1. ASKING ABOUT PRICES AND CHANGE
UNIT 1
ASKING ABOUT PRICES AND CHANGE

2. Lesson B : Grammar 1. “How much” and “how many”
a) How much
1) We use “how much” with uncountable noun and before quantity words.
2) We use “how much” to talk about prices.

3. Lesson B : Grammar
How much is this book?
How much coffee do you drink?
How much paper is in the photocopier?
How much does that jacket cost?
How much do you weigh?
How much gasoline did you put in the tank?

4. Lesson B : Grammar 2. How many
We use “how many” with plural nouns
and before quantity words.
2.1) - How many + helping verb + noun
- How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?
- How many Euros have you got?
- How many newspapers do you read a day?
2.2) How many + plural noun + helping verb

5. Lesson B : Grammar 3. We can also use other questions to ask about the price instead of ‘how much’
- What’s the cost of ____________ to Sydney?
- What’s the price of ____________?
Examples :
- What’s the cost of a call to Sydney?
- What’s the price of a ticket to Chiang Mai?

6. Lesson B : Grammar 4. Using is and are with money amounts
Money amount and words for things we
can’t count take a singular verb. We use
is with an uncountable noun or singular
noun.
Here is a twenty – dollar note.
Here is some change.
Is there any money left?
How much is your salary?

7. Lesson B : Grammar 4. Using is and are with money amounts
Coins, bills or words for things we can
count take a plural verb. We use are with
plural nouns (plural verb)
Here are five one-hundred notes.
Here are ten one-bath coins.
There are twenty books in the drawer?
There are some pens in the box.

8. Lesson B : Grammar 4. Using is and are with money amounts
Note. In Thai currency, we don’t add ‘s’
at the end of ‘baht’ or ‘satang’. This is
because in Thai language we have no ‘s’.

9. 1. Fill in the blank using much or many.
Practice
1. Fill in the blank using much or many.
1. How ______ money do I have to pay?
2. How ______ coffee is left in stock?
3. How ______ mangoes are there in the fridge?
4. How ______ people live in your apartment?
5. How ______ does this body lotion cost?
much
much
many
many
much

10. 1. Fill in the blank using much or many.
Practice
1. Fill in the blank using much or many.
6. How ______ petrol do you want?
7. How ______ students are there in the class?
8. How ______ native speakers do you have?
9. How ______ eggs do you want for breakfast?
10. How ______ rice is there in the kitchen?
much
much
many
many
much

11. 2. Fill in the missing words. Use is or are.
Practice
2. Fill in the missing words. Use is or are.
Here _______ two 10-baht coins.
Here _______ ten one-thousand notes.
There _______ £100 in the box.
There _______ ten five-dollar bills in the cash register.
There _______ 100 cents.
This ______ a 50-baht note.
are
are is
are is is

12. 2. Fill in the missing words. Use is or are.
Practice
2. Fill in the missing words. Use is or are.
7. There is ______ some money on the drawer
8. There ______ no money left in my drawer.
9. ______ there enough time to have some tea.
10. ______ there any biscuits left?
11. Here ______ sugar you asked for.
12. How many pens ______ there in stock? is is Is
Are is
are

13. Lesson C : Reading Remember How to read the headline
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Usually the subject and verb in the headline will be the same as in the lead.
If you don’t understand the
headline, read the first sentence
in the lead.
This is because the main
idea in the headline must be
repeated in more details in the first
paragraph (known as the lead)
The style of writing usually means that the writer uses the verb in the headline and then he will use that verb again in the lead, or may use another verb but both verbs must have the same meaning.

14. will find the verb “rise” in the headline and
Lesson C : Reading
How to read the headline
Example 2
Bankruptcies rise to record High in September
Personal bankruptcies in Hong Kong rose further in September from a year earlier, despite signs emerging that the economy was rebounding, government figures showed yesterday.
will find the verb “rise” in the headline and
you find the same verb in the lead.

