Lesson 1: At the Shops

Prior Knowledge

Students may have some prior knowledge of spelling and grammar techniques but it is not essential. This unit has been designed so that students with no prior knowledge can acquire reading and writing skills.

Learning Intentions

In this lesson you will:

· identify food words from images,

· transcribe food words to compile a shopping list,

· sequence a shopping list and

· compile a list of names for a social event.

Task 1: Class discussion

A cartoon of four people sitting round a table talking.

When you go to the supermarket, how do you remember what you need to buy?

Task 2: Food words

Copy the name of the food in the space provided.

copy food words.pdf

Now write the name of the food in the space provided.

write food words.pdf

Task 3: Supermarket shopping list

Here is an example of a shopping list you might use when you go to a supermarket.

It contains food words you have already come across in Task 2.

Lists task 2.pdf

Now it's time for you to write your own shopping list.

Write your weekly shopping list in List 1.

Now write your list again into List 2.

This time, write the food in the order that they are displayed in the supermarket.

Task 4: Food categories

Sort these foods in the correct category.

Here are some words that you will see in the supermarket

fruit and vegetables, baked, chilled food, frozen food

Find the supermarket words in this word search.

Task 5: Other lists

A cartoon woman holding a question mark in her left hand.

Class discussion:

Are there other times when you might want to write a list?

Imagine it’s a hot, sunny summer.

You want to have a BBQ.

Write a list of the people you will invite to the BBQ.

A cartoon of a barbeque, food and cooking utensils.

Speech bubble Tip: Names start with a capital letter.

Lesson 2: Text Messaging

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