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Korean Shopping

Eighth graders learn to shop (쇼핑, syoping) in Korean — ask 얼마예요? (eolmayeyo, how much?), say 주세요 (juseyo, please give me), and tell 비싸다 (bissada, expensive) from 싸다 (ssada, cheap). Now they can buy things at a Korean market.

Grade 8Shopping50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Ask prices.
  • ✓Say please give me.
  • ✓Tell expensive from cheap.
  • ✓Buy something.
Essential Question

How much is it? How do you shop and ask prices in Korean?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Korean Shopping Check

Project each item and have students answer about shopping in Korean.

🛍️ Understand shopping in KoreanTry it
Answer each question about shopping in Korean.
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — At the Market

6 min

How do you shop and ask prices in Korean?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Hold up an item.
  • Ask “eolmayeyo?”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Shopping

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Korean Shopping Check.
  • Note eolmayeyo & juseyo.
  • Note bissada/ssada.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask a price.
  • Say “juseyo.”
  • Say if it is bissayo.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Say it.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Role-play buying at a stall.
  • Ask the price.
  • Say “igeo juseyo.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Role-play.
  • Ask.
  • Say it.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a shopping phrase.
  • Ask a price.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Ask it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: shop & ask prices.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand prices.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Korean markets.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: make requests.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Shopping phrase cards with romanization.
  • Sentence frame: “___ juseyo.”
  • Use play money.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with eolmayeyo & juseyo.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add numbers/won prices.
  • Role-play a full purchase.
  • Bargain politely.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🛍️Shopping phrase cards
  • 💻Korean Shopping Check
  • 💵Play money / price tags
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

쇼핑 (syoping)shopping얼마 (eolma)how much주세요 (juseyo)please give me비싸다 (bissada)expensive싸다 (ssada)cheap돈 (don)money원 (won)won (currency)사다 (sada)to buy
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you ask “How much is it?” in Korean?
얼마예요? (eolmayeyo?).
QUESTION 2
What does 주세요 (juseyo) mean?
Please give me.
QUESTION 3
Does 비싸다 (bissada) mean expensive or cheap?
Expensive.

Reflect: shopping.

Have students write one shopping phrase in Korean (like “eolmayeyo?”). A printable Korean shopping sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Korean ShoppingPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 돈 (don), 비싸다 (bissada), 사다 (sada), 쇼핑 (syoping), 싸다 (ssada), 얼마 (eolma), 원 (won), 주세요 (juseyo)
  1. cheap
  2. expensive
  3. to buy
  4. money
  5. won (currency)
  6. how much
  7. please give me
  8. shopping

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you ask “How much is it?” in Korean?
  2. What does 주세요 (juseyo) mean?
  3. Does 비싸다 (bissada) mean expensive or cheap?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 싸다 (ssada) · 2) 비싸다 (bissada) · 3) 사다 (sada) · 4) 돈 (don) · 5) 원 (won) · 6) 얼마 (eolma) · 7) 주세요 (juseyo) · 8) 쇼핑 (syoping)
Part B: 1) 얼마예요? (eolmayeyo?). 2) Please give me. 3) Expensive.