TESOL/Asking prices

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.

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 ?

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.

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.

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.

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

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