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Beginning English - Lesson 10 - Shopping
This page: Numbers 1- 1000, How to describe prices in English, Phrases used in stores
Pages in this lesson: Vocabulary - Grammar - Listening - Dialogue - Reading - Pronunciation - Dictation - Game

 

English Vocabulary

 

Instructions

  1. Print the vocabulary list.
  2. Translate the words. (Google Translation - http://translate.google.com/)
    - or -
    Look up the English definition. (Longman Dictionary - http://www.ldoceonline.com/)
  3. Do the exercises below. Click on a word to hear the pronunciation.

 

Numbers Review

Numbers
1 - one 11 - eleven 21 - twenty-one * 31 - thirty-one
2 - two 12 - twelve 22 - twenty-two (etc.)
3 - three 13 - thirteen 23 - twenty-three 40 - forty
4 - four 14 - fourteen 24 - twenty-four 50 - fifty
5 - five 15 - fifteen 25 - twenty-five 60 - sixty
6 - six 16 - sixteen 26 - twenty-six 70 - seventy
7 - seven 17 - seventeen 27 - twenty-seven 80 - eighty
8 - eight 18 - eighteen 28 - twenty-eight 90 - ninety
9 - nine 19 - nineteen 29 - twenty-nine 100 - one hundred
10 - ten 20 - twenty 30 - thirty 1000 - one thousand

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* Use a hyphen between the tens and ones positions.

 

 

Prices

There are two ways to describe a price.

1) $2.50 = Two dollars and fifty cents
2) $2.50 = Two fifty

Practice
Write the prices in the long way.

example: 
$7.25 

1.  $4.90

2.  $5.74

3.  $9.02

4.  $10.81

5.  $8.13

6.  $80.10

7.  $63.20

8.  $20.76

9.  $64.05

10. $30.15

 

Store Phrases in English

May I help you?
Here you go.
Can I try this on?
Of course
How does it fit?
Let me see.
I'll take it.

Practice
Put the parts of the dialogue in order. Write the number in the text box to indicate the order. Click on the CHECK button when you finish entering all of the numbers.

Yes.  Can I try this on?

May I help you?

Of course.

Perfect.  I'll take it.

How does it fit?

    

 

Other Vocabulary

salesperson
customer
try
fitting rooms
size
too
credit card
variety
discount
cost
purchase
want

 

Practice
Select the correct word.

1.  This size is small.  I need a large.
    

2.  We have this skirt in a of colors - red, blue, orange, green, and white. 
    

3.  Visa is a kind of . 
    

4.  The regular price of the shirt is $15.  The sale price is $10.  The is $5. 
    

5.  You the clothes in the fitting rooms. 
    

6.  The said to the customer, "May I help you?" 
    

7.  The pants $30.
    

 

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Beginning English - Lesson 10 - Shopping
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