• at the market
  

Listen, as often as is necessary,
then do exercises below –
use paper and pencil,
write down your answers

Word	Simple A1 definition
a market	A place where people buy and sell things.
to be busy	To have many things or people around.
a seller	A person who sells things.
fruit	Food like apples, bananas and oranges.
a pencil	Something you use to write or draw.
a schoolbag	A bag for your books and things for school.

Exercise 1 -a visit to the market

1. When does Mother take Budi and Siti to the market?

a) On Monday morning b) On Saturday morning c) On Sunday evening

2. How do they go to the market?

a) They walk. b) They take a bus. c) They go by car.

3. How much does two kilos of rice cost?

a) 12,000 rupiah b) 5,000 rupiah c) 20,000 rupiah

4. How many eggs does Mother buy?

a) Four b) Six c) Eight

5. Who sells things at the market?

a) A seller b) A teacher c) A farmer’s son

6. How much does Mother pay for the bananas?

a) 4,000 rupiah b) 12,000 rupiah c) 5,000 rupiah

7. How much money does Mother give the seller?

a) 20,000 rupiah b) 50,000 rupiah c) 30,000 rupiah

8. How much money does Mother get back?

a) 13,000 rupiah b) 10,000 rupiah c) 15,000 rupiah

9. What does Budi want?

a) A red pencil b) Three oranges c) Six eggs

10. What does Siti want to buy?

a) A schoolbag b) Some bananas c) A red pencil

11. How much does the pencil cost?

a) 5,000 rupiah b) 4,000 rupiah c) 3,000 rupiah

12. Where does Siti put her new pencil?

a) In her schoolbag b) On the kitchen table c) In her mother’s bag

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Exercise 2 – match the questions and answers

Questions

1. When do they go to the market?
2. Who goes to the market with Mother?
3. Where do they go?
4. How do they go to the market?
5. What does Mother buy?
6. How much do the bananas cost?
7. How many eggs does Mother buy?
8. What does Budi want?
9. How much does the pencil cost?
10. Where does Siti put her pencil?

Answers

A. She puts her new pencil in her schoolbag.

B. Mother buys rice, eggs and bananas.

C. Budi wants three oranges.

D. They walk to the market.

E. The pencil costs 4,000 rupiah.

F. They go to the market on Saturday morning.

G. Mother buys six eggs.

H. They go to the village market.

I. The bananas cost 5,000 rupiah.

J. Budi and Siti go to the market with their mother.

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Exercise 3 -put the events in order

A. Siti puts her new pencil in her schoolbag.

B. Mother buys rice, eggs and bananas.

C. Budi eats a banana at home.

D. Siti buys a red pencil.

E. Mother takes Budi and Siti to the market.

F. The children help Mother carry the bags home.

G. Siti asks Mother if she can buy the pencil.

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Exercise 1 – answers:
1b, 2a, 3c, 4b, 5a, 6c, 7b, 8a, 9b, 10c, 11b, 12a

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Exercise 2- answer key:
1F, 2J, 3H, 4D, 5B, 6I, 7G, 8C, 9E, 10A

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Exercise 3 – answer key:
1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5F, 6A, 7C

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A visit to the market

Mother takes Budi and Siti to the village market on Saturday morning. They walk to the market together. It is busy, and many people are there.

Mother buys two kilos of rice for 20,000 rupiah. She also buys six eggs for 12,000 rupiah and four bananas for 5,000 rupiah. She gives the seller 50,000 rupiah. The seller gives her 13,000 rupiah back.

Budi looks at the fruit. He wants three oranges, but mother says they have enough fruit at home. Siti sees a beautiful red pencil. It costs 4,000 rupiah.

“Can I buy this pencil, please?” she asks.

Mother smiles and gives her 5,000 rupiah. Siti pays for the pencil and gets 1,000 rupiah back.

The children help mother carry the bags home. They are happy with their visit to the market. Siti puts her new pencil in her schoolbag. Budi eats a banana when they get home.

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learn a language:

Babies learn a language by listening.
They use their ears to hear sounds.
Their brain remembers these sounds.
Babies connect sounds with people and things.
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Then they copy the sounds they hear. They imitate words.
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