Food & shopping
Groceries, cafés, restaurants, cooking, clothes and shopping online.
10 lessons
Food
A1 · Everyday food and plurals.
Fruit & vegetables
A1 · Name common fruit and vegetables, make plurals and say what you like to eat.
At the café
A1 · Order, ask the price and pay.
In the shop
A1 · Buy things, ask for prices and point at what you want.
Clothes & colours
A1 · Describe what people wear and try things on.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
A1 · Say what you eat at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and when.
Drinks
A1 · Offer and order drinks, ask for another one — or say you've had enough.
At the bakery
A1 · Buy bread, rolls and cake — a whole loaf, half a pie, sliced or not.
Colours & trying on
A1 · More colours, the changing room, and saying something fits or suits you.
At the market
A1 · Buy fruit and veg by the kilo, pay with coins and notes, and get your change.
4 lessons
Groceries
A2 · Buy the right amount at the market, the cheese shop or the supermarket.
Cooking
A2 · Follow a recipe and tell someone what to do in the kitchen.
At the restaurant
A2 · Order a full meal, mention allergies and ask for something with or without.
Shopping online
A2 · Order online, track a delivery and send things back.
1 lesson
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