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Straits Times IN Publication: Master the wet market.

1. Read the article

2. Title your POST as your name

3. Share TWO new things you learnt from the article.

4. Write down TWO new vocab words and their meanings.

5. Give two sentences that use the word 'obligated' and 'covert' properly.

6. Pls give quality responses.

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One new thing I learnt from the article is...

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Describe an experience that you had wet market, and what you look out for at wet markets.

Develop on your answer, as you can use it for potential oral questions.

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I remember going to the wet market weekly with my mother when I was a kid. I was also so excited, because the wet market is a place that is full of things to see, and its always so lively and bustling. When I go the market, I always make sure to go to the vegetable stall with my mother. I will always ask her to buy my favourite veggies, eggplant and kai lan. My mother also taught me how to look for fresh fish. For example, I the eyes of the fish must be red, and the gills should also be red. You can even ask the fishmonger to cut the fish into slices for you! Looking back, I always feel rejuvenated, and...

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two things i learnt.

1) Vendors at the wet market often reward regular customers with better deals or exclusive items, like rare or out-of-season herbs, which they quietly slip into the regulars' shopping bags. That’s pretty cool — it’s like being in a VIP club just for buying veggies often.

2)Wet markets offer a wider variety of local produce that you don’t usually see in supermarkets, like Malabar spinach or dried oysters. Some even sell ingredients used in specific cuisines like Thai or Indonesian.

2 sentences with vocab word and its meaning

Covert – Done secretly or without being openly acknowledged.

Obligated – Required or compelled to do something, often because of law or duty.

After the vendor offered me a discount, I felt obligated to keep buying from her stall every week.

They made a covert plan to buy the last batch of fresh fish before the market got too crowded..

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I remember one memorable experience I had at a wet market was when I was very young, I went grocery shopping with my grandmother early in the morning. The market was bustling with activities like vendors shouting out their prices and offers, customers bargaining for the best deal and the smell of fresh produce and seafood filling the air.

We started at the vegetable stall, where all the fresh vegetables can be found there. My grandmother taught me how to choose fresh spinach by looking for crisp leaves without yellow spots, as yellow spots make the spinach taste awfully bitter. We then moved to the fish section. The floor was wet and the scent of the sea is strong. I learned how to spot fresh fish by checking if the eyes were clear and the gills bright red.

After shopping, we went straight home and my grandmother use the ingredients to cook a delicious fish with veggies. We both enjoyed the food and also the experience at the wet market as the vendors there were very kind and polite.

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3. Share TWO new things you learnt from the article.

-learn that wet market has local produce that cannot be found in supermarkets.

Eg. Malabar spinich

-Fruits like apples and pears should be firm to touch if it’s ripe

4. Write down TWO new vocab words and their meanings.

Wee of the morning-The very early hours after midnight, usually between 12:00 AM and 4:00 AM.

Assorted – Made up of different kinds or a mix of various types.

Obligated: She felt obligated to say thank you after receiving the gift.

Covert: They planned a covert surprise party for their teacher.

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3. I learned about what are borlotti beans and how wet markets wake up as early as 4am

4. Negotiate ( to basically argue/convince for a better deal/end off for your part) assorted (they are organized into specific sections)

5. “Almost like a convert market” and “do not feel like you are obligated to buy an item after asking about its price”

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1) I learnt about how you check the freshness of the fish

2)New vocab words that i learnt were footfall and borlotti beans.

3) "almost like a convert market"

"do not feel like you are obligated to buy an item after asking about its price"

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Two new things I learnt from the article is that wet markets have a wider variety of local produce that supermarkets may not have and the stalls on the side or away from the main lanes tend to sell cheaper food.

Two new vocab words I learnt are

Brash - self-assertive in a rude way

Wholesalers - a person or company that sells goods in large quantities at low prices

She felt obligated to help her friend move, even though she had other plans.

The agents carried out a covert operation to gather intelligence without being detected.

