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Unit 8 • Lesson B: Things to buy

Vocabulary
Colors
black (adj)
blue (adj)
brown (adj)
gray (adj)
green (adj)
orange (adj)
pink (adj)
red (adj)
white (adj)
yellow (adj)

Clothes
baseball cap (n)
belt (n)
boots (n)
coat (n)
gloves (n)
hat (n)
scarf (n)
socks (n)

Jewelry
(silver) bracelet (n)
earrings (n)
necklace (n)
ring (n)

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Personal Items
backpack (n)
briefcase (n)
purse (n)
sunglasses (n)
watch (n)

Pronouns
this (scarf)
these (gloves)
that (watch)
those (sunglasses)

Other words
be on sale (v)

Grammar
How much . . . ?
You can use How much . . . ? to ask about prices.

One way to ask the price of something is:

How much is it? (for a singular noun)

How much are they? (for a plural noun)

Remember to use the simple present of be in both the question and answer:

A How much is it?

B It's $49.99.

A How much are they?

B They're $125.

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How much . . . ? with this and these

You can use this and these to ask about prices. Use this and these for things near to you.

Use this + a singular noun:

How much is this scarf?

Use these + a plural noun:

How much are these gloves?

You can also use this and these without a noun when people know what you mean:

How much is this? How much are these?

Use it / they + be to answer How much . . . ? questions:

A How much is this (scarf)?

B It's $49.99.

A How much are these (gloves)?

B They're $125.

Remember, the form of be matches the noun.

How much . . . ? with that and those

You can use that and those to ask about prices. Use that and those for things that are not near
to you.

Use that + a singular noun:

How much is that watch?

Use those + a plural noun:

How much are those sunglasses?

You can also use that and those without a noun when people know what you mean:

How much is that? How much are those?

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Use it / they + be to answer How much . . . ? questions:

A How much is that (watch)?

B It's $475.

A How much are those (sunglasses)?

B They're $50.

Remember, the form of be matches the noun.

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