1. Loretta is shopping for fruit and vegetables at a neighborhood market.
Loretta: “I’d like a pound of tomatoes, please?”
Clerk : “Anything else?”
Loretta: “Yes, I’d like some potatoes. How much are those – the ones next to
the carrots?
Clerk : “They’re $ .39 a pound.”
Loretta: “Give me two pounds, please.”
Clerk : “Anything else?”
Loretta: “Do you have any onions?”
Clerk : “No, I’m all out of onions. How are about some peppers?”
Loretta: “Do you have any red ones?”
Clerk : “Yes. How much do you want?
Loretta: “A pound, please.”
Clerk : “Anything else?”
Loretta: “No, that’s all.”
Clerk : “Let’s see…….That’ll be $ 2.47.”
(Adapted from Spectrum 1, Prentice Hall Regent, 1982: 82)
this?
that? This
is That is $.87. DO these potatoes
it? How much cost?
It DOES this potato
a coke?
a hamburger?
How much
What DO those potatoes cost?
DOES that potato
these?
those?
are they? These Yes, please.
are $.87. Would you like
the shoes? Those I’d like a pound
some apples?
two cokes? They
Do you want No, thanks. I don’t need
(Less formal) any.
Task 1
Complete the conversation below, and then practice Task 2
with your partner! Complete the charts below!
The Waiter : “May I help you? This to drink: Vegetables: Fruits:
Things to eat: 1. Cucumber
Costumer : “(1) …… ……?” 1. Orange juice. 1. Avocado
1. Popcorn 2. ……….
The waiter : “I’m sorry; I’m all out of large oranges. How are 2. ………. 2. ……….
2. ………. 3. ……….
about the small ones? 3. ………. 3. ……….
3. ………. 4. ……….
Costumer : “(2)… . Give me ten, please.” 4. ………. 4. ……….
4. ………. 5. ……….
The waiter : “Anything else?” 5. ………. 5. ……….
5. ………. 6. ……….
6. ………. 6. ……….
Costumer : “Yes, I’d like some chicken legs. (3)…?’ 6. ………. 7. ……….
7. ………. 7. ……….
The waiter : “They are $ 1.15 a pound.” 7. ………. 8. ……….
8. ………. 8. ……….
Costumer : “(4)… 2 pounds, please.” 8. ………. 9. ……….
9. ………. 9. ……….
The waiter : “(5)……?” 9. ………. 10.……….
10.………. 10.……….
Customer : “Do you have any carrots?” 10.……….
The waiter : “Yes, it’s $ .65 a pound. (6)……?” Task 3
Customer : “I need only a pound. I think that’s enough. How Work in pair, please; Student A and Student B!
much is totally?” Find out from your partner, in turn, the missing price on the list of
The waiter : “(7)……$ 5.60.” snack!
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2. A: “How much is hamburger?”
Here is an example:
B: “It’s two pounds twenty.” For Student B
For Student A You are as the Clerk at the first turn. You have to refer to the advertisement
You are as the costumer at the first turn. Below is a shopping list for you. above.
My shopping list today….
6 cucumbers
2 lb lamb chops
3 lb bananas
3 lb green beans
2 lb peppers
1 lb onions
2 lb cauliflowers
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