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Buying Souvenirs
A: What do you think of those lovely wooden trays?
B: They are biggish, and you are travelling by air.
A: And what about those carved figures?
B: Too heavy.
A: You’re probably right. Still, it’s a pity (All the same, it’s a pity).
B: These copper ashtrays look nice.
A: Yes, but no one smokes at home. (Yes, but we are non-smokers, all of us).
B: Why not buy one of those amber necklaces?
A: They’re too expensive. Such a buy would make a big hole in my supply of money.
B: I suggest those linen napkins, then. They’re light, of good quality, and the price is reasonable.
Buying a Present
A: Can I help you, madam?
B: I’d like to buy a silver bracelet for my daughter.
A: Have a look at this one. Like it?
B: Oh, it looks fabulous. She will like it. I’ll buy it. Thank you.
A: My pleasure.
Bargaining
A: How much do you want for it?
B: Forty.
A: Forty pounds?
B: Yeah. It’s worth fifty, but I’m in a hurry
A: I don’t know. It isn’t in very good condition. Look. It’s broken and look at this. It isn’t worth forty. I’ll give you twenty-five pounds.
B: Twenty-five? Come on. I tell you what – I’ll take thirty-five. Since you’re a customer of mine. You can have it for thirty-five.
A: No, that’s too much. To tell the truth, I can’t afford thirty-five.
B: Sorry. Thirty-five. That’s my last word.
A: Come on, split the difference. Thirty pounds.
B: Thirty. OK. All right, thirty.
A: Can I give you a cheque?
B: Well, I prefer cash, if you don’t mind.
Guess what they are bargaining over.
Ex. 6 Use the questionnaire to ask and answer questions about shopping habits.
How Do You Shop?
| 1. When you go into a shop: a. you only want to look b. you always look carefully and come back later to buy c. you usually know exactly what you want | You usually go shopping: with friends alone with family |
| 2. You prefer to go shopping: a. in large stores in the city center b. anywhere which is cheap c. in small local shops where you know people | You think first about: the brand name the price the quality |
| 3. You mainly go shopping for: a. records or books b. clothes or shoes c. food or drink | You take advice from: shop assistant nobody friends or family |
Compare your answers and decide which description fits you best.
| mostly a) answers: Fun Shopper | mostly b) answers: Practical Shopper | mostly c) answers: Reluctant Shopper |
| You enjoy it! And it’s more interesting for you if you go with a friend! | You get the best and the cheapest | You hate doing it! You’re happier when someone tells you what to buy! |
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