Let's learn some words and phrases to help us talk about money.
Video
In this film Jess, Nazia and Filip visit a shop and find out what they can buy with Jess's money.
Key words
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. comes in lots of different notes and coins.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. come in 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, 拢1 and 拢2.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. come in 拢5, 拢10, 拢20 and 拢50. Some Scottish banks make 拢100 notes too.
1p - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
2p - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
5p - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
10p - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
20p - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
50p - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. or Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
拢1 - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
拢2 - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
拢5 - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
拢10 - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
拢20 - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
拢50 - Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Other money items
It's useful to know about other ways to pay for things and where you keep your money.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Activities
Ordering activity
Listening activity
Did you know?
You can put a 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coin together to create the shield found on the 拢1 coin.
Using money
You can use different notes and coins to make the same amounts.
Examples:
There is only 1 way to make 1p:
- one 1p coin
There are 2 ways to make 2p:
- one 2p coin
- 1p + 1p
How many ways are there to make 5p?
There are 4 ways to make 5p:
- one 5p coin
- 2p + 2p + 1p
- 2p + 1p + 1p + 1p
- 1p + 1p + 1p + 1p + 1p
To learn more check out our guide: How can different coins and notes make the same total?
Make a sentence
Ask how much something costs
- To find out how much something costs you can say:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
- You can also say:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
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Example:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Try to ask how much these things are:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Say how much something costs
- To say how much something costs you can say:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
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Example:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. ( 拢3 )
Practice saying these prices:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
or:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
or:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
- You can also say:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
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Example:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. ( 拢2 )
Look at this shop picture:
Now find the three items below and say how much each one costs.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. ( 拢1 )
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. ( 拢10 )
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. ( 拢3 )
Practise using Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. next time you're at a shop.
Can you ask your parents or a shopkeeper how much things cost?
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