E7 G - What do we buy – Konsumwortschatz verstehen

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E7 G - What do we buy – Konsumwortschatz verstehen

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Einleitung

What do we buy? In this aiMOOC you learn common words for clothes, food, gadgets, prices and shopping choices. You read and listen to short shopping information. You also practise simple shop talk.

English first: Look, listen and try. Use the hint next. Use the German help only if you still need it.

Mini-help: clothes = Kleidung · food = Essen · gadgets = kleine technische Geräte · price = Preis · choice = Auswahl/Entscheidung

Look first. What can you put in a shopping cart? Say three English words.

Hint: Think of food, clothes and gadgets.

I can ...

1. I can name common clothes, food and gadgets.
2. I can understand simple prices and short shop information.
3. I can ask “How much is it?”
4. I can choose an item and give a short reason.
5. I can use simple shopping phrases in a short dialogue.

Learning path

Step	What you do
Notice	Look and listen for words you know.
Understand	Match words, pictures and prices.
Try	Say one short shopping chunk.
Use	Put the chunk into a new example.
Communicate	Ask, answer and choose.
Feedback	Compare with the model or a partner.
Improve	Correct one word or one sentence.
Use again	Try the same language with a new item.

What do you already know?

Say or write one word for each group:

Group	Your word	Hint
clothes	...	T-shirt
food	...	bread
gadgets	...	phone
prices	...	cheap

Quick check: If you have one word in each row, you are ready.

Media start: clothes, food and gadgets

Try: Point to or name three things you can buy in a clothes shop.

Word bank: T-shirt · jeans · jacket · trainers

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Fortfahren Ausblenden

First viewing: Watch a short part with subtitles off. Write down three words you recognise.

Second viewing: Turn subtitles on. Check your three words.

Feedback: A word counts if you can connect it to the right item. You do not need to understand every word.

Try: Name two foods.

Word bank: apples · bananas · bread · cheese · juice

Try: What gadgets can you see?

Word bank: phone · headphones · charger

Listening and viewing: at the shop

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First try – subtitles off: Listen for a clothes word, a colour and one shopping phrase.

Hint: You may hear a question about size or colour.

Second try – subtitles on: Check what you heard.

German help if needed: size = Größe · smaller = kleiner · take = nehmen/kaufen

Direct feedback: Do not count every unknown word. Your goal is to catch the item, one detail and the shopping decision.

Mini-listening with transcript after the first try

Work with a partner. One person opens the transcript and reads it slowly. The listener keeps the transcript closed.

Listen twice. Answer: What item is it? What is the price? Does the customer buy it?

Transcript – open only after listening:

Shop assistant: Hello. Can I help you?
Customer: Yes. How much is this blue T-shirt?
Shop assistant: It is twelve pounds.
Customer: Great. I’ll take it.

Check: blue T-shirt · £12 · yes

Vocabulary in context

Clothes	Food	Gadgets	Prices and choices
T-shirt	bread	phone	price
jeans	apples	headphones	cheap
jacket	cheese	charger	expensive
trainers	juice	smartwatch	on sale

Use the words in chunks:

Chunk	Example
I need ...	I need a charger.
I want ...	I want some apples.
How much is ...?	How much is the T-shirt?
How much are ...?	How much are the jeans?
I’ll take it.	The price is okay. I’ll take it.
I prefer ... because ...	I prefer the blue T-shirt because it is cheaper.

Prices

Notice: £ = pound · € = euro

Say the price:

Item	Price	Model
T-shirt	£9.99	It is nine pounds ninety-nine.
jeans	£19.50	They are nineteen pounds fifty.
juice	£2.20	It is two pounds twenty.
headphones	£14.50	They are fourteen pounds fifty.

Hint: First say the pounds. Then say the pence.

German help if needed: 9.99 = neun Pfund neunundneunzig.

Reading: Quick Shop

Read the short shop information.

QUICK SHOP	Information
Green T-shirt	£8.00 · on sale
Blue jeans	£18.00
Headphones	£14.50
Apple juice	£2.00

Questions:

1. Which item is on sale?
2. Which gadget costs £14.50?
3. You have £20. You buy the headphones. How much money is left?

Hint: Look for the key words, not every word.

