UNIDADES TECNOLÓGICAS DE SANTANDER

DEPARTAMENTO DE IDIOMAS
FORMATO PARA DILIGENCIAMIENTO DE ACTIVIDAD 1

LAST NAME:
FIRST NAME:
GROUP:
SUBJECT:
WRITING PRODUCTION (15%)
Topic: A GOOD OR A BAD DEAL

Nowadays is easier than ever to find offers and promotions. They range from the
typical pay for one good and get two goods to even getting cash back for the product
you bought. However, depending on the store and payment method the deal can be
good or bad for you, sometimes the discount isn’t as much as it seemed while other
times the price you pay for a high-quality product is ridiculous. Reflect upon something
you bought and that you consider a bad or good deal in terms of price-quality
relationship, benefit and bargain. State your point of view, and include explicit
reasons, and products, services and prices descriptions to support your statement.

Write a paragraph about a time you got a Things to consider:

great deal, or about a time you got a ▪ Use words from the boxes or your
bad deal. Include what was the deal own ideas.
about, how much you paid and why you ▪ use simple past, opinion
consider it a good or bad deal. adjectives, and financial terms.
▪ Avoid copy paste from websites!
Write between 90-100 words.
Finally, pay special attention to punctuation, capitalization, tenses, and spelling.

USEFUL VOCABULARY
Words to describe a good or bad deal: Financial terms:
➢ got a great deal ➢ ATM
➢ got a bad deal ➢ credit card
➢ saved a lot of money ➢ a fee
➢ paid too much money ➢ exchange rate
➢ a total rip-off ➢ foreign currency
➢ cash ➢ to bargain
➢ a fee ➢ to spend (money)
➢ bargain
➢ affordable
➢ cheap
➢ expensive