2016-03-03 Core: 9 bargaining activity

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Read the article on p. 111 and do parts 3, 4, 5 on p. 110.
part 3
1 Sam, his father Andrew (the author), and Mohamed (a friend who owns a shop) go to Morocco to teach Sam how to bargain.
2 a bottle for 200 dirham and a box for 1300 dirham
3 the box
part 4
1 freshly squeezed orange juice
2 world-famous market
3 lethal-looking
4 soft hand-dyed
5 large camel bones
6 massive copper lamps
7 tall cobalt-blue tear-shaped old perfume bottle
8 bright yellow Moroccan men’s slippers
part 5
- When you hear a price, say “Too much--bezaf” and then walk away.
- When you see something you like, you ask about something else instead. Then as you walk out, you ask about the first thing.
- Don’t always give an offer. Make them continue to lower the price.
- Wear something Moroccan.
Which advice did he follow?
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Compound adjectives: two or more words together with one adjective meaning

Many of these come from verbs:
Freshly squeezed orange juice was recently (freshly) squeezed (by the vendor). PASSIVE
Lethal-looking swords look lethal (they look like they could kill someone). ACTIVE
Hand-dyed fabrics were dyed by hand. PASSIVE
(Handmade fabrics were made by hand.) PASSIVE
A tear-shaped bottle is shaped like a tear. PASSIVE
An award-winning movie has won awards. ACTIVE
A widely known movie is known by many people. PASSIVE
A surprising movie surprises viewers. ACTIVE
A surprised viewer was surprised by the movie. PASSIVE

A three-legged table has three legs. (“leg” isn’t a verb, but the adjective looks like a verb)
A long-haired cat has long hair.
(Words for body parts can look like verbs when they appear in compound adjectives.)
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Other quantities appear as singular nouns in compound adjectives:
A 300-page book has 300 pages.
A 10-dollar bill is worth 10 dollars.
A 30-year-old man is 30 years old.
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(There are many other types of compound adjectives, whose meaning you can usually figure out from context.)
A world-famous market is famous all over the world.
A cobalt-blue bottle is the blue of cobalt.
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You also need context to guess the correct preposition for compound nouns.
olive oil = oil from olives
peanut oil = oil from peanuts
palm oil = oil from palm
baby oil = oil for babies
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p. 114-115 - video
part 2 - What things do you think you’ll see in the video?
Watch and check your answers. Write numbers next to the things you see to show the order in which you see them.
1 metal tables
2 caftans
3 dates and apricots
4 a man carrying vegetables
5 carpets
6 an equine of some sort (not a donkey)
part 4 - watch again and complete the sentences
part 5 - Watch a final time and identify who says each thing.
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“You want to buy a camel for the price of a donkey?”
= “You want to buy an expensive thing for a cheap price?”
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What is one thing that all tourists need to be careful about?
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BREAK
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Choose something you have with you right now that you want to sell to another student. (You won’t have to give them the item if you don’t want to.)
Talk to multiple other students and try to find the best deal. (Bargain with them, try to market your item as valuable, etc.)
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What techniques did you use to try to sell your item for a higher price? How did you promote it?
- Give a free sample.
- Show the included “extras” to add value to the item.
	(A “free” gift if you buy the thing.)
- Make the item more interesting by telling them the story of the item.
- Show how convenient it is by explaining how to use it.
- Say it’s Italian and can’t be found in the US.
- Say it’s handmade or hand-dyed.
- Explain the good deal they’re getting (your price compared to their price).

What techniques did you use to try to buy other students’ items for a lower price?
- Say you already have something similar (so you don’t really need their product).
- Say you saw it for a lower price somewhere else.
- Say it’s too expensive and you’re not interested.
- Offer an exchange of another item instead of money.
- Accuse the seller of having a lower quality item than they say. (e.g. it’s damaged)
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secondhand = used by another person first
Drive a hard bargain. = Push very hard for an advantage in a deal.
bluff = lie
call your bluff = “accept” your lie and make you prove it
	(In this case, the seller might say, “Okay, then buy it from the other store.”)
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p. 112 - Conversations in a brick-and-mortar store (a physical store in a building).
part 1 - Listen to the two conversations and answer these questions about both.
conversation 1
1 a jewelry store (“jewellery” in BrEng)
2 a silver chain
3 yes
conversation 2
1 a furniture store
2 a sofa
3 yes
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part 2 - listen again and identify which person says these things (Customer or Salesperson)
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part 3 - What questions could a customer ask with these words?
Is this model available?
Where are the cash registers?
How much is the delivery? / How much does the delivery cost?
Can we exchange this? / Is it possible to exchange this?
Can you do gift-wrapping? (the paper is called wrapping paper, the bag is a gift bag)
Can you check if you have this item in stock?
Can you give me the model name / reference number?
Can I have a gift receipt?
Can I return this?
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Order of adjectives:

Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Color
Origin/Level
Material

You can remember the “word” OSASCOM.
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Size and age can sometimes be opinions (how old is an old person? how big is a big dog?) and can come before other opinion adjectives: “a big beautiful house” doesn’t sound wrong
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Homework: workbook (handout) p. 53 (all)