2016-05-26 Core: 9 bargaining and shopping

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 110 parts 3, 4, 5 about the reading on p. 111
part 3
1 Sam, Andrew McCarthy (Sam’s dad and the author of the article), Mohamed
  They go to Morocco to visit Mohamed and teach Sam how to bargain at the souk.
2 He buys a “treasure chest” for 1300 dirham and a perfume bottle for 200 dirham.
3 The “treasure chest”.
part 4
1 freshly squeezed orange juice
2 world-famous market
3 lethal-looking swords
4 soft hand-dyed fabrics
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
The first thing you say is “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.

rhetorical question: a question a speaker or writer asks without expecting an answer from the audience
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a bottle of water = a bottle that definitely has water in it
a water bottle = a bottle for water, which may or may not have water in it right now
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bargain (verb) = negotiate for a better price when you buy something = haggle
bargain (noun) = a good (cheap) price for something

auction = a system of selling something where you try to find the person who will pay the most (potential buyers bid on an item by offering a price, and then if no one offers a higher price, that person buys it)
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Choose something that you have with you right now (not your phone) and try to sell it to other students. Talk to at least three people when you try to sell it.
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Qi drives a hard bargain. = She is a strong negotiator and works hard to get the best deal possible.
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What techniques did you use as a seller to raise the price?
What did you say as a buyer to lower the price?
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Wordbuilding: compound adjectives (adjectives with two or more words)

with numbers: a 500-year-old book, a 500-page book, a 20-dollar bill
	There is no ‘s’ in these adjectives (NOT “a 20-dollars bill”).

with past participles: gently-used clothes, a tear-shaped bottle, freshly squeezed juice, well-done meat
	These can come from passive sentences:
		The well-done meat was done well.
		The tear-shaped bottle is shaped like a tear.
		The gently-used clothes were used gently (by people).
		The hand-dyed fabrics were dyed by hand.
		The well-known actor is known well (by many people).
(It’s very common that you need to guess the missing preposition from context.)
olive oil = oil made from olives
baby oil = oil for babies

with present participles: lethal-looking swords, an award-winning movie, a good-looking person
	These can come from active sentences:
		The lethal-looking swords look lethal.
		A good-looking person looks good.
		Sweet-smelling flowers smell sweet.
		An award-winning movie has won awards.
		An all-knowing god knows all (=everything).
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BREAK
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Order of adjectives (handout)

http://www.dialectsarchive.com/ - A website where you can listen to English from many different parts of the world.
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p. 112 - What kind of store is in the picture? What country is it in? How do you know this?
part 1 - Listen to the conversations and answer the questions about each
conversation 1:
	1 a jewelry store
	2 a necklace (a chain)
	3 yes
conversation 2
	1 a furniture store
	2 a sofa
	3 yes
part 2 - Listen again and mark who says each thing (Customer or Salesperson)
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part 3 - Make sure you understand each of these words.
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part 5 - Choose one of these things, and with your partner act out a customer-salesperson conversation like the one you listened to. Then choose another thing and switch roles.
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Homework: p. 168 practice 2