ENGLISH 2

Unit 1: Buying and Selling

ENGLISH II UNIT 1: “BUYING
(BASIC 2) AND SELLING”
 AGENDA
Topic: “Buying and selling”
Skills: listening and Speaking
• Warmer activities

Lesson agenda/ • Task 1: Listening Practice

• Task 2: Reading
Learning outcome • Final Task: Writing and Speaking

By the end of the lesson students will be able

to talk about shopping preferences using past
forms.
Warmer: The Price is Right
How much do these things cost?
How much
is this?
CL$700,000
How much is this?
How much is
this?
CL$130,000
How much is this?
How much is this?
How much is this?
Look at the picture
for 10 seconds…
Pay attention! This is a memory game
 After that, explain…
What was there on the
table?

• There was…(+singular)

• There were…(+plural)
 What was there on
the table?
• There was…
• There were…

Remember:
There was a notebook next to a
pencil (singular)

There were two notebooks

behind the computer (plural)
Task 1: Listening
Listening activity: A phone call
Listen to the audio. Then, answer these questions:
1. What’s the caller’s name and last name?
2. Why is he calling?
3. What’s the man’s phone number?
 Task 1: Listening – Useful phrases
Listening activity: Essential Business English 4 — A Telephone Call – YouTube

• Good morning, how may I help you?

• I’d like to speak to…
• Sorry, I didn’t catch your name.
• I’ll put you through.
• I’m afraid the line is engaged.
• Can I leave a message?
• Give me a call.
• Could I have your phone number, please?
Grammar
Past Simple
 Past forms of the verb to be
We use the verb to be in the past…

To talk about feelings in the past.

I was tired yesