Exercise 1: Match a word
Instruction: Match the items that have a related meaning.
Exercise 2: Exam preparation
Instruction: Read the text, fill in the gaps with the missing words, and answer the questions below
Aviso en el portal: comercios y servicios cerca de casa
Fill in the gaps: carnicería, frutería, dependiente, estanco, lavandería, medio kilo, papelería, floristería
(Notice on the building’s noticeboard: shops and services near home)
Aviso a los vecinos: este sábado, de 10:00 a 14:00, la asociación del barrio organiza una ruta por el comercio local. Se visitarán la , la , la y la . En cada tienda habrá una pequeña demostración y descuentos con ticket.
La salida es en la plaza, delante del . Después se pasará por la para recoger pedidos. En la carnicería se puede pedir cien gramos o ; el prepara el pedido mientras el cliente hace cola. No incluye el centro comercial.Notice to residents: this Saturday, from 10:00 to 14:00, the neighborhood association is organizing a tour of local businesses. We will visit the greengrocer’s, the florist’s, the stationery shop and the butcher’s. In each shop there will be a short demonstration and discounts with a receipt.
We start in the square, in front of the tobacconist’s. After that, we will stop by the laundromat to pick up orders. At the butcher’s you can ask for one hundred grams or half a kilo; the shop assistant prepares the order while the customer waits in line. This does not include the shopping mall.
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¿Qué tiendas o servicios se visitan en la ruta y dónde empieza la actividad?
(Which shops or services are visited on the tour, and where does the activity start?)
Exercise 3: Listening
Instruction: Listen to the audio fragment and indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
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(She goes to the shopping mall to buy fruit and also a notebook for work.) |
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(She doesn't want to wait and that's why she avoids waiting in line at the shops.) |
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(She goes to the florist to choose a gift.) |
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ayer el centro comercial ___ a las diez y ya había cola en la entrada.
(Yesterday the shopping center ___ at ten, and there was already a line at the entrance.)2. El sábado pasado no ___ ni en la frutería ni en la carnicería porque tenía prisa.
(Last Saturday I didn’t ___ anything at either the greengrocer’s or the butcher’s because I was in a hurry.)3. Ayer ___ la camiseta en la tienda de deportes porque era muy pequeña.
(Yesterday we ___ the T-shirt to the sports shop because it was very small.)Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Discussion questions
Instruction: Answer the questions using the vocabulary from this chapter.
Useful expressions:
En mi barrio no hay ni... ni... / Me encanta ir a... así como a... / Normalmente hago cola en... para comprar...
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Vas al centro comercial para hacer recados: ¿qué tiendas sueles visitar y qué compras allí normalmente?
You go to the mall to run errands: which stores do you usually visit and what do you normally buy there?
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En tu barrio, ¿qué servicios o tiendas no hay y cuáles te gustaría tener? Usa 'Ni... ni...' para decir dos cosas que faltan.
In your neighborhood, which services or stores aren’t there and which would you like to have? Use 'Neither... nor...' to say two things that are missing.
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Exercise 7: Writing correspondence
Instruction: Write a reply to the following message appropriate to the situation
Hola, Marta. Soy Laura 😊
Este sábado quiero hacer unas compras por el barrio. Necesito pasar por la frutería y la papelería, y también mirar un regalo en una tienda de regalos. ¿Te apetece venir? Podemos quedar a las 11:00 en la puerta del centro comercial y luego ir a las tiendas pequeñas. Si hay mucha gente, hacemos cola y ya está.
Hi, Marta. It’s Laura 😊
This Saturday I want to do some shopping around the neighborhood. I need to stop by the greengrocer’s and the stationery shop, and I also want to look for a gift at a gift shop. Do you feel like coming? We can meet at 11:00 at the entrance to the shopping mall and then go to the smaller shops. If it’s really crowded, we’ll queue and that’s it.
Useful phrases:
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¿Te va bien quedar a las…?
(Does 11:00 work for you to meet at…?)
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Necesito comprar… en la frutería/papelería.
(I need to buy… at the greengrocer’s/stationery shop.)
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Podemos ir ni a… ni a… / Podemos ir a… así como a…
(We can go to neither… nor… / We can go to… as well as…)
Hi, Laura. Yes, I’d love to go with you. 11:00 works for me at the entrance to the shopping mall. First we can go to the greengrocer’s: I need half a kilo of apples and two hundred grams of grapes. Then we’ll stop by the stationery shop because I want a notebook. For the gift, we can look in the gift shop as well as the home décor shop. See you on Saturday—thanks!