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• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ATM n. - an automatic teller machine (a bank machine)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bargain v. - negotiate a price

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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Marie	Bob	Paul

• Marie, Bob, and Paul all work in a travel agency.
• Marie and Paul are having dinner together.

1. What does Bob want to sell?
   A digital camera
   Some photographs
   A tablet
   Dinner
   
   
2. What does Paul want to buy?
   A digital camera
   Some photographs
   A tablet
   Dinner
   
   
3. Why is Bob selling it?
   He needs money.
   He has another one.
   He doesn't like photography.
   
   
4. What is Bob's first price?
   $300
   $250
   $230
   $210
   $200
   
   
5. What is Paul's first offer?
   $300
   $250
   $230
   $210
   $200
   
   
6. How much did Paul almost pay yesterday?
   $300
   $250
   $230
   $210
   $200
   
   
7. What is Paul's last offer?
   $225
   $224
   $223
   $222
   $221
   $220
   
   
8. What is Bob's last price?
   $225
   $224
   $223
   $222
   $221
   $220
   
   
9. What does Marie offer to do?
   Pay one extra dollar
   Buy the camera
   Bargain for Paul
   
   
10. Why does Paul leave?
    Because he is angry.
    To buy another camera.
    To get money from an ATM.
    
    

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Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

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• Hey, here comes Bob.
• Yeah. He wants to sell me his digital camera.
• Hi. How was dinner?
• Great. What do you have there?
• The --- good better best digital camera money can buy.
• Paul, that's the same camera you looked . . .
• Why are you selling it?
• I have two. Cheryl gave me another one for my birthday.
• It's not bad. How much do you want?
• Two hundred and fifty dollars.
• Wow! That's a great . . .
• That's --- more most more than most than I want to pay.
• But that's less than . . .
• I can give you $200 for it.
• No. I need at --- more than least most $245.
• Sorry, all I have is $210.
• There's an ATM right . . .
• I could go --- more low as more low than as low as as lower as $230, but that's it.
• Sorry. Thanks anyway.
• All right. I'll sell it to somebody else.
• What are you doing? You almost bought that camera yesterday for three hundred dollars!
• You don't know how to bargain, do you?
• Bargain? Of course I know how to bargain. You don't know how to bargain. You could buy that camera for two hundred and thirty dollars, but now it's gone!
• All right. You can have it for $225.
• $220.
• $224.
• $221.
• $223.
• $222. Not a dollar more.
• I'm not selling this for --- more low as less than lower two hundred and twenty-three dollars.
• Here! Here's one dollar! Now you both get what you want.
• It's a deal! I'll get some money from the ATM.
• Great!
• You said I don't know how to bargain.

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Yeah. He wants to sell me his digital camera.

How was dinner?

What do you have there?

The best digital camera money can buy.

Why are you selling it?

I have two. Cheryl gave me another one for my birthday.

That's more than I want to pay.

I can give you $200 for it.

All I have is $210.

I could go as low as $230, but that's it.

I'll sell it to somebody else.

Of course I know how to bargain.

All right. You can have it for $225.

I'll get some money from the ATM.

1. In what situations do you usually have to bargain?
2. Do you enjoy bargaining? Why or why not?
3. What is your bargaining strategy? Can you give any advice?
4. Do you ever sell things to friends? If not, why not?
5. Do you usually give friends a better price than a stranger?
6. What is your best or worst bargaining story?