65235 haggling roleplay and dice game

Language Booster – Haggling Dice Game
FF
1.
1. How
How about
about €100?
€100?
2.
Does
2. Does €100
€100 work
work for
for you?
you?
3.
3. Is
Is €100
€100 OK?
OK?
4.
4. How
How does
does €100
€100 sound?
sound?
5.
5. What
What about
about €100?
€100?
6.

6. II was
was thinking
thinking of
of €100.
€100.

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.
A
A

1.
1. Hello
Hello
2.
2. Hi
Hi there!
there!
3.
3. What’s
What’s up?
up?
4.
4. How’s
How’s itit going?
going?
5.

5. Good
Good afternoon.
afternoon.
6.
6. Good
Good day.
day.

G
G

1.
1. HOW
HOW MUCH?!?
MUCH?!? I’ll
I’ll pay
pay €70
€70 and
and no
no more.
more.
2.
2. II can't
can't pay
pay €100.
€100. How
How about
about €70?
€70?
3.

3. That’s
That’s too
too much.
much. Is
Is €70
€70 OK
OK for
for you?
you?
4.
4. I’m
I’m not
not made
made of
of money!
money! I’ll
I’ll give
give you
you €70.
€70.
5.
5. You
You can’t
can’t be
be serious.
serious. II can
can afford
afford €70.
€70.
6.

6. No
No way!
way! II can’t
can’t give
give you
you more
more than
than €70.
€70.

B
B

1.
1. How
How may
may II help
help you?
you?
2.
2. What
What can
can II do
do for
for you?
you?
3.
3. How
How can
can II be

be of
of service?
service?
4.
4. Is
Is there
there anything
anything you
you need?
need?
5.
5. How
How can
can II help
help you?
you?
6.
6. What
What would
would you
you like?
like?

H
H

1.
1. Are
Are you
you having

having aa laugh?
laugh? €90,
€90, and
and I’m
I’m being
being generous!
generous!
2.
You’ve
got
to
be
kidding.
€70
is
ridiculous
2. You’ve got to be kidding. €70 is ridiculous for
for such
such aa fine
fine
watch.
watch. II won’t
won’t accept
accept anything
anything less
less than
than €90!
€90!
3.
3. Don’t

Don’t insult
insult me!
me! This
This watch
watch isis worth
worth much
much more.
more. I’ll
I’ll take
take
€90
€90 and
and not
not aa penny
penny less.
less.
4.
4. Are
Are you
you aa comedian?
comedian? €90
€90 isis my
my final
final offer!
offer!
5.
5. II can’t
can’t accept
accept that.
that. It’s

It’s my
my grandmother’s
grandmother’s watch.
watch. II can’t
can’t
accept
accept less
less than
than €90.
€90.
6.
6. Do
Do II look
look stupid
stupid to
to you?
you? Let’s
Let’s say
say €90.
€90.

C
C

1.
1. How
How much
much isis that
that watch?
watch?

2.
2. How
How much
much do
do you
you want
want for
for that
that watch?
watch?
3.
3. What
What do
do want
want for
for the
the watch?
watch?
4.
4. How
How much
much are
are you
you asking
asking for
for the
the watch?
watch?
5.
5. What’s

What’s the
the asking
asking price
price for
for the
the watch?
watch?
6.
6. What
What does
does this
this watch
watch cost?
cost?

D
D

1.
1. It’s
It’s not
not for
for sale.
sale.
2.
2. I’m
I’m not
not selling
selling that,
that, I’m

I’m afraid.
afraid.
3.
3. It’s
It’s not
not on
on sale.
sale.
4.
4. Unfortunately,
Unfortunately, II can’t
can’t sell
sell itit to
to you.
you.
5.
5. That
That watch
watch isn’t
isn’t for
for sale.
sale.
6.
6. That
That watch
watch isis taken.
taken.

E
E

1.
1. Name
Name your
your price.
price. II really
really want
want it.
it.
2.
2. II don’t
don’t care
care how
how much
much itit costs.
costs. I’ll
I’ll pay
pay whatever.
whatever.
3.
3. II really
really need
need to
to buy
buy it.
it. What’ll
What’ll itit cost
cost me?
me?
4.

