APIESpeaking: At the Market
At the market
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How to use this lesson
🍎 For the Teacher
- • Spend 20 minutes guiding pronunciation and everyday market words.
- • Check learner sentence patterns and audio recordings step by step.
🎒 For the Learner
- • Study the 10 easy words and 3 speaking patterns first.
- • Complete the exercises below to get ready for speaking practice!
🛒 At the Market: Words and Patterns
Learn 10 everyday market words, 4 useful collocations, and 3 simple speaking frames.
📦 10 Core Market Words
place to shop
small shop table
person selling
bag to hold food
cost of an item
metal money
weight (1000g)
give money for it
give item for cash
low price, not costly
🤝 4 Useful Market Collocations
1. food stall
A table selling snacks or fresh food at a market.
2. good price
A low, fair cost that saves you money.
3. pay with coins
To give small metal money to the seller.
4. take a basket
To carry a container to hold your fruit and vegetables.
💬 3 Everyday Sentence Patterns
How much is [noun]?
Use this to ask the price quickly.
💡 Why this works: Polite and direct for any market stall.
I want [a / some noun]...
Use this to tell the seller what you need.
💡 Why this works: Simple and easy for A1 speakers to request items.
It is / They are [cheap / expensive]
Use this to describe the price.
💡 Why this works: Helps you express opinions about prices naturally.
Test Your Market Words & Patterns
1 Part 1: Vocabulary Check (5 Questions)
1. The person who gives you apples and takes your money is the ___.
2. I carry my tomatoes and mangos in a big ___.
3. Can I have one ___ of rice, please?
4. This watermelon is only 1 dollar. It is very ___ (not expensive).
____5. I have a round metal ___ in my hand to pay the fruit seller.
____2 Part 2: Collocations Matching (4 Items)
Match each market collocation on the left to its simple English meaning.
3 Part 3: Complete the Sentence Patterns (3 Items)
Choose the correct word to finish each everyday sentence pattern.
1. Pattern 1: "___ much is a kilo of oranges, please?"
2. Pattern 2: "I want ___ fresh apples from this fruit stall."
3. Pattern 3: "These mangos have a good price. They ___ very cheap!"
Great job completing Module 1!
You now know the essential market words and sentence frames. You are ready to move on to speaking practice and record your answers in Module 2!
🎙️ Part 1 Speaking Practice
Listen, speak, and record your answers to 6 easy questions.
🗣️ Quick Tip: Speak naturally! Start with "Well...", use contractions ("I'm", "don't", "it's"), and give a short 2-sentence response.
Do you go to a market?
Listen to the question, then record your spoken answer below:
Graded Criteria:
[Bài tập luyện nói]
"Well, yes, I often go to the market near my house. It has fresh fruit and I really like the friendly sellers."
Key Spoken Phrases & Notes:
- • Well, yes: a way to start your answer.
- • go to the market: visit the market.
- • has fresh fruit: you can buy fresh fruit there.
- • I really like: I like it a lot.
What do you buy at a market?
Listen to the question, then record your spoken answer below:
Graded Criteria:
[Bài tập luyện nói]
"Well, I usually buy fresh vegetables and a kilo of sweet oranges. They always have a good price."
Key Spoken Phrases & Notes:
- • I usually: most days, I do it.
- • buy fresh vegetables: pay for fresh vegetables.
- • a kilo of: one kilo of something.
- • a good price: a price that is not high.
Who goes to the market in your family?
Listen to the question, then record your spoken answer below:
Graded Criteria:
[Bài tập luyện nói]
"Well, my mother often goes to the market in the morning, and sometimes I help her carry the basket."
Key Spoken Phrases & Notes:
- • my mother: say who goes to the market.
- • goes to the market: visits the market.
- • in the morning: at the start of the day.
- • carry the basket: hold the basket for her.
How many bags do you take to a market?
Listen to the question, then record your spoken answer below:
Graded Criteria:
[Bài tập luyện nói]
"Well, I always take two bags to the market. One is for vegetables, and one is for fruit."
Key Spoken Phrases & Notes:
- • I always: every time, I do it.
- • take two bags: bring two bags.
- • to the market: go to the market.
- • one is for fruit: tell what the second bag is for.
Do you like cheap things?
Listen to the question, then record your spoken answer below:
Graded Criteria:
[Bài tập luyện nói]
"Well, yes! I love cheap things because they save money, and I don't want to spend too much."
Key Spoken Phrases & Notes:
- • Well, yes!: a friendly way to say yes.
- • cheap things: things that do not cost much.
- • save money: keep your money.
- • don't want to: I do not want to.
Do you pay with coins or with a card?
Listen to the question, then record your spoken answer below:
Graded Criteria:
[Bài tập luyện nói]
"Well, at the market, I usually pay with coins, but sometimes I use a card for big stalls."
Key Spoken Phrases & Notes:
- • at the market: say the place first.
- • pay with coins: give coins to the seller.
- • use a card: pay with a bank card.
- • for big stalls: at the bigger stalls.
Speaking Practice Complete!
You have answered all 6 Part 1 market questions using natural A1 spoken English. Check your AI evaluation feedback for fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation!
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