Check: Green T-shirt · headphones · £5.50

Supermarket words

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Fortfahren Ausblenden

First viewing: Find three supermarket words you already know.

Second viewing: Choose three useful new words. Do not learn all words at once.

Small word bank: basket · trolley · checkout · shelf · receipt

Mini-transfer: Choose the three words you need most for a real shopping trip.

Pronunciation: clear before perfect

Your goal is easy-to-understand English, not a perfect accent.

Word or chunk	Pronunciation help
clothes	One short syllable. Say it slowly first.
price	It rhymes with “nice”.
cheap	Start with the sound in “chair”.
How much is it?	Keep the sentence smooth. Stress much.
I’ll take it.	Stress take.

Try: Say each chunk once slowly and once at normal speed.

Feedback: Can your partner understand the word? Then the pronunciation works.

Speaking: mini shop talk

Customer

1. I’m looking for ...
2. How much is this?
3. Have you got this in blue?
4. I’ll take it.
5. No, thanks.

Shop assistant

1. Can I help you?
2. It is ...
3. Yes, here you are.
4. Sorry, not today.
5. Anything else?

Model:

Customer: How much is this T-shirt?
Shop assistant: It is £9.99.
Customer: Great. I’ll take it.

Try again: Change the item and the price.

Hint: Use the word bank. Keep your dialogue short.

Writing: my shopping choice

Write four connected sentences.

Writing frame:

I want to buy __________.
It costs __________.
I like it because __________.
I choose it / I do not choose it because __________.

Word bank: cheap · useful · nice · too expensive · on sale · I need it

Model: I want to buy headphones. They cost £14.50. I like them because they are useful. I choose them because the price is okay.

Feedback check: item + price + reason + choice

Mediation: help a visitor

Your English-speaking visitor sees this German note:

T-Shirt: 12 € · Kopfhörer: 18 € · Apfelsaft: 2 €

Explain the important information in simple English. Do not translate every word.

Sentence starters: The T-shirt is ... · The headphones are ... · The apple juice is ...

Possible answer: The T-shirt is twelve euros. The headphones are eighteen euros. The apple juice is two euros.

Functional grammar: what you need now

One item	More than one
How much is this T-shirt?	How much are these jeans?
It is £10.	They are £20.

Use this + singular and these + plural.

Try: How much ___ these trainers?

Check: are

Choice chunk: The blue one is cheaper than the black one.

No extra grammar is needed for this lesson.

Mini-transfer: £20 challenge

You have £20.

Item	Price
T-shirt	£8
bread	£2
juice	£2
charger	£7
headphones	£14

Choose what you buy. Stay under £20.

Say or write: I buy ... and ... . It is / They are ... . I have ... left.

Hint: Start with the things you need.

Safe media, recordings and AI

Use fictional profiles only. Do not use private social-media data.

Recordings are optional and private. Do not upload a voice or video recording without clear permission.

Do not send personal data to external AI tools. If you use AI feedback, check whether the English really fits your level. Write your own text first. AI should help you improve it, not replace it.

The images in this course come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the licence information on each file page when you reuse a file.

Self-check: Can do

I can ...	Yes	A little	Not yet
name common clothes, food and gadgets	□	□	□
understand a simple price	□	□	□
ask “How much is ...?”	□	□	□
understand short shop information	□	□	□
make a simple shopping choice	□	□	□
use a short shop dialogue	□	□	□

Improve one thing: Pick one “A little” or “Not yet” row. Go back to that section. Try one new example.

Follow-up course

Next step: How much is it? – Preise verstehen und nachfragen

Bildungsplanbezug

Der Kurs orientiert sich an Englisch als erster Fremdsprache in Klasse 7 der Sekundarstufe I in Baden-Württemberg. Im Mittelpunkt stehen kurze, einfache Lernhandlungen zu Hörverstehen, Hörsehverstehen, Leseverstehen, Sprechen, Schreiben, Sprachmittlung, Wortschatz, Aussprache sowie Text- und Medienkompetenz.

