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Unit 16 – THINGS BUY Buying things
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Achievement objectives
Curriculum link: levels 1 and 2 of The New Zealand Curriculum
In this unit, your students will learn the numbers 31–99 and will communicate about costs and quantity when describing and buying things.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
- ask about and express prices
- make purchases
- describe things
- express quantity.
Success criteria
The assessment criteria are based on the curriculum achievement objectives for learning languages at levels 1 and 2. These criteria measure the students’ ability to communicate in NZSL.
Language knowledge
Vocabulary
AFFORD, CENT, CHEAP, DOLLAR, EFTPOS, EXPENSIVE, HOW-MUCH, MONEY, SELL, SHOP, YOU-ALL
NUMBERS 31–99
Grammar
Wh-question: HOW-MUCH; numbers
Sentence Patterns
| Do you have any T-shirts? [Gloss: IX-you HAVE T-SHIRT; Non-manual signal: y/n q] | Yes, we (do) have some. [Gloss: HAVE IX-here; Non-manual signal: nod] |
| How much is the T-shirt? [Gloss: T-SHIRT HOW-MUCH; Non-manual signal: whq] | |
| How much are the jeans? [Gloss: IX-(object) HOW MUCH; Non-manual signal: whq] | The jeans are $50.00 JEANS 50 DOLLAR |
| They're expensive. Do you have (any) cheaper jeans? JEANS EXPENSIVE, [Gloss: HAVE CHEAP; Non-manual signal: y/n q] | I can afford these jeans at $50. [Gloss: JEANS 50 DOLLAR; Non-manual signal: t], [Gloss: IX-me AFFORD; Non-manual signal: nod] |
| Can I pay by EFTPOS? [Gloss: EFTPOS CAN IX-me; Non-manual signal: y/n q] | Swipe your card. IX-you EFTPOS IX-loc |
| Put (in) your PIN number. [Gloss: IX-you fs-PIN NUMBER; Non-manual signal: t] "type pin number" IX-loc |
Video clips
Clip 16.1a: Numbers 31 to 99 Vocabulary
Clip 16.1b: Words often used when buying things Vocabulary
Clip 16.2a: I want to buy some jeans Sentence patterns
Clip 16.2b: How much does this cost? Sentence patterns
Clip 1.1b: Numbers 1 to 10 Vocabulary
Clip 2.1c: Numbers 11 to 20 Vocabulary
Clip 4.1b: Numbers 21 to 31 Vocabulary
Activities
Activity 16.1 Learning the numbers from 31 to 99
Activity 16.2 How much is it?
Activity 16.3 Describing things and expressing quantity
Activity 16.4 Assessing progress
Support material
Worksheet 16.1 The numbers from 31 to 99
Worksheet 16.2 Vocabulary
Worksheet 16.3 How many? How much?