Guerna TS#10

Date/Time: August 13th, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Location: Dirac Library
Topic/Skill: Listening and speaking integrated lesson “Let’s Go Grocery Shopping!”
Student: Wei Wang

This lesson centered on the theme of grocery shopping, we began with a warm-up activity, “What’s in Your Basket?”, where Wei looked at a picture of a shopping basket filled with different items and answered questions such as “Which items do you usually buy?” and “How often do you go grocery shopping?” This created a personal connection to the lesson, encouraging her to draw on her own experiences while using English spontaneously.

Next, we moved into a comprehensive vocabulary presentation, where Wei studied fruits, vegetables, pantry items, and shopping terms. She practiced pronunciation, plural forms (e.g., tomatoes, potatoes), and distinctions between countable and uncountable nouns (e.g., milk, bread, rice). We also introduced grocery store departments (produce section, bakery, dairy, frozen food aisle, etc.), giving her a functional framework to navigate different parts of a supermarket. During this stage, Wei asked clarifying questions and engaged with example sentences to ensure she could use the vocabulary actively. She also picked up new words from the video, such as stem, squash, compost, which extended her vocabulary beyond the initial chart.

The listening activity featured a supermarket tour video. On the first viewing, Wei listened for general meaning and context; on the second, she took notes on specific food words she heard. We then discussed which items she buys frequently, which ones are expensive in her country, and cultural differences in shopping between the U.S. and China. This helped her strengthen both her listening comprehension and her ability to compare cross-cultural practices.

The lesson concluded with an extended speaking role-play in which Wei practiced asking and answering questions as both a customer and a store employee. She rehearsed model questions such as “Where can I find the bread?” and “Is the chicken on sale today?”, and she learned to respond with detailed answers like “The grapes are in the produce section, next to the apples.” Switching roles helped her gain flexibility in communication, and she became more confident in producing complete sentences with correct vocabulary.