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Een gezin doet boodschappen doen met een weekbudget van €80 en hebben het over welke producten duurder zijn geworden en voeren hier een kort gesprek over.
A family goes shopping with a weekly budget of €80 and they talk about which products have become more expensive and have a short conversation about it.

Exercise 1: Word bingo

Instruction: 1. Listen minimum two times to the video and indicate the words you hear. 2. Use the words to form a conversation with your teacher (write down your conversation). 3. Memorize the words with the word trainer.

Word Translation
zesentachtig eighty-six
euro euro
en and
zeventien seventeen
cent cent
duurder more expensive
tien ten
de the
prijs price
negenennegentig ninety-nine
één one
negenenveertig forty-nine
rekening bill

Exercise 2: Dialogue

Instruction: 1. Read the dialogue in pairs. 2. Memorize the phrases by covering the translation. 3. Cover one speaker’s lines, give alternative answers with your teacher, and write them down.

Een stel kijkt naar de rekening van de supermarkt en schrikt van de gestegen prijzen.

A couple looks at the supermarket bill and is shocked by the increased prices.
1. Sara: Mike, de prijzen zijn hoog. (Mike, the prices are high.)
2. Mike: Echt? Wat is duur? (Really? What is expensive?)
3. Sara: De melk kost nu €1,10. (The milk now costs €1.10.)
4. Mike: Vijf appels en een liter sap kosten samen 4 euro. (Wow! Five apples and a liter of juice cost 4 euros together.)
5. Sara: Dat is duur! (That is expensive!)
6. Mike: Het brood kost nu €1,49 en de koekjes €1,20. (The bread now costs €1.49 and the cookies €1.20.)
7. Sara: Dat is samen €2,69. (That is €2.69 together.)
8. Mike: Ja, jammer. De winkelwagen is steeds leger. (Yes, too pity. The shopping cart is getting emptier and emptier.)
9. Sara: Klopt, en de rekening wordt hoger. (True, and the bill is getting higher.)

Exercise 3: Questions about the text

Instruction: Read the text above and choose the correct answer.

1. Hoeveel kost de melk volgens Sara?

(How much does the milk cost according to Sara?)

2. Wat kosten vijf appels en één liter sap samen?

(How much do five apples and one liter of juice cost together?)

3. Hoeveel kosten het brood en de koekjes samen?

(How much do the bread and the cookies cost together?)

4. Wat zegt Mike over de winkelwagen en de rekening?

(What does Mike say about the shopping cart and the bill?)

Exercise 4: Open conversation questions

Instruction: Discuss the following questions with your teacher using the vocabulary from this lesson, and write down your answers.

  1. Hoeveel kosten het brood en de koekjes samen volgens Mike?
    2. How much do the bread and cookies cost together according to Mike?
  2. Wat vind jij van de prijzen in de supermarkt? Zijn ze hoog of laag?
    3. What do you think of the prices in the supermarket? Are they high or low?
  3. Noem drie producten en vertel hoeveel ze kosten, zoals in de tekst.
    4. Name three products and say how much they cost, as in the text.
  4. Hoeveel geld geef jij meestal uit aan boodschappen per week?
    5. How much money do you usually spend on groceries per week?