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How much is it?
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 12 Let’s go shopping
GoalAsk and say the price with How much is … ? How much are … ?
New words
buy · to pay money and take somethingpound · Egyptian moneyhow much · a question about the priceshop · a place where you buy things
Explanation
In a shop we ask the price. For one thing we ask: How much is the T-shirt? It’s six pounds. For two things we ask: How much are the socks? They’re four pounds. The money in Egypt is the pound.
Worked examples
Shopkeeper
Hello! Can I help you?
Karim
Yes, please. How much are the socks?
Shopkeeper
They are four pounds.
Karim
Thank you. Here you are.
| Thing | Price |
|---|---|
| T-shirt | 6 pounds |
| socks | 4 pounds |
| shoes | 9 pounds |
Now you. Be the shopkeeper. Ask: How much is the T-shirt? Answer: It’s six pounds.
Class activity
Shop at home. Put four clothes on a table with a paper price on each. One of you is the shopkeeper. The shopper asks: ‘How much are the shoes?’ and pays with paper money. Then swap.
Practice
1
Listen. How much is it?
…
Five pounds.
2
Look at the price list. How much are the socks?
| Thing | Price |
|---|---|
| socks | 4 pounds |
| cap | 3 pounds |
Four pounds.
3
Is it ‘How much is the T-shirt?’ or ‘How much are the T-shirt?’
How much is the T-shirt?
4
Say: How much are the ___? Use the word shoes.
How much are the shoes?
5
Write: How much are the socks?
The child copies the question.