Saturday, March 7, 2020

Ways to Talk About Price



Step 1: Introduction (Warm-Up Activity)

📍 Activity: Guess the Price

  • Show images of common items (e.g., a cup of coffee, a pair of shoes, a smartphone).
  • Ask students:
    • How much do you think this costs?
    • Can you guess the price?
  • Let them guess before revealing the actual price.

🗣 Key Vocabulary:

  • Expensive / Cheap
  • Affordable / Costly
  • Reasonable / Overpriced
  • Bargain / Deal

Step 2: Basic Sentence Structures

Asking for Prices:

  • How much is this?
  • What’s the price of this?
  • Could you tell me the cost?
  • Is there any discount on this?

Talking About Prices:

  • It costs $10.
  • This is a bit expensive.
  • That’s quite cheap.
  • It’s worth the price.

📍 Activity: Role Play – Shopping Scene

  • Assign roles: Customer & Shopkeeper.
  • Provide a price list.
  • Students practice asking and responding to price inquiries.

Step 3: Expanding Expressions

Comparing Prices:

  • This is cheaper than that one.
  • That store sells it at a higher price.
  • It’s more affordable online.

📍 Activity: Price Comparison Game

  • Show two products and their prices.
  • Ask students to compare:
    • Which one is more expensive?
    • Which one is a better deal?

Step 4: Negotiating Prices (Advanced Practice)

Phrases for Bargaining:

  • Can you give me a better price?
  • Can you lower the price a little?
  • I found this cheaper elsewhere.

📍 Activity: Market Bargaining Role-Play

  • Create a mock marketplace.
  • Students practice negotiating prices.

Step 5: Fun Game – “Price is Right”

  • Display images of random items with different price tags.
  • Students guess the correct price.
  • Whoever gets closest wins!

Conclusion & Wrap-Up

  • Quick Review: Ask students to recall different ways to ask/talk about prices.
  • Exit Ticket:
    • Tell me the price of something you bought recently in a sentence.

This interactive approach ensures students learn price-related vocabulary in an engaging and practical way. Would you like additional variations for different levels? 😊

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