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A2 Travel-Basics Part 1: Travel Basics

Lesson 51 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

huge: Very large.; “They discussed huge during the lesson.”
internet: .; “They discussed internet during the lesson.”
listen: To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.; “They discussed listen during the lesson.”
okay: .; “They discussed okay during the lesson.”
practice: Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.; “They discussed practice during the lesson.”
sea: A large body of salt water.; “Once I had a very bad disease.”
sir: A man of a higher rank or position.; “They discussed sir during the lesson.”
success: The achievement of one's aim or goal.; “They discussed success during the lesson.”
towards: .; “They discussed towards during the lesson.”
waiting: Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding.; “They discussed waiting during the lesson.”
ways: A distance.; “They discussed ways during the lesson.”
access: A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.; “They discussed access during the lesson.”
base: Something from which other things extend; a foundation.; “They discussed base during the lesson.”
below: Lower in spatial position than.; “They discussed below during the lesson.”
created: Brought into existence by making.; “They discussed created during the lesson.”
deep: Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.; “They discussed deep during the lesson.”
la: A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.; “The plane from Chicago arrived at the airport late at night.”
lol: .; “They discussed lol during the lesson.”
mark: Boundary, land within a boundary.; “They discussed mark during the lesson.”
missing: Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.; “They discussed missing during the lesson.”

📐 Grammar Notes

Going to expresses plans: we are going to leave at six. Past simple narrates trips taken; present perfect links trips to now: I have visited three islands. Prepositions of movement matter: get on the bus, get off the train, arrive at the station, arrive in the city. 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: travel basics. 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 Travel-Basics Part 1: Travel Basics

📖 Reading Passage

📘 Vocabulary

📐 Grammar Notes

Practice Exercises

It looks like the rainy ___son is going to start after next week.

You mustn't keep your guest ___ outside.

But my mother al___ answered.

I make it a rule to p___y tennis with him Sundays.

What does 'huge' mean?

What does 'internet' mean?

What does 'listen' mean?

What does 'okay' mean?

Write a sentence using 'huge'.

Summarize the passage in two sentences.

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