Bildungsplan Baden-Württemberg: Englisch als erste Fremdsprache, Klassen 7/8/9

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

Which word is a piece of clothing? (T-shirt) (!bread) (!phone) (!juice)

Which word is food? (bread) (!jeans) (!charger) (!price)

Which item is a gadget? (headphones) (!cheese) (!jacket) (!apples)

Which question asks for a price? (How much is this) (!What colour is this) (!Where are you from) (!How old are you)

What does cheap mean? (not expensive) (!very big) (!very slow) (!very old)

What does I’ll take it mean in a shop? (I want to buy it) (!I want to return home) (!I cannot see it) (!I want to cook it)

Which question is correct for jeans? (How much are the jeans) (!How much is the jeans) (!How many is the jeans) (!Where much are the jeans)

What does on sale usually tell you? (The item has a special lower price) (!The shop is closed) (!The item is food) (!The item is free)

Which sentence gives a shopping choice and a reason? (I prefer the blue one because it is cheaper) (!The shop is next to the station) (!My name is Sam) (!It is raining today)

What can you use to carry small items in a supermarket? (a basket) (!a receipt) (!a price) (!a size)

Memory

T-shirt	clothes
bread	food
headphones	gadget
cheap	low price
basket	carry items
receipt	proof of purchase
size	small medium large
cashier	person at checkout

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
T-shirt	clothes
bread	food
headphones	gadgets
cheap	prices
I’ll take it	shopping choice

Kreuzworträtsel

jeans	Which clothes word is usually plural and worn on your legs?
bread	Which food can you buy in a bakery or supermarket?
phone	Which gadget can you use to call someone?
price	Which word tells you how much something costs?
cheap	Which word means not expensive?
basket	What can you carry small shopping items in?

Lückentext

Vervollständige den Text.

A T-shirt is a piece of . Bread is . Headphones are a . The amount of money an item costs is its . If something does not cost much, it is . You can ask “How is this?”. In a supermarket you can carry small items in a . When you decide to buy an item, you can say “I’ll it”.

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

1. Bild-Wort-Karte: Choose six shopping words and make a small picture-word card for each one.
2. Mein Einkaufskorb: Draw a basket with five things. Label the things in English.
3. Preisschilder: Make five fictional price tags and practise saying the prices.
4. Wortschatz-Sortierung: Sort twelve words into clothes, food, gadgets and prices.

Standard

1. Mini-Dialog: Write and act out a three-line shop dialogue with “How much ...?” and “I’ll take it.”
2. 20-Pfund-Challenge: Make your own five-item price list. Give a partner a £20 budget and let them choose.
3. Shop-Anzeige: Design a small fictional shop ad with four items, pictures and prices.
4. Private Sprachaufnahme: If you want, record your dialogue privately and listen once for clear pronunciation. Do not upload it without permission.

Schwer

1. Shopping-Vergleich: Create two fictional offers for the same item and explain which one you choose and why.
2. Sprachmittlung Einkauf: Write a short German shop note and explain the key information in simple English without translating every word.
3. Video-Szene: Plan a 30-second fictional shop scene with two roles. A recording is optional and stays private.
4. Feedback verbessern: Write a first version of a four-sentence shopping text, get feedback from a partner or checked AI tool, verify the feedback and create your own improved version.

Lernkontrolle

1. Preisentscheidung: You have £15 and three fictional products. Choose what you buy, stay in budget and explain your choice in two English sentences.
2. Dialog-Transfer: Change a model clothes-shop dialogue into a gadget-shop dialogue. Keep the function of each sentence.
3. Informationssuche: Read a short fictional price list and find the best option for a person who needs one cheap food item and one gadget.
4. Sprachmittlung im Alltag: Explain three important pieces of information from a short German shop notice to an English-speaking visitor.
5. Fehler verbessern: Correct “How much is these jeans?” and explain with one simple rule why your version is better.
6. Hörstrategie: Describe what you do when you understand only some words in a shopping video. Name two useful strategies.

Lernnachweis

Für einen Lernnachweis solltest Du zeigen, dass Du:

1. häufige Wörter zu clothes, food, gadgets und prices verstehst,
2. kurze Preisangaben lesen und verstehen kannst,
3. mit “How much is ...?” oder “How much are ...?” nach einem Preis fragen kannst,
4. in einem kurzen Einkaufsgespräch reagieren kannst,
5. eine einfache Kaufentscheidung mit einem Grund ausdrücken kannst,
6. kurze Einkaufsinformationen sinngemäß vermitteln kannst,
7. verständlich sprichst und einfache Rückmeldungen zum Verbessern nutzt.

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