Topic: Food
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will listen to an audio clip and circle the grocery items that the shopper will buy.
Components of this activity: Script, recording, a worksheet
Instructions to the teacher
Either make a recording in advance or read the script aloud to the class. Also make a worksheet for the class like the one below of a list of possible grocery items. Expand and edit the activity as necessary for your context and purposes.
Script
It’s time to go grocery shopping! I need tomatoes, an eggplant, and some peppers. I also need some eggs, milk, bread, and butter. What else do I need? Maybe some chicken and rice. I think that’s everything.
Instructions to students
Listen carefully as the shopper talks about what she needs to buy. Circle all of the grocery items that she mentions.
Possible Grocery Items
eggs
milk
bread
eggplant
tomatoes
peppers
butter
chicken
rice
sugar
carrots
celery
radishes
coffee