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Before you read
Reading comprehension
Practice more
Look at these pictures and discuss the following questions
Before you read
Do you ever go shopping in a market? Where?Is there a market where you live? What can you buy there? Can you bargain for thingsWhat is the difference between a shopping centre and a market?
• / kə'næl/ (n) a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along
Canal
• /’fləʊt/ (v) to move slowly on water or in the air
Floating market
Float
• Bargain with sb / 'bɑ:gən/ (v) to discuss prices, conditions– Ex: in the market dealers were bargaining with
growers over the price of coffee
• Antique / æn'ti:k/ (adj) old and often valuable – Ex: an antique mahogany desk
• Olive / 'ɔliv/ (n) a small green or black fruit with a strong taste, used in cooking and for its oil
• Bunch / bʌnt∫/ (n)
a bunch of flowers
• Souk / su:k/ (n) a market
in an Arab country
• Stall / stɔ:l/ (n) atable or
small shop with an open
front that people sell things
from.
Rug / rʌg/ (n)a piece of thick material like a small carpet
Carpet / 'kɑ:pit/ (n) a thick woven material made of wool, ect, for covering floors or stairs
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Work in three groupsGroup A: read about Bangkok (p35)Group B: read about Provence (p35)Group C: read about Marrakech (p35)
Reading comprehension
Answer the questions about your market
1) Where exactly is the market?2) What days and time is it opened?3) What food does it sell? Give some
examples?
Answer the questions about your market
4) What do you learn about the people who work there?
5) What can you do after the market?6) What do you learn about the town?
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Answer the questions with your group
Which of the market would you like to visit most? Why?
Close your book and close your eyes. Imagine you are at the
market you read about.Tell your partner what you can see.