SPEAKING EXERCISES Introducing people (Who is he/she?): I‘m Steven, and this is Isabella. And this is my daughter, Alicia. Age (How old are you? How old is he/she?): I‘m 24 years old, and my father is 50. Job (What do you do? / What is your occupation?): I‘m a teacher, and my wife is a doctor. Nationality (Where are you from? / Where is he/she from?): Alex is from Ireland, and Sonia is from Spain . Feelings (How are you? / How do you feel?): I‘m scared. She is very tired. Colour (What color is it? / What is your favorite color?: Our dog is black. His eyes are blue. Prices (How much is it? /How much is that?: It‘s seven pounds. This Tshirt is twenty dollars. https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/1551/moneyand-prices Country Currency Symbol Abbreviation USA US dollar $ USD Uk The Great British pound £ GBP Canada Canadian dollar C$ CAD Australia Australian dollar A$ AUD EU countries Euro € EU One, Two, Three Digit Prices $2.50→two-fifty We can just say the numbers $2.50→two dollars fifty We can mention the unit $2.50→two dollars and fifty cents We can say both the units and the numbers. This is more formal. We should know that if the price is an exact number of pounds, euros or dollars, we should say it completely. $600.00 → six hundred dollars £560.00 → five hundred and sixty pounds the zeros after the decimal point are not supposed to be pronounced. and are just to help for reading the price. When the price has 'one' at the beginning, we can use 'a' instead of 'one', for instance: £100 → a hundred pounds Four Digit Prices Typically, we read these prices in the same manner as described above. For example: $1458.20 → a thousand four hundred fifty eight, twenty $4250 → four thousand two hundred fifty dollars The weather (What’s the weather like today?): It‘s sunny today. It is very cold this morning. The time (What time is it? / What’s the time?): What time is it? It‘s ten past four. Descriptions in general (What does he /she look like?): He is very short and thin. The cars are old and cheap.
