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Spanish A1.20.2 Marta at the supermarket

We accompany Marta to the grocery shopping in the supermarket and see everything she adds to her trolley.

Cuento corto: Marta en el supermercado

Acompañamos a Marta a la compra en el supermercado y vemos todo lo que añade a su carrito.

Spanish A1.20.2 Marta at the supermarket

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 20: Hacer la compra (Grocery shopping)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Text and translation

1. Cada sábado Marta escribe la lista de la compra. Every Saturday Marta writes the shopping list.
2. Va al supermercado. She goes to the supermarket.
3. Cuando llega coge un carrito. When she arrives, she grabs a trolley.
4. Primero compra la fruta y la verdura de temporada. First, she buys the fruit and the seasonal vegetables.
5. Luego busca la carne y el pescado. Then she looks for the meat and the fish.
6. Marta compra galletas de chocolate. Marta buys chocolate biscuits.
7. También compra zumo de naranja para el desayuno. She also buys orange juice for breakfast.
8. Cuando termina va a la caja para pagar. When she finishes, she goes to the till to pay.
9. La cajera le dice el precio. The cashier tells her the price.
10. Marta paga con tarjeta. Marta pays with a card.
11. La cajera le da la factura de la compra. The cashier gives her the receipt for the shopping.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qué compra Marta?
    2. What is Marta buying?
  2. ¿Qué escribe Marta?
    3. What does Marta write?
  3. ¿Qué coge Marta al llegar al supermercado?
    4. What does Marta get when she arrives at the supermarket?
  4. ¿Cuántas veces a la semana haces la compra?
    5. How many times a week do you go shopping?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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supermercado, fruta, galletas, precio, caja, lista de la compra

1.
Va al ....
(She goes to the supermarket.)
2.
La cajera le dice el ....
(The cashier tells her the price.)
3.
Primero compra la ... y la verdura de temporada.
(First she buys the seasonal fruit and vegetables.)
4.
Marta compra ... de chocolate.
(Marta buys chocolate biscuits.)
5.
Cada sábado Marta escribe la ....
(Every Saturday Marta writes the shopping list.)
6.
Cuando termina va a la ... para pagar.
(When she finishes, she goes to the checkout to pay.)
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