“Lesson 19: Money,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners (2022)
“Lesson 19,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners
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Lesson 19
Money
Objective: I will learn to ask and answer questions about buying things.
Personal Study
Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.
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Study the Principle of Learning: Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ can help me do all things as I exercise faith in Him.
One day, Jesus Christ was teaching thousands of people in the desert. Jesus and His disciples were worried because the people didn’t bring any food. One boy in the group offered five loaves of bread and two fish to share. Many people wondered how only five loaves and two fish could feed all the people. But Jesus thanked God for the food, blessed it, divided it into baskets, and sent his disciples to share it. The Bible says:
“And they did all eat, and were filled: and … [there] remained twelve baskets full” (Matthew 14:20).
Everyone ate, and there was extra food. It was a miracle. Similarly, you may feel like you don’t have enough time to study English. Follow Jesus’s example in this story. Thank God for what time and energy you have and ask Him to bless it. If you give what you can in faith, God can increase your capacity. Even if you have only a little time, perhaps you can study a few patterns or try to use a few new words each day. God can make your efforts more productive. Having faith in Jesus Christ and following His example can help you do more than you thought was possible.
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Christ feeding the multitude
Ponder
How can God help you learn English?
Think of a time when God helped you do more than what you thought was possible. What did you do? What did He do?
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Memorize Vocabulary
Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try applying the words in your life. Think about when and where you could use these words.
Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.
Q: How much does this (noun) cost?A: It costs (price).
Questions
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pattern 1 question how much does this noun cost
Answers
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pattern 1 answer it costs price
Examples
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black cell phone
Q: How much does this phone cost?A: It costs five hundred dollars.
Q: How much do these pants cost?A: They cost twenty dollars.
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Practice Pattern 2
Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try learning more about the patterns in this lesson. Consider using grammar books or websites.
Q: Do you want to buy this (noun)?A: Yes, this (noun) is (adjective).
Questions
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pattern 2 question do you want to buy this noun
Answers
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pattern 2 answer yes this noun is adjective
Examples
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white car
Q: Do you want to buy that car?A: Yes, that car is cheap.
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black shoes
Q: Does she want to buy these shoes?A: No, those shoes are expensive.
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Use the Patterns
Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.
Look at the pictures. Choose a price for each item. Don’t tell your partner what price you chose. Ask and answer questions about how much each item costs. Take turns.
New Vocabulary
apple/apples
motorcycle/motorcycles
table/tables
Example
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apples
A: How much do your apples cost?
B: They cost three dollars. Do you want to buy these apples?
A: Yes, those apples are cheap.
B: How much do your apples cost?
A: My apples cost five dollars. Do you want to buy these apples?
B: No, those apples are expensive.
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table
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green dress shoes
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motorcycle
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black cell phone
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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations
(15–20 minutes)
Role-play. Partner A is shopping for clothes and has 50 dollars to spend. Partner B works at a clothing store. Ask and answer questions about the items in each picture. Partner A decides what to buy and cannot spend more than 50 dollars. Switch roles.
New Vocabulary
pretty
ugly
Why not?
Yes, I want to buy it.
No, I don’t want to buy it.
Example
A: How much does this shirt cost?
B: It costs 15 dollars. Do you want to buy it?
A: No, I don’t want to buy it.
B: Why not?
A: That shirt is expensive and ugly.
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40 dollars
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pink dress
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20 dollars
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yellow high-heeled shoes
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25 dollars
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men’s brown dress shoes
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10 dollars
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orange and gray tie
Evaluate
(5–10 minutes)
Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.
Evaluate Your Progress
I can:
Ask and answer questions about how much something costs.
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neutral face, content face, happy face
Say why I want to buy something.
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neutral face, content face, happy face
Say why I don’t want to buy something.
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neutral face, content face, happy face
Evaluate Your Efforts
Evaluate your efforts to:
Study the principle of learning.
Memorize vocabulary.
Practice the patterns.
Practice daily.
Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”
Share your goal with a partner.
Act in Faith to Practice English Daily
“Truly, faith is the power that enables the unlikely to accomplish the impossible. Do not minimize the faith you already have” (Russell M. Nelson, “Christ Is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains,” Liahona, May 2021, 104).