Listen To This1Preparatory Lesson Five

1. a nickel
2. two nickels
3. a dime
4. two dimes
5. a quarter
6. two quarters
7. three nickels
8. three dimes
9. three quarters
10. five dimes
11. a dime and a nickel
12. two pennies and a nickel
13. two dimes and a nickel
14. two dimes and two nickels
15. two pennies and a quarter
16. two dimes and two quarters
17. two nickels and two quarters
18. three dimes and two quarters
19. two nickels and three quarters
20. a dime, a nickel and a quarter


Assistant: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
George: Have you got any envelopes, please?
Assistant: Yes, here you are.
George: Thank you. How much is that?
Assistant: Fifty pence, please.
George: Thank you.


George: How much is that?
Assistant: Fifty pence, please.
Instructor: George gives the assistant a pound. How much change does he get?


George wants a bottle of aspirins, a tube of toothpaste, and a film for his camera. He can buy all of them at his local chemist's. He's talking to the shop assistant. Listen.
George: I'd like a bottle of aspirins, please.
Assistant: A large one or a small one?
George: A large one, please.
Assistant: That's eighty-seven pence.
George: And a tube of toothpaste. A large one.
Assistant: That's fifty-six pence.
George: Oh, yes. And a film for this camera. Twenty exposures.
Assistant: Hmmmm. Twenty exposures. That's one pound seventy-two.
George: Right. Here you are. Five pounds. Thank you very much.
Assistant: Don't forget your change, sir.


—What kind of money do you have in England?
—Oh, we have pounds and pennies.
—What coins do you have?
—The fifty-pence's the biggest, and the halfpenny is the smallest.
—Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent. When do you start school?
—Five.
—Really? How interesting! What sports are popular?
—Well, lots of people play tennis and football.


1. Something's cooking on the stove.
2. Something's chasing a cat.
3. Someone's brushing his teeth.
4. Someone's throwing out something.
5. Someone's watching a dog and a cat.
6. Someone's sharpening a pencil.
7. Someone's shutting a door.
8. Someone's cleaning her house.
9. Someone's cooking some food.
10. Someone's opening a window.
11. Someone wants to do his homework.
12. Someone's looking out of a window.
13. Someone's wearing glasses.
14. The stove's hot.
15. Two people are outside.
16. Someone's in the bathroom.
17. The door's closing.
18. The cat's running fast.
19. Someone's in the kitchen.
20. Someone's too warm and is opening a window.
21. Someone's too cold and is doing something.
22. Someone's throwing out the trash.
23. A man is watching someone who's outside the house.
24. We don't want these animals in the house.
25. Someone wants clean teeth.
26. Someone wants a clean house.
27. Someone wants a sharp pencil.
28. Someone wants hot food.
29. Someone's sitting down outdoors.
30. Someone's brushing his teeth before going to bed.