TESOL/Asking prices

How much does it cost?

Key sentences

Customer	Clerk
How much are these (plural noun) ?	They're (number).

Customer	Clerk
How much is this (singular noun) ?	It's (number).

Customer	Clerk
I'll take it. I'm not so sure.	That'll be (number,) thank you. Ok.

Drills

Say these sentences without looking.

How much are these (plural noun) ?

plural noun	sentence
socks	How much are these socks ?
sunglasses	How much are these sunglasses ?
pants	How much are these pants ?
shoes	How much are these shoes ?

They're (number).

number	sentence
$50	They're $50.
twenty dollars	They're twenty dollars.
thirteen dollars	They're thirteen dollars.
$30	They're $30.

How much is this (singular noun) ?

singular noun	sentence
shirt	How much is this shirt ?
watch	How much is this watch ?
pair of socks	How much is this pair of socks ?
jacket	How much is this jacket ?

It's (number).

number	sentence
sixteen dollars	It's sixteen dollars.
$60	It's $60.
$14	It's $14.
forty dollars	It's forty dollars.

That'll be (number,) thank you.

number,	sentence
$14,	That'll be $14, thank you.
forty dollars,	That'll be forty dollars, thank you.
$20,	That'll be $20, thank you.
twelve dollars,	That'll be twelve dollars, thank you.

Example

Practice this conversation.

Customer	Clerk
How much are these (socks) ?	They're ($50).

Customer	Clerk
How much is this (shirt) ?	It's (sixteen dollars).

Customer	Clerk
I'll take it.	That'll be ($14,) thank you.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Exercise

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Customer	Clerk
How much are these ... ?	They're ... .

Customer	Clerk
How much is this ... ?	It's ....

Customer	Clerk
I'll take it.	That'll be ... thank you.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Practice

Customer	Clerk
Ask prices of items and buy or do not buy.	You work in the shop below. Help your customer.

Further study

• English lesson topics

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.

Imaginary shop

• 
  Sunglasses - $20
• 
  Shoes - $30
• 
  Shirt - $15
• 
  Pants - $35
• 
  Watch - $50
• 
  Scarf - $75
• 
  Socks - $5
• 
  Undershirt - $4
• 
  Sandals - $25
• 
  Wallet - $35

Review

1 Put these words in the correct order.

shoes?	how	are	excuse	much	me	these
							Word 1
							Word 2
							Word 3
							Word 4
							Word 5
							Word 6
							Word 7

2 Put these words in the correct order.

be	will	$50,	you.	That	thank
						Word 1
						Word 2
						Word 3
						Word 4
						Word 5
						Word 6

3 Put these words in the correct order.

it	will	I	take
				Word 1
				Word 2
				Word 3
				Word 4