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Paying with money
Discover Term 2: Axis 3, Chapter 3
GoalSay how we pay for things with pounds, and add small prices.
New words
pound · the money we use in Egypt; 100 piastres make 1 poundcustomer · a person who buys something in a shop
Explanation
In Egypt we pay with pounds. There are coins and paper notes. When a customer buys something, the customer gives money and the shopkeeper gives the thing. This is buying and selling. The price tells us how many pounds to pay. In our pretend shop, one coin is one pound. A pencil costs 2 pounds, so we pay 2 coins. An apple costs 2 pounds and a banana costs 3 pounds. Together they cost 2 and 3, which is 5 pounds.
Worked examples
A pencil costs 2 pounds. Youssef pays with 2 coins.
An apple costs 2 pounds and a banana costs 3 pounds. Mariam buys both. She pays 5 pounds.
Karim pays 5 coins for a game. The shopkeeper says “Thank you” and gives him the game.
Class activity
Pretend shop: with a grown-up, make a little shop with five things from home. Put a price on each one, from 1 to 5 pounds. Use buttons or paper circles as coins. Take turns to be the customer and the shopkeeper. Say the price, pay and say thank you.
Practice
1
A ball costs 4 pounds. How many coins do we pay?
4 coins.
2
A book costs 3 pounds. How many coins do we pay?
3 coins.
3
A sweet costs 1 pound and a juice costs 3 pounds. How much for both?
4 pounds, because 1 and 3 make 4.
4
Who gives the money, the customer or the shopkeeper?
The customer. The shopkeeper gives the thing.