Quanto costa?

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Prep:
□ Download and copy 1 set of the euro bills and coins for each team. Option: Print each set on a different light color of card stock.
□ Download the “Info Gap” task. Cut apart. Each person will need a half sheet.
□ Optional: Clip boards/folders for the “Info Gap” task.

Daily Objective

By the end of the class, students will be able to understand how much their order costs. Also they will become familiar with the euro. The next lesson will build on this to include how to order.

Euro

Introduce the euro coins and bills.

Le monete della valuta euro si suddividono in otto valori: 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent, 1 euro (€1), 2 euro (€2).

Le banconote in euro sono emesse nei seguenti valori: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, €500.

How does this compare to your currency? There is a link if you want to learn more about it or use the converter. Fun fact: Mario Draghi’s signature is on some of these euros.

Video

Use the video to introduce prices of foods in Italy.

Pepy’s Bar

Show the picture from Pepy’s Bar. Zoom in to see the prices and types.

Take a Guess!

Show the receipt. Have them take a guess how much these 6 items costed. Hover over the receipt to show the answer. Who was close? How does that compare to prices in your area? Are there any other words they can figure out?

Point to each one and say the prices aloud so they can hear how to say prices (the word euro, 50 cents, each one is, two are, the total is, etc).

Euro Signs – Listening

Put them in groups of 3-5 people. Give each team a set of euro signs.

Introduce the street food and say the price and quantity if listed (on its own or in a sentence). They show the euro signs to represent that price. Hover over the image to reveal the answer.

□ Panino Pavo €9,50
□ Maritozzi €15,00 
□ Supplí €4
□ 5 Cannoli Spirale Pistacchio €12,50
□ Otranto €8,50

Got It Game – Listening

Now explain there will be a new challenge. They will race to hold up the correct amount in euro for the order. Also they have to yell “We got it!” to show that they are done. The first team gets a point. You can only go up to €40.50 unless you add more signs. Decide the details on how you want to play by reading more below.

Add a challenge: Say the price in a sentence. Add more sets so you can use larger numbers. Give them a cost per item and they come up with the total (Un cannolo costa €1,50 l’uno e ne hai ordinati 4).

Make it easier: Remove the 50 cent euro and/or the 10 euro.

Info Gap – Interpersonal Speaking

Put in groups of 3. Give each person a different sheet (there are 3 different restaurant names) and tell them to not let others see their paper (use clip boards or folders). There’s also a set of useful questions to put on the table for each group. Let them ask each other if they have the food and what the price is to complete their lists. 

If you have a group of 2, you can cut one of the papers in half to give to each one.

Check for learning

Show the answers so they can check their own. Ask them to do a quick reflection check by holding up 1, 2, or 3 fingers in front of their chest. 1 = easy, 2 = medium, 3 = hard 

First ask how it went UNDERSTANDING the prices. That was the main objective of the day. Then ask how it went SAYING the prices. This was not the focus, but still a useful check.

If they are using the “Unit Vocabulary Sheet,” give them time to write down what they learned today.

Extension Ideas

Let them create their own street food place. It can be a specific cuisine, a fusion, or anything else that they want to do. They will create a menu with prices. This can then be used to practice ask and answering questions.

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