4. Just
Just give
give me
me aa number.
number. I’ll
I’ll pay.
pay.
5.
5. I’ll
I’ll pay
pay cash
cash right
right now
now ifif you
you agree
agree to
to sell
sell itit to
to me.
me.
6.
6. Just
Just say
say aa price
price and
and I’ll
I’ll give
give you
you whatever
whatever you

you ask.
ask.

II

1.
1. €80.
€80. II can’t
can’t say
say fairer
fairer than
than that!
that!
2.
That’s
too
steep.
Will
you
2. That’s too steep. Will you take
take €80?
€80?
3.
3. II don’t
don’t have
have that
that kind
kind of
of money
money to

to spend.
spend. I’ll
I’ll give
give you
you €80.
€80.
4.
4. Are
Are you
you trying
trying to
to ruin
ruin me?
me? I’ll
I’ll pay
pay €80
€80 and
and not
not aa penny
penny more!
more!
5.
5. That’s
That’s daylight
daylight robbery!
robbery! II won’t
won’t pay
pay any
any more
more than

than €80.
€80.
6.
6. Make
Make itit €80
€80 and
and you
you have
have aa deal.
deal.

JJ

1.
1. Don’t
Don’t make
make me
me laugh!
laugh! €85
€85 isis my
my final
final offer!
offer!
2.
2. €85,
€85, take
take itit or
or leave
leave it!
it!

3.
3. II don’t
don’t believe
believe my
my ears!
ears! €80
€80 indeed!
indeed! €85
€85 and
and
not
a
penny
less!
not a penny less!
4.
4. How
How could
could II feed
feed my
my family
family on
on what
what you
you are
are
offering?
offering? I’ll
I’ll take
take €85

€85 and
and no
no less.
less.
5.
5. You
You must
must be
be joking!
joking! I’ll
I’ll go
go as
as low
low as
as €85
€85 and
and
no
no less.
less.
6.
6. II won’t
won’t accept
accept anything
anything less
less than
than €85.
€85.

K

K

1.
1. Done!
Done!
2.
2. It’s
It’s aa deal!
deal!
3.
3. ItIt looks
looks as
as ifif II have
have no
no choice.
choice. €85
€85 itit is!
is!
4.
4. Alright.
Alright. You’ve
You’ve got
got yourself
yourself aa deal!
deal!
5.
5. OK.
OK. Here
Here you
you are.

are. €85.
€85.
6.
6. II must
must be
be mad
mad but
but here
here you
you are.
are. €85.
€85.


Haggling role-play - Student A
Look at the following role-plays. Take it in turns to act out the situations in pairs.

Student
Student A:
A: English
English Teacher
Teacher
You
You are
are having
having aa meeting
meeting with
with aa potential
potential business
business English

English
student
student who
who wants
wants classes
classes twice
twice aa week
week in
in his/her
his/her office.
office.
You
You don't
don't really
really need
need the
the classes
classes as
as you
you have
have plenty
plenty of
of work
work
already.
It's
not
really
worth
it

for
you
unless
he
pays
€30
already. It's not really worth it for you unless he pays €30 per
per
hour.
hour. IfIf you
you can
can get
get €60
€60 per
per week
week extra
extra you
you would
would be
be able
able to
to
get
get that
that smart
smart TV
TV you
you were
were thinking
thinking of

of buying.
buying.

Student
Student A:
A: Second-hand
Second-hand car
car salesperson
salesperson
You
have
been
told
to
sell
the
only
You have been told to sell the only Ford
Ford Sierra
Sierra left
left on
on
the
sales
lot.
The
minimum
you
can
accept

is
€1,000.
the sales lot. The minimum you can accept is €1,000.
However,
However, you
you don't
don't receive
receive commission
commission on
on sales
sales of
of
€1,000
€1,000 or
or less.
less. You
You can
can add
add extras
extras that
that don't
don't cost
cost the
the
company
company anything,
anything, such
such as
as CD
CD players,

players, GPS.
GPS. These
These
items
items have
have been
been given
given to
to the
the company
company as
as promotional
promotional
items
by
other
companies
but
are
very
good
items by other companies but are very good quality.
quality.

