffee?" / "How much are the apples?"
Do you have...?
What it means: Asking if the shop has something
Example: "Do you have milk?" / "Do you have any bread?"
Here you are.
What it means: Giving money to the shopkeeper
Example: (You give money) "Here you are." / "Here's 10 pounds."
Do you have change?
What it means: Asking if the shopkeeper can give you smaller money back
Example: "Here's 20 pounds. Do you have change?" (You expect money back)

These 5 expressions cover 90% of real shopping situations!

💰 Prices & Money Phrases

You also need to understand numbers and money!

How to say prices:

  • £3 = "Three pounds"
  • £3.50 = "Three pounds fifty" OR "Three fifty"
  • £0.99 = "Ninety-nine pence"
  • £10.20 = "Ten pounds twenty"

Money conversations:

  1. "That's 5 pounds." (The price)
  2. "Here's 10 pounds." (You give money)
  3. "Your change is 5 pounds." (Money back to you)
  4. "Do you have change for 20?" (Asking for small bills)

Practice: Say these prices OUT LOUD

  • £2.99 = ?
  • £5.50 = ?
  • £12.75 = ?
  • £1.20 = ?

🎯 Guided Practice: Shopping Scenarios

Complete these shopping conversations. You are the CUSTOMER.

Scenario 1: At a café

Shopkeeper: "What can I get you?"

YOU: Ask for a drink

Scenario 2: At a shop

You see bread. Ask about the price.

Scenario 3: Checking availability

You want milk but don't see it.

Scenario 4: Paying

Your item costs £3.50. You give the shopkeeper £5. What do you say?

🗣️ Role Play: You're at the Market

One person is the shopkeeper. You are the customer.

Role Play Scenario: You are at a market. You want to buy:

  • Coffee or tea
  • Bread or fruit
  • Check the prices
  • Pay with money

Don't prepare — just speak naturally! Use the phrases you learned.

Respond using shopping language! Ask questions and practice buying items.

📝 After role play: Which phrase did you use most? Which phrase was hardest to remember?

✅ Final Shopping Test

Complete these shopping conversations from memory:

1. You want a coffee. You say:

"Can I..."

2. Coffee costs £3. You ask:

"How much..."

3. You want milk but don't see it. You ask:

"Do you..."

4. Price: £5.50. Say it:

In English words

5. You give money. You say:

"Here you..."

✓ I can ask for things and talk about prices in a shop

🧠 Which shopping phrase will you use most in real life?

🎓 Lesson Complete!

We said you'd be able to ask for things and talk about prices. Can you?

✓ You learned:

  • 5 key shopping phrases
  • How to ask about prices
  • How to pay and ask for change
  • Real-world shopping skills

📌 Next time:

In Lesson 14, we'll learn about FUTURE PLANS — how to talk about what you're going to do tomorrow, next week, next month. Planning is even more fun than shopping!

Final Reflection:

Imagine you're at a shop right now. Write one complete shopping conversation (3-4 sentences):