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One experience I had at a wet market is getting lost in the wet market. The wet market I was in lacked a map, which made it difficulty to navigate. Additionally, to add on to my woes, the wet market was very crowded, which made it hard to see anything, making it even more difficulty to navigate. Therefore, when entering a wet market, I always make sure to acquire a map of the place so as to ensure my safety and convenience my shopping at the wet market.

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I always went to the wet market with my parents. The memories of the wet markets were very nostalgic. I would always pick out my favourite fruits and vegetables such as carrots, seaweed, and apples. The vendor was always really nice to me whenever I went to their stall. I hope that I could go back to visiting these wet markets. Overall, I really enjoyed my experience whenever I went to the wet markets with my family.

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2 new thing I learn for this article is that regular customers at the wet market often receive special treatment and some stall are located away from the main aisles

4. Footfall - number for people entering the place over a given time

Slash - to reduce prices dramatically

5. I felt obligated to help my neighbours carry her groceries after seeing her struggle up the stairs

the student made a convert glance at his notes during the test, hoping not to get caught

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I learnt that there is a method of blending in wet markets especially if overdressed, vendors will stereotypically assume the rich so they tend to charge you more in their goods.Not only that, timing is important as people will buy the freshest goods at the earliest time.

The covert means not openly acknowledged or displayed.

Minced means cut up or grind into very small pieces.

Obligated: She felt obligated to help her friend move, even though she had other plans.

Covert :The spy carried out a covert operation to gather secret information from the enemy

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1. • shopping earlier at the wet market in the morning makes sure that the goods are fresher

• the sellers would give regular customer special treatments such as giving them the cuts of meat that they prefer.

2. • obligated - means that you have to do something because they ordered you to do it

• covert - means a surprise thing that a person should not know about

3. • I felt obligated when my mum asked me to help her to buy groceries below my house

• my family held a covert discussion with me and my cousins to plan are surprised birthday party for my sister.

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the vendor usually will charge you more if you overdress

we have to dress casually

hunt

convert

i felt obligated to attend the meeting.

they helped him convert into a new religion.

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When I first entered a fish market which is nearby to my house, I was still An adolescent. I can still recall the horrible fishy smell of the stalls and almost puked from the first smell. Even to this day, it still amazes me how I can rely on the wet markets to make me feel disgusted! Even though I never got to experience the wet markets that much, I was always amazed about how it was able to captivate me to learn more, in the few times I did go. It almost feels like yesterday, how my mother would teach me how to pick out good vegetables from the rotten ones, I remember being so perplexed of the idea, my head was about to combust! However I’m glad that I was eventually able to learn and I can now even do it with my eyes closed. But what really captured my attention was the fish stalls. Now surprisingly it was not because of the stinky smell that the fish produced, it was because I could see the fishes swimming lively. I am not certain to this day why, but I always fascinated about animals, whether that be a ferocious animal with cool abilities, or mundane boring pets that have their own unique flair. I would stare at them endlessly and looked away when they were being chops, even though that was a long time ago, I always appreciated the wet markets and hopefully I get to experience something similar, how those were the good days!

P.S ( I forgot this is not supposed to be long because it could be used as PR, sorry…)

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As someone who was born more fortunate family, I have barely gone to wet markets, but the first time I went, it fascinated me, as the environment is not very clean, but the products they sell can also be bought from the supermarket but I guess there also the freshness of it you cant get from the supermarket

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i remember visiting the wet market every sunday with my grandmother. the place was always bustling with people, and the floor was wet and slippery. i enjoyed watching the fishmongers chop fresh fish and the way the butchers handled meat. i always looked out for fresh vegetables and fruits, especially the ones my grandmother taught me to pick. the smell was strong, but i got used to it over time. it was noisy, yet full of life and culture. going to the wet market made me feel connected to my community and taught me the importance of choosing fresh ingredients.

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1.Wet markets open very early, some as early as 4 am

Regular customers at wet markets often receive special services

2.Scallions, a long-necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a spring onion

Discolouration, the process of becoming discoloured, or the state of being discoloured.

