Sunday, October 10, 2010

Level 3. Unit 3. What do you need? Shopping




Vocabulary:
Taken from: Visual Dictioary on Line

At the supermarket



Countables and Non Countables



Social Language:

We need Potatoes!
Keth: Zulimar, I'm making a shopping list for tomorrow's barbecue. We have chicken. What else do we need?
Zulimar: Let's see ... We need some potatoes. Buy five pounds.
Keth: Okay, five pounds of potatoes.
Zulimar: We also need lettuce, bacon and tomatoes for the salad.
Keth: And what about drinks? Do we need any?
Zulimar: No, we don't. We have soda and juice.
Keth: Okay. I'm going to the store. See you in a bit.

Expressing need:

A: Do we need any drinks?
B: Yes, we do.
Yes, we need some.
No, we don't.
No, we don't need any.

We need some soda. Buy a pack of cokacola.
We need two bottles.

Watch the following video about shopping for groceries:



Count/Noncount nouns with some and any
A: Do we have potaoes?
B: yes, we have a potato.
yes, we have some.
No, we don't have any.

A: Do we have any lettuce?
B: yes, we have some.
No, we don't have any. We need some.


Exercises:
Some/Any/A/An
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1657

Bradley's Multiple Choice Quiz
A / An / Some / Any
http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/multiplechoice/aansomeany.html

some, any in sentences - Exercise 1
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/some_any.htm

a, some or any
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei099/esl-test.php

*** With non count nouns, we use measure words. These make the item countable.

a cup of coffe
a bottle of water
a can of soda
a glass of milf/water/juice
a piece of bread/ meat
a bar of soap

*** When you offer something use some or any in the question:
Do you want some/any tea?



Some and Any



At the mall
Vocabulary

Work i pairs. Ask your partner the following questions:
A: I sthere a mall in your city?
B:
A: Where is it?
B:
A: What stores are there in the mall?
B:
A: What's a good place to buy clothing?
B:
A: and music?
B:
A: what about a computer?
B:

Language Link: Some/any - much/many - a lot

Homework for this unit:

Read about a girl favorite place to shop. Then write six or seven setences about your favorite place to shop for clothes, music, food, school supplies, a birtday present. Use these questions to guide you:

* what's the name of the place?
* what kind of store is it?
* what can you buy there?
* Where is it?
* Why do you like it?

  • Before you star working on your composition, draw a mind map with the help of those questions. Explain your mind map and write your composition.
  • Include a photo of your favorite shop and explain what you see you can buy there: Use some, any, many, much and a lot.
  • Don't forget to check with your tutor.
  • Post it to your blog. share your work with your friends in Facebook or Twitter.
  • Practice your pronunciation participting in the audio forum about shopping.
  • Have fun.
Keep on shining Love and Peace!!
Doris3m

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