A) Read an article about learning how to bargain.

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A bargain is an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other.

IV READING

B) Answer the questions

A) Read and match types of shoppers with their characteristics.

III VOCABULARY

Describe it and let your partner guess and help you with the word.

You want to buy something in England but don't know an English word for it.

3. A person who is shopping is called a shopper. There are different types of shoppers.

A bargain hunter tries to get everything at a discount.

A browser is constantly looking for a good deal.

A haggler prefers to buy with the click of a mouse.

A methodical shopper spends more time looking than actually buying.

An impulse shopper shops only out of necessity.

A brand loyalist never uses a list, but buys spontaneously.

A reluctant shopper always spends extra for designer goods

An online shopper buys only what is on a list.

· What type of shopper are you?

· Which type of shoppers do you like to shop with?

· Which type don't you like to shop with?

It's a Bargain.

In an open-air market in Turkey, a tourist is admiring the beautiful oriental rugs on display. She finds one she likes and asks the price. “One thousand dollars”, the vendor says. She knows she should not pay the full price, so she says “six hundred”. “Nine hundred”, the vendor counters. The woman throws her hands in mock frustration and walks away. The vendor goes after her. Not long afterwards, both vendor and buyer agree on eight hundred dollars, a 20 percent reduction. Both vendor and customer are smiling and happy. They have just participated in a ritual that has existed for centuries, all over the world: bargaining.

Many people are used to paying fixed prices for items and are reluctant to bargain. There are different reasons for it. Some may be afraid to hurt the vendor's feeling by offering too low a price. Others are afraid of being assertive. Some may even avoid bargaining because they want to give an impression they can afford anything. Bargaining is not too big a deal in some countries, but even in North America, a certain kind of bargaining goes on whenever someone goes to a yard or garage sale and tries to get the seller to lower the price. In most parts of the world, though, bargaining is a way of life. Vendors expect you to bargain and will be disappointed if you do not.