TESOL/Bargaining

I'll throw in two sheep.

Key sentences

Seller	Buyer
How much are you asking for (noun) ?	It's yours for (price). You can have it for (price).

Seller	Buyer
That's a bit (adjective).	How about (lower price) ?

Buyer	Seller
That sounds (adjective).	Done. Sold.

Drills

Say these sentences without looking.

How much are you asking for (noun) ?

noun	sentence
this book	How much are you asking for this book ?
that CD	How much are you asking for that CD ?
the metal cup	How much are you asking for the metal cup ?
that one	How much are you asking for that one ?

It's yours for (price).

price	sentence
$20	It's yours for $20.
thirty dollars	It's yours for thirty dollars.
twelve dollars	It's yours for twelve dollars.
thirteen dollars.	It's yours for thirteen dollars..

That's a bit (adjective).

adjective	sentence
high	That's a bit high.
expensive	That's a bit expensive.
too much	That's a bit too much.
pricey	That's a bit pricey.

How about (lower price) ?

lower price	sentence
$10	How about $10 ?
fifteen dollars	How about fifteen dollars ?
five	How about five ?
eight	How about eight ?

That sounds (adjective).

adjective	sentence
about right	That sounds about right.
better	That sounds better.
reasonable	That sounds reasonable.
ok	That sounds ok.

Example

Practice this conversation.

Buyer	Seller
How much are you asking for (this book) ?	It's yours for ($20).

Buyer	Seller
That's a bit (high).	How about ($10) ?

Buyer	Seller
That sounds (about right).	Done.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Exercise

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Buyer	Seller
How much are you asking for ... ?	It's yours for ... .

Buyer	Seller
That's a bit ....	How about ... ?

Buyer	Seller
That sounds ....	Done.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Practice

Buyer	Seller
You are selling. Try to get high prices.	You are buying. Try to get low prices.

Further study

• English lesson topics

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.

Review

1 Put these words in the correct order.

CD?	you	for	much	How	are	asking	this
								Word 1
								Word 2
								Word 3
								Word 4
								Word 5
								Word 6
								Word 7
								Word 8

2 Put these words in the correct order.

bit	That	a	expensive	is
					Word 1
					Word 2
					Word 3
					Word 4
					Word 5

3 Put these words in the correct order.

for	$50	yours	is	It
					Word 1
					Word 2
					Word 3
					Word 4
					Word 5