Grade 4 At the Market Speaking Activity: Vendor and Customer

Learning Objectives

• Students will be able to ask "How much is/are the ___?" using correct word order.
• Students will be able to answer a price question and complete a simple purchase in a role-play.
• Students will be able to write sentences reporting what they bought and how much it cost.
• Students will be able to ask classmates market-related questions and record their answers during a class survey.

How to Use This Resource

• Use this activity after the At the Market Vocabulary PowerPoint and Flashcards have introduced the target vocabulary, as suggested in the Lesson Plan's Main Activity stage. Pair students for Part 1 and model the dialogue frame with a confident student first, playing the vendor yourself. Move to Part 2 once most pairs have finished the role-play and swapped roles. For Part 3, give students space to stand and move around the room, and set a time limit (5-8 minutes works well) so the mingling stays focused. Collect the sheets at the end as a quick record of speaking participation.

Classroom Activity Ideas

• After Part 3, bring the class back together and ask a few volunteers to share one thing they learned about a classmate ("Somchai likes mangoes best.") - this gives a natural, low-pressure opportunity for third-person practice using real information the students just gathered themselves.

Differentiation

SUPPORT: Provide the dialogue frame on the board throughout the role-play for students to refer to, and allow these students to complete Part 3 in a pair rather than alone.
ON-LEVEL: Students complete all three parts independently within a normal lesson period.
CHALLENGE: Ask students to add a bargaining line of their own to the Part 1 dialogue (for example, "That's expensive! Can it be $3?") and note how the vendor responds.

Assessment

Circulate during Parts 1 and 3 to listen for correct question formation and appropriate use of "How much / How many," and use the At the Market Grading Rubric to record a more formal score if needed. The completed Part 1 shopping list and Part 2 sentences can also be collected as a written record of the activity.

Teacher Tips

Before Part 1 begins, model the full dialogue frame once yourself with a confident student as the vendor, so the class hears the complete exchange - question, answer, request, payment, and thanks - before attempting it in pairs. Grade 4 English learners manage multi-turn role-plays much more confidently after hearing one complete example.

What's Included

• 2-page speaking activity (role-play script, price list, writing task, and class survey grid)
• Editable DOCX version
• Print-ready PDF version

Additional Files

• At the Market Speaking Activity.docx (DOCX)

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