English A1 Speaking & Writing #011: Speaking and writing practice for asking the cost of an item, roleplay, and short note tasks.
Target language: English
Level: A1
Lesson type: Speaking and Writing Practice
Lesson number: #011
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English A1 Speaking & Writing #011
Topic: Asking for a simple price check and writing short notes
Lesson overview:
In this lesson, you will practice a very common shopping question, simple price words, and short speaking and writing lines. This lesson continues the A1 speaking and writing course with a new step: asking about cost and describing things as cheap or expensive.
Quick review from previous lessons:
- Use short, clear words in shopping situations.
- Speak in simple lines.
- Write very short messages with easy grammar.
5 useful words:
1. cost — reading: kost — meaning: price / be the price
2. cheap — reading: chiip — meaning: low price
3. expensive — reading: ik-SPEN-siv — meaning: high price
4. buy — reading: bai — meaning: get by paying
5. shop — reading: shop — meaning: store / place to buy things
Usage notes:
- cost is used to ask about price.
- cheap and expensive help you describe price.
- buy is useful when speaking about shopping.
- shop is a simple place word for buying things.
5 example sentences:
1. How much does this cost?
Reading: hau mach daz dhis kost
Meaning: What is the price of this?
2. This bag is cheap.
Reading: dhis bag iz chiip
Meaning: This bag has a low price.
3. That watch is expensive.
Reading: dhat watch iz ik-SPEN-siv
Meaning: That watch has a high price.
4. I want to buy a pen.
Reading: ai wont tu bai a pen
Meaning: I would like to get a pen by paying for it.
5. The shop is small.
Reading: dhə shop iz smol
Meaning: The store is not big.
Mini speaking practice:
- Say sentence 1 aloud three times.
- Change bag to book or pen and say the new line.
- Practice a short roleplay:
A: How much does this cost?
B: It is cheap.
- Then try a second roleplay:
A: I want to buy a pen.
B: The shop is small.
Mini writing practice:
- Write one question about cost.
- Write one line for a cheap thing.
- Write one line for an expensive thing.
- Write one line about a shop.
Correction-friendly task:
Fill the blank:
- How much does this ____?
- This bag is ____.
- That watch is ____.
- I want to ____ a pen.
- The ____ is small.
Answer key:
- cost
- cheap
- expensive
- buy
- shop
Reply instruction:
In your reply, write:
1. one question about price,
2. one cheap item sentence,
3. one expensive item sentence,
4. one shopping sentence,
5. one short note about a shop.
Keep your reply short and simple.
Reply format: Start your reply with your explanation language code, e.g. [TR], [EN], [AR], [RU], [ES], [DE], [FR], [IT].
Target language: English
Level: A1
Lesson type: Speaking and Writing Practice
Lesson number: #011
Available explanations:
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English A1 Speaking & Writing #011
Topic: Asking for a simple price check and writing short notes
Lesson overview:
In this lesson, you will practice a very common shopping question, simple price words, and short speaking and writing lines. This lesson continues the A1 speaking and writing course with a new step: asking about cost and describing things as cheap or expensive.
Quick review from previous lessons:
- Use short, clear words in shopping situations.
- Speak in simple lines.
- Write very short messages with easy grammar.
5 useful words:
1. cost — reading: kost — meaning: price / be the price
2. cheap — reading: chiip — meaning: low price
3. expensive — reading: ik-SPEN-siv — meaning: high price
4. buy — reading: bai — meaning: get by paying
5. shop — reading: shop — meaning: store / place to buy things
Usage notes:
- cost is used to ask about price.
- cheap and expensive help you describe price.
- buy is useful when speaking about shopping.
- shop is a simple place word for buying things.
5 example sentences:
1. How much does this cost?
Reading: hau mach daz dhis kost
Meaning: What is the price of this?
2. This bag is cheap.
Reading: dhis bag iz chiip
Meaning: This bag has a low price.
3. That watch is expensive.
Reading: dhat watch iz ik-SPEN-siv
Meaning: That watch has a high price.
4. I want to buy a pen.
Reading: ai wont tu bai a pen
Meaning: I would like to get a pen by paying for it.
5. The shop is small.
Reading: dhə shop iz smol
Meaning: The store is not big.
Mini speaking practice:
- Say sentence 1 aloud three times.
- Change bag to book or pen and say the new line.
- Practice a short roleplay:
A: How much does this cost?
B: It is cheap.
- Then try a second roleplay:
A: I want to buy a pen.
B: The shop is small.
Mini writing practice:
- Write one question about cost.
- Write one line for a cheap thing.
- Write one line for an expensive thing.
- Write one line about a shop.
Correction-friendly task:
Fill the blank:
- How much does this ____?
- This bag is ____.
- That watch is ____.
- I want to ____ a pen.
- The ____ is small.
Answer key:
- cost
- cheap
- expensive
- buy
- shop
Reply instruction:
In your reply, write:
1. one question about price,
2. one cheap item sentence,
3. one expensive item sentence,
4. one shopping sentence,
5. one short note about a shop.
Keep your reply short and simple.
Reply format: Start your reply with your explanation language code, e.g. [TR], [EN], [AR], [RU], [ES], [DE], [FR], [IT].