Making a Grocery List

Everyday Dialogues

Dialogue Reading
Read the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns
being each character. Practice your intonation and pronunciation.
Write down any new words or phrases in your notebook.

I’m out of sugar and flour. I’m going to the grocery store. Can I get
Ruth:
anything for you?

Anna: Uh, let me think. I need some bread.

Ruth: How much do you want?

Anna: I’d like two loaves.

Ruth: Do you need anything else?

Anna: No. I think that’s all. Do you want me to pay you now?

Ruth: No. That’s okay. You can pay me when I get back.

Anna: Okay. Thanks. See you later.

Ruth: Bye.

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Practice ✓
Work with your partner. Role-play the dialogue,
substituting the different expressions below. Then reverse roles.

I’m out of sugar and flour. I need some bread.

I don’t have any sugar or flour.! ! ! some eggs.
I need some sugar and flour. ! some peanut butter.
! some toothpaste.
! some soap.
! some tuna.
some cereal.
! some dish detergent.

Can I get anything for you?

Do you need anything?
Would you like me to pick up anything for you?

I need some bread. How much do you want?

I’m out of bread.! How much do you need?! !
I don’t have any bread. How much should I get?
I’d like some bread.! ! ! !
Could you get me some bread?

I’d like two loaves. Do you need anything else?! ! ! No. I think that’s all.
I need two dozen. Is that everything?! ! ! ! ! that’s everything.!
one jar. Is that all?! ! ! ! ! ! that’s it.!
one tube.
three bars.
two small cans.
one box.
one large bottle.

Do you want me to pay you now? No. That’s okay. You can pay me when
Should I pay you now? I get back.
Should I give you the money now? No. That’s fine. You can pay me later.
I’ll get it later.

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Vocabulary ✓
Match the quantity with the product.

1 ____1. tube a. tuna

2 ____ 2. dozen b. peanut butter

3 ____ 3. can c. dish detergent

4 ____ 4. bar d. cereal

5 ____ 5. loaf e. eggs

6 ____ 6. jar f. toothpaste

7 ____ 7. box g. soap

8 ____ 8. bottle h. bread

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Dialogue Building
Complete the dialogue below with appropriate expressions.

Ruth:! ________________________________________ sugar and flour. I’m going to the grocery store.

! ______________________________________________________________________________?

Anna:! Uh, __________________________________________________________________________

! ! _____________________________________________________________________________.

Ruth:! How much do you want?

Anna:! _____________________________________________________________________________.

Ruth!! _____________________________________________________________________________?

Anna:! No. I think _____________________________________________________________________

! ! _____________________________________________________________________________?

Ruth:! No. _________________________________________. _______________________________

! ! _____________________________________________________________________________.

Anna:! Okay. Thanks. See you later.

Ruth:! Bye.

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Write Your Own Dialogue

Write a dialogue with a partner, using phrases from pg. 2. Practice and present the dialogue to your class.

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