Mom: “Hi, sweetie! Let’s go to the grocery store to buy food for the week.”
Child: “Yay! Can we get some snacks too?”
Mom: “Of course! But we need to make sure we have all the essentials first. Do you remember what we need to buy?”
Child: “We need milk, bread, and eggs!”
Mom: “That’s right! And we also need fruits and vegetables. What fruit should we get?”
Child: “Can we get apples and bananas?”
Mom: “Good choices! What about vegetables?”
Child: “How about carrots and broccoli?”
Mom: “Perfect! Let’s get those. Oh, and don’t forget to grab some cheese and yogurt. We’ll need that for breakfast.”
Child: “I’ll help you! Do we need anything for dinner?”
Mom: “Yes, we need chicken and rice. Let’s head to the meat section. What kind of chicken should we get?”
Child: “Can we get some chicken breasts?”
Mom: “Chicken breasts are a great choice. Let’s grab those. Now, do we need anything for dessert?”
Child: “What about some chocolate and ice cream?”
Mom: “Haha, good idea! We can get a little treat for the weekend.”
Child: “Yay! I’m so excited. What else do we need?”
Mom: “We still need some bread and some juice. Let’s head to the bread aisle now.”
Child: “Okay, I see the bread! Let’s get the one with seeds.”
Mom: “Great choice! Now, let’s get some juice. Do you want orange juice or apple juice?”
Child: “I’ll take orange juice, please!”
Mom: “Alright, let’s grab that. I think we have everything now. Ready to go to the checkout?”
Child: “Yes! I love grocery shopping with you!”
Mom: “Me too! Let’s go pay and get home.”
Vocabulary List
- Grocery store [ˈɡrəʊsəri stɔːr] (noun) – A place where you buy food and other everyday items.
- Example: “We need to go to the grocery store to buy some bread.”
- Essentials [ɪˈsɛnʃəlz] (noun) – The most important items you need.
- Example: “Milk, bread, and eggs are the essentials for breakfast.”
- Fruit [fruːt] (noun) – Foods that grow on trees or plants, like apples, bananas, or oranges.
- Example: “I love eating fruit in the morning.”
- Vegetables [ˈvɛdʒtəblz] (noun) – Healthy foods like carrots, broccoli, and spinach.
- Example: “Carrots and broccoli are my favorite vegetables.”
- Snack [snæk] (noun) – A small amount of food that you eat between meals.
- Example: “Can I have a snack before dinner?”
- Meat section [miːt ˈsɛkʃən] (noun) – The area of the store where you find meat products like chicken, beef, or pork.
- Example: “We need to go to the meat section to buy chicken.”
- Checkout [ˈʧɛkaʊt] (noun) – The place in the store where you pay for your groceries.
- Example: “Let’s go to the checkout to pay for the food.”
- Treat [triːt] (noun) – A special or fun food, often something sweet.
- Example: “We can get some chocolate as a treat.”
- Rice [raɪs] (noun) – A common food made from grains that is often served with meat or vegetables.
- Example: “We need rice for dinner tonight.”
- Juice [dʒuːs] (noun) – A drink made from fruits like oranges or apples.
- Example: “I like drinking orange juice with breakfast.”
Grammar Tip:
- Use “need to” to talk about something necessary: “We need to buy milk.”
- Use “Can we” for making a request: “Can we get some snacks?”
- Use “What about” to suggest something else: “What about vegetables?”
- Use “Let’s” to suggest doing something together: “Let’s go to the checkout.”
FILL IN THE BLANK
Mom: "Hi, sweetie! Let’s go to the to buy food for the week."
Child: "Yay! Can we get some too?"
Mom: "Of course! But we need to make sure we have all the first. Do you remember what we need to buy?"
Child: "We need , bread, and eggs!"
Mom: "That’s right! And we also need and vegetables. What fruit should we get?"
Child: "Can we get and bananas?"
Mom: "Good choices! What about ?"
Child: "How about carrots and broccoli?"
Mom: "Perfect! Let’s get those. Oh, and don’t forget to grab some and yogurt. We’ll need that for breakfast."
Child: "I’ll help you! Do we need anything for dinner?"
Mom: "Yes, we need and rice. Let’s head to the meat section. What kind of chicken should we get?"
Child: "Can we get some chicken ?"
Mom: "Chicken breasts are a great choice. Let’s grab those. Now, do we need anything for ?"
Child: "What about some chocolate and ice cream?"
Mom: "Haha, good idea! We can get a little for the weekend."