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Shopping at the Supermarket

Shopping at the Supermarket

Watch Yunjin from South Korea and Fernando from Spain as they go shopping at the supermarket. The players are trying to buy something but they don't know the word in English!  They need to ask for some help and describe what they want. Will they get what they want? Find out in this episode of The English Game.

After you have watched the video, click on the learn tab below, where there are some activities to complete. Finally, there's a quiz to check what you remember!Yunjin asking for some help at the supermarket.

Shopping at the supermarket

The following activities will help you, if you need to buy something that you don't know the word for in English. 

Activity 1: In this activity, read the statements and decide if they are true or false.
How much did you understand?
 

Activity 2: In this activity, watch the video again and put the word you hear in the correct place in each sentence.
Listen again and choose the correct word.
 

Activity 3: In this activity, see if you can match the supermarket items to their descriptions.
Can you match the item to its description?
 

Quiz

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Your turn

Both players got what they wanted, but who do you think won this episode; Fernando or Yunjin?

In the comments section below,  describe something you can buy in the supermarket and everybody else can guess what you are describing!

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Rema's picture
Rema
14/11/2015
RS
538
points

I think that you speak about thermos.


Rema's picture
Rema
14/11/2015 18:07
Serbia
West Ham United
538

I think that you speak about thermos.

aragorn1986's picture
aragorn1986
30/10/2015
ME
3557
points

Cullender - I wouldn't know if I had not seen the meaning. Maybe that one.


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aragorn1986
30/10/2015 17:08
Montenegro
Arsenal
3557

Cullender - I wouldn't know if I had not seen the meaning. Maybe that one.

Ajmch14
30/09/2015
VE
22
points

:$


Ajmch14
30/09/2015 08:09
Venezuela
Chelsea
22

:$

Abdallah
22/09/2015
KW
1814
points

I'm looking for something I forgot it's name in English , it's used in the kitchen , mostly to beat eggs when making cakes , it's made from metal and plastic with a handle and a circular top head .


Abdallah
22/09/2015 08:07
Kuwait
Chelsea
1814

I'm looking for something I forgot it's name in English , it's used in the kitchen , mostly to beat eggs when making cakes , it's made from metal and plastic with a handle and a circular top head .

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MUGEMANYI
27/11/2015
RW
2320
points

Is that the whisk?


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MUGEMANYI
27/11/2015 15:16
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

Is that the whisk?

admin's picture
admin
22/09/2015
GB
560
points

Very good Abdallah. Your English is fantastic - you know the verb 'beat' for eggs.That's C1 (Advanced) vocabulary. I know what you're looking for but I won't spoil the surprise. Does anyone else know what Abdallah is describing?


admin's picture
admin
22/09/2015 08:20
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Very good Abdallah. Your English is fantastic - you know the verb 'beat' for eggs.That's C1 (Advanced) vocabulary. I know what you're looking for but I won't spoil the surprise. Does anyone else know what Abdallah is describing?

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saouir
25/07/2015
MA
0
points

i'm a new user and i find your method very helpful, many thank,


saouir's picture
saouir
25/07/2015 04:13
Morocco
Arsenal
0

i'm a new user and i find your method very helpful, many thank,

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YuliPoe
07/02/2015
CO
0
points

It is something to drink, made of milk, but it is healthy and you can find it in different tastes. You can mix it with corn flakes or fruit and make a perfecto breakfast


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YuliPoe
07/02/2015 02:36
Colombia
Manchester United
0

It is something to drink, made of milk, but it is healthy and you can find it in different tastes. You can mix it with corn flakes or fruit and make a perfecto breakfast

admin's picture
admin
07/02/2015
GB
560
points

Hmmm - I'm not sure what it is. I make tea with milk for breakfast, but you wouldn't want to mix it with milk. I need another clue. Where does it come from?


admin's picture
admin
07/02/2015 10:28
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Hmmm - I'm not sure what it is. I make tea with milk for breakfast, but you wouldn't want to mix it with milk. I need another clue. Where does it come from?

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karodclr
16/01/2015
CO
38
points

Hello, I've downloaded the worksheet but the transcript isn't full, Could you tell me where I can get it please?

Cheers


karodclr's picture
karodclr
16/01/2015 02:32
Colombia
Chelsea
38

Hello, I've downloaded the worksheet but the transcript isn't full, Could you tell me where I can get it please?

Cheers

admin's picture
admin
16/01/2015
GB
560
points

Hi Karodclr

I'm afraid we don't have transcripts for the English Game episodes. We may be able to offer them in the future,

Thanks

Jack


admin's picture
admin
16/01/2015 09:39
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Hi Karodclr

I'm afraid we don't have transcripts for the English Game episodes. We may be able to offer them in the future,

Thanks

Jack

Rema's picture
Rema
12/01/2015
RS
538
points

Maybe I could try with spices, with corn flour and something what give solidity for the dough.


Rema's picture
Rema
12/01/2015 16:07
Serbia
West Ham United
538

Maybe I could try with spices, with corn flour and something what give solidity for the dough.

Rema's picture
Rema
12/01/2015
RS
538
points

Maybe cornstarch. Tin foil and rice leaves are too difficult to describe, you choose good two stuffs for examples.


Rema's picture
Rema
12/01/2015 10:44
Serbia
West Ham United
538

Maybe cornstarch. Tin foil and rice leaves are too difficult to describe, you choose good two stuffs for examples.

Rich's picture
Rich
12/01/2015
ES
594
points

How would you describe 'cornstarch' if you didn't know the word?


Rich's picture
Rich
12/01/2015 11:13
Spain
Liverpool
594

How would you describe 'cornstarch' if you didn't know the word?

Rema's picture
Rema
09/01/2015
RS
538
points

I think that Fernando won this episode because he is build self-confidence for the next time.
Also we can see that Yunjin is disappointed and she say that she must to use dictionary when she go to supermarket.


Rema's picture
Rema
09/01/2015 17:30
Serbia
West Ham United
538

I think that Fernando won this episode because he is build self-confidence for the next time.
Also we can see that Yunjin is disappointed and she say that she must to use dictionary when she go to supermarket.

admin's picture
admin
10/01/2015
GB
560
points

Hi Rema

I think you're right. They both had very difficult things to describe, but Fernando did very well. I think Yunjin's description was quite good and she got there in the end.

What do you think would be the most difficult thing to describe?


admin's picture
admin
10/01/2015 10:06
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Hi Rema

I think you're right. They both had very difficult things to describe, but Fernando did very well. I think Yunjin's description was quite good and she got there in the end.

What do you think would be the most difficult thing to describe?

guillem9
03/07/2018
ES
19
points

hello


guillem9
03/07/2018 15:00
Spain
Liverpool
19

hello

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Vocabulary

Learn how to describe things when you don't know the word.

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Glossary

Trolley

a small vehicle used to put things in at a supermarket

Aisle

a passage between rows of shelves in a supermarket

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the part of the cooker with a door that is used to heat food

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flat, green parts of a plant

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Circumlocution Strategies (Describing a word because you don't know it in English)

If you don't know a word in English it's important to use English to describe the word so you can get your message across. Some useful phrases to do this are: 

It's a type/kind of.....

It's made of ..............

It's a thing which.......

It's a place where.....