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Episode 13 – Horoscopes
and ______ cans of cola.
Assistant: That's ______ pence and
______ pounds ______ ... that's
______ pounds ______, please.
Task 1 Sammy: Here you are.
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Watch the video. Choose A, B or C. Assistant: ______ pounds ... so that's

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______ pound, ______ pounds

1. Julia's magazine costs
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and ______ pence change.

A. £0.85. B. £0.95. C. £1.05.
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2. Sammy pays Task 3

A. £2.15. B. £2.20. C. £2.85. Complete the expressions with the correct
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words.
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3. Julia's birthday is on
A. 8th June. B. 18th June. C. first nineteen ninety of of
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28th June. pence pounds the the third

4. Sammy's birthday is on
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1. We write: 95p.
A. 15th October. B. 5th November. We say: Ninety-five ________.
C. 15th November.
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2. We write: £2.20.
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5. Julia was born in We say: Two ________ twenty.

A. 1990. B. 1991. C. 1992.
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3. We write: 18th June.

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6. Sammy was born in We say: ________ eighteenth

A. 1990. B. 1991. C. 1992.
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________ June.
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Task 2 4. We write: 1st March.

Watch the first scene again (0.00–1.10). We say: ________ _______ of March.
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Write the numbers (not words) to complete

the conversation. 5. We write: 3rd December.
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We say: the ________ ________

Julia: I'll have this magazine, please. December.
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How much is it?

Assistant: It's ______ pence. 6. We write: 1990.
Julia: Here you are. We say: ________ ________.
Assistant: Thanks. Here's your change:
______ p.

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Task 4
How do we say these prices and dates?
Write the words.

1. 40p = _________________ (2 words)

2. £6.50 = _______________ (3 words)
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3. 11th November =
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______________________ (4 words)
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4. 2nd February =
______________________ (4 words)
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5. 1660 = ________________ (2 words)

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6. 1997 = ________________ (3 words)

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Task 5
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Put the words in order to make sentences.

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1. birthday / is / When / your / ?

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2. April / birthday / first / is / My / of / on /

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the / .
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3. born / were / When / you / ?

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______________________________
4. born / eighty / I / in / nineteen / was / .
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______________________________
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Task 6
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Can you remember the questions and

answers from Task 5? Complete them with
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the correct words.

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1. When _______ _______ birthday?

2. My birthday is _______ _______ first
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_______ April.
3. When _______ _______ born?
4. I _______ born _______ nineteen
eighty.

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Answers
Task 6
1. is, your
Task 1 2. on, the, of
1. B 3. were, you
2. C 4. was, in
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3. B
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4. C
5. B
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6. A
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Task 2
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95
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5
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2
65, 2, 20, 2, 85
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5, 1, 2, 15

Task 3
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pence
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pounds
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the, first
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third, of
nineteen, ninety
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Task 4
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1. forty pence
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2. six pounds fifty

3. the eleventh of November
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4. the second of February

5. sixteen sixty
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6. nineteen ninety-seven
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Task 5
1. When is your birthday?
2. My birthday is on the first of April.
3. When were you born?
4. I was born in nineteen eighty.

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