Haggling role-play - Student AText here Student A: English Teacher You are having a meeting with a potential business English student who wants classes twice a week in his/her office.. Y
Trang 1Language Booster – Haggling Dice Game
Find a partner and play together with one person
speaking the lines in the blue box and the other speaking
the lines in the yellow Throw a dice before you start to
determine which line number to say in each section
Once you have finished, swap roles and start again
F
1 How about €100?
2 Does €100 work for you?
3 Is €100 OK?
4 How does €100 sound?
5 What about €100?
6 I was thinking of €100
F
1 How about €100?
2 Does €100 work for you?
3 Is €100 OK?
4 How does €100 sound?
5 What about €100?
6 I was thinking of €100
H
1 Are you having a laugh? €90, and I’m being generous!
2 You’ve got to be kidding €70 is ridiculous for such a fine watch I won’t accept anything less than €90!
3 Don’t insult me! This watch is worth much more I’ll take
€90 and not a penny less
4 Are you a comedian? €90 is my final offer!
5 I can’t accept that It’s my grandmother’s watch I can’t accept less than €90.
6 Do I look stupid to you? Let’s say €90.
H
1 Are you having a laugh? €90, and I’m being generous!
2 You’ve got to be kidding €70 is ridiculous for such a fine watch I won’t accept anything less than €90!
3 Don’t insult me! This watch is worth much more I’ll take
€90 and not a penny less
4 Are you a comedian? €90 is my final offer!
5 I can’t accept that It’s my grandmother’s watch I can’t accept less than €90.
6 Do I look stupid to you? Let’s say €90.
A
1 Hello
2 Hi there!
3 What’s up?
4 How’s it going?
5 Good afternoon.
6 Good day.
A
1 Hello
2 Hi there!
3 What’s up?
4 How’s it going?
5 Good afternoon.
6 Good day.
G
1 HOW MUCH?!? I’ll pay €70 and no more.
2 I can't pay €100 How about €70?
3 That’s too much Is €70 OK for you?
4 I’m not made of money! I’ll give you €70.
5 You can’t be serious I can afford €70.
6 No way! I can’t give you more than €70.
G
1 HOW MUCH?!? I’ll pay €70 and no more.
2 I can't pay €100 How about €70?
3 That’s too much Is €70 OK for you?
4 I’m not made of money! I’ll give you €70.
5 You can’t be serious I can afford €70.
6 No way! I can’t give you more than €70.
C
1 How much is that watch?
2 How much do you want for that watch?
3 What do want for the watch?
4 How much are you asking for the watch?
5 What’s the asking price for the watch?
6 What does this watch cost?
C
1 How much is that watch?
2 How much do you want for that watch?
3 What do want for the watch?
4 How much are you asking for the watch?
5 What’s the asking price for the watch?
6 What does this watch cost?
B
1 How may I help you?
2 What can I do for you?
3 How can I be of service?
4 Is there anything you need?
5 How can I help you?
6 What would you like?
B
1 How may I help you?
2 What can I do for you?
3 How can I be of service?
4 Is there anything you need?
5 How can I help you?
6 What would you like?
E
1 Name your price I really want it.
2 I don’t care how much it costs I’ll pay whatever.
3 I really need to buy it What’ll it cost me?
4 Just give me a number I’ll pay.
5 I’ll pay cash right now if you agree to sell it to me.
6 Just say a price and I’ll give you whatever you ask.
E
1 Name your price I really want it.
2 I don’t care how much it costs I’ll pay whatever.
3 I really need to buy it What’ll it cost me?
4 Just give me a number I’ll pay.
5 I’ll pay cash right now if you agree to sell it to me.
6 Just say a price and I’ll give you whatever you ask.
I
1 €80 I can’t say fairer than that!
2 That’s too steep Will you take €80?
3 I don’t have that kind of money to spend I’ll give you €80.
4 Are you trying to ruin me? I’ll pay €80 and not a penny more!
5 That’s daylight robbery! I won’t pay any more than €80
6 Make it €80 and you have a deal.
I
1 €80 I can’t say fairer than that!
2 That’s too steep Will you take €80?
3 I don’t have that kind of money to spend I’ll give you €80.
4 Are you trying to ruin me? I’ll pay €80 and not a penny more!
5 That’s daylight robbery! I won’t pay any more than €80
6 Make it €80 and you have a deal.
D
1 It’s not for sale.
2 I’m not selling that, I’m afraid.
3 It’s not on sale.
4 Unfortunately, I can’t sell it to you.
5 That watch isn’t for sale.
6 That watch is taken
D
1 It’s not for sale.
2 I’m not selling that, I’m afraid.
3 It’s not on sale.
4 Unfortunately, I can’t sell it to you.
5 That watch isn’t for sale.
1 Don’t make me laugh! €85 is my final offer!
2 €85, take it or leave it!
3 I don’t believe my ears! €80 indeed! €85 and not a penny less!
4 How could I feed my family on what you are offering? I’ll take €85 and no less.
5 You must be joking! I’ll go as low as €85 and
no less.
6 I won’t accept anything less than €85.
J
1 Don’t make me laugh! €85 is my final offer!
2 €85, take it or leave it!
3 I don’t believe my ears! €80 indeed! €85 and not a penny less!
4 How could I feed my family on what you are offering? I’ll take €85 and no less.
5 You must be joking! I’ll go as low as €85 and
no less.