3.She felt obligated to help the elderly vendor carry his heavy baskets after he gave her a discount

The chef made a covert visit to the wet market before dawn to scout for rare herbs.

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One memorable experience I had at a wet market was when I visited the market with my mother on a morning. The market is full of chaos and many people will scream the thing they are selling to promote their items. My mother use to teach me how to pick the fresh vegetables. I also learn many different type of fish and vegetables and different spices. I really enjoy this experience as it helps me to build my interacts in cooking.

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One experience I had at a wet market was when I went with my grandmother one morning. It was quite early, and the market was already full of people. The place was noisy, with stall owners shouting out prices and customers bargaining. There were so many things to see fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, and seafood. The ground was wet and the air smelled like fish, but I found it interesting because it was different from going to a supermarket.

My grandmother showed me how to pick fresh fish. She looked at the eyes to see if they were clear, touched the fish to check if it was firm, and looked at the gills to see if they were red. She also checked the vegetables to make sure they were fresh, not soft or wilted. I learned that it’s important to choose ingredients carefully.

When I go to wet markets now, I always look out for freshness, especially when it comes to seafood and vegetables. I also look at how clean the stall is and how the seller handles the food. I try to go to stalls that are clean and where the seller is friendly.

Going to the wet market helped me learn more about food and how to choose the best ingredients. It’s also a good way to support local sellers and see how people in the community interact with one another.

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going earlier to the wet market means that the food will be fresher

being a regular means getting rewarded w things such as off-season goods

misconception : a view that is incorrect based on faulty thinking or understanding

covert : hidden or secret, not openly acknowledged or displayed

i felt obligated to help my sibling with their homework

the school disciplinary team was carrying out covert investigation on a case

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I remembered going to the wet markets with my dad monthly, pushing a trolley to the Keat Hong Wet Markets.I would be walking groggily due to being just awoken up .My father would look for fresh vegetables and meats like fish and lamb bits.I wore my pajamas that was just pure fluff. It was crowded and we were packed like sardines in a tin. My dad spoke to the vendors with ease despite the language difference. He answered with short but firm answers.I was admiring him when he does as such. My experience with him does make it worthwhile monthly to experience .

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I remember going to the wet market during the weekends with my grandmother and she would bring me around and buy vegetables. I would always try to go and find the toys near the store that sells biscuits and would stay there and check out all the toys they have and would always beg my grandmother to buy it for me. My grandmother would teach me how to pick out fresh fruits like watermelons and mangoes. However, I would always refuse to go to the wet market with her as I hate the smell of fish and the wet market would be filled with a lot of people. It would be very hot and humid and I would always rush my grandmother to bring me home. Looking back, I would prefer to go to the wet market to buy groceries as it is way more cheaper than the groceries we buy from NTUC.

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Learning points :D

I learnt that it is important to go to the wet market in the early hours of the morning to be one of the first to get the freshest produce.

If not, Prices in wet markets usually decrease their selling price due to the quality of produce and in order to sell out for the day.

In addition it is important to check if the produce is fresh and you are getting your money's worth. If you are not confident in your choice of selection, You can ask nearby experienced buyers on how to pick good quality produce and to not get scammed for poor quality produce and lack of experience.

Vocab

"Wee" - Little

"Covert" - not openly acknowledged or displayed.

Sentences

"Also do not feel like you are ->obligated<- to buy an item after asking its price."

"Quietly slipping them into her trolley - almost like an

->covert<- exchange."

🥹:3 Fin :]🫠

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Two new things I learnt from the article is that products at wet market tend to be cheaper than products at the supermarket, and then vendors charge prices differently depending on if they think you are a tourist or a local.

Two new vocab I learnt is wee, which is little, and brash, which is self assertive

Two sentences with covert and obligated are

"You are not obligated to hand in your work on time."

"This is a covert activity against the teacher."

