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Vanessa:
Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com. Would you like
to go grocery shopping with me? Let's do it. Have you ever been grocery shopping? Of course you
have, but have you ever been grocery shopping in an American grocery store? Well, today I would
like to invite you to join me and my young son, Freddie, as we go into this grocery store and pick
up a couple things. I will explain along the way. Hopefully you will learn some useful vocabulary,
some expressions, and hopefully
I will not be too embarrassed to be filming in public. And
you'll be able to use this in your daily life and learn something about American culture.
And like always, I have created a free PDF worksheet that you can download with a link in
the description with all of today's phrases, expressions, ideas, and at the bottom
of the PDF worksheet, you can answer Vanessa's challenge question. So don't forget
to download that PDF and continue learning. Never forget what you've learned today.
All r
ight, let's go into the grocery store. All right. First things first, we are going to
go through the parking lot and get a cart. I call this just a cart, but some people call it a
shopping cart. And here in the south where I live, people call it a buggy. Our first stop is the
free fruit snack for kids. This is Freddie's favorite thing to do in the grocery store,
so I sure hope they have something for him. Look at this, Freddie.
Freddie: Yeah.
Vanessa: You want a banana?
Freddie: ‘Nana.
Vanes
sa: Yeah? Okay. Can you open it?
Maybe you need some help. Wow. Hold it down there. Yummy.
Dan: All right.
Vanessa: All right. Let's go get some
stuff from the produce section. Notice that I said the word produce
section. This just means where you can buy fruits and vegetables, but let's pay
attention to the pronunciation of that word produce. The emphasis is at the beginning,
produce. There's another word, which is a verb to produce something. I produce one YouTube video
every week. Here
the emphasis is at the end, produce. I produce a video. This is different
than the produce section. We're in the produce section right now and let's see what's going to
happen next. Who knows. It could be anything. Should I get the single ones or should I get the bag?
Dan: Get a bag. We can make the sparkling water.
Vanessa: Well, let's see. There's 94 cents for
this. And there's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in here for $5. It's a better deal, but
they're in a bag. We'll get this. Dan:
What do you think
? Should we get lemons? Vanessa:
Yeah, let's get some lemons. When you're buying produce, you have two options.
You can buy loose produce like the broccoli that I bought, or you can buy bagged produce like the
lemons that I bought, or here like the potatoes. And really there are so many to choose
from. It's pretty unbelievable the type of options that we have these days. I
feel so lucky to have these options. As we go through the bulk section where you can
buy items in bulk, you'll see thes
e bananas in a bag that are on sale. I want you to know
the difference between on sale and for sale. These bananas are on sale, that means there's
a discount. It's on sale, but really every item in the grocery store is for sale. For sale means
that you can buy it. There's no special discount. There's no special price. It's just for sale.
Here we are at the deli counter. At the deli counter, you can order freshly sliced lunch meat.
You might say, "I'd like half a pound of Turkey, please." Or,
"I'd like a pound of cheddar cheese,
please." We decided to not order anything today because there was only one person working early in
the morning and the wait was too long, but that's all right. Let's move on to the next thing.
In the bakery you can get some freshly baked donuts, bread, or cakes. Because Freddie
is turning two soon, at the end of March, we've been talking about cakes a lot
recently. He's very excited about getting a birthday cake or cupcakes. Let's see.
What cake would yo
u like for your birthday? Freddie:
This. Vanessa:
This one? Freddie:
Yeah. Vanessa:
This one or this one? Freddie:
This one. Vanessa:
This one? Freddie:
This one. Vanessa:
This one. Freddie:
Yeah. Vanessa:
This one? Oh, the one with the cereal all over it? That looks exciting. You know
what would be really good? Freddie:
Yeah. Vanessa:
You get some hummus. You want some hummus? That's
bell pepper hummus. That's yummy. Dan:
Yummus, Freddie. Vanessa:
Thank you. In the grocery store, you have the
option to get
fresh fish or frozen fish, but watch out because usually the fresh fish has been previously
frozen. You can also get fresh cuts of meat, or you can get pre-packaged meat. If you want
to get a fresh cut of meat, you could say, "I'd like two pounds of ground beef, please."
This is a really polite and common statement that you can use. Now I'm going down
an aisle. Notice this pronunciation. Aisle. The S is silent. Go down an aisle.
Or you can say, "It's on aisle three." Great p
ronunciation.
