Unit 4: Food And Shopping

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Aims and Objectives

In this lesson you are going to learn how to buy food and talk about it. You will also learn more numbers and how to use the verb "can" and its negative form "can't".

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Practice

Exercise not available in this language version.

Comprehension

Exercise 1: Selections

Listen and choose the correct option.

Recording:
Transcript:
Shop assistantHello. Can I help you?
CustomerHave you got anything to eat?
Shop assistantPizza, hamburger and hot dog.
CustomerHow much is pizza?
Shop assistantSmall or large?
CustomerLarge.
Shop assistant10.20 euros.
CustomerAnd small?
Shop assistant7.50 euros.
CustomerWell, and how much is a hot dog?
Shop assistant3.30 euros.
CustomerI would like a hot dog.
Shop assistantOK, a hot dog, and anything to drink?
CustomerHave you got coffee?
Shop assistantSmall, regular or large?
CustomerHow much is it?
Shop assistantSmall is 1.90, regular 2.80, and large 3.70.
CustomerRegular, please.
Shop assistantOK, regular. With milk or without milk?
CustomerNo milk, thank you.
Shop assistantAnything else?
CustomerNo, thank you, that's it.
Shop assistantHere's your hot dog and here's the coffee.
CustomerThank you.
Shop assistant6.20 euros, please.
CustomerHere you are.
Shop assistantThank you.
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Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the correct option.

Example:

juice is: a drink / vegetable / meat
a drink

  1. wine is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. milk is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. hamburger is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  4. sparkling water is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  5. ham is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  6. black tea is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  7. chicken is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  8. coffee is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  9. tomato is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  10. still water is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  11. salami is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  12. onion is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  13. beef steak is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  14. green tea is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  15. hot dog is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 3: Exposed Cloze

Listen and complete the dialogue.

  • How
  • cheese
  • diet
  • drink
  • ham
  • here
  • little
  • never
  • nuts
  • salami
  • too
  • vegetarian
  • wine
Recording:
Transcript:
JimHi Lucy! How are you!
LucyHi Jim, I'm a little late, but here I am!
JimOK, here is the cheese and here is wine.
LucyOh, I can't drink wine, I never drink alcohol.
JimWe've got mineral water too, here you are.
LucyWell, and, I can't eat nuts, I'm allergic to nuts.
JimNo problem, here is ham and salami.
LucyWell, I can't eat ham or salami, I'm vegetarian.
JimOK, here is some cheese and bread.
LucyEhm, I can't eat butter, I'm on a diet.
JimWell, I'm not allergic, I'm not a vegetarian, I'm not on a diet, and I drink alcohol - so I can have it all.
JimHi Lucy! ? are you!
LucyHi Jim, I'm a ? late, but here I am!
JimOK, ? is the cheese and here is ?.
LucyOh, I can't ? wine, I ? drink alcohol.
JimWe've got mineral water ?, here you are.
LucyWell, and, I can't eat ?, I'm allergic to nuts.
JimNo problem, here is ? and salami.
LucyWell, I can't eat ham or ?, I'm vegetarian.
JimOK, here is some ? and bread.
LucyEhm, I can't eat butter, I'm on a ?.
JimWell, I'm not allergic, I'm not a ?, I'm not on a diet, and I drink alcohol - so I can have it all.

Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

Answer questions about Jim and Lucy.

  1. Who is late?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. Lucy can't eat:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Lucy is a vegetarian, so she can't eat:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  4. On the table there is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  5. Lucy can drink:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  6. Lucy is allergic, so she can't eat:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Exercise 5: Cloze

Mathematics, plus.

Transcript:

two + three = five
four + four = eight
one + six = seven
five + four = nine
two + one = three
eight + two = ten
three + one = four
three + three = six
one + five = six

Example:

one + one = two

two + three = ?
four + four = ?
one + six = ?
five + four = ?
two + one = ?
eight + two = ?
three + one = ?
three + three = ?
one + five = ?

Exercise 6: Cloze

Mathematics, minus.

Transcript:

six - three = three
seven - five = two
four - one = three
eight - four = four
three - two = one
ten - three = seven
ten - four = six
five - one = four
nine - three = six

Example:

two - one = one

six - three = ?
seven - five = ?
four - one = ?
eight - four = ?
three - two = ?
ten - three = ?
ten - four = ?
five - one = ?
nine - three = ?

Exercise 7: Cloze

Mathematics, plus, from 10 to 100.

Transcript:

ten + forty = fifty
thirty + sixty = ninety
twenty + fifty = seventy
seventy + thirty = one hundred
sixty + twenty = eighty
forty + thirty = seventy
twenty + twenty = forty
ten + fifty = sixty
ten + twenty = thirty

Example:

ten + ten = twenty

ten + forty = ?
thirty + sixty = ?
twenty + fifty = ?
seventy + thirty = ?
sixty + twenty = ?
forty + thirty = ?
twenty + twenty = ?
ten + fifty = ?
ten + twenty = ?

Exercise 8: Cloze

Mathematics, minus, from 10 to 100.

Transcript:

a hundred - seventy = thirty
ninety - ten = eighty
forty - thirty = ten
seventy - twenty = fifty
eighty - twenty = sixty
fifty - ten = forty
a hundred - thirty = seventy
ninety - sixty = thirty
sixty - forty = twenty

Example:

one hundred - ten = ninety

a hundred - seventy = ?
ninety - ten = ?
forty - thirty = ?
seventy - twenty = ?
eighty - twenty = ?
fifty - ten = ?
a hundred - thirty = ?
ninety - sixty = ?
sixty - forty = ?

Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Transformation

Answer: I would like ..., He would like ...

Example:

What would you like? (orange juice)
I would like orange juice.

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    B. ?
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    B. ?
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Exercise 2: Selections

Choose much or many.

Example:

much girls - NO
many girls - YES

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    b. 
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    b. 
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    b. 
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    b. 
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    b. 
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    b. 
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    b. 
    ?
  10. a. 
    b. 
    ?

Exercise 3: Cloze

Choose much or many.

Transcript:

Radka lives in a town. In her town there are many shops. In the shops there are many people. They all are shopping. They buy much milk, many books, many pizzas, much coffee and much beer. Much shopping is much money. In England, it is many pounds, and in Europe, it is many euros, in America, it is many dollars. Radka lives in Prague, so it is many crowns.

Example:

I have got ... sisters and brothers.
I have got many sisters and brothers.

Radka lives in a town. In her town there are ? shops. In the shops there are ? people. They all are shopping. They buy ? milk, ? books, ? pizzas, ? coffee and ? beer. ? shopping is ? money. In England, it is ? pounds, and in Europe, it is ? euros, in America, it is ? dollars. Radka lives in Prague, so it is ? crowns.

Dictation

Exercise 1: Dictation

Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.

Recording:
Transcript:

Can I help you? Have you got anything to eat? Pizza, hamburger and hot dog. How much is pizza? Small or large?

?

Exercise 2: Dictation

Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.

Recording:
Transcript:

Anything to drink? Have you got coffee? Small, regular or large? OK, regular. With milk or without milk?

?

Checklist

Now, after finishing this lesson you should be able:

To buy food and drinks. You should also be able to use verb "can and can't" when talking about your skills. Using numbers should be improved now too.

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