Grocery Shopping

Teacher’s Overview

Title: Grocery Shopping

Level: A1 (Beginner)

Category: Short Stories / Everyday Life / Food & Shopping 

Lesson Aim:

Students will read a fun short story about a family grocery shopping trip, learn practical vocabulary related to food and shopping, and talk about their own experiences helping at the supermarket.

Skills: Reading, Vocabulary, Speaking, Listening, Personalization

Grammar Focus: Simple Past tense, action verbs, adjectives for description.

Lesson Length: 45–60 minutes

Structure (3 PDFs):

  • PDF 1: Warm-up + Story + Comprehension + Picture activities 
  • PDF 2: Vocabulary sorting + Grammar focus + Teacher’s Key 
  • PDF 3: Find Someone Who… + Name 3… + Pair Work

Materials Needed: Projector for the image, printed worksheets.

Talkmor Tips:

Very practical and relatable topic. Use the lively supermarket image to spark discussion. Great extension: students make their own shopping list or role-play at the checkout.




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