Freddie: Hey pretzels. Crackers.
Vanessa: Crackers? Are you excited about crackers?
Freddie: Crackers.
Vanessa: All right, we got to get some pretzels. I want to get this kind.
Freddie: Hold that.
Vanessa: You want to hold it?
Freddie: Yeah.
Vanessa: Okay.
Freddie: Pretzels.
Vanessa: And I'm going to get this
one. That's our special snack. Freddie:
Take it. Good job putting it in the cart. Vanessa:
That's our special snack. We don't get many treats like chips
and stuff, but pretz
els, we love pretzels. Dan:
Always got to get pretzels. Vanessa:
Yep. I'm walking past a case of frozen meat
and on the other side is an end cap. An end cap is a shelf on the end of an
aisle. The chips are on the end cap. We're going to get some poster board for Theo.
Freddie: Me.
Vanessa: And for Freddie. Okay. You
need some poster board too? Oh, let's go down here.
Freddie: Poster board.
Vanessa: We need some poster board. Ah, look at this.
Dan: Is it the right kind?
Vanessa: Yes.
Next I'm
going to be walking to the dairy section. The dairy section
includes milk products like milk, yogurt, cheese, and also for some reason eggs are included
in this. The dairy section is refrigerated. There are refrigerated items in this section.
Let's take a look at this pronunciation refrigerated. That final tea is going
to sound like a D in American English, because it's surrounded by vowels. This is very
common for American English. I'm going to say the word again and I want you to try to s
ay it with
me. Refrigerated. I'm in the refrigerated section, getting some refrigerated items. I
hope that this helps. I know this word is tricky, but you can do it.
All right. Let's go get yogurt. Where's the yogurt?
Freddie: Yogurt.
Vanessa: That way.
Freddie: That way.
Vanessa: That's right. It's that way.
Freddie: That way.
Vanessa: Do you think we need to buy any eggs? Freddie:
Yeah. Dan:
We don't need eggs, do we? Vanessa:
We actually don't need to. We don't need to buy any eggs because
our chickens make so many eggs.
We are looking for a plain whole milk yogurt. Vanilla. I don't want vanilla yogurt.
Freddie: We need yogurt.
Vanessa: Plain whole milk yogurt, but this is so expensive. Do we need yogurt that bad, Freddie?
Freddie: Yogurt.
Vanessa: Okay. We need yogurt that bad?
Vanessa: Okay.
Freddie: No, but I don't-
Vanessa: Okay.
Now it's time for a little splurge. A splurge is something you don't need. Maybe it's a
little too expensive, but you really want did. I'm going to
get some sparkling water with a little
bit of fruit juice in it, it's so tasty. Let's talk a little bit about alcohol. In the state
where I live, North Carolina, you can buy wine and beer in the grocery store. This is a very simple
thing to do, but if you want to buy hard liquor, so this is considered rum or vodka, you need to go
to a special store called a liquor store. Here in the south where I live we call these an ABC store,
but you need to go to this specialized store if you want to b
uy something else, not just wine and
beer. But for now, I'm not going to get any of it. I need to get some more gardening
gloves, believe it or not. Dan:
Oh, you actually think so? Vanessa:
Yeah. Mine have holes in all the fingers. The point of gardening gloves is to keep your
hands safe, but if they have holes in all the fingers and this will save me a trip to Lowe's.
Before we check out, there's one key that I haven't talked about yet and we need to talk
about it. Can you guess what it is?
It's the word grocery, grocery store. That's where
I'm at and I'm buying groceries. There's two different pronunciations for this and it's just
a regional difference or a personal preference. You can say grocery with an S sound in the
middle, grocery. But for me, I say grocery with a sound in the middle. Grocery store. Both of
these options are correct and it just depends on what you feel the most comfortable saying.
