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 Lesson
14 - At the Supermarket
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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At the Supermarket
LOUISE: Hey, Julia … Look at those
desserts! How about baking some cookies today?
JULIA: Hmm … Yeah, that’s a great idea!
While we’re here, let’s pick up the ingredients. OK, what do we need?
LOUISE: The recipe calls for flour, sugar
and butter. Oh, and we also need eggs and chocolate chips.
JULIA: Why don’t you get the dairy
ingredients? You’ll find those in the refrigerated section in the back of the
store. I’ll get the dry ingredients — they’re in aisle 10.
LOUISE: Great! Let’s meet at the checkout.
JULIA: OK. See you there. |
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Conversation Notes |
- How about is a casual way to suggest doing an activity.
Notice that “how about” is followed by an “-ing” verb.
- Hmm … Notice that Julia pauses for a moment. “Hmm” is an
expression used to think about something first before speaking.
- That’s a great idea! Notice the emphasis on “great.”
Julia has thought about it and then decided that she really does want to
bake cookies.
- The recipe calls for is a way of saying “the recipe says
we need.” The phrase “call for” can also be used to talk about the weather
forecast. (They’re calling for rain.)
- … flour, sugar and butter. Notice that this is a list,
so there are short pauses between each item. Notice also that each
ingredient is stressed because this information is important.
- Why don’t you … This expression is used to ask someone
to do something. It can also be used to give advice — but in this case two
friends are deciding on who does which task.
- Aisle Notice the silent “s” in aisle. An aisle is an
orderly lane in a supermarket, with shelved products on both sides. Each
aisle has a number, so that it is easy to find what you need.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
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This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
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lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening,
reading)
A video lesson to
help with your understanding of American dialects.
The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page. |
Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American dialects. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Improve Your Pronunciation by Training Your
Ears
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your
pronunciation and English language
reductions. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed. Great English pronunciation tips.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
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Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 1
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 2
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Giving and Receiving Compliments
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
How to Make a Complaint in English
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
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