English speaking lesson · Everyday Life
Grocery shopping
You're in a large supermarket. A friendly employee is nearby, and there's a till up front. You practise it as a real conversation, at whichever of the four levels fits you — the room and the steps stay the same, only the words get harder.
A supermarket · you talk to the store employee
Free plan: 10 messages a day. No card needed.
What you have to do
Find an item with help, pick how much you need, and pay at the till. You finish the lesson by getting there in conversation — not by answering questions about it. Nothing is corrected while you talk; the corrections are collected and handed to you at the end.
How it opens
Hi there! You look like you're after something — can I help?
Spoken aloud by the tutor playing the store employee.
The 5 steps that finish it
A step clears when you say the thing that clears it. The steps are identical at all four levels — only the example line fades, and at Natural there is none at all.
- 01
Ask for help
Say hi and tell the employee what you're looking for.
“Hi! I'm looking for milk, please.”
- 02
Find the aisle
Ask where the item is, or which aisle it's in.
“Where is it? Which aisle?”
- 03
Say how much
Say how much or how many you need.
“Just one, please.”
- 04
Go to the till
Head to the till and check your item is right.
“That's all, thanks. How much is it?”
- 05
Pay and finish
Say how you'd like to pay, and finish politely.
“By card, please!”
The words, at all four levels
The same room and the same steps, four vocabularies. These are the words the lesson listens for and scores you on — with what each one means and how it sounds when you are talking to the store employee.
Starter
A1 – A2Simple, everyday words with a full hint on every step.
- milk
- the white drink from cows
- “I need some milk.”
- where
- asking about a place
- “Where is the milk?”
- aisle
- a row of shelves in a shop
- “Which aisle is it in?”
- here
- in this place
- “Is it here?”
- one
- the number 1
- “Just one, please.”
- two
- the number 2
- “I need two.”
- much
- used to ask the price — 'how much'
- “How much is it?”
- bag
- a thing you carry shopping in
- “Can I have a bag?”
- thanks
- a short way to say thank you
- “That's all, thanks.”
- card
- a bank card you pay with
- “By card, please.”
Conversational
A2 – B1Common words at a natural pace, with hints to lean on.
- yoghurt
- a thick food made from milk
- “I'm looking for yoghurt.”
- looking
- trying to find — 'looking for'
- “I'm looking for the bread.”
- aisle
- a row of shelves
- “Which aisle is that in?”
- section
- an area of the shop for one kind of thing
- “the dairy section”
- couple
- two, or a few
- “Just a couple, please.”
- pack
- a set of items sold together
- “A pack of four.”
- everything
- all of it — 'is that everything?'
- “That's everything, thanks.”
- total
- the full amount to pay
- “What's the total?”
- cheers
- informal thanks
- “Cheers for that!”
- contactless
- tapping a card to pay without a PIN
- “Contactless, please.”
Confident
B1 – B2Richer, more specific words, with only light hints.
- coriander
- a leafy green herb
- “I'm after some coriander.”
- whereabouts
- roughly where something is
- “Whereabouts would that be?”
- fresh
- recently made or picked, not old
- “the fresh produce”
- produce
- fruit and vegetables in a shop
- “It's in the produce section.”
- bunch
- a group of things held together
- “Just a bunch, please.”
- loose
- sold singly, not in a pack
- “Are they sold loose?”
- altogether
- in total — 'how much altogether'
- “How much altogether?”
- receipt
- the printed proof of payment
- “Could I get the receipt?”
- grab
- to get something quickly (informal)
- “I'll grab a bunch.”
- card
- a bank card you pay with
- “Card's fine, thanks.”
Natural
B2 – C1Advanced, idiomatic words — no hints at all.
- fennel
- a crunchy vegetable with a mild aniseed taste
- “I'm hunting for fennel.”
- hunting
- searching hard for something (informal)
- “I'm hunting for a few bits.”
- stocked
- kept in supply on the shelves
- “Do you keep it stocked?”
- aisle
- a row of shelves
- “Which aisle these days?”
- handful
- a small amount you can hold
- “Just a handful.”
- pop
- to put quickly (informal) — 'pop it in'
- “I'll pop a few in.”
- damage
- the cost — 'what's the damage?' (informal)
- “What's the damage?”
- tap
- to pay by touching your card
- “I'll just tap.”
- bits
- small miscellaneous items (informal)
- “a few bits and pieces”
- sorted
- dealt with and settled
- “Great, we're sorted.”
More Everyday Life lessons
- Making plans with a friend
- At the post office
- Missed delivery
- At the dry cleaners
- At the hairdresser
- Joining a gym
- Locked out