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Chapter 1 Shopping

Lesson 6 Bargaining

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at the bottom of the following pages: TI=teaching instructions; T=teacher; S=student

Contents

Part A.Part B.Part C.

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Let ’s Ta lk ( 1 2 m i n s )

Let ’s Learn ( 1 2 m i n s )

Review ( 1 m i n )

L e a r n i n g O b j e c t i v e s学 习 目 标 :✓ 4 w o r d s a b o u t “ b a r g a i n i n g ”

4 个 和 “ 讨 价 还 价 ” 相 关 的 单 词

✓ E x p r e s s i o n s f o r “ b a r g a i n i n g ”” 讨 价 还 价 “ 常 用 表 达

✓ H o w t o t a l k a b o u t t o p i c s r e l a t e d t o “ b a r g a i n i n g ”谈 论 和 “ 讨 价 还 价 ” 相 关 的 话 题

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VocabularyLet’s Learn

Part

A.

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bargain /ˈbɑːrɡən/➢ (n.) something on sale at a lower price than its true value

便宜货e.g. This coat on sale is a real bargain.

➢ (n.) an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else

协议，交易e.g. “I’ll clean the kitchen if you clean the car.” “OK, it’s a bargain.”

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TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of the words,

then ask S to make sentences with it.

windfall /ˈwɪndfɔːl/an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly意外之财

e.g. Each investor (投资者) received a windfall of £3,000.

VocabularyLet’s Learn

Part

A.

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set somebody backIf something sets you back a certain amount of money, it costs you that much money使花费e.g. My daughter’s wedding set me back$20,000.

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TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words,

then ask S to make sentences with them.

make an exceptionnot to treat someone or something according to the usual rules破例；作为例外e.g. Would you kindly make an exception for us this time?

DialogLet’s Learn

Part

A.

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TI: Take turns to play both characters. Emphasize and repeat the highlighted expressions.

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Role-play the dialog with your teacher twice, and learn the highlighted expressions by heart.和老师一起分角色朗读两遍以下对话。熟记标亮部分的短语和表达。

( Emma is buying books in a flea market (跳蚤市场). )

Emma: How much are these three books?

Bookseller: 80 yuan.

Emma: But they set me back only 60 yuan on the Internet. Could you go down on

the price?

Bookseller: Maybe I could make an exception for you if you buy four books. 80 yuan

for four books. That would be my final offer.

Emma: Alright. That’s a bargain.

Bookseller: You’ve got a windfall!

ConversationLet’s Talk

Part

B.

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TI: Let S practice situational conversation with what he/she has learned in Part A.

Answers are in the upper left corner of next page.

( 3 m i n s )

Suppose you’re bargaining for some clothes. Use the vocabulary and expressions you’ve learned in Part

A to complete the following conversation. 假设你正在为几件衣服讨价。运用在第一部分学到的词汇和表达将以下情景对话补充完整。

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A: How much is the coat?

B: 230 yuan.

A: ____________________ if I buy two coats, please? I’ll also take this

shirt.

B: Well, I could ________ for you, 460 yuan for all of these.

A: Can I get them for 400?

B: Sorry, I can’t do that. 460 at least — ____________________.

Actually you’ve got a ________ because this shirt would ________ 80

yuan if you buy it alone.

A: Well … Alright, it’s a ________ anyway.

hints:• bargain• make an exception• windfall• set (you) back• That would be my

final offer.• Could you go down

on the price …

DiscussionLet’s Talk

Part

B.

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Talk with your teacher about the following questions. Refer to the hints if necessary. 和老师一起讨论以下问题。可以参考方框中的提示。

1. What do you think of bargaining? Will you bargain when buying

something? Talk about your reasons.

TI: Let S practice speaking by answering the questions. Correct S as necessary.

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Hints:

• positive → protect people’s own rights, especially when the price is obviously (明显地) unreasonable (不合理的) …

• negative → get petty advantages (贪小便宜) …

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Key:

• Could you go down on the price

• make an exception

• that would be my final offer

• windfall

• set you back

• bargain

DiscussionLet’s Talk

Part

B.

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Hints:

• buyer: gather enough information before buying / ask for extra small gifts …

• seller: never go down on the price / make an exception for regular (经常性的) buyers …

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Talk with your teacher about the following questions. Refer to the hints if necessary. 和老师一起讨论以下问题。可以参考方框中的提示。

2. How can buyers bargain successfully? If you were a seller, how

would you deal with bargaining?

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TI: Let S practice speaking by answering the questions. Correct S as necessary.

DiscussionLet’s Talk

Part

B.

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Hints:• happy / content (满足的) … → useful / worthwhile (值得的) …• regretful (后悔的) … → unworthy (不值的) …

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Talk with your teacher about the following questions. Refer to the hints if necessary. 和老师一起讨论以下问题。可以参考方框中的提示。

3. What is the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought? Did you bargain

for it? How did you feel when you finally own it? Why?

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TI: Let S practice speaking by answering the questions. Correct S as necessary.

ReviewPart

C.

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In this lesson, you’ve learned

✓ 4 words/phrases about “bargaining”

✓ commonly used expressions for bargaining

✓ how to talk about “bargaining”

bargain windfall set somebody back

make an exception

• Could you go down on the price?• That would be my final offer.

TI: Review the learning objectives in this lesson briefly.

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Further StudyListen and Learn

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-Your prices are pretty steep.

(你给出的价格高的不合理。)

-I like everything about it except the price.

-That would be our final offer.

-Don‘t try to rip me off (敲竹杠)!

-Is there any discount on bulk purchases (批量购买)?

-Deal (成交)！

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