1. Ask how much something costs
Read the dialogue, and practice with a partner.
A: Excuse me, how much is this table?
B: It’s one hundred and twenty-nine dollars.
A: Oh, that’s a great deal.
B: Yes, it’s on sale this week.
A: I’ll take it.
B: Do you need the chairs too?
A: Yes, do they come with the table?
B: No, the chairs are twenty-five dollars each.
A: Oh, that’s too expensive. I’ll keep looking, thanks.
Words to describe the price of things:
expensive | cheap | a good deal | too much | fair | twenty percent off | half price
Practice asking about prices
Complete the dialogue, and practice with a partner.
A: Excuse me, is this table?
B: $220.99.
A: Oh, cheap.
B: Yes, it’s twenty off this month.
A: I’ll it.
B: Great. Do you chairs as well?
A: How are the chairs?
B: The chairs are fifty dollars .
A: Oh, that’s too . I’ll shopping.
Buy something different
Complete the dialogue with a partner. Present your dialogue to your class.
A: Excuse me, how much is this ______ ?
B: It’s _____ .
A: Oh, that’s ____ .
B: . Do you need as well?
A: Yes. How much the ?
B: .A: Oh, that’s . I’ll .
Different ways to pay
A: How will you be paying today? B: By credit card.
Student A: Work with a partner. Practice asking and answering the clerk’s question above. Change the word «today» to the following phrases:
for your groceries
for your dress
for your tickets
for you bill (at a restaurant)
Student B: Work with a partner. Practice responding to your partner’s questions. Change the response to these phrases. Then switch roles.
with cash
by credit card
with a check/cheque
with points
Pronunciation Practice
Listen to your teacher say one of the words from each word pair. Circle the word you hear. Then try it with a partner.
sell / sale
deal / deer
much / match
cheer / chair
shop / chop
