APIEVocabulary and Pronunciation: At the Market
At the market
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At the Market
Learn essential words for buying fresh food, asking about prices, and speaking clearly with sellers.
📋 How to Use This Lesson
Use this in class for 20 minutes.
Check student answers together by reading each phrase aloud.
Start with the word table below.
Then complete the practice activities and record your shadowing.
People & Places
These four words describe where you go, what you carry, and who helps you choose your food.
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocation | Example | Memory Tip |
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| market | a busy open place to buy food | open market | "We visit the morning market." | mark it on your calendar to shop! |
| stall | a small table or shop at a market | fruit stall | "Look at that fruit stall." | stand tall in front of the stall! |
| seller | a person who sells items | friendly seller | "The seller is very kind." | sell + er = the person who sells. |
| basket | a container used to hold items | shopping basket | "Fill the basket with bread." | ask for a basket to carry food. |
Money & Weight
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocation | Example | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| price | the money you pay for something | low price | "What is the price of this?" | p-rice: pay a small price for rice! |
| coin | a small round piece of metal money | shiny coin | "I have a one-dollar coin." | round coin fits right in your pocket. |
| kilo | a unit of weight (1,000 grams) | one kilo | "Give me one kilo of apples." | kilo = kg, a bag of sugar is 1 kilo. |
Buying & Selling
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocation | Example | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buy | to get something by paying money | buy food | "I want to buy fresh pears." | You buy, then wave bye-bye! |
| sell | to give something for money | sell fruit | "They sell green lemons." | s-ell rhymes with tell and bell. |
| cheap | low in price; not expensive | cheap fruit | "These oranges are very cheap." | cheep-cheep like a baby bird for a small cost! |
Practice Section
Test all 10 words through matching, gap-fill, multiple choice, and sentence building.
Match the pairs to make common market expressions
Choose the word that goes naturally with each starting word.
Fill in the blank using the Word Bank
1. I have a shiny ______ in my pocket to pay for the apple.
____2. Today we want to ______ fresh vegetables for dinner.
____3. Please weigh one ______ of sweet bananas.
____4. I am a seller. I ______ sweet strawberries at my stall.
____Select the best word for the market context
1. Put the red tomatoes into the wooden ______.
2. Excuse me, what is the ______ of this yellow melon?
3. This melon is only one dollar. It is very ______.
4. The friendly ______ gives us a fresh lemon to taste.
Put the words in order
Type the complete sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.
Words to arrange:
is / cheap / this / apple / .
____Words to arrange:
market / go / the / to / we / .
____Words to arrange:
they / oranges / at / stall / the / sell / .
____Words to arrange:
buy / of / kilo / one / apples / I / .
____Shadowing Practice
Listen to the natural rhythm, then press record and speak clearly into your microphone.
A. Short Collocations
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____B. Short Sentences
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____C. Long Sentences
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____D. Focus Words (Clear Pronunciation)
Stress the first syllable: SEL-ler
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____Stress the first syllable: BAS-ket
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