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Buy the Tickets

a ticket app  ·  prices, fees and the total

Zuri and Mateus want to hear a string quartet. Zuri buys two tickets on the Millbrook Tickets app. Read the five screens: the event, the seats, the cart, checkout and the confirmation.

new words  ·  the app  ·  ★ find the facts  ·  ★★ read the screens  ·  ★★★ do the math, text a friend

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For the teacher · In class

walk the five screens in order, the way a buyer meets them: "What is the show? What time do the doors open? Which seats are near the stage? How much is a Balcony ticket?" On screen 3, do the cart on the board: 2 × $25.00 = $50.00, 2 × $3.00 = $6.00, tax $4.00, total $60.00. Ask who has bought tickets on an app and what a service fee is. The vowel moment is ★★ 5: Stars has a Latin A (A before R); ask for more Latin A words (guitar, car, harp). Concert is the trap: it has no A; its O is Short O. Point out that checkout shows no card number: never type your card on a shared screen. ★★★ Text a friend has no key: any text with the show, the day and the time is right.

New words

Four new words. Click each one and listen.

  • a group of four musicians
  • the seats upstairs in a concert hall
  • extra money for the app, on every ticket
  • you give back the ticket and get your money back

Millbrook Tickets: the app

Zuri and Mateus want to hear a concert. Zuri buys two tickets on the Millbrook Tickets app. Read the five screens.

Millbrook TicketsScreen 1 of 5

Event

Strings and Stars
The Millbrook String Quartet
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Millbrook Concert Hall, 40 River Street
Two violins, a viola and a cello
Music by Mozart and songs from the movies
All ages. Tickets from $15.00
Millbrook TicketsScreen 2 of 5

Choose your seats

Stage
Orchestra$45.00
Balcony$25.00
OrchestraRows A to M, near the stage$45.00
BalconyRows A to F, upstairs$25.00
StudentBalcony seats. Bring a student ID.$15.00
Service fee: $3.00 per ticket
Millbrook TicketsScreen 3 of 5

Your cart

Strings and Stars, Saturday, October 24
2 Balcony tickets, Row C, seats 11 and 12
Price$25.00 each, $50.00
Service fee$3.00 per ticket, $6.00
Tax$4.00
Total$60.00
Millbrook TicketsScreen 4 of 5

Checkout

Order forZuri
Tickets2 Balcony
SeatsRow C, 11 and 12
Total$60.00
Pay withsaved card
Millbrook TicketsScreen 5 of 5

Confirmed

You're all set, Zuri!
Your order is confirmed
Confirmation numberMT‑4827
Strings and Stars, Saturday, October 24, 7:30 PM
Balcony, Row C, seats 11 and 12
Show this QR code at the door
Refundsup to 7 days before the show
No refunds after October 17

On the citizenship test: the national anthem is “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

★ Find the facts

Find the facts on the screens. Write the missing word.

  1. 1Doors open at .
  2. 2One Balcony ticket is .
  3. 3The service fee is per ticket.
  4. 4The total is .

★★ Read the screens

Read the screens again. Find the answer and write it.

  1. 1Which tickets are the cheapest?
  2. 2Zuri and Mateus are not students. Which seats are the cheapest for them?
  3. 3Can Zuri get a refund on October 20?
  4. 4What does Zuri show at the door?
  5. 5The show is “Strings and Stars.” Which word has a Latin A?

★★★ Do the math

Read the cart and the seat prices. Do the math. Write the price.

  1. 1Two Balcony tickets and two service fees cost before tax.
  2. 2Mateus wants two Orchestra tickets. Two Orchestra tickets and two service fees cost before tax.
  3. 3Mateus has a sister. She is a student. One Student ticket and one service fee cost .

★★★ Text a friend

Now you: text a friend about the plan.

Hi ___! I have two tickets for ___ on ___. Doors open at ___.

Like this:

You are Zuri. Write a text to Mateus: the show, the day and the time. Put it in the chat.

For the teacher · Answer key

Find the facts: 1 6:30 PM  ·  2 $25.00  ·  3 $3.00  ·  4 $60.00.   Read the screens: 1 Student tickets  ·  2 the balcony seats  ·  3 No, she can't.  ·  4 the QR code  ·  5 Stars   Do the math: 1 $56.00 (2 × $25.00 + 2 × $3.00)  ·  2 $96.00 (2 × $45.00 + 2 × $3.00)  ·  3 $18.00 (1 × $15.00 + 1 × $3.00)   Text a friend: no key; any text with the show, the day and the time is right.