Listening
1. Listen and fill in the missing information. o
How to Bargain
Not everybody has the money to buy what they want. Fortunately, we can sometimes a)prices. Bargaining is not appropriate at b)stores or malls,but is an old tradition that is still popular at some markets or swap meets around the world. Bargaining takes a bit of c), but it is good fun once you learn how to do it. Here are a few bargaining tips and rules!
- When you ask "How much...?"the store owner will respond with the d).price. This is sometimes much more than he or she actually expects to receive.
2.Always offer lower than you are willing to e)- but not too low!
3.You can only raise your price. If you start at 5, your next f)must be 51 at least.
4.Smile each time you make an offer.
- Walk away if the store owner does not g)your final off er (if it is a fair price).
Remember, if the store onwer is smiling when you finally h)something, you did not bargain enough. Try harder next time!
Speaking
1.Role-play the following situation: You are a store owner and have different items on sale. Write what these items are and their prices.Your partner will be a customer who wants to bargain. Include the prompts below in your dialogue.
Customer:
业How much is it?/ How much does it cost?
@Do you accept..?
• I can't pay more than...
• Ok, I'll take it... Thank you.
Store owner:
• It is... / It costs ...
• I can't accept that, sorry.
• I can't accept less than...
• Ok, I accept that.
• Have a nice day.
2.Move around the classroom looking for more bargains. Talk to another partner to see what he or she is selling.
UNIT 1
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