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The checking section for this exercise is the 
Class bonus
.
Class bonus
Put students into pairs or small groups. Partners discuss their 
choices. If you like, you could tell pairs/groups to imagine that 
they are preparing the meal together and can only buy one of 
each product. Students must convince each other why it would 
be better to buy the product they have chosen.
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Tell students to identify the seven items (1a/b, 2a/b, etc.) 
that the shopper chose. They compare them with the items 
they chose.
Get feedback from the class.
More activities
1
Elicit the names of containers (
bag, bottle, box, can, 
packet, tin
). Students read the till receipt again, this time 
using the names of the containers, e.g. 
a can of premium 
chopped tomatoes, a bag of caster sugar
.
2
Elicit expressions of quantity with 
of
, e.g. 
a bar of 
chocolate, a blob of cream, a bunch of basil, a clove of 
garlic, a drop of oil, a pinch of salt, a sheet of paper, a 
slice of cake.
3
Ask students if they only eat food from their own 
country or if they like trying things from other places. 
What things do they like and dislike? Depending on your 
circumstances, you could prepare something which is 
typical of your own country.
Real Reading 3 by Liz Driscoll
 Teacher’s 
notes

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Unit
2 
We’ve hired a car
Write the unit title on the board. Elicit/Explain the meaning and 
why someone might hire a car (to travel around when they are 
on holiday). Elicit other ways of travelling while on holiday.