6 I won’t accept anything less than €85.
K
1 Done!
2 It’s a deal!
3 It looks as if I have no choice €85 it is!
4 Alright You’ve got yourself a deal!
5 OK Here you are €85.
6 I must be mad but here you are €85.
K
1 Done!
2 It’s a deal!
3 It looks as if I have no choice €85 it is!
4 Alright You’ve got yourself a deal!
5 OK Here you are €85.
6 I must be mad but here you are €85.
Trang 2Haggling role-play - Student A
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Student A: English Teacher
You are having a meeting with a potential business English
student who wants classes twice a week in his/her office
You don't really need the classes as you have plenty of work
already It's not really worth it for you unless he pays €30 per
hour If you can get €60 per week extra you would be able to
get that smart TV you were thinking of buying
Student A: English Teacher
You are having a meeting with a potential business English
student who wants classes twice a week in his/her office
You don't really need the classes as you have plenty of work
already It's not really worth it for you unless he pays €30 per
hour If you can get €60 per week extra you would be able to
get that smart TV you were thinking of buying
Student A: Second-hand car salesperson
You have been told to sell the only Ford Sierra left on the sales lot The minimum you can accept is €1,000 However, you don't receive commission on sales of
€1,000 or less You can add extras that don't cost the company anything, such as CD players, GPS These items have been given to the company as promotional items by other companies but are very good quality
Student A: Second-hand car salesperson
You have been told to sell the only Ford Sierra left on the sales lot The minimum you can accept is €1,000 However, you don't receive commission on sales of
€1,000 or less You can add extras that don't cost the company anything, such as CD players, GPS These items have been given to the company as promotional items by other companies but are very good quality
Student A: Salesperson in a music shop
You haven't sold an instrument for 2 days and are in
danger of losing your weekly commission One of
the guitars that you have on sale is second hand and
valued at €2,500 but was once owned by Jimi
Hendrix However, although he bought it he never
played it Your commission is 10%
Student A: Salesperson in a music shop
You haven't sold an instrument for 2 days and are in
danger of losing your weekly commission One of
the guitars that you have on sale is second hand and
valued at €2,500 but was once owned by Jimi
Hendrix However, although he bought it he never
played it Your commission is 10%
Student A: Estate Agent
You haven't sold a house for 3 weeks and you really need to sell one to get this month's commission There is
an old house in a marginal neighbourhood that is worth
€90,000 even though it is 300 square metres in total volume The problem is that the neighbourhood has a very high crime rate and the police are reluctant to go there when a crime is reported You can't accept less than €90,000 but you are prepared to finance a loan for the rest of the money if the customer doesn't have enough cash
Student A: Estate Agent
You haven't sold a house for 3 weeks and you really need to sell one to get this month's commission There is
an old house in a marginal neighbourhood that is worth
€90,000 even though it is 300 square metres in total volume The problem is that the neighbourhood has a very high crime rate and the police are reluctant to go there when a crime is reported You can't accept less than €90,000 but you are prepared to finance a loan for the rest of the money if the customer doesn't have enough cash
Look at the following role-plays Take it in turns to act out the situations in pairs.
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Look at the following role-plays Take it in turns to act out the situations in pairs.
Haggling role-play - Student B
Student B: Potential English Student
You are having a meeting with a potential English teacher
This teacher has a good reputation and is highly
recommended by many of your colleagues Your company
will pay only €15 towards your classes You don't have much
spare money at the moment because you have just paid for
an expensive holiday in Miami
Student B: Potential English Student
You are having a meeting with a potential English teacher
This teacher has a good reputation and is highly
recommended by many of your colleagues Your company
will pay only €15 towards your classes You don't have much
spare money at the moment because you have just paid for
an expensive holiday in Miami
Student B: Potential customer
You have €2,000 to spend You need to buy a cheap second-hand car for work as you will only be living in this town for 1 year You also need to buy a PC and TV for your new flat
Student B: Potential customer
You have €2,000 to spend You need to buy a cheap second-hand car for work as you will only be living in this town for 1 year You also need to buy a PC and TV for your new flat
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Student B: Musician
You need to buy a guitar for a concert next week
You are a guitarist in a popular band that is making a
come-back after not playing for many years You
have plenty of money but you don't really like to
spend it unless you have to You are also very
superstitious
Student B: Musician
You need to buy a guitar for a concert next week
You are a guitarist in a popular band that is making a
come-back after not playing for many years You
have plenty of money but you don't really like to
spend it unless you have to You are also very
superstitious
Student B: Potential Homeowner
You have recently inherited some money and want to make more from it There is a house in a very bad neighbourhood
of the city that has a price tag of only €90,000 even though it
is 300 square metres in total volume The neighbourhood has a very high crime rate but your brother-in-law works for the town hall and has revealed that there are plans to develop the area which could treble the value of the property However, you can only afford €88,000 You will do whatever you can to get this property
Student B: Potential Homeowner
You have recently inherited some money and want to make more from it There is a house in a very bad neighbourhood
of the city that has a price tag of only €90,000 even though it
is 300 square metres in total volume The neighbourhood has a very high crime rate but your brother-in-law works for the town hall and has revealed that there are plans to develop the area which could treble the value of the property However, you can only afford €88,000 You will do whatever you can to get this property