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.
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