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A2 Work-Basics Part 7: Work Basics

Lesson 107 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

temperature: A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.; “They discussed temperature during the lesson.”
thousand: A numerical value equal to 1,000; ten times a hundred; “They discussed thousand during the lesson.”
tony: Stylish, high-toned, upscale.; “They discussed tony during the lesson.”
troops: Military personnel in uniform.; “They discussed troops during the lesson.”
truck: A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.; “They discussed truck during the lesson.”
ah: An instance of the interjection ah.; “They discussed ah during the lesson.”
realism: A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.; “The taxi seemed to go as slowly as a snail.”
basically: In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.; “They discussed basically during the lesson.”
besides: In addition to.; “They discussed besides during the lesson.”
bird: An animal of the clade (traditionally class) in the phylum , characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.; “They discussed bird during the lesson.”
blame: for something negative or undesirable.; “They discussed blame during the lesson.”
bob: To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.; “They discussed bob during the lesson.”
bowl: A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.; “They discussed bowl during the lesson.”
chicken: A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl ().; “They discussed chicken during the lesson.”
collected: Gathered together.; “They discussed collected during the lesson.”
context: The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.; “They discussed context during the lesson.”
coverage: An amount by which something or someone is covered.; “They discussed coverage during the lesson.”
determine: To set the boundaries or limits of.; “They discussed determine during the lesson.”
display: A show or spectacle.; “They discussed display during the lesson.”
dying: Approaching death; about to die; moribund.; “When I came home, Tom was studying.”

📐 Grammar Notes

Present continuous covers current duties: I am training two newcomers. Past simple reports completed tasks. Polite workplace requests use could you and would you mind. Articles matter for roles: a manager, the manager on duty, managers in general with no article. 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: work 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 Work-Basics Part 7: Work Basics

📖 Reading Passage

📘 Vocabulary

📐 Grammar Notes

Practice Exercises

His ___ is normal.

What does 'temperature' mean?

What does 'thousand' mean?

What does 'tony' mean?

What does 'troops' mean?

What does 'truck' mean?

What does 'ah' mean?

What does 'authorities' mean?

Write a sentence using 'temperature'.

Summarize the passage in two sentences.

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