Souvenirs — Student | Essential Idiomas

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Listening

10 minutes

Dialogue: A souvenir shop. A customer points at items and asks about prices.

Bia and Lia

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

How much is this T-shirt?

It's $15.

And that map on the wall?

It's $3.

How much are these key chains?

They're $5 each.

And those caps over there?

They're $10.

OK. This key chain, please.

Here you are!

or click any bubble to hear one line

Comprehension:

1. How much is the T-shirt?

2. How much are the key chains?

3. What does the customer buy?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: demonstratives: this/that (singular) + these/those (plural) + How much is/are...?

Form	Structure
Affirmative	THIS ___ + singular CLOSE (this T-shirt). THAT ___ + singular FAR (that map). THESE + plural CLOSE (these key chains). THOSE + plural FAR (those caps).
Negative	It's not this/that ___. They aren't these/those ___. (Ex: It's not that map, it's that postcard.)
Interrogative	How much IS this/that ___? (singular). How much ARE these/those ___? (plural). It's $X. / They're $X each.

Examples:

This T-shirt is $15.

That map is $3.

These key chains are $5 each.

Those caps are $10.

Try it!

1. How much this T-shirt?

2. How much those caps?

3. key chains here on the table are $5.

4. How much is map on the wall?

Common Errors

How much is these key chains? → How much are these key chains?

This caps → These caps

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Practice

15 minutes

Souvenir Shop

Match the item to the word.

Column A

🧢

🗺️

🔑

☕

👕

🕶️

Column B

key chain

T-shirt

sunglasses

map

cap

mug

This, That, These, or Those?

Complete with this, that, these, or those.

thisthatthosethese

1. How much is T-shirt? (here, in my hand)

2. And map on the wall? (there, far away)

3. How much are key chains? (here, on the table)

4. And caps over there? (far away)

5. is my bag. (here, with me)

6. are my keys. (here, on the table)

Prices and Demonstratives

Complete with words from the box.

these$15thisthose$3that

1. How much is T-shirt? It's .

2. How much is map? It's .

3. How much are pens? They're $2 each.

4. And sunglasses over there? They're $12.

True or False — At the Shop

Based on the dialogue, is each statement True (A) or False (B)?

Replay dialogue

1. The T-shirt is $15.

False

True

2. The map is $30.

False

True

3. The key chains are $5 each.

False

True

4. The caps cost $10.

True

False

5. The customer buys a T-shirt.

True

False

At the Souvenir Shop — Practice

Read each prompt out loud. Pretend you're shopping for souvenirs.

1. Pick up a postcard. Ask: How much is this postcard? Buy 2 postcards for friends.

2. Show a toy. Ask: How much is that toy? It's a toy for my nephew.

3. Count your money: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, ten dollars.

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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Real things, real prices — using demonstratives in your own world.

1. Show me 3 things you can see right now. Use 'this' (close to you) or 'that' (far from you), and tell me what they are.

Follow-up: How much was it? Or — guess the price!

2. Is $15 expensive for a T-shirt?

Follow-up: How much is a T-shirt in Brazil?

3. Imagine you're at a souvenir shop in your city. What 3 things would you buy for a tourist friend? Use 'this' or 'these'.

Follow-up: Why? What's special about it?

4. Look around the room and ask me about the price of 2 things — use 'How much is this/that?' or 'How much are these/those?'

Follow-up: Hmm, let me think... that's $40! Cheap or expensive?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

✓
I can ask prices: How much is this? / How much are those?
✓
I can use this/that/these/those correctly.
✓
I can buy something in a store.

Great work today!

Next class: food and drinks! Can I have a coffee, please?