GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET (07) Small talk (02)
In context: 3-5 minutes
1. Hey Pam, long time no see!
3. I’ve been good. Same old, same old. What about you?
5. Me too. I had to get some chicken for dinner tonight.
7.You too, take care.
2. Yea, Sally! I have not seen you in a long time. How have you been?
4. I’m good, just out to pick up some groceries.
6. Well, I have to run. It was nice to see you again. Have fun grocery shopping!
What are they doing? Pam and Sally are friends that have not seen each other for a while. They are both at the supermarket.
Vocabulary: 3-5 minutes Review the phrases below: 1. Long time no see – means “ I have not seen you in a long time” 2. How have you been? – means “How are you since the last time I saw you? 3. Same old, same old – means “nothing new” 4. pick up – means “to buy” 5. groceries – the items that you buy at the supermarket 6. I have to run – means “I have to go” 7. Take care – means “be well” Language tip: 3-5 minutes
A supermarket is often called a grocery store. The things that we buy at the supermarket or grocery store are often called groceries.
Small talk: 3-5 minutes Dialogue Review the conversation below: John and Sam are friends. They have not seen each other in awhile. They are both at the grocery store. John: Hey Sam, long time no see! Sam: Yea, John! I have not seen you in a long time. How have you been? John: I’ve been good. Same old, same old. What about you? Sam: I’m good, nothing new. Just out to buy some things from the supermarket. John: Me too. I had to get some baked goods to bake a cake. Sam: Well, I have to run. It was nice to see you again. Have fun at the supermarket! John: You too, take care.
Written Practice: 5-8 minutes Fill in the blank: 1. If I want to say I have not seen you in a long time, I can say __________________. 2. If I want to pick something up at the supermarket, then I want to _______ it. 3. Items that I buy at the supermarket are called ______________. 4. If I have to go, I can say ______________. 5. Another way to say nothing new is _______________. Put the sentences in the correct order. 1. out/buy/Just/to/groceries./some________________________ 2. nothing/I’m/new/good, ________________________ 3. run./I/to/have ________________________ 4. see!/Mike,/Hey/long/no/time ________________________ 5. you?/What/about ________________________ Fill in the table with appropriate questions or phrases. How have you been?
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I’m good, nothing new. Have fun at the supermarket.
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Read and say it!: 3-5 minutes Read the conversation below on your own: Pam and Sally are friends that have not seen each other for a while. They are both at the grocery store. Pam: Hey Sally, long time no see! Sally: Yea, Pam! I have not seen you in a long time. How have you been? Pam: I’ve been good. Same old, same old. What about you? Sally: I’m good, just out to pick up some groceries. Pam: Me too. I had to get some fresh bread for lunch today. Sally: Well, I have to run. It was nice to see you again. Have fun at the supermarket! Pam: You too, take care. Answer the questions about the dialogue. 1. How is Sally? _________________ 2. Why is Pam at the grocery store? __________________ Practice with your teacher: 3-5 minutes Practice the conversation below with your teacher. Situation: You are at the supermarket and you see a friend you have not seen in awhile. Your friend is the teacher. Ask your friend how they have been and what they are doing.
Quiz: 5-10 minutes Match the vocabulary with the correct definition: 1. take care 2. same old, same old 3. I have to run 4. Long time no see 5. How have you been? 6. pick up
A. I have not seen you in a long time B. to buy C. be well D. I have to go. E. nothing new F. How are you since the last time I saw you?
Fill in the blank with the correct word choice from the box. nice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
seen
pick
too
have
fun
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some time
Hey Sam, long _____ no see! Yea, John! I have not _____ you in a long time. How _____ you been? I’ve been _____. Same old, same old. What _____you? I’m good, nothing new. Just out to _____ up some things from the supermarket. Me _____. I had to get _____ condiments for our picnic. Well, I have to run. It was _____ to see you again. Have _____ at the supermarket! You too, _____ care.
Fill in the table below. John
Sally 1. Yea, John! I have not seen you in a long time. How have you been? 2. I’m good, nothing new. Just out to buy some things from the supermarket. Me too. I had to get some baked goods 3. to bake a cake.
