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​bunch
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cupboard​
​out of
​peanut butter
remind
reusable
​shopping list
unopened
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Listen for pronunciation.
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Example Sentences
1. How much does a bunch of bananas cost?
2. There are a few cups and dishes in the kitchen cupboard.
3. A: Are we out of bread?  B: No, we still have more.
4. Are you hungry? I'll make a peanut butter sandwich for you!
5. You don't have to remind me to do my homework. I won't forget.
6. I don't want to throw away this box. It's reusable.
7. Let's make a shopping list of things we need to buy.
8. A: Did you already open the bottle?  B: No, it's unopened.
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Listen to Tom and his father talking about shopping.
​Then answer the questions below.
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1. Tom is out of candy.
​(A) TRUE     (B) FALSE          
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2. How many apples do they need?
(A) five     (B) six     (C) five or six
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3. What is in the kitchen cupboard?
(A) peanut butter     (B) jam     (C) sugar

4. Tom's mom will make strawberry pie.
(A) TRUE     (B) FALSE          

5. What does Tom say they should bring?
(A) money     (B) sugar     (C) bags

6. Tom's Dad agrees to buy candy.
​(A) TRUE     (B) FALSE     ​
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(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)

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Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
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Dad:  Argh!  We’re out of bread! And milk! I think it’s time to go shopping again.  
Tom: 
Oh, not again!  Shopping is so boring!    
Dad: 
Well, yeah, maybe. But how can we eat if we don’t go shopping? 
Tom: 
Oh, all right.   
Dad: 
Before we go, let’s write down a shopping list of things we need.    
Tom: 
I know! Candy!   
Dad: 
No, not candy. You still have some candy that you got from your friend’s birthday party. Remember?  
Tom: 
Oh, yeah, right . . . .  
Dad: 
Um, let’s see.  I think we also need . . .  uh, some apples, maybe five or six of them.  And also a bunch of
           bananas.
 
Tom:  I don’t like bananas.  
Dad: 
Huh? Oh, well, we’ll get some bananas anyway. They’re good for you.   
Tom: 
Hey, don’t forget to buy more peanut butter. We need more peanut butter.  
Dad: 
Not really. We still have an unopened jar of peanut butter in the kitchen cupboard.
Tom:  How about strawberry jam? 
Dad: 
Oh, yeah, we need that.  Thanks.   
Tom: 
And I think mom said that she needs more sugar. She’s going to make some cookies this week.    
Dad: 
Sugar . . . .   ​
Tom: 
I love sugar!
Dad:  Yeah. I know. That’s why you love candy so much! 
Tom: 
Hey, let’s remember to take our shopping bags with us.
Dad:  The reusable ones? Thanks for reminding me. I forgot to bring them last time. So, do we need anything
           else?
 
Tom:  No, that’s everything, I think.  But . . . .    
Dad: 
But what?
Tom:  But, . . . how about candy?
Dad:  
Uh, . . . no.
Tom:  Oh . . . .

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Listen again and fill in the missing words. (Use a pen and paper to write your answers.)

Dad:  Argh!  We’re (1) __________________   __________ bread! And milk! I think it’s time to go shopping again.  
Tom: 
Oh, not again!  Shopping is so boring!    
Dad: 
Well, yeah, (2) __________________. But how can we eat if we don’t go shopping? 
Tom: 
Oh, all right.   
Dad: 
(3) __________________ we go, let’s write down a shopping list of things we (4) __________________.    
Tom: 
I know! Candy!   
Dad: 
No, not candy. You still have some candy that you got from your friend’s birthday party. Remember?  
Tom: 
Oh, yeah, right . . . .  
Dad: 
Um, let’s see.  I think we also need . . .  uh, (5) __________________  __________________, maybe five or six of them.
           And also a (6)
__________________ of bananas.  
Tom:  I don’t like bananas.  
Dad: 
Huh? Oh, well, we’ll get some bananas anyway. They’re good for you.   
Tom: 
Hey, (7) __________________  __________________ to buy more peanut butter. We need more peanut butter.  
Dad: 
Not really. We still have an unopened jar of peanut butter in the (8) __________________  __________________.
Tom:  How about strawberry jam? 
Dad: 
Oh, yeah, we need that.  Thanks.   
Tom: 
And I think mom said that she needs more sugar. She’s (9) __________________   __________ make some cookies
           this (10)
__________________.    
Dad: 
Sugar . . . .   ​
Tom: 
I love sugar!
Dad:  Yeah. I know. That’s why you love candy (11) __________  __________________! 
Tom: 
Hey, let’s remember to take our shopping (12) __________________ with us.
Dad:  The (13) __________________ ones? Thanks for reminding me. I forgot to (14) __________________ them last time.
          So, do we need anything else?
 
Tom:  No, that’s (15) __________________, I think.  But . . . .    
Dad: 
But what?
Tom:  But, . . . how about candy?
Dad:  
Uh, . . . no.
Tom:  Oh . . . .
​(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)

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Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act out the conversation for your other classmates.
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Tom: But, . . . how about candy?

Dad: Uh . . . no!

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANSWERS  How much do you understand? 
1. B (FALSE)     2. C (five or six)     3. A (peanut butter)     4. B (FALSE)     5. C (bags)     6. B (FALSE)     


ANSWERS  Listening Gap-Fill Activity 
1. out of     2. maybe     3. Before     4. need     5. some apples      6. bunch     7. don't forget     8. kitchen cupboard     9. going to    
10. week    11. so much     ​12. bags     13. reusable     14. bring     15. everything     



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