Ready to pay for your groceries in English? This story will teach you everything you need to know for the checkout. You'll learn how to ask for help, talk about paying for groceries, and practice counting money.
Suggestions to build fluency:
You can start by reading and listening to the text at the same time. You can repeat this exercise a few times or until you feel you understand the text well. Then, you can write down the ideas you can remember from reading and listening in your notebook. Don’t worry about doing it perfectly, focus on writing as much as you can and then go back to the text to check your writing.
Text 7 - At the Checkout
Daniel finishes his shopping. He has a cart full of food for his party. He goes to the checkout counter. There are three cashiers. He chooses the one with the shortest line. The cashier is a young woman with a friendly smile. She scans all of Daniel’s items. The total is seventy-five dollars and sixty-three cents. Daniel takes his wallet from his pocket. He gives the cashier a hundred-dollar bill. She gives him his change and a receipt. He puts the receipt and his wallet in his pocket. He thanks the cashier and leaves the supermarket with his bags.
Exercises
Vocabulary & Comprehension
Who is it?
It is a person who works at the supermarket and takes your money.
It is a thing you get from the cashier that shows what you bought.
It is a thing Daniel uses to pay for his groceries.
Fill in the blanks with a word from the story:
The total is seventy-five dollars and sixty-three _____.
He puts the _____ and his wallet in his pocket.
There are three _______ at the counter.
Grammar
Fix the mistake:
He choose the one with the shortest line.
She scan all of Daniel’s items.
He thank the cashier and leaves the supermarket.
Personalization & Speaking
Answer the questions:
Do you prefer to pay with cash or a credit card?
How much money do you have in your pocket right now?
Answer Key
Who is it? A-cashier / B-receipt / C-wallet
Fill in the blanks with a word from the story: A-cents / B-receipt / C-cashiers
Fix the mistake: A-He chooses the one with the shortest line / B-She scans all of Daniel’s items / C-He thanks the cashier and leaves the supermarket.