Teacher King's English Speaking Lesson: At the fruit market

Learn the words

1. apple

2. pineapple

3. orange

4. strawberry

5. lemon

6. grape

7. banana

8. cherry

9. watermelon

10. pear

Learn the phrasal verb : Be about to

Meaning: To do something, or something will happen, very soon.

“I think we are about to run out of oranges.”

Learn the verb : Get

“Can we get some strawberries for my smoothie?”

get: You should get some lemons to put in the drinking water.

got: I got a watermelon yesterday, but it’s already eaten.

getting: We are getting some fruit from the market now.

gotten: We haven’t gotten any cherries this year.

Read the conversation

Dad: I’m about to go to the fruit market. Does anyone want to come?

Abby: I can’t. I have to finish my homework before tomorrow.

Joe: I’ll go with you. Can we get some strawberries for my smoothie?

Dad: No, we can’t. Strawberries are not in season right now.

Abby: I think we are about to run out of oranges.

Dad: Okay, I’ll get some oranges as well.

Abby: Mom wants to make an apple pie for dessert.

Dad: We already have enough apples. Joe, do you want another fruit?

Joe: Can we get some bananas? I want to make a banana smoothie instead.

Dad: Great. I think that’s a good shopping list. Let’s go.

Answer the questions

1. Where does Dad want to go?

2. Why can't they get strawberries?

3. Can Abby go with them?

4. What are they about to run out of?

Which person?

1. ______ needs to finish her homework.

2. ______ wants to make an apple pie.

3. ______ is going to the fruit market with Dad.

4. ______ is about to go to the fruit market.

Read the talk

Eating fruit

Our family loves eating fruit. My daughter, Abby, eats an orange almost every day. And her younger brother, Joe, has recently learned how to make fruit smoothies. His favorite flavor is strawberry.

I go to the fruit market every Saturday morning. Everyone there knows my name because I buy fruit so often. I like to chat with the owner of the fruit market. He tells me all about which fruits are in season, and which farms he gets his fruit from. There are local pear farms nearby.

We have a lemon tree in our backyard, so I don’t have to buy them. Sometimes, Mom uses them to bake a lemon cake. However, today she’s going to make her yummy apple pie!

Answer the questions

1. Which fruit does Abby eat every day?

2. How often does Dad go to the fruit market?

3. What kind of fruit tree do they have in their backyard?

4. Who is going to make an apple pie?

Complete the sentence using two words

1. Dad likes to chat with the owner of the _____ _____.

2. The owner tells Dad which fruits are _____ _____.

3. Today, Mom is going to make an _____ _____.

Take the test

1. Abby can’t go to the fruit market because she ___ her homework.

a. needs finish

b. needs to finish

c. hasn’t finish

2. ___ aren’t in season right now.

a. Strawberries

b. Apples

c. Oranges

3. They ___ about to run out of oranges.

a. is

b. are

c. be

4. Joe wants to make a banana smoothie ___.

a. rather

b. as well

c. instead

5. Recently, Joe ___ learned how to make fruit smoothies.

a. did

b. has

c. is

6. The owner of the fruit market tells Dad which farms he ___ fruit from.

a. get

b. gotten

c. gets

7. Abby eats ___ every day.

a. oranges

b. pears

c. bananas

8. What is Mom going to make today?

a. A lemon cake.

b. A banana smoothie.

c. An apple pie.

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Answers

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C