Speaking Boost · A1 · Lesson 45 of 50
Speaking Boost A1 · Block 9: Shopping and Clothes

Which shops are open at night?

Some shops are open all day and all night. In this lesson you talk about shops and opening times. Review how much, this / that / these / those, Can I have...?, numbers and ordinal numbers, and give the final talk of Block 9.

1

Warm-up

5 min
1.1

Shops and night

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

  1. Do you like shopping?
  2. What time does your nearest shop open?
  3. Is there a shop near you that is open at night?
  4. How do you pay in shops?
  5. What do you buy most often?
  6. Do you buy clothes in a shop or on the internet?
2

Words and phrases

12 min
2.1

New words

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

2.2

Which word?

Choose the word that fits.

  1. A shop for medicine is a .
  2. A big shop with food and many other things is a .
  3. A person who takes your money in a shop is a .
  4. When many people wait one after another, there is a .
  5. A paper that shows what you bought is a .
  6. Twelve o'clock in the middle of the night is .
  7. A shop is when you can go in and buy things.
  8. A shop is when you can't go in.
2.3

Opposites and pairs

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

  1. a pharmacy sells
  2. a cashier takes
  3. a queue is people who
  4. a receipt shows what you
  5. midnight is
  6. closed is the opposite of
2.4

Useful phrases

Use these phrases to talk about shops and opening times.

  • The shop opens at...Магазин відкривається о...The shop opens at nine.
  • The shop closes at...Магазин зачиняється о...The shop closes at midnight.
  • It's open 24 hours.Працює цілодобово.The shop is open 24 hours.
  • Is it open now?Він зараз відчинений?Is the pharmacy open now?
  • How much is this?Скільки це коштує?How much is this bag?
  • Can I have a bag?Можна пакет?Can I have a bag, please?
  • I'd like to pay by card.Я хотів би заплатити карткою.I'd like to pay by card.
  • Here is your receipt.Ось ваш чек.Here is your receipt.
3

Read and react

8 min
3.1

Shops at night

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

Which shops are open at night?

Which shops are open at night? In many big cities, some shops never close. A shop that is open all night can help when you are hungry, when you need medicine or when you work late. The most common night shops are small supermarkets and pharmacies. Some cities have a pharmacy with a night duty.

In Japan, there are many small shops called convenience stores. Many of them are open twenty-four hours a day. You can buy food, drinks, snacks, and you can also pay bills there. Many people say that they are very useful. In Ukraine, there are also many shops that are open around the clock. At night, a cashier works in a quiet shop, and there is usually no long queue.

In many small towns, shops close early. A shop opens at nine, and it closes at six or eight. On Sundays, some shops are closed. It is a good idea to look at the opening times before you go.

In a night shop, you can say: "Can I have this, please? How much is it?" You can pay in cash or by card, and the cashier gives you a receipt. What would you like to buy at midnight?

Which shop do you use at night?

3.2

True or false?

  1. Some shops are open all night.
  2. In Japan, many convenience stores are open 24 hours.
  3. All shops in every town are open on Sundays.
  4. A cashier takes the money.
  5. Midnight is twelve o'clock at night.
3.3

What do you think?

  1. Is it good to have night shops?
  2. Would you like to work at night?
  3. What do you buy at night?
  4. Is it better to shop online or in a shop?
4

Grammar for speaking

10 min
4.1

Grammar for speaking

Review: how much and this / that / these / those

Use How much is + one thing and How much are + plural things. Use this / that with one thing and these / those with plural things. Say a hundred and a thousand.

How much is this bag? How much are these shoes? That shirt is expensive. Those socks are cheap. It costs a hundred hryvnias.

Review: shopping phrases and times

Use Can I have...? and I'd like... to buy. Use opens / closes (with -s) and open / closed (adjectives) for times. Use ordinal numbers for dates and floors.

Can I have a bag, please? I'd like some honey. The shop opens at nine and closes at midnight. It is open 24 hours. My birthday is on the third of June.

Block 9 review

Use the grammar from this block.

how much and prices (L41) · this / that / these / those (L42) · Can I have...? I'd like... (L43) · numbers and ordinal numbers (L44)

Common mistakes: opens / closes with -s, this / these with the right noun, open and closed as adjectives and a hundred. ✗ The shop open at nine → The shop opens at nine. ✗ These shirt is cheap → This shirt is cheap. ✗ It is close at night → It is closed at night.

