Market Day, Shopping List, Plural Form, dan Penggunaan “A Lot of” (Lesson 3)

 Lesson 3 mencakup empat topik:

1.      Market Day

2.      Shopping List

3.      General Plural Form

4.      The Use of “A lot of”

Materi ajar Bahasa Inggris lengkap dan terstruktur 

📘 Lesson 3

 

🛍️ 1. Market Day

Topic Focus:
Belajar kosakata tentang pasar dan kegiatan jual beli sehari-hari.

Key Vocabulary:

Word	Meaning
market	pasar
stall	lapak / kios
vendor	penjual
customer	pembeli
bargain	menawar
price	harga
vegetables	sayuran
fruits	buah-buahan
meat	daging
fish	ikan
cashier	kasir
receipt	nota / struk

Useful Expressions:

Expression	Meaning
How much is this?	Berapa harga ini?
Can you give me a discount?	Bisa beri saya diskon?
That’s too expensive.	Itu terlalu mahal.
I’ll take it.	Saya ambil.
Thank you for shopping!	Terima kasih sudah berbelanja!

🗣️ Example Dialogue:

Customer: How much are these apples?
Seller: They’re two dollars a kilo.
Customer: That’s a bit expensive. Can you make it cheaper?
Seller: Okay, one fifty for you.
Customer: Deal! I’ll take two kilos.

 

🧾 2. Shopping List

Topic Focus:
Mengenal daftar belanja dan cara menyusunnya dalam bahasa Inggris.

Definition:
A shopping list is a list of things you want to buy.

Example Shopping List:

No	Item	Quantity	Notes
1	rice	2 kg	white rice
2	eggs	12	for breakfast
3	sugar	1 kg
4	milk	2 bottles	low fat
5	apples	6	red ones

🧠 Practice:
Write your own shopping list for this weekend. Use “a kilo of,” “a bottle of,” “a piece of,” etc.

Example:

I need a kilo of rice, a bottle of milk, and a dozen eggs.

 

👥 3. General Plural Form

Topic Focus:
Belajar bentuk jamak (plural nouns) dalam Bahasa Inggris.

Rules for Plural Forms:

Rule	Singular	Plural	Example
+ -s	cat	cats	I have two cats.
+ -es (after s, sh, ch, x, z)	bus	buses	The buses are full.
-y → -ies (if consonant before y)	baby	babies	There are many babies.
-f / -fe → -ves	leaf	leaves	The leaves are green.
Irregular forms	man → men	child → children	one man, two men

⚠️ Uncountable nouns (rice, sugar, water, etc.) don’t take plural forms.

🧩 Practice:
Write the plural forms of these words:

1.      box → ____

2.      lady → ____

3.      knife → ____

4.      tomato → ____

5.      child → ____

 

🔢 4. The Use of “A Lot of”

Definition:
“A lot of” digunakan untuk menunjukkan jumlah yang banyak, baik untuk countable maupun uncountable nouns.

Type	Example	Meaning
Countable noun	There are a lot of apples on the table.	Banyak apel di meja.
Uncountable noun	There is a lot of water in the bottle.	Banyak air di botol itu.

Synonyms:

·         a lot of = lots of = plenty of

Structure:

·         Affirmative: There are a lot of people here.

·         Negative: There aren’t a lot of chairs.

·         Question: Are there a lot of students?

🗣️ Mini Dialogue:

A: Do you have a lot of homework today?
B: Yes, I have a lot of math and English exercises.

🧠 Practice Sentences:
Fill in the blanks with “a lot of”:

1.      There are ___ shops in the market.

2.      We need ___ water for the plants.

3.      My mom bought ___ vegetables today.

 

💬 Speaking Practice (Market Role Play)

Role A (Customer):

·         Greet the seller

·         Ask for prices

·         Ask for discount

·         Buy several items

Role B (Seller):

·         Offer prices

·         Negotiate politely

·         Thank the customer

🗣️ Example:

A: Good morning! How much are the tomatoes?
B: They’re two dollars a kilo.
A: I’ll take three kilos, please.
B: Sure! That’ll be six dollars.

 

🧩 Worksheet Ideas (Optional)

1.      Match the word with its meaning (market vocabulary).

2.      Complete the shopping list using pictures.

3.      Change the words to plural form.

4.      Fill in the blanks with “a lot of”.

5.      Role-play dialogue at the market.

🔑 Keywords

• Market Day vocabulary

• Shopping list in English

• Plural form rules

• The use of a lot of

• Belajar Bahasa Inggris dasar

• English for beginners

• Daily English conversation

• Grammar dasar bahasa Inggris

• Countable and uncountable nouns

• English speaking practice