Chapter 10: Price
Reading
Price of Company’s Product
Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
What are some things that can affect the price of a product?
How can you get the best price on a product?
Listen and read part of an advertisement from a furniture retailer. Then, mark the
following statements as trus (T) or false (F). Saya three things you remember from
the text.
1. __ (T) Taxes have been added as a party of all listed prices.
2. __ (T) The company lowered the price of its newest line.
3. __ (T) Horton’s ships its furniture internationally.
Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (A-G).
1. ___ exclude (D) A. Valuable
2. ___ tax (B) B. Money that a goverment collects
3. ___ fee (C) C. Money that is paid for some service
4. ___ worth (A) D. To leave out or not include
5. ___ shipping cost (G) E. An extra charge added to purchases that goes to a
government
6. ___ sales tax (D) F. The amount a product will cost before additional charges
are added
7. ___ basic price (F) G. The amount of money charged to a customer in order to
deliver an item
Grammar
How much …? And How many …?
Count QUESTION ANSWER
noun COUNT
HOW MANY + NOUN*
Students (a) How many students are there in Sixteen. How many is
your class? used with count
nouns.
Children (b) How many children do you Three.
have?
Cups (c) How many cups of coffee do you Four.
drink every
day?
NONCOUNT NONCOUNT
NOUN HOW MUCH + NOUN*
Money (d) How much money do you have Two
in your dollars.
pocket?
Rice (e) How much rice did you Five How much is
buy? pounds. used with
noncount nouns
Coffee (f) How much coffee do you Four cups.
drink
everyday
Which of these nouns are countable (C)? Which are uncountable (U)?
Table C bedroom furniture people
Money chair space time plant
Complete the rules with How much … ? or How much … ?.
We use _______________ with plural countable nouns.
We use _______________ with uncountable nouns.
Make questions. Use how much or how many.
1 A: How much money do you have?
B: Six dollars. (I have sis dollars.)
2 A: ______________________________________________
B: Three dollars. (I gave Tom three dollars.)
3 A: ______________________________________________
B: Three. (I have three sisters.)
4 A: ______________________________________________
B: A dollar. (This pen costs a dollar.)
5 A: ______________________________________________
B: Eight. (A spider has eight legs.)
6 A: ______________________________________________
B: Fifty. (There are fifty states in the United States.)
Speaking
Asking Information about the price
Listen to a conversation between a salesman and a customer.
Salesman : Horton’s furniture, David speaking. How can i help you ?
Costumer : Hi. I’d like a free 1 ___ ___ on the oak furniture in your brochure.
Salesman : Yes, the Britannia lime. I just 2 ___ ___ ___ what furniture and
where yo’re calling from.
Costumer : it’s the dining table, and i’m in New York City.
Salesman : Okay. Our 3 ___ ___ is $1,200, but with the 4 ___ ___ it’s about
$1.300.
Costumer : Does that include 5 ___ costs?
Salesman : No. With shipping, it will be another $ 6 ___.
Costumer : Got it, thanks.
With a partner, act out the roles below, based on the above dialogue.
Then switch roles.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
How can I help you?
I’m calling about ...
Do you want a price quote ?
Student A : You are a salesperson. Tell student B the price of a product. Include:
• Basic price
• Price including tax
• Any extra fees
Student B : Call student A about a new product. Ask about pricing. Make up a piece of
furniture you would like to buy.
Writing
Complete the Sales Receipt
Use the previous conversation to complete the sales receipt.
