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Level 3 Chapter 1: Everyday Life - Reading - Lesson 3: Services

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I can read and understand a list of services.

INTRODUCE

A list of services has a lot of important information. It shows how much and how long each service is.

PRESENT

STEP A VOCABULARY

I. Listen and repeat.

price	tax
percent	minute
hour	day

II. Which of the things above are connected to time? Which are connected to money?

time
money

III. Practice reading the words.

/t/	/p/
tax	pox
ten	pen
top	pop

STEP B GRAMMAR TIP

Use –teen to talk about most small two-digit numbers.

11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen . . . . . .

Use –ty to talk about two-digit numbers from 20 to 99. 20 twenty 30 thirty 40 forty . . . . . .

Use hundred to talk about three-digit numbers.
100
one hundred
200
two hundred
300
three hundred
.
.
.
.
.
.

Use thousand to talk about four-to-six-digit numbers. These numbers have one comma.
1,000
one thousand
10,000
ten thousand
100,000
one hundred thousand
.
.
.
.
.
.

Use million to talk about seven-to-nine-digit numbers. These numbers have two commas.
1,000,000
one million
10,000,000
ten million
100,000,000
one hundred million
.
.
.
.
.
.

To read large numbers, break them down into three-digit chunks. Read the three-digit chunks from left to right. Add the word million and thousand at the appropriate commas.

A manicure/pedicure/massage combo is 120 (one hundred twenty) minutes.

The bag is $1,799 (one thousand seven hundred ninety-nine dollars).

The house is ¥60,500,000 (sixty million five hundred thousand yen).

UNDERSTAND

READING

Saori and Catherine are reading a list of services at a foot spa in Taipei.

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Foot Spa

30 minutes – $1,460
60 minutes – $2,650

Nail Services

Manicure – $1,100
Pedicure – $1,200
Nail Art – $1,500

Combination

Foot Spa (30 minutes) + Pedicure – $2,510
Foot Spa (30 minutes) + Pedicure + Manicure – $3,480

*Prices include 5% tax.

TRIVIA

Many people think that dollars are only American money, but actually, more than 20 different countries also call their money dollars. Taiwan is one of these countries. The dollars are not the same as American dollars, but these countries have strong business relationships with America.

PRACTICE

STEP A EXERCISE

Choose the correct answers.

1. six hundred forty

6,400
640

2. one thousand five hundred

1,000,500
1,500

3. one million three hundred thousand

1,003,000
1,300,000

4. twenty-three thousand two hundred twelve

23,212
23,220

STEP B EXERCISE

Read the conversations. Then, choose the correct answers.

1.
Tutor: How much is the ticket?
Student: It’s ₩21,000.

two million one thousand yen
twenty-one thousand yen

2.
Tutor: How much is the tax?
Student: It’s 12%.

twenty percent
twelve percent

3.
Tutor: How long is the show?
Student: It’s 190 minutes.

one hundred ninety minutes
one hundred nineteen minutes

4.
Tutor: How much is the condo?
Student: It’s ¥20,120,000.

twenty million one hundred twenty thousand yen
twelve million one hundred twenty yen

CHALLENGE

Challenge 1

You’re planning a birthday party for your friend Hiro. He loves karaoke.

Read the list of services at a Taiwanese karaoke chain. Then, call another friend and talk about the different services and prices.

Today's grammar tip

numbers

Krazy Karaoke

Small Room (1-5 people)

1 hour – $400
3 hours – $1,000

Big Room (4-10 people)

1 hour – $600
3 hours – $1,600

Party Room (10-20 people)

1 hour – $800
3 hours – $2,200
6 hours – $4,000

Food

Fries – $60
Chicken Wings – $130
Sausage Platter – $130

Drinks

Soda – $70
Juice – $70
Beer – $80

Challenge 2

Discuss your ideas.

If Time
Allows

1 PRICES	2 TIME
How much is a haircut in S.Korea? How much is a massage in your country? How much is a house in your city? How much is the tax on shopping in S.Korea?	How long do you usually work? How long do you usually sleep? How long do you usually take a shower? How long do you usually study English?

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