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How much is this?
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 15 At the market
GoalAsk and say the price in pounds with How much is this? It’s … pounds.
New words
pound · the money we use in Egypthow much · a question about the pricebuy · to pay and take somethingplease · a polite word
Explanation
In Egypt we pay with pounds. To ask the price of one thing we say: How much is this? We answer: It’s five pounds. To ask about more than one we say: How much are these? We answer: They’re ten pounds.
Worked examples
Nour
Excuse me. How much is this watermelon?
Uncle Saad
It’s twelve pounds.
Nour
And how much are these figs?
Uncle Saad
They’re nine pounds.
Nour
Thank you!
How much are these, please?
Now you. Play the shopper and the seller. Ask the price of three things and answer.
Class activity
Market play. Make price tags with numbers from 1 to 20. Put them on real or paper fruit. The shopper asks: ‘How much is this?’ or ‘How much are these?’ The seller reads the tag: ‘It’s six pounds.’ Swap roles and shop for three things.
Practice
1
Listen. How many pounds is it?
…
15 pounds.
2
You want to know the price of one apple. What do you ask?
How much is this?
3
Look. You want the price of these oranges. What do you ask?
How much are these?
4
Four pounds and six pounds is … pounds.
Ten pounds.
5
Write the word ‘pounds’ on paper.
The child copies pounds.