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At the Market

Non-Fiction Graded Readers

At the Market

Written by Margaret MacDonald

Cover photograph of a man shopping at a market Photography by Birdwing/RJ (cover, p3); Corbis/Tranz (p2 flea market, p9); Getty Images (Neil Emmerson p2 floating market, p13; Neil Setchfield p2 stalls, p11); moreimages.com (p1, p7); photodisc (p2 buyers and sell-ers, p5); Macmillan Education Australia (p15)

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ISBN: 978-1-4586-4276-9

Word Count 343High-Frequency Words

all, big, but, day, do, from, get, has, have, little, new, not, of, people, some, that, there, they, very, what, where, will

Vocabulary Words Ecuador, floating market, food market, stalls, Thailand

At the Market

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A market is a place where people go to buy and sell goods. People can buy and sell many things at markets.

buyers and sellers floating market

stallsflea market

Picture Dictionary

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Bargaining

In most markets goods do not have set prices. The buyer asks how much something is. The seller tells the buyer a price. The buyer says a lower price. The seller says a price that is higher than the price the buyer said. Buyers and sellers talk about the price until they agree what the buyer will pay. This is called bargaining. These buyers and sellers are bargaining

at a food market in Ecuador.

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Markets around the World

There are markets in most countries around the world.

But not all markets are the same. Some markets sell only one thing.

Some markets sell only birds. Other markets sell only clothes. Some markets sell only fish. Other markets sell only spices. Some markets sell only meat. Other markets sell only vegetables.

This market sells only fish.

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Some markets sell many things. Some of these things are old. Some of these things are new. Markets that sell old and new things are called flea markets. Sometimes markets that sell used goods are called boot sales.

In some countries, markets that sell old and new things are called bazaars.

This flea market sells old and new things.

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Some markets are inside. Some markets are outside. Some markets have stalls inside and stalls outside. Sometimes the outside stalls are not covered. Sometimes the outside stalls look like tents. The tents shade people and the goods they sell. Some markets have little shops as well as stalls. Some of these markets are very big. They have hundreds of stalls and shops. Some of these markets are very small. They have just a few stalls.

This market has stalls inside as well as outside.

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Some markets are called floating markets. People buy and sell things from boats at floating markets. People also buy and sell things from stalls on the river bank. Some markets are open one or two days a week. Some markets are open every day.

Floating market in Thailand

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Some people go to markets every day. They go to buy goods. They go to sell goods. They go to swap goods. They bargain to get the best price for the goods they are buying or selling.

What Can Be Found at Markets around the World

clothesfurniture

fruit

carsplants

shoesanimals

fish

Some Things to Buy, Sell, or Swap

at Markets

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Do you know the dictionary words?

Activity Page1. Draw a market with people buying and selling.

2. Label – • The buyer • The seller • The stall • The goods being sold

3. Write a sentence that tells more about the market.