🇬🇧 🛒 Daily life · Almost a beginner (A0)

🛒 At the supermarket

🎯 Find items, ask prices and pay

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

What did you buy at the store this week?
Do you like shopping for food?

🔑 Key phrases

Where can I find the milk?牛乳はどこにありますか？
How much is this?これはいくらですか？
I'm just looking.見ているだけです。
Do you have a bag?袋はありますか？
Can I pay by card?カードで払えますか？
That's all, thanks.以上です、ありがとう。

📚 Useful words

aisle — 通路（売り場）
cashier — レジ係
receipt — レシート
on sale — セール中
frozen food — 冷凍食品
fruit and vegetables — 青果

⚡ Speaking challenges

Say your shopping list for a party.
Ask where 3 different things are.
Tell me prices: ¥198, $3.50, €12.99.
Describe your favorite snack.

🎭 Role-play

A supermarket in Canada.

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

Buy 3 things on your list: eggs, bread, apples. Ask where they are and pay.

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

Be a store worker and then the cashier. Ask 'Do you have a points card?' and 'Do you need a bag?'

🌀 Twist (halfway through): The eggs are sold out! The student must ask for something else.

🗣️ Discussion questions

What's always in your fridge?
Do you cook at home?
What's expensive in Japan right now?

📌 Homework

Write your shopping list in English (10 items)買い物リストを英語で10品書く