Student
Student A:
A: Salesperson
Salesperson in
in aa music
music shop

shop
You
haven't
sold
an
instrument
You haven't sold an instrument for
for 22 days
days and
and are
are in
in
danger
of
losing
your
weekly
commission.
One
danger of losing your weekly commission. One of
of
the
the guitars
guitars that
that you
you have
have on
on sale
sale is
is second

second hand
hand and
and
valued
valued at
at €2,500
€2,500 but
but was
was once
once owned
owned by
by Jimi
Jimi
Hendrix.
Hendrix. However,
However, although
although he
he bought
bought itit he
he never
never
played
it.
Your
commission
is
10%.
played it. Your commission is 10%.

Student

Student A:
A: Estate
Estate Agent
Agent
You
haven't
You haven't sold
sold aa house
house for
for 33 weeks
weeks and
and you
you really
really
need
to
sell
one
to
get
this
month's
commission.
need to sell one to get this month's commission. There
There is
is
an
an old
old house
house in

in aa marginal
marginal neighbourhood
neighbourhood that
that is
is worth
worth
€90,000
€90,000 even
even though
though itit is
is 300
300 square
square metres
metres in
in total
total
volume.
volume. The
The problem
problem is
is that
that the
the neighbourhood
neighbourhood has
has aa
very
high
crime
rate
and

the
police
are
reluctant
to
very high crime rate and the police are reluctant to go
go
there
there when
when aa crime
crime is
is reported.
reported. You
You can't
can't accept
accept less
less
than
than €90,000
€90,000 but
but you
you are
are prepared
prepared to
to finance
finance aa loan
loan for
for
the
the rest

rest of
of the
the money
money ifif the
the customer
customer doesn't
doesn't have
have
enough
enough cash.
cash.

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Haggling role-play - Student B
Look at the following role-plays. Take it in turns to act out the situations in pairs.

Student
Student B:
B: Potential
Potential English
English Student
Student
You
are
having
a
meeting
with

a
You are having a meeting with a potential
potential English
English teacher.
teacher.
This
teacher
has
a
good
reputation
and
is
highly
This teacher has a good reputation and is highly
recommended
recommended by
by many
many of
of your
your colleagues.
colleagues. Your
Your company
company
will
will pay
pay only
only €15
€15 towards
towards your

your classes.
classes. You
You don't
don't have
have much
much
spare
spare money
money at
at the
the moment
moment because
because you
you have
have just
just paid
paid for
for
an
an expensive
expensive holiday
holiday in
in Miami.
Miami.

Student
Student B:
B: Potential
Potential customer
customer

You
You have
have €2,000
€2,000 to
to spend.
spend. You
You need
need to
to buy
buy aa cheap
cheap
second-hand
second-hand car
car for
for work
work as
as you
you will
will only
only be
be living
living in
in
this
town
for
1
year.
You
also

need
to
buy
a
PC
and
this town for 1 year. You also need to buy a PC and TV
TV
for
for your
your new
new flat.
flat.

Student
Student B:
B: Musician
Musician
You
need
You need to
to buy
buy aa guitar
guitar for
for aa concert
concert next
next week.
week.
You
are

a
guitarist
in
a
popular
band
that
You are a guitarist in a popular band that is
is making
making aa
come-back
after
not
playing
for
many
years.
come-back after not playing for many years. You
You
have
have plenty
plenty of
of money
money but
but you
you don't
don't really
really like
like to
to

spend
spend itit unless
unless you
you have
have to.
to. You
You are
are also
also very
very
superstitious.
superstitious.

Student
Student B:
B: Potential
Potential Homeowner
Homeowner
You
have
recently
inherited
You have recently inherited some
some money
money and
and want
want to
to make
make
more

from
it.
There
is
a
house
in
a
very
bad
neighbourhood
more from it. There is a house in a very bad neighbourhood
of
of the
the city
city that
that has
has aa price
price tag
tag of
of only
only €90,000
€90,000 even
even though
though itit
is
is 300
300 square
square metres
metres in

in total
total volume.
volume. The
The neighbourhood
neighbourhood
has
has aa very
very high
high crime
crime rate
rate but
but your
your brother-in-law
brother-in-law works
works for
for
the
the town
town hall
hall and
and has
has revealed
revealed that
that there
there are
are plans
plans to
to
develop
develop the

the area
area which
which could
could treble
treble the
the value
value of
of the
the property.
property.
However,
you
can
only
afford
€88,000.
You
will
do
However, you can only afford €88,000. You will do whatever
whatever
you
you can
can to
to get
get this
this property.
property.

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