4.2

Choose the right form

  1. How much
    this coffee?
  2. apples are fresh.
  3. The shop
    at nine.
  4. It
    open 24 hours.
  5. I would like
    honey.
  6. shoes over there are expensive.
  7. My birthday is on the
    of June.
  8. It is
    at night.
4.3

Fix the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

  1. The shop open at nine. →
  2. How much are this coffee? →
  3. These shirt is cheap. →
  4. It is close at night. →
  5. I would like a honey. →
  6. He is twenty years. →
4.4

Talk about it

Answer with full sentences. Use the grammar of Block 9.

  1. How much is a coffee in your city?
  2. Which shop is near your home?
  3. What time does it open and close?
  4. What do you buy in a shop?
  5. Do you pay in cash or by card?
  6. When is your birthday?
5

Three people in a night shop, and a final talk

8 min
5.1

Three people in a night shop

Three people are in a night shop. Compare them. Who buys food? Who pays with a card? Which shop do you use at night?

Person 1

Yaroslav, 30

  • Works as a cashier at night
  • Works in a small shop
  • Says there is no long queue
  • Is open until six in the morning
Person 2

Mei, 22

  • Is a student in Tokyo
  • Buys a snack in a convenience store
  • Pays by card
  • Takes the receipt
Person 3

Dasha, 40

  • Needs medicine at midnight
  • Goes to a pharmacy
  • Asks how much it is
  • Pays in cash
5.2

Final talk of Block 9: shopping

This is the final speaking task of Block 9. Your teacher will time you.

  1. Plan for one minute, then speak for two minutes.
  2. Part 1: say which shops are near your home and when they open and close.
  3. Part 2: act a talk in a shop: ask for two things, the price and pay.
  4. Part 3: say what you like and don't like about shopping and ask your teacher one question.
2:00
6

Personal questions

10 min
6.1

Part I: Me

  1. Which shop is near your home?
  2. What time does it open?
  3. What time does it close?
  4. Is there a shop that is open at night?
  5. Do you pay in cash or by card?
  6. How much is a loaf of bread?
  7. What do you buy most often?
  8. Do you like shopping?
6.2

Part II: Other people

  1. Who in your family goes shopping?
  2. Who buys the food?
  3. Who shops at night?
  4. Who pays by card?
  5. Who likes cheap shops?
  6. Who works in a shop?
6.3

Part III: A bit deeper

  1. Is it good to have shops open at night?
  2. Is online shopping better than a shop?
  3. Is cash better than a card?
  4. Should shops be closed on Sundays?
  5. Is a market better than a supermarket?
7

Roleplay

12 min
7.1

Final talk: shopping

You

Speaker

A friend (your teacher) asks about shopping:
  • say which shops you use and when they open
  • say what you usually buy and how much it costs
  • say how you pay
  • say what you like and don't like about shopping
Speak for at least 2 minutes in total. Use the grammar of Block 9.
Your teacher

Friend

Says things like:
  1. Which shops do you use?
  2. What do you buy?
  3. How do you pay?
  4. What don't you like?
7.2

At a night shop

You

Customer

You are in a night shop (your teacher is the cashier):
  • ask if the shop is open
  • ask for two things
  • ask how much it is
  • say thank you
You do most of the talking. Use: Can I have...? · How much...? · I'd like...
Your teacher

Cashier

Says things like:
  1. Yes, we are open 24 hours.
  2. Here you are.
  3. It's fifty hryvnias.
  4. Do you want a bag?
8

Homework

at home

Your homework score

Do all four exercises, then press Check all homework. Correct answers will appear next to your mistakes.

– / 30
H1

Complete with a word

pharmacysupermarketcashierqueuereceiptmidnightopenclosed
  1. A shop for medicine is a .
  2. A big shop with food and many other things is a .
  3. A person who takes your money in a shop is a .
  4. When many people wait one after another, there is a .
  5. A paper that shows what you bought is a .
  6. Twelve o'clock in the middle of the night is .
  7. A shop is when you can go in and buy things.
  8. A shop is when you can't go in.
H2

Block 9 review: choose the correct word

  1. How much this bag?
  2. shoes are cheap.
  3. The shop at eight.
  4. It open 24 hours.
  5. I'd like honey.
  6. socks over there are warm.
  7. My birthday is on the of June.
  8. It is on Sunday.
H3

Correct or incorrect? (Block 9 review)

Decide if each sentence is grammatically correct.

  1. The shop opens at nine.
  2. The shop open at nine.
  3. How much is this coffee?
  4. How much are this coffee?
  5. This shirt is cheap.
  6. These shirt is cheap.
  7. It is closed at night.
H4

Match the two halves

  1. The shop
  2. The shop
  3. It's
  4. How much
  5. Can I
  6. I'd like
  7. Here is

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