LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1
Talk about how to get a good deal
GET READY TO WATCH
Nisrine is telling Alina about a good deal she got.
Have you ever gotten a really good deal at a store?
WATCH
Watch the video. Read the statements.
Circle
True
or
False
. Correct the false statements.
1.
Nisrine’s watch was 50% off.
True
False
2.
Alina wants Nisrine to send her a link to a store website.
True
False
3.
Alina is worried about getting too many emails from stores.
True
False
4.
Stores send coupons to Nisrine at a special email address.
True
False
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video. Complete the conversation.
Alina:
How do you always find such great deals?
Nisrine:
I have my ways . . .
Alina:
OK . . . Like what?
Nisrine:
Well, one thing I do is subscribe to
blogs.
Alina:
How does that work?
Nisrine:
Oh, it’s easy. If you subscribe to one of these
blogs, you get email
with
news about sales and good deals.
Alina:
Nice.
Nisrine:
Yup. It’s great because I don’t have a lot of time to go online
looking for bargains. They do all the work for me!
B
Listen and repeat.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
D
GROUPS OF 4
What are some other ways you can get good shopping deals?
Write down your ideas.
E
PAIRS
Make similar conversations. Talk about ways of getting a good deal.
Use your ideas from Exercise D.
PAIRS
Do you think subscribing to shopping blogs is a good idea?
What could be some bad results of getting these messages?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
When we put two words together to
make a compound noun, we usually
put more stress on the first word.
Listen and repeat.
junk
mail
news
letters
shop
ping blogs
e
mail messages
Pronunciation Note
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