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1 Life Skills: Asking for Locations in a Store — Classroom Lesson
Ms. Marquez: Let's practice the word aisle. Repeat: aisle.
Class: Aisle.
Ms. Marquez: The notebooks are in aisle four. Let's practice. Please repeat: Aisle four.
Class: Aisle four.
Ms. Marquez: In aisle four.
Class: In aisle four.
Ms. Marquez: The notebooks are in aisle four.
Class: The notebooks are in aisle four.
Ms. Marquez: Good. Lana, where are the notebooks?
Lana: The notebooks are in aisle four.
Ms. Marquez: Yes. We can also say: They're in aisle four. Miguel, where are the notebooks?
Miguel: They're in aisle four.
Ms. Marquez: Yes. They're in aisle four. Now, look at the picture again. Where are the pencils?
Luis: The pencils are in aisle three.
Ms. Marquez: Excellent. Celia, where are the calculators?
Celia: The calculators are in aisle two.
Ms. Marquez: Good. The calculators are in aisle two. Ying Le, where are the restrooms.
Ying Le: The restrooms are in the back.
Ms. Marquez: Yes. The restrooms are in the back. Jagraj, are the notebooks in aisle four?
Jagraj: Yes, they are.
Ms. Marquez: Good. Jane, are the pencils in aisle five?
Jane: No, they're not. They're in aisle three.
Ms. Marquez: Excellent.
2 Life Skills: Asking for Locations in a Store — Watch and Answer
Ask and answer questions with the teacher.
3 Life Skills: Reading a Receipt — Classroom Lesson
Ms. Marquez: This is a receipt. When you buy something, you get a receipt. Please repeat: Receipt.
Class: Receipt.
Ms. Marquez: Good. Here is the receipt. Notebook, ruler, pens, and pencils. This is the sales tax.
Celia: Teacher, what is sales tax?
Ms. Marquez: Sales tax is extra money you pay to the government. Please repeat: Sales tax.
Class: Sales tax.
Ms. Marquez: Good. Lana, how much is the sales tax?
Lana: $0.75.
Ms. Marquez: Very good.
4 Life Skills: Reading a Receipt — Read about it! 1 of 8
Reading a Receipt
A receipt has important information.
Click Next to learn about things on a receipt.
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items
Items are the things you buy.
For example, notebook, ruler, pens, and pencils are the items on this receipt.
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price
The price is how much the item costs.
For example, the price of the notebook is $3.99.
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subtotal
The subtotal is the sum of all the items.
On this receipt, the subtotal is $8.74.
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tax
Tax is extra money you pay to the government.
The tax on this receipt is $.75.
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total
The total is the sum of the subtotal and the tax.
How much is the total of this receipt?
It's $9.49.
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cash, credit, or debit
A receipt tells how the customer pays.
Here, the customer pays with $100.00 cash.
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change
Change is the money that is returned to the customer.
For example, here, the total is $9.49. The customer pays with $100.00. Then the cashier gives the customer
$90.51. The change is $90.51.
12 Conversations — Miguel Buys a Gift
Samantha: Here are the necklaces, Miguel.
Miguel: So many. They're all very nice.
Samantha: Yes. Well, take your time, Miguel, and pick the one you think is right for Jane.
Miguel: I like this one. Is it good for Jane?
Samantha: Oh, that's beautiful.
Miguel: Women like this?
Samantha: Yes, Miguel.
Miguel: How much is this necklace?
Samantha: $25.50.
Miguel: Okay.
Samantha: With tax, that'll be $27.54.
Miguel: $27.54. Twenty-five, -six, -seven. That is 27. Fifty-one, -two, -three, -four. $27.54.
Samantha: $27.54. I'll put it in a nice box for you.