Learn & Talk I

Chapter 1 Shopping
Lesson 6 Bargaining

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

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 Contents
Part
A. L e t ’s L e a r n (12 mins)

Part
B. L e t ’s Ta l k (12 mins)
Learning Objectives
学习目标:
✓ 4 words about “bargaining”

C. Re v i e w
4个和“讨价还价”相关的单词
Part ✓ Expressions for “bargaining”
(1 min) ”讨价还价“常用表达
✓ How to talk about topics related
to “bargaining”
谈论和“讨价还价”相关的话题

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 Part
A. Let’s Learn
Vocabulary (2 mins)

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.”

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.

TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of the words,
then ask S to make sentences with it.
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 Part
A. Let’s Learn
Vocabulary (4 mins)

set somebody back

If 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.

make an exception
not 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?

TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words,
then ask S to make sentences with them.
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 Part
A. Let’s Learn
Dialog (4 mins)

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!

TI: Take turns to play both characters. Emphasize and repeat the highlighted expressions.
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 Part
B. Let’s Talk
Conversation
Suppose you’re bargaining for some clothes. Use the vocabulary and expressions you’ve learned in Part
(3 mins)

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。
A: How much is the coat?
B: 230 yuan.
A: ____________________ if I buy two coats, please? I’ll also take this
shirt. hints:
B: Well, I could ________ for you, 460 yuan for all of these. • bargain
• make an exception
A: Can I get them for 400? • windfall
• set (you) back
B: Sorry, I can’t do that. 460 at least — ____________________. • That would be my
Actually you’ve got a ________ because this shirt would ________ 80 final offer.
• Could you go down
yuan if you buy it alone. on the price …

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

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.
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B. Let’s Talk
• Could you go down on the price Part
• make an exception
• that would be my final offer
• windfall
•
•
set you back
bargain Discussion (3 mins)

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.

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) …

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

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 Part
B. Let’s Talk
Discussion (3 mins)

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?

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 …

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

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 Part
B. Let’s Talk
Discussion (3 mins)

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?

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

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

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 Part
C. Review
(1 min)

In this lesson, you’ve learned

✓ 4 words/phrases about “bargaining”
bargain windfall set somebody back
make an exception
✓ commonly used expressions for bargaining
• Could you go down on the price?
• That would be my final offer.
✓ how to talk about “bargaining”

TI: Review the learning objectives in this lesson briefly.

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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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