So you could say, "I'm at the grocery store. Or, "I'm at the grocery stor
e." "I'm buying
groceries." Or, "I'm buying groceries." Both of these are beautiful, very natural. And it's
the most common expression that you're going to hear in the US when we talk about a store
where you buy food. It's the grocery store. Now it's time to check out. We can use this
word as a noun or a verb. "Let's check out." Or, "Let's go to the checkout." You can also say
the checkout counter. "Let's go to the checkout counter. I need to buy the things that I put in
my cart." "Let's c
heck out." "It's time to check out." At the checkout counter, watch out because
there are a lot of snacks and junk food waiting for you. The grocery store wants you to splurge
and buy these things. For me, I try to avoid them. It's always unhealthy, not really a good choice,
but this is here to make a last minute purchase. I want to know, in your country are the there a
lot of snacks and junk food options waiting at the checkout? I think this is common around the world,
but let me know in t
he comments if this happens in your country. Now I'm asking the kind checkout
lady if I have her permission to film while I'm checking out. I wanted to give you this experience
to see the final step at the grocery store. Well, I forgot all of my bags today,
so I can help to check out too. Speaker 5:
Do you want paper or plastic? Vanessa:
Let's do paper. Now all of the items are going down the conveyor
belt and the checkout lady is scanning them while I put them in my bag. I usually bring my
own bags, but this day I was so focused on filming, I totally forgot. So I chose to get paper
bags. I can compost the paper bags in my garden, but you might choose to get a plastic bag because
you can reuse them as a trash bag in your house. It's time to pay for all of these groceries. I'm
scanning my membership card so that I can get a few discounts. And she asked me if I want to use
cash or credit, or she might say, "Cash or card?" And you can choose which one.
Checkout Lady: Okay. Thank
you.
Vanessa: Thank you.
Checkout Lady: You have a great day.
Vanessa: Thanks, you too. I appreciate your help.
Checkout Lady: I hope it works.
Vanessa: Yes.
Freddie: Bye.
Vanessa: Bye.
Freddie: Bye.
Vanessa: Now I go out through the automatic doors
like magic and load the groceries in the car. I load the groceries in the car and then
at home, I will unload the groceries. Well, thank you so much for joining me today at
the grocery store, I hope that you learned a lot. And don't forget to reme
mber everything that
you've learned today. You can download the free PDF worksheet with the link in the description.
It is my gift to you. And don't forget to answer Vanessa's challenge question at the bottom of the
PDF. Well, thank you so much for learning English with me. I have a question to ask you now, how
often do you go grocery shopping? Let me know in the comments and I'll see you again next Friday
for a new lesson here on my YouTube channel. Bye. "I got my banana. That's all I want
."
Dan: What's he going to do when that banana's gone?
Vanessa: I don't know.
Dan: That's the worry right there.
Vanessa: We got to go quickly. This is shopping
with a child. Fast, fast, fast. Uh-oh, disaster. I'm going to
have to go throw it away, Freddie. Now he's got banana hands
touching everything. Ooh, good. Dan:
Banana fingers. Vanessa:
Can I see your banana hands? Freddie: No. No.
Dan: My nickname in high school.
Vanessa: Banana hands.
Vanessa: The next step is to download the
free P
DF worksheet for this lesson. With this free PDF, you will master today's lesson and never forget what you have learned.
You can be a confident English speaker. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel
for a free English lesson every Friday. Bye.
Comments
How often do you go to the grocery store? Let me know in the comments! 😊DON'T FORGET what you have learned in this lesson: download the free PDF worksheet here 👉 https://speakenglishwithvanessa.ck.page/b6a45014ad *I hope that this daily life lesson can give your mind a peaceful moment.* ❤️
The best thing I like about your videos is they're filled with energy and enthusiasm of your teaching .
Oh that little boy is the cutest little thing I've ever seen. How adorable
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Freddie is so adorable and a handsome little boy. So happy to see the video is filming from your lovely family. It is such a blessing to all of you!!
It is so helpful for non English speaking people to see the use of the vocabulary in ordinary life.
This is a reaaaaally nice way to learn English, as you focus on daily and common situations. This is not teached on school, and it feels like actually living there for several minutes. Thank you so much, Vanessa
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It really helps for English learners learning English with real experiences. I'm now enjoying with this video! 😊 Thanks , Vanessa.
He's so cute and smart. May God bless you guys! 💖👏👏
Awesome 👍 My English is getting better and better with your help!
I love it when her kids make this video so much enjoyable and I adore how she makes types of lessons like this one, cuz I never skip parts or get bored. So I'm hella glad that you can make it.
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Its really help for English learners learning.Thank you very much
I love this type of videos, I like the fact we can see an actual american grocery store, it feels authentic and it helps me a lot to improve my english vocabulary. Thank you Mrs. Vanessa you're an excellent english techer.
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A hug from Brazil! Thanks for the class.