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How Much Is It?

Let's Begin!
Dialogue 1

Practice the dialogue with your partner.

Student A: I want this coat.

Student B: How much is it?

Student A: It's 20 dollars.

Student B: That's cheap.

Dialogue 2

Practice the next dialogue with a different partner.

Then change the underlined words to other clothes and prices.

Student A: I want this hat.

Student B: How much is it?

Student A: It's 40 dollars.

Student B: That's expensive.

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Let's Learn!
DOLLARS & CENTS

A. Speaking B. Listening & Writing

Repeat these prices. Listen to some prices. Write the amount you hear.

A. E.
Numbers Words
B. F.
$0.00 free
C. G.
$0.01 one cent (a penny)
D. H.

$0.05 five cents (a nickel)

C. Writing
$0.10 ten cents (a dime)
Look at the cost of these items of
$0.25 twenty-five cents (a quarter)
clothing and comment on the price.
$1 one dollar

$2 two dollars
$2,000 $8.50
$3 three dollars

$4.25 four twenty-five

1. 3.
$5.50 five fifty

$6.75 six seventy-five

$7.99 seven ninety-nine

$2.00 $55
$100 one hundred dollars

one hundred (and) fifty dollars

$150.35 2. 4.
and thirty-five cents

seven hundred (and) twenty Possible Comments:

$720.39
dollars and thirty-nine cents
• That's cheap.
$2,000 two thousand dollars • That's a good deal.
• That's too much.
• That's expensive.

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Let's Practice!
Dialogue 3 Dialogue 4

Practice the dialogue with your partner. Practice the dialogue with your partner.

Student A: I want these shoes. Student A: I really want these jeans.

Student B: How much are they? Student B: How much are they?

Student A: They are $25.99. Student A: They're 150 dollars!

Student B: That's a good deal. Student B: That's too much!

Student A: I know. They're expensive.

Dialogue 5
Today's Questions
Practice the dialogue again with your own information. & Answers
• How much is it?
Student A: I really want this/these . • It's 20 dollars.
(item of clothing)
• How much are they?
Student B: How much ? • They're $59.99.

• That's expensive.
Student A: It is / They are . • That's cheap.
(price)

Student B: That's .

Student A: I know.

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Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION: LEVEL: Pre Beg – Beg

After completing this lesson, students will be able to ask about TIME: 1 hour
and say the price of items. This lesson also introduces or reviews
TAGS: functional English, absolute beginner, true beginner,
basic clothing items. We recommend using this lesson after the
questions, number, cost, price, clothing, clothes
How Old Are You? lesson which introduces basic numbers.

Let's Begin! C. WRITING

In Dialogue 1, have students listen to the recording of the dialogue.
Then have students read the dialogue out loud in pairs. Next,
ask students to switch roles (A and B) and read it out loud again.
In Dialogue 2, have them read the dialogue out loud in pairs, and
then get them to practice a few times using different clothing items
and prices. Brainstorm clothing vocabulary first if necessary.
Let's Learn!
A. SPEAKING
Review or introduce prices in English by having students
repeat after the recorded voice (or after you). If you think your
students can handle it, mention that "bucks" is slang for "dollars"
and can be used whenever there is a dollar amount with no cents
(e.g., $20 = twenty bucks).
Have your students look at the price tags and comment on each
price using the expressions provided. For more practice, have
students draw more clothing items with price tags on the board
(e.g., a pair of boots for $3,000). Other students can comment
orally (e.g., That's too much!).
Let's Practice!
In Dialogues 3 and 4, have students listen to the dialogues before
they read the dialogues out loud in pairs. Then have them switch
roles (A and B) and read them out loud again. In Dialogue 5, have
them read the dialogue out loud in pairs with their own information,
and then get them to switch roles. Make sure that your students
can express prices easily.
If you think your students can handle it, have them walk around
the classroom and practice the dialogue with various partners.

B. LISTENING & WRITING (continued on the next page...)

Play the recording or read the prices out loud yourself. It's your
choice whether you want to see the numbers written numerically
and/or alphabetically.

A. The hat is twenty-five dollars. ($25)

B. The coat is ninety-nine dollars. ($99)
C. The shoes are forty dollars and fifty-five cents. ($40.55)
D. The jeans are two hundred dollars. ($200)
E. This shirt is free. ($0.00)
F. The dress is one thousand dollars. ($1,000)
G. These socks are twenty-five cents. ($0.25)
H. T he pants are thirty dollars. ($30)

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Answer Key cont.

Today's Questions & Answers TASK 3

Play a game called Walking Mannequins, and assess students as they

There are many ways you could use these questions and play. Separate students into sellers, buyers, and mannequins. The
answers to review what students have learned in this lesson. mannequins will stand at the front of the room as still as possible.

• Have students read these questions and The buyers will inspect the mannequins and talk to the sellers.

answers out loud with a partner or as a class. The buyers will point to the mannequins' clothing and say, I want

• Have students copy these questions that shirt/hat/jacket. How much is it? or I want those shoes/glasses/

and answers into their notebooks. jeans. How much are they? The sellers will respond with made-up

• Have students review these questions and answers at home. prices. The buyers will comment on the price and keep browsing.

• Review these questions and answers in class the next day. That's a good deal. That's too expensive. Play for a few minutes.

• Encourage students to use these questions Then switch roles.

and answers outside of the classroom.

• Encourage students to add these questions, answers, SPELLING NOTE:

and statements to their Vocabulary Word Bank:
https://esllibrary.com/resources/2173
Assessment / Review Tasks
Here are some suggested review or evaluation tasks.
Find Assessment Task forms in our Resources section:
https://esllibrary.com/resources
This lesson shows the American spelling of the word Practice.
Most other English-speaking countries spell it this way: Practise
(when used as a verb; Practice when used as a noun). Make it a
challenge for your students to find this word in the lesson and
see if they know the alternate spelling.

TASK 1

Ask students to bring in clothing store flyers. Place students in

pairs. Place the following questions on the board: Do you have a ...
for sale? / Do you have any ... for sale? Then have pairs ask each other
about the clothes (and prices) that they see in the flyer. Do you have
a hat for sale? Yes, we do. How much is it? It's 5.99. / Do you have any
jeans for sale? Yes, we do. How much are they? They are $24.99.

TASK 2

Dictate a list of prices of clothing and ask your

students if each price is a good deal or not.
Use one of the flyers that your students brought in.

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