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1.3 can i have a coffee?

B write the words from the box in the word webs be-
low. Add one more word to each place.
vocabulary tourist places
postcard cola euros battery
single ticket money return ticket
coffee sandwich platform exchange
rate souvenir

1A Match photos A-D to the places below.


C I1.8 Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.
1 a souvenir shop
D Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: say a
2 a sandwich bar
place from Exercise 1B. Student B: say three things
3 a money exchange you can buy/find there.

4 a train station function making requests


2A I1.9 Listen to four conversations. Where are B: Four euros fifty, and the cola is one fifty. (6
the people? words)
1 A: OK. Could I have the sandwich, but no cola? (3
words)
2
B: That’s four fifty. (2 words)
3
TIP
4
Key words are the important information words
B Listen again. What does each tourist buy? in a sentence. These words are stressed and are
l o n g e r, LOUDER and higher .
1
B I1.12 Listen to the conversation and check your
2 answers. Then listen and repeat.
3
6 I1.13 Listen to three conversation extracts and
4 circle the correct prices.
3A I1.10 Listen and complete the requests. Extract 1
1 a sandwich, please? 1 an orange juice a) 2.00 b) 2.10 c) 2.20

2 one of those batteries, Extract 2


please? 2 a single ticket a) 4.20 b) 4.50 c) 4.80
3 a taxi a) 13 b) 23 c) 30
3 a single to Sidney,
please? Extract 3
4 this money, please? 4 a coffee a) 2.15 b) 2.50 c) 3.50
5 a sandwich a) 2.25 b) 2.75 c) 3.75
B Look at the question. Listen to the polite pronun- 6 a bottle of water a) 1.30 b) 1.40 c) 1.60
ciation. Then listen and repeat.
7 Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: ask Stu-
dent B the prices to complete your table. Then answer
Student B’s questions.
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A: How much is a sandwich and a tea?
4A I1.11 Listen to the speakers. Are they polite B: Three twenty-five. How much is a sandwich and a
(P) or impolite (I)? coffee?

B Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: you Student A


are in one of the places in the photos. Make requests. coffee tea juice
Student B: only answer if Student A is polite. sandwich 3.50 3.75
burger 4.15
A: Could I have one of those postcards, please? chips 2.20 1.95
B: Yes. Here you are. muffin 1.75

learn to listen for key words speaking


5A Read the conversation. Underline the key words 8AWork in pairs. Complete the menu with prices.
in each sentence.
B Take turns to role-play the conversation in a sand-
A: Can I have a sandwich and a cola, please? (2 wich bar. Student A: look at the menu. Choose and
words) order your food and drink. Student B: take your part-
B: That’s six euros. (2 words) ner’s order. Say how much it costs.

A: Ah, I only have five euros. How much is the sand- A: Could I have a coffee and a cheese sandwich?
wich? (4 words) B: A coffee and a sandwich? That’s four euros fifty.
7 Work in pairs and take turns. Student B: answer
Student A’s questions. Then ask Student A the prices
to complete your table.

A: How much is a sandwich and a tea?


B: Three twenty-five. How much is a sandwich and a
coffee?

Student B

tea juice coffee


muffin 2.25 2.00
burger 3.65 3.90
chips 2.45
sandwich 3.25

1 language bank

GRAMMAR

1.3
making requests Use Can/Could + I + infinitive to make re-
quests.
Note: could is often more formal than can.
When speaking, reply: Yes, of course. /
Here you are.

PRACTICE

1.3
A Complete the conversation with the words in
the box. A: It’s 1 dollar to 0.651 euros. So that’s
65.1 euros.
exchange That’s please could
5
For change Can euros B: Oh. Could I these pounds
too, please?
1
A: I help you? A: 6
euros?
2
B: Yes, I change these dollars for B: Yes, 7
.
3
, please?
8
A: 25 euros.
A: Yes, of course.
4
B: Thank you.
B: What’s the rate today?
UNIT 1 Recording 9

Conversation 1 T: Could I change this money, T: OK. Could I have the sand-
T=Tourist S=Shop assistant please? wich, but no cola?

T: Excuse me. Do you speak En- C: Fine. That’s four hundred W: That’s four fifty.
glish? and fifty pounds. Here you
are − one hundred, two, T: Thank you.
S: Yes. Can I help you? three, four hundred. And
ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty. Conversation 4
T: Can I have one of those, Four hundred and fifty. TS=Ticket seller T=Tourist
please?
T: Thank you. TS: Can I help you?
S: One of these batteries? For
your camera? C: You’re welcome. S: Could I have a single to syd-
ney, please?
T: Yes, that’s right. Conversation 3
T=Tourist W=Waiter TS: Today?
S: OK. That’s eleven euros,
please. T: Can I have a sandwich and a T: Yes.
cola, please?
Conversation 2 TS: That’s twenty-five dollars.
W: That’s six euros.
T=Tourist C=Clerk T: Here you are. Which platform
T: Ah, I only have five euros. is it?
T: Excuse me. Do you speak En- How much is the sandwich?
glish? TS: Platform three.
W: Four euros fifty. And the cola
C: Yes. Can I help you? is one fifty. T: Thanks.

UNIT 1 Recording 13

M1=1st man M2=2nd man


W1=1st woman W2=2nd woman

Conversation 1

M1: How much is an orange juice?

W1: It’s two euros twenty.

Conversation 2

W2: A single ticket is four euros eighty and a taxi is


thirteen euros.

Conversation 3

M2: That’s two euros fifty for the coffee, and another
three seventy-five for the sandwich and a bottle
of water − that’s one thirty. That’s seven euros
and fifty-five cents altogether.

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