“Lesson 19: Money,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners (2022)

“Lesson 19,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners

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.

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.

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?

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.

buy
cost/costs
want

How much does this cost?

Nouns

coat/coats
dress/dresses
pants
shirt/shirts
shoe/shoes
tie/ties

car/cars
phone/phones

Price

$50/fifty dollars

See the appendix for more numbers.

See the appendix for more currency.

Adjectives

cheap
expensive

good
bad

Practice Pattern 1

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).

pattern 1 question how much does this noun cost

Examples

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.

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).

pattern 2 question do you want to buy this noun

pattern 2 answer yes this noun is adjective

Examples

Q: Do you want to buy that car?A: Yes, that car is cheap.

Q: Does she want to buy these shoes?A: No, those shoes are expensive.

Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 1 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

Practice asking questions.
Practice answering questions.
Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

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

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.

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.

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).