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Unit 10 Money Lesson 2 The Right Price Exercise 4 Listen to Part 1 of an interview with Helen Cooper and answer these questions: Hello and welcome to "The Shopping Programme".Today we're going to talk about bargains.In the studio we have Helen Cooper,a journalist,and a very enthusiastic shopper. Hello.Most people in Britain don't bargain for things you know,argue about the price of something. We pay the full price in the shop. The only time we probably bargain is when we buy a house or maybe when we buy a car. But what about you,Helen? Which of these things here would bargain for the fax machine,the scarfs,the necklace,the old record. Well,it depends where you are. You can't usually bargain in a supermarket,but sometimes you can bargain in shops and markets. For example,if you pay cash or buy a lot of things,you can often get a discount.But let's see. Well, I'd definitely bargain for a fax machine. Mm,jewellery,a necklace,yes,why not? Scarfs,yes,sure. You can get good offers if you bargain,especially for clothing.Old records. Yes,you can certainly bargain for these,but you need to know if the record is valuable! Listen to Part 2.Which of these strategies does Hellen use when she bargains? So, how do you bargain, Helen? Well, it's very important to be friendly. Friendly, but firm at the same time. It's also important to have confidence,to believe that you can get that you want,but don't be aggressive. It's important not to be aggressive. So what do you say? Well, it's important to say some good things about the product, before talking about the bad things. And how do you reduce the price? Well, the best thing is to say that you haven't got much money, which might be true and you don't need to be ashamed of that! What do you do if the person says no? Er, I say it's a pity, very politely,and that I'll try somewhere else. Thank you very much, Helen. I'll try some of your ideas next time I'm shopping. And now... Exercise 6 Listen to Helen in the market and complete the sentences in the Function File with words from the list. Morning. Can I help you? No thanks, I'm just looking. Excuse me? Er, how much is this scarf, please? It's twenty pounds. Can I have a look at it, please? Sure. Mm, they're quite pretty,and they're silk. But they aren't very good quality. Good quality silk, I mean. I'll give you ten pounds. I'm sorry. Those scarfs are worth at least twenty pounds each. They're very nice, I agree. But they're not really worth more than twelve pounds. Come on, you're not selling much today. And anyway, I haven't got much more money on me I'll take seventeen. OK,one last offer.Fifteen pounds.That's fair. Sixteen pounds, cash. And that's it. OK, I'll take two. Exercise 7 Listen to the first part of the dialogue again.The underlined expressions have a rising intonation. This sounds polite. |
