ANNE goes to SARAH’s house for lunch. ANNE arrives in a taxi.
TAXI-DRIVER Here we are.
ANNE How much is that?
TAXI-DRIVER That’ll be seventeen-fifty thanks love. She gives him twenty dollars
ANNE Keep the change.
TAXI-DRIVER Thankyou. Have a nice day. ANNE walks towards the house and knocks. The door is opened by a little girl (LOUISE).
ANNE Hello. I’m Anne. Louise turns and runs.
LOUISE Mummy! SARAH comes to the door.
SARAH Come in Anne!
ANNE What a beautiful house!
SARAH It’s been a lot of work, but we’re getting there. This is the bathroom. This is my daughter’s bedroom. And here’s the kitchen. Louise is in the kitchen ‘helping’.
SARAH Anne’s here. You’ve met my daughter Louise.
ANNE Hello Louise.
LOUISE I’m helping.
ANNE Yes, I see…
SARAH And my husband Mark.
ANNE Hello again. Mark pretends to have a pain in the back.
ANNE Ooh! Sorry about my heavy bag.
MARK Just kidding.
SARAH But you haven’t met my little brother. This is Steve.
STEVE I was going to pick you up this morning. You wouldn’t let me.
To ask about what you have to pay: How
much is that?
or What do I owe you?
ANNE How
much is that?
If you are pointing to something or holding something, say: How
much is this?
The person will reply: That
is ten dollars.
or That’sten dollars.
or That will be ten dollars. or That'llbe ten dollars.
TAXI-DRIVER That’ll
be seventeen-fifty thanks love.
We say the number of dollars and then the number of cents. That'll
be five dollars and sixty cents.
We often say That'll be five
dollars sixty.
or sometimes just That'll be five-sixty.
TAXI-DRIVER That’ll
be seventeen-fifty thanks love.
The amount of money we pay is called the price.
The price of the ticket
is twenty dollars. The amount we pay to ride in a train, taxi or bus is called the
fare. I need
money for my bus fare.
If you give ten dollars for something that costs eight dollars, the
two dollars you are given backis the change. Can I have two dollar coins in my change
please.
In Australia, we don’t normally give a tip
(or extra money). But for waiters, or taxi-drivers, you can say: Keep
the change.
ANNE How much is that?
TAXI-DRIVER That’ll be seventeen-fifty thanks
love.
She gives him twenty dollars
ANNE Keep the change.
2. ROOMS
The rooms of a house are:
bedroom
loungeroom sitting room
living room
dining room
bathroom
kitchen
toilet
laundry
3. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns show who owns or has something I is the subject pronoun. I
own a car. Me is the object
pronoun. The car belongs to me. My is the possessive adjective. It
is my car. Mine
is the possessive pronoun. The car is
mine.
SARAH This
is my daughter’s bedroom.
He is the subject pronoun. He
owns a car. Him is the object pronoun. The car belongs to him. His is the possessive pronoun and possessive
adjective. It is his car. The car is his.
She is the subject pronoun. She
owns a car. Her is the object pronoun. The car belongs to her.
The possessive adjective is her. It
is her car.
The possessive pronoun is hers. The
car is hers.
It is the pronoun. It
has a tail.
The possessive form is its. Its
tail is long.
You is the pronoun. You
own a car. The car belongs to you.
The possessive adjective is your. It
is your car.
The possessive pronoun is yours. The
car is yours.
We is the subject pronoun. We
own a car. Us is the object pronoun. The car belongs to us.
The possessive adjective is our. It
is our car.
The possessive pronoun is ours. The
car is ours.
They is the subject pronoun. They
own a car. Them is the object pronoun. The car belongs to them.
The possessive adjective is their. It
is their car.
The possessive pronoun is theirs. The
car is theirs.
Sometimes we emphasise a possessive form by saying own
after it. He has his own
room.
She has her own car.
I paid with my own money.
ANNE I
like to find my own way around.
4. RELATIONS AND FAMILY
Married man = husband.
Married woman = wife.
A husband and wife who have one child
or some children
are called parents.
A male child is called a boy.
A boy is a son
of his parents.
A female child is called a girl.
A girl is a daughter
of her parents.
The male parent is the children’s father.
The female parent is the children’s mother.
They are both the children’s parents.
Children of the same parents can be called sisters
or brothers.
Sisters are female, and brothers are male.
The brothers and sisters of your parents are your uncles
and your aunts
(or aunties).
The children of your uncles and aunts are your cousins.
The children of your brothers and sisters are your nephews
(boys) or nieces
(girls).
The parents of your parents are your grandparents.
They are your grandfather
and your grandmother.
Their parents are your great
grandparents.
You are your grandparents’ grandson
or granddaughter.
Your relatives by marriage are your in-laws.
Your wife’s mother, or your husband’s mother, is your mother-in-law.
Your wife’s father, or your husband’s father, is your father-in-law.
Your wife’s brother, or your husband’s brother, is your brother-in-law.
Watch Living English and get to know the characters of our drama 'Sisters and Brothers' as you learn and revise your basic English skills.
bathroom 
kitchen 
toilet 