LEON: Hi Shannon – how are you settling into your new flat?

SHANNON: Really well, thanks.

LEON: You look like you’re going shopping.

SHANNON: Yes, I am. My cousins are coming to stay for a couple of days, and I have to cook for them.

LEON: Well, there are plenty of places to buy food in Kite Place- it’s the area by the harbour.

SHANNON: Oh. OK, I’ll find that on the map. Thanks.

LEON: What sort of food do you need to get?

SHANNON: Well, neither of them eats meat but they both like fish.

LEON: Well, there’s a really good fish market there.

SHANNON: Oh great – where is it exactly?

LEON: It’s at the far end of Kite Place, so you have to go over the bridge and then it’s on the right.

SHANNON: OK – is it open all day?

LEON: It doesn’t close until four, but I’d recommend going earlier than that – it does run out of some things.

SHANNON: Oh, I don’t want that to happen.

LEON: As long as you get there by 3.30. you should be fine. It’s only 11 now, so plenty of time.

SHANNON: Right.

LEON: Do you need to buy vegetables too?

SHANNON: I do, and I want to avoid all the plastic packaging in the supermarket!

LEON: Well, there’s a really nice organic shop there. Now what’s it called … it’s the name of a flower. I know, it’s ’Rose’.

SHANNON: That’s a nice name.

LEON: Yeah – it sells vegetables and quite a lot of other stuff.

SHANNON: And where’s that?

LEON: Well, as you reach the market, you’ll see a big grey building on your left – I think it used to be a warehouse. Anyway, now it’s a restaurant upstairs, but the ground floor has two shops either side of the entrance and it’s the one on the left.

SHANNON: That’s easy enough.

LEON: You can’t miss it-there’s also a big sign on the pavement so you can look for that.

SHANNON: Fine! I guess if I need anything else, I’ll have to go to the supermarket.

LEON: Yeah- you should be able to get everything you need, but there’s a minibus that goes to the supermarket if you need it. It’s purple and the number is 289.

SHANNON: Thanks, that’s great.

LEON: So what do you need to get at the fish market? The salmon is always very good and the shellfish.

SHANNON: I’m going to make a curry, I think, and I need about 12 prawns for that.

LEON: They’ll have plenty of those.

SHANNON: OK.

LEON: Have you ever tried samphire?

SHANNON: No – what’s that?

LEON: It’s a type of seaweed. I just ask for a handful and you fry it in butter. It’s delicious!

SHANNON: Oh, I might try that- how do you spell it?

LEON: It’s S-A-M-P-H-l-R-E.

SHANNON: Great – it’s always good to try something different.

LEON: Yeah.

SHANNON: I’ll see what beans they have in the organic shop and I think I’ll get something for dessert there.

LEON: How about a mango?

SHANNON: I’m not sure- they’re not always ripe. I’d prefer a melon- it’s bigger too.

LEON: Good idea. The owner also sells a lot of spices there that you can put in a curry, and things like coconut.

SHANNON: Oh, that’s very helpful. I’ll have a look.

LEON: No problem.

SHANNON: I know bread doesn’t really go with curry but I always like to have some in case.

LEON: As I said – all the bread is home-made and there’s lots of variety. I like the brown bread myself.

SHANNON: Mm, sounds good.

LEON: They sell other things there too.

SHANNON: Like cakes? I love chocolate cake.

LEON: Well – not that, but they have a whole range of tarts and the best are the strawberry ones.

SHANNON: Perfect – hopefully I won t even have to go to the supermarket!