5B- How much is it?

 B  How much is it?

1 Prices

A Listen and repeat.

$79.00      =      seventy-nine dollars

$79.95      =      seventy-nine dollars and ninety-five cents

               OR    seventy-nine ninety-five

$379.95    =      three hundred seventy-nine dollars and ninety-five cents

               OR    three seventy-nine ninety-five

B Listen and practice.

A: How much is this?

B: It's $54.89.

A: How much are these?

B: They're $234.99.

A: How much is that watch?

B: It's only $109.25.

C Pair work Practice the conversations again. Say the prices in a different way.

2 Interactions  At the store 

A Listen and practice.

B Listen to the expressions. Then practice the conversations again with the new expressions.

 Declining help 

No, thanks. I'm just looking.

No. I'm fine, thanks.

 Accepting help 

Yes, please.

Yes, thanks.

3 Pronunciation Thirteen or thirty?

A Listen and repeat. Notice the difference in stress in the numbers.

B Listen to four conversations about prices. Circle the correct prices.

1. $14 / $40

2. $16 / $60

3. $17 / $70

4. $19 / $90

C Pair work Say a number from the chart. Your partner points to it. Take turns.

4 Listening Can I help you?

A Listen to four conversations in a store. Check (✔) the words you hear.

1. ✔ camera

        cell phone

        laptop

2.     shirts

        skirt

        T-shirt

3.     bag

        bags

        belt

4.     scarf

        shorts

        skirt

Script:

Page 49, Exercise 4, Listening, Can I help you?, Part A

1.
M1: Can I help you?
W1: Yes, thanks. How much is that camera?
M1: It's a hundred and fifty-four dollars.

2.
W2: Can I help you?
M2: Yes, thanks. I like these shirts. Are they on sale?

3.
M3: How much is this in blue?
W3: The blue bag is thirty dollars.

4.
W4: I like this skirt. Do you have it in brown?
M4: Yes, we do.

B Listen to a salesperosn offer help to four customers. Do the customers accept or decline help? Circle the correct answers.

1. accept / decline
2. accept / decline
3. accept / decline
4. accept / decline

Script:

Part B

1.
SALESPERSON: Can I help you, ma'am?
CUSTOMER 1: Yes, please. How much are these?

2.
SALESPERSON: Can I help you, sir?
CUSTOMER 2: I'm just looking, thanks.

3.
SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
CUSTOMER 3: Um, I'm fine, thank you.

4.
SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
CUSTOMER 4: Yes, please. Do you have this in green?

5 Speaking Role play

Class activity Role-play the situation. Then change roles.

Group A: You are salespeople. Offer help to the customers. Answer questions about prices.

Group B: You are customers. Decline help three times. Then accept help three times, and ask to the pricers of three times.

A: Can I help you?

B: No, thanks. I'm just looking.

OR

A: Can I help you?

B: Yes, please. How much . . . ?

 I can  accept and decline help.​