Week 17 · Shopping & Money — My Culture Connect

Language target語言目標

Prices, quantities, count/non-count nouns; polite requests.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

Shopping vocabulary: compare convenience stores, night markets, malls, and American stores.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 9 words · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

pricen.價格The price includes tax.可數 · What's the price? = How much is it?
discountn.折扣Students get a ten percent discount.注意：中文「打八折」= 20% off，不是 80% off
receiptn.收據；發票Keep your receipt if you want to return it.p 不發音：/rɪˈsiːt/
sizen.尺寸Do you have this in a bigger size?What size are you? / in a different size
changen.零錢；找的錢Here is your change.這個意思不可數 · ✗ two changes
expensiveadj.昂貴的Night market food is not expensive.形容「東西」· ✗ The price is expensive ✓ The price is high
affordableadj.負擔得起的We found an affordable hotel near the station.afford (v.) → affordable · I can't afford it
quantityn.數量Buy a small quantity first.quantity 數量 · quality 品質 · 兩個字很像，別混
enoughadj. / adv.足夠的I don't have enough money.放名詞「前面」，但放形容詞「後面」：enough money / good enough

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

0–10 min
Homework review複習作業every week · 每週相同
Review last week's assignment. Ask 2–3 students to share. Correct one common error and celebrate one strong example.
10–20 min
Vocabulary單字every week · 每週相同
Teach 5–10 target words. Always include: meaning, Chinese equivalent when useful, example, synonym, antonym, and/or word family.
35–50 min
Fun / application應用活動
Class Store: students 'shop' with imaginary money and negotiate a silly shopping list.
50–57 min
Challenge / exit ticket挑戰與出場券every week · 每週相同
Each student produces something before leaving: a sentence, answer, mini-story, explanation, role-play, or spoken response. Keep it quick and visible.

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動，對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones，包括本週核心字彙的選擇；下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充，讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

Class Store · the shopping list

教室商店・採購清單

Dom's store needs stock and a silly list. Give each team 500 imaginary dollars and this list; they must buy, ask prices, request a discount and check their change — all in English. Running out of money is part of the fun.
Dom 的商店需要商品和一張荒謬的清單。給每組五百元假錢和這張清單，要用英語買東西、問價錢、殺價、確認找零。錢不夠用正是樂趣所在。

Shop stock: bubble tea $50 · notebook $35 · umbrella $120 · sneakers $890 · rice ball $25 · headphones $600
Your list: something to drink · something to write with · something for rain · a gift under $100
You must ask: How much is…? · Do you have it in another size? · Is there a discount for students?
Before you leave: Can I have a receipt? · Is this the right change?

The trap · much, many, and the missing -s

陷阱・much、many，和消失的 -s

Chinese counts with measure words and never adds -s, so two errors arrive together: the plural goes missing, and much/many gets picked at random. The test is simple — can you put a number directly in front of it?
中文用量詞數數，而且永遠不加 -s，所以兩種錯會一起出現：複數不見了，much／many 也是亂猜的。判準很簡單——這個字前面能不能直接放一個數字？

能放數字 → 可數 → many / a few：three books · many students
不能放數字 → 不可數 → much / a little：✗ three moneys ✓ much money · ✗ two luggages ✓ much luggage
✗ How many money do you have? ✓ How much money do you have?
Your turn — choose: I don't have ______ (much / many) time.
Your turn — fix this: ✗ There were too much people in the store.

enough sits on both sides

enough 站在兩邊

One word, two positions, and Chinese gives no clue which. Before a noun, after an adjective. Say the pair aloud ten times and it sticks.
同一個字，兩種位置，中文完全給不了提示。名詞在後、形容詞在前。把這一對唸個十次就記住了。

名詞 → enough money · enough time · enough seats
形容詞 → good enough · big enough · cheap enough
✗ money enough　✗ enough good
Your turn: This shirt is not ______ ______ for me. (big / enough)

Exit ticket · one thing you cannot afford

出場券・一件你買不起的東西

Two sentences, one countable noun and one uncountable, used correctly.
兩句話，一個可數名詞、一個不可數名詞，都要用對。

I would like to buy ______ , but I don't have enough ______ .

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. Dom puts count and non-count nouns in this week for a reason: Chinese has no plural -s and counts everything with a measure word (一張、一杯、一個). English splits nouns into two kinds and changes the question word. This is the week to fix 'How many money?' for good.
不必備課。Dom 把可數與不可數放進這週是有道理的：中文沒有複數 -s，什麼都用量詞數（一張、一杯、一個）。英文把名詞分成兩種，連問句的疑問詞都跟著換。這是把 How many money 徹底改掉的一週。

Week 17 · Shopping & Money