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Shopping for dinner

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Understand instructions and lists for shopping and cooking.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

ingredient
One of the foods you use to make a dish.
shopping list
A list of things to buy.
spend
To use time or money.

Answer key

  1. But, sometimes it's more fun to cook.“Sometimes” tells us how often. “It’s more fun to” compares activities.
  2. And do not spend too much time shopping.“Do not” gives a negative instruction. “Too much” means more than is good.
  3. But I did spend too much time!“Did spend” uses “did” for emphasis.
  4. These ingredients are all on the list!Ingredients are the foods you use to make a dish.
  5. Anna, this is the shopping list for breakfast.A shopping list is a list of things to buy.