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I usually visits the wet markets every saturday morning with my parents. The place was packed with people, sounds of people promoting their shop, vendors calling out prices, customers bargaining, and the smell of fresh products and seafood. We went early, around 7 am, to get the best and freshest ingredients as what people says, the early birds always get the worm. One thing that amazed me was how sellers remembers regular customers while me myself is not able to remember a simple math formula.

Besides that, I learn to also help my parent pick out ingredients too, such as when picking out a food, usually my parent will check for the eyes and it's bright red gills, meaning that it is fresh. Sometime if time permits, we will usually take a stroll around the market, hoping to come across shops with limited deals that can't be missed. Overall, I enjoy be able to learn a thing or two from my parents and most importantly, being able to bond with them.

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when i was a kid, i would always go to the wet market across my house at 6 in the morning with my grandparents. i would always have to wake up extra early although i didnt know why. when we reached, the wet market would be bustling with people trying to find the best of the best quality food. it would always be a hassle trying to squeeze through the crowd of people behind my grandparents. my grandparents would teach me how to look out for fresh ingredients. the fish would have to have clear eyes, the correct colour for different types of meat and ways to check the ripeness of fruits. although i do not accompany my grandparents to the wet market anymore, i would always be excited as a child while we were making our way to the wet market and i look forward to following them again.

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What I learnt:

1. The first thing I learnt from the Article is that different supermarkets have different produce.

2. The second thing I learnt from the Article is that people should learn how to blend in supermarkets as vendors size people up. If you are not from the neighbourhood, vendors would look at the way you dress.

Two new vocabulary words I learnt:

1. Despair- The complete loss or absence of hope.

2. Covert- Not openly acknowledged or displayed.

Two sentences with the words obligated and covert.

1. Chef and cookbook author Pamelia Chia said her aunt was so well known by the vendors at a market she frequents that some of them sometimes handed her items not available to other customers, like extra-fatty minced meat and out-of-season herbs, quietly slipping them into her trolley

- almost like a covert exchange.

2. Also, do not feel like you are obligated to buy an item after asking about its price.

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2 things I learn: vendors will change the price of what people with different clothing are buying. Wet markets may have ingredients supermarkets will not have.

2 new vocab words & meaning: Wholesalers, Bussinesses that help small retailers by giving mass produce to different people

Variety, the quality of being different

Write 2 sentences using obligated and covert: I am obligated to sleep early. I must covertly exchange chewing gum.

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I remember going to the wet market as a kid with my mother every Saturday to buy groceries. The wet market was bustling and jostling with hoards of people. The wet market was noisy as shop owners were shouting attractive deals and trying to lure shoppers into buying their respective inventory and shoppers rushing to buy them. I was overwhelmed by the loud noises and was being physically dominated by the large amounts of people. My mind went blank as I was traumatised from the past of being crushed in the crowd and being separated from my mother.My mother squeezed my hand as if to tell me that I was safe and pulled me into one of the fruits stalls. My mother calmed me down and pointed at distinctive signs such as the toilet and the fishmonger stall nearby. She told me that it was fine to get lost as long as I calm down using deep breathing and remember these signs to find my way out of the crowd and eventually the exit. From that day onwards, I went to the fish market by myself to purchase groceries and I have never gotten lost as I remembered the distinctive features and I learnt to be calm and collected when there are crowds by using breathing techniques.

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I remembered the last time i went to the wet market was when i was 7 years old.Till this day,i could even recall all the lingering fishy smells from the fresh variety of seafoods presented in the styrofoam boxes,packed with ice.I would wake up around 5am in the morning just to prepare to go to the night marketwith my mother.I also remember feeling extremely tired and grumpy early in the morning as the usual me would sleep until 9am.However,I was always curious and wanted to see how the wet market looked like.So , I had my first experience visiting the wet market. Reaching the wet market,i would smell the freshness of the seafood displayed and would see my mother skillfully choosing the fish carefully.I would also be fascinated by crabs i see in big water tanks and tease them.After my mom finally chose the seafood she wanted,i would see her pay big sums of cash to the cashier and then we would leave the wet market.

