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A2 Hobbies Part 7: Hobbies

Lesson 77 of 10 in this unit.

📖 Reading Passage

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Every Saturday morning, Anna wakes up early and walks to the market near her house. The market opens at seven o'clock, and by eight the small square is full of people, colors, and smells. Farmers from nearby villages bring fresh vegetables, fruit, cheese, and bread. Anna likes to arrive early because the best tomatoes and strawberries sell fast. She greets the sellers by name, because she has shopped there for three years. First she buys vegetables for the week: carrots, onions, peppers, and a large bag of potatoes. Then she stops at the cheese stand, where an old man lets her taste a small piece before she buys. After that she buys two warm loaves of bread that smell wonderful. The bread is still hot from the oven, and Anna carries it carefully so it does not get crushed. She also buys yellow flowers for her kitchen table, because they make the room feel bright. While she shops, she meets her neighbor, and they drink a small cup of coffee together at the corner stand. They talk about their families, the weather, and plans for the weekend. By ten o'clock Anna walks home with two heavy bags. She feels tired but happy, because the market gives her fresh food and a chance to see friends.

📘 Vocabulary

20 words from this lesson

worry: To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.; “They discussed worry during the lesson.”
brand: A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.; “They discussed brand during the lesson.”
bus: A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.; “Go about your business.”
cent: A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.; “They discussed cent during the lesson.”
count: To recite numbers in sequence.; “They discussed count during the lesson.”
covered: Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).; “They discussed covered during the lesson.”
critical: Inclined to find fault or criticize.; “They discussed critical during the lesson.”
digital: Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.; “They discussed digital during the lesson.”
forced: Obtained forcefully, not naturally.; “They discussed forced during the lesson.”
fourth: The ordinal form of the number four.; “They discussed fourth during the lesson.”
fresh: Newly produced or obtained; recent.; “They discussed fresh during the lesson.”
lake: A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.; “They discussed lake during the lesson.”
mental: Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.; “They discussed mental during the lesson.”
mostly: Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.; “They discussed mostly during the lesson.”
mouth: The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.; “They discussed mouth during the lesson.”
owner: One who owns something.; “They discussed owner during the lesson.”
previously: First; beforehand, in advance.; “They discussed previously during the lesson.”
remain: That which is left; relic; remainder.; “They discussed remain during the lesson.”
scale: A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.; “They discussed scale during the lesson.”
score: The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.; “They discussed score during the lesson.”

📐 Grammar Notes

Gerunds name activities as subjects: swimming relaxes me. Verbs like enjoy, avoid, and finish take gerunds; want, hope, and decide take infinitives. Use present continuous for current projects: I am learning the guitar this month. Practice by labeling each sentence in the reading: underline the main verb, circle the time marker, and check that every they and it points to a named noun. Rewrite any three sentences in your own words while keeping tense and meaning intact. Theme: hobbies. Reading: The Morning Market. As a final check, read the passage once more and label every verb for tense, every noun for countability, and every connector for function. Keep a short error log of your own recurring mistakes and review it before writing. This routine turns isolated rules into durable habits across all five hundred lessons.

A2 Hobbies Part 7: Hobbies

📖 Reading Passage

📘 Vocabulary

📐 Grammar Notes

Practice Exercises

Paula was called away on urgent ___iness.

India is the seventh largest ___ry in the world.

His ___ development was slow.

What does 'worry' mean?

What does 'brand' mean?

What does 'bus' mean?

What does 'cent' mean?

What does 'count' mean?

Write a sentence using 'worry'.

Summarize the passage in two sentences.

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