Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Chapter 4 48 Discussion Activity: What will you buy? You are grocery shopping with your family. Your shopping list is written below. However, you only have $50.00 to spend! What will you buy? What will you have to cross off your list? Directions: 1. With your group, calculate how much it will cost to buy everything on your list. Write that number here ____________. 2. Next, talk with your group to cross items off your list, so that you will spend $50.00 or less. 3. Cross off the items you will not buy. 4. Write your final total for your grocery trip here: ___________________ 2 bags of chips at $3.00 each 2 quarts of milk at $ 4.00 each 2 loaves of bread at $3.50 each 1 bag of carrots at $3.00 1 bag of 6 apples at $4.00 1 pound of cheese at $6.00 per pound 3 lemons at $. 99 3 onions at $1.00 each 2 pounds of chicken at $3. 50 per pound 1 carton of eggs at $3.00 1 pound of rice at $4.00 per pound 1 pound of bananas at $2.00 per pound 1 quart of ice cream at $4.00 1 pound of fish at $13.00 per pound