15. You will understand better from more details
Lesson C : Reading
How to read the headline
Example 1
From example 1
you will find “restates”
in the headline and also
you will find it in the
first sentence of the lead.
Swiss Life restates results
Swiss life restated it first – half 2002 results to show a net loss of 578 million Swiss frances (Bt16.4 billion) – SFr192 million wider than first reported – after discovering it had miscalculated bond values, it said yesterday.
You will understand better from more details
given in the first paragraph (the lead)

16. You can find “warning” in the headline and “ warned” in the lead.
Lesson C : Reading
How to read the headline
Example 3
Warning on selling fireworks
Bangkok’s Pom Prab district office has warned shopkeepers in the area against storing and selling fireworks without a license.
You can find “warning” in the headline and “
warned” in the lead.

17. Practice Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
ZEBRA MAKER EYES 10% SALES GROWTH
THE NATION
Satien Stainless Steel Public Company Limited, the maker of Zebra brand kitchenware, this year targets 5- to 10-per-cent growth in sales from last year’s Bt1.7 billion. It saw business growth of more than 14 percent in the first quarter.
The company has also expanded its sales channels in the both domestic and overseas markets to cater to growth in the Asean market.
Last year, it deployed the Z-robot to enhance its production process at its plant in Rayong, boosting production capacity there by 20 percent. The movie is part of the continued modernization of its production process, using cutting edge technology. The Z-robot is used to move heavy products and can reduce the rate of accidents on the production line. Its performance helps the company control its production quality.
Currently, the company has a production capacity for kitchenware of 7,500 tonnes per year. Its products range from kitchenware to tableware and electrical appliances, said Ekachai Youngvanich, vice-CEO.
(From The Nation, Friday, May )

18. Practice 1. What is the main idea of the news?
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
1. What is the main idea of the news?
a. Satien Stainless Steel Public
Company limited its target this year
to 5 percent.
b. The maker of Zebra brand produced
kitchenware up to 10 percent.
c. Satient Stainless Steel Public
Company Limited saw business
growth 14 percent.
d. Zebra maker targets 10 percent sales
growth this year.

19. Practice Which is true about the business growth in the first quarter?
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
Which is true about the business
growth in the first quarter?
a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. More than 14 percent
d. All are incorrect

20. Practice What strategy does the company use to expand its sales?
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
What strategy does the company use to
expand its sales?
It has expanded the sales channels in __________________.
a. domestic markets
b. overseas markets
c. both domestics and overseas markets
d. the Asian market

21. Practice
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
4. How could the company increase production capacity by 20 percent last year?
It used incentives
b. It used the Z-robot
c. It had found the effective process
d. It tried to reduce the rate of accidents

22. Practice 5. What is the advantage of using the Z-robot?
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
5. What is the advantage of using the Z-robot?
a. To enhance its production process
b. Boosting production capacity by 20%
c. To move heavy products and reduce
the sale of accidents on the product line
d. All are correct

23. Practice 6. What products are produced under Zebra brands?
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
6. What products are produced under Zebra brands?
a. Kitchenware
b. Tableware
c. Electrical appliances
d. All are correct

24. Practice 7. What does the word “deployed” (line 9) refer to ? a. took
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
7. What does the word “deployed” (line 9) refer to ?
a. took
b. utilized
c. spent
d. prepared

25. Practice 8. What is the meaning of ‘capacity’ ? a. fitness
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
8. What is the meaning of ‘capacity’ ?
a. fitness
b. potential
c. competency
d. all are correct

26. Practice 9 Which is not a product in the product line ? a. Tableware
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
9 Which is not a product in the product line ?
a. Tableware
b. Kitchen ware
c. Audio visual
d. Electrical appliance

27. Practice
Direction : Read the news given and choose the best answer
10. Which is the most produced product in the company production line ?
a. Tableware
b. Kitchen ware
c. Electrical appliance
d. Kitchen furniture