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It was always a refreshing morning. As I always walk around the market, the rising sun's rays bounces off my skin giving a warm but a subtle rejuvenating glow to warm up by body to start my day.

In no time, the wet market became bustling with vendors selling produce/meat/fish and many elderly negotiating prices to buy their ingredients for their money's worth.

Today I came here especially for an special type of ingredient that cannot be found in local supermarkets but only the wet market. I always like to buy from my vendor that sells fish. Compared to a supermarket, supermarkets usually have a limited selection of fish that I like.

Furthermore, their fish is always not fresh and gives an unpleasant odor and taste after cooking. Even if I try my best to mask the smell, it still doesn't taste the same compared to a fresher fish. On the flip side, Wet markets allow me to buy fish in the amount I want. For example, I can easily ask the vendor to cut me how much fish I want, what I want to cut out or even descale. For the supermarket, all the fish are usually cut equally in a controlled setting that doesn't allow buyers to be picky and have to buy parts of that fish that they don't like.

Lastly, I can negotiate prices with the vendor of the best value that can benefit for the both of us in the wet market but in a supermarket setting, forced to over buy produce/meat/fish to match the recipe that ill usually follow, makes it expensive and wasteful that I wouldn't want to use the parts that I don't prefer.

In a wet market, I always look for honest vendors I can trust to buy produce from. As honestly is the key to benefit both me and the vendor. Without any honestly at play here, both parties the vendors and consumers will lose trust in each other and share to fellow vendors and consumers to beware of this dishonesty.

This can create unwanted distrust among the wet market community and it can influence consumers to not buy from certain vendors. As a result, Vendors will have to increase their selling produce price to keep up with the lack of consumers or they will have to retire from that certain wet market. Due to rent. Some may suffer consequences of actions of themselves or caused by others. Their long/ short term reputation will be tarnished.

IN SUMMARY,

I always look for fresh produce in any amount I want of my money's worth from a honest seller in a wet market.

fin - 💔🥺🫠🥳

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One new thing I learnt from the article is that wet markets are cheap and if theres room for options such that you can touch, smell and weight it.

two new vocab words i learnt is discolouration: change in the color of something, usually for the worse, making it look less appealing or damaged

footfall: the number of people entering a shop or shopping area in a given time

Also, do not feel like you are 'obligated' to buy an item after asking about its price.

Chef and cookbook author Pamelia Chia said her aunt was so well knowm by the vendors at a market she frequents that some of them handed her items not available to other customers, like extra fatty minced meat and out-of-season herbs, quietly slipping them jnto her trolley almost like a 'covert' exchange

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One memorable experience I had at a wet market in my grandmother's neighbourhood. The market was buzzing with life early in the morning stalls overflowing with fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, and meats. I remember watching chefs expertly fillet fish, their hands moving quickly and confidently. Vendors were friendly and eager to share tips on how to prepare their goods. The atmosphere was lively but not overwhelming, it felt like a true community hub.

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i learnt how to spot fresher foods and veges. i learnt how to save money

i learnt despair= self hatred

and

covert= not openly acknowledged

almost like a covert exchange

you are not obligated to use this device

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It is a wide-ranging enforcement campaign targeting undocumented immigrants — both those with criminal records and non-criminal workers, families, and individuals without convictions.

Jan 2025 (Inauguration): The Trump administration lifts so-called “sensitive-area” protections, enabling raids in schools, churches, hospitals, and workplaces ti Jan 23–28: Nationwide ICE and Border Patrol operations target multiple cities (Chicago, NYC, Newark, Miami, Boston, Denver, Seattle, D.C.), resulting in 500–1,300 arrests per day.

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1. How do you think Singapore should treat undocumented migrants or foreign workers who overstay?

2. Give me a sentence with the word 'detained' used accurately.