Unit 3 How much is it?

1) Snapshot: p.16

2A) Listening CD 1: 3 – 2 Close your books Answer the questions below

1. What are Steve and Maria doing? 2. What does Steve want to get for Maria? 3. How much is it? 4. Why does Steve want to get it for Maria?

5. What else do they buy? 6. Who pays for it?

Oral practice: p.16 Pair work Practice the conversation

3B) Oral practice Pair work Practice the conversation below

M: Steve, come and look at this necktie. What do you think? S: It’s a nice tie, but look at the price - $25 M: Oh, that’s not bad. And I want you to have it. Let me get it for you. S: Ok. Sure

3A) Grammar: p.17 Singular How muchisthis that tie? one? Whichone? Theblueone. Itis$42.

3A) Grammar: p.17 Plural How mucharethese those paints? ones? Whichones? Theblueones. Theyare$42.

3A) Exercise: p.17 Complete these conversations

3A) Exercise answers: p.17 1.ones / these / ones/ those 2.that / is / one / one / this / one

3A) Oral practice: p.17 Pair work Practice the conversation

3B) Exercise : p.17 Add prices to the items Use the useful expressions to response “That’s cheap.”

3B) Oral practice: p.17 Pair work Practice the conversation on p.17

4) Listening CD 1: 3 – 4 Listen to Tim and Sandra shopping. Complete the chart

4) Answers: p.18 1.$165 No They’re too expensive. 2. $9.95 Yes The price is reasonable.

3. $16 No They’re too big. 4. $49.99 Yes The price isn’t bad.

5A) Role play: p.18 Put 3 items “for sale” on your table Take out 3 pieces of paper Write prices on each paper

Label the items SA: go around the class Use the conversation on p.17, 18 and useful expressions to buy these items

6A) Pronunciation: p.18 Listen and practice Notice that the important words n the sentence have more stress

7) Interchange 3 Flea market Pair work Practice the conversation

7) Interchange 3 Flea market SA: Write your “asking price” for each item SB: go around the class to buy 3 things you want to buy Get the best price for each one Use the example

Task Characters: 3 family members and a clerk You would like to get some presents for your parents for a holiday

Decide what to buy Bargain to get a good price Develop a conversation Class performance

8A) Word power: p.19 What are these things made of? Identify each one Use the words from the list

8A) Answers: p plastic2. gold 3. silk4. wool 5. leather6. cotton 7. silver8. rubber

8C) Class activity: p.19 SA: go around the class Ask 3 classmates the questions below Take notes

SA: Juan, your bag is pretty. What is your bag made of? Juan: It’s made of leather. SA: Your socks are nice. What are your socks made of? Juan: They’re made of wool.

3C) Discussion Tell your group member Which materials you found SA: Juan has a leather bag and wool socks.

9A) Listening Put away your books Listen and answer the questions below

1. Why does Sue like the wool jackets? 2. Why does Anne like the leather jackets? 3. How much is the leather jackets? 4. Why won’t Anne get the leather?

9B) listening 1.What does Anne buy? 2.What does Sue think of it?

10) Grammar Focus: p.20 Adj.comparisonsuperlative cheapcheapercheapest nicenicernicest prettyprettierprettiest bigbiggerbiggest smallsmallersmallest

Preferences A: Which one do you prefer? B: I prefer the leather one.

Oral Practice A: Which one do you like better / more? B: I like the leather one better / more.

comparisons A: That one is cheaper than the wool one. B: This one is nicer than the …

10A) Exercise: p.20 Complete these conversations

10A) Answers: p.20 1.Prettier / more expensive than 2.Larger than / bigger 3.Better / more stylish than

10A) Oral practice: p.20 Pair work Practice the conversations with your partner

10B) Oral practice: p.20 SA: go around the class Practice the conversations with 3 partners Use the pictures in A

10B) Oral practice: p.20 Pair work Compare the things in Part A Give your own opinions Use the useful expressions

Task You are shopping with your friends. Use the conversation on p.19 to help you out Create your own conversation

11) Writing: p.20 Group work Take out a piece of paper Comparing prices Make sentences as many as you can

5 minutes

12) Reading: p.21 Homework