Listen To This1Preparatory Lesson Five

Coins. How much do you know about the following? In American currency:

(a) a penny = 1 cent, (b) a nickel = 5 cents, (c) a dime = 10 cents, (d) a quarter = 25 cents. Now listen to the names of coins and add up the total amount. The first one has been done for you. 1. 5 cents 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Dialogue 1: Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words. Assistant: Good afternoon. ? George: Have you got , please? Assistant: Yes, . George: Thank you. ? Assistant: , please. George: Thank you.

Dialogue 2: Fill in the blank to complete the following statement. He should get pence for a change.

Dialogue 3: Fill in the blanks with numbers to complete the following statements. 1. A large bottle of aspirin costs pence. 2. A tube of toothpaste costs pence. 3. A film for 20 exposures costs pounds. 4. George should get pounds.

Dialogue 4: Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words. —What kind of do you have in ? —Oh, we have pounds and . —What do you have? —The is the biggest, and the is the smallest. —Really? In , the biggest is the , and the smallest is the . When do you ? — . —Really? How interesting! What are ? —Well, lots of people play and .

Dictation. Dictate the following sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.