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At the Supermarket
The one word that makes a supermarket easy, and the three questions at the register.
In this lesson
- Ask where something is in a store
- Understand the three questions at the register
- Answer in one or two words
1 · Key words
2 · Listen and read
Transcript
NinaHi, I'm Nina.
RayAnd I'm Ray.
NinaRay, how long do you spend in a supermarket?
RayMaybe fifteen minutes.
NinaMy first month here, I spent twenty minutes looking for soy sauce.
RayTwenty minutes.
NinaI walked every row. Twice.
RayWhy didn't you ask someone?
NinaBecause I didn't know the word for the rows.
RayWhat is the word?
NinaAisle. A-I-S-L-E. And the S is silent.
RayAisle. It doesn't look like it sounds.
NinaIt does not. But it's the key word. Which aisle is the soy sauce in?
RayWhich aisle is the soy sauce in.
NinaOr shorter. Excuse me, where's the soy sauce?
RayThat one I can remember.
NinaUse that one. And listen for a number. They'll say aisle seven.
RayAisle seven. And the numbers are on the signs?
NinaHanging above every row. Once you know the word, the whole store makes sense.
RayOkay. What about paying?
NinaThree questions there. First: paper or plastic?
RayThat's the bag.
NinaThat's the bag. Many places charge for it now, so you can say I have my own.
RayI have my own. Second question?
NinaDo you have a rewards card? It's the store's points card.
RayAnd if I don't?
NinaNot today, thanks. That's all you need.
RayNot today, thanks. And the third?
NinaDebit or credit? It's just asking about your card.
RayAnd I say credit.
NinaYou say credit. Or you just tap your phone and say nothing.
RayThat is my favorite sentence today.
NinaLet's practice the hard part. I'm the worker.
RayExcuse me, where's the milk?
NinaIt's in the back, on the left.
RayThank you. And the bread?
NinaAisle three.
RayAisle three. Got it, thank you.
NinaSee? Two questions, ten seconds, and you saved twenty minutes.
RaySo — aisle is the word. Excuse me, where's the blank. And listen for the number.
NinaAnd at the register: paper or plastic, rewards card, debit or credit.
RayThanks, Nina.
NinaThat's it for today. See you next time.
3 · Shadow
Say each sentence out loud, five times, a little faster each time.
- Excuse me, where's the soy sauce?
- Which aisle is it in?
- I have my own bag.
- Not today, thanks.
- Credit, please.
4 · Quiz
1. Where is the bread?
2. "Do you have a rewards card?" You don't have one. What do you say?
3. "Paper or plastic?" is a question about...
4. In the word "aisle", which letter is silent?
5. In her first month, how long did Nina look for soy sauce?
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