Shopping for Food EnglishP.4

Author List b Information Collecting b Content Writing b Graphic Designing b Presentation b Tina and Cynthia

In this unit, you will learn... b the noun phrase to refer to quantity/units b how to express needs b to ask ‘How’ questions to find out prices b the dialogues in shopping b to buy something with a given budget

Background of the student b Level:P.4 b Grade:average b Attitude:energetic, responsive

What are they? Can you name them ?

How to describe them? (a packet of, a tin of, a carton of, a bottle of)

Answers b A packet of biscuits b A packet of potato chips

Answers b A tin of coke b A tin of soup b A tin of tuna fish b A tin of sausages

Answers Answers b A carton of milk b A carton of apple juice

Answers b A bottle of water

John and Paul are buying food for picnic in a supermarket.

They are talking about what to buy. b John: I want some sausages. b Paul: Let’s buy a tin of sausages.

b John: I want some apple juice. b Paul: Let’s buy a carton of apple juice.

b Paul: I want some potato chips. b John: Let’s buy a packet of potato chips.

b Paul: I want some biscuits. b John: Let’s buy a packet of biscuits.

b Paul: I want some tuna fish. b John: Let’s buy a tin of tuna fish.

Before going to the cashier, b Paul: Do we have enough money? b John: Let’s check.

b Paul: How much is a tin of sausages? b John: It’s nine dollars eighty. $ 9.80

b Paul: How much is a carton of apple juice? b John: It’s eighteen dollars sixty. $18.60

b Paul: How much is a packet of potato chips? b John: It’s six dollars seventy. $6.70

b Paul: How much is a packet of biscuits? b John: It’s thirty dollars forty. $13.40

b Paul: How much is a tin of tuna fish? b John: It’s eleven dollars and fifty. $11.50

Do they have enough money? b Paul: We need sixty dollars. b John: I’ve got one hundred dollars. b Paul: Let’s go to the cashier.

b Now practise the conversation with your partner.

Practice 1 b A: I want some _________________. b B: Let’s buy a ________ of________. b A: How much is ________________? b B: It’s _________________________.

After going to the supermarket, John and Paul go to the market to buy some apples.

What do they say? b (J=JohnP=Paul S=Shopkeeper) b J: Excuse me. Can you help me, please? b S: Certainly. b P: How much is an apple? b S: It’s two dollars twenty. b J: Can I have four, please? b S: Here you are. That’s eight dollars eighty. b P: Here is ten dollars. b S: Here is your change. b J: Thank you very much. b S: You’re welcome.

b Now practise the conversation with your partner.

Student A b With the price list, act as the shopkeeper. b Tell Student B how much each thing is.

Student B b Check out the price with the shopkeeper. b You have fifty dollars. What do you want to buy?

b Coke

b Soup

b Biscuit

b Water

b Milk

b Potato Chips

b Apple juice

b Tuna fish

b sausages

Price list for the shopkeeper Apple $2.20 Orange $2.40 Potato Chips $11.20 Biscuits $14.50 Milk $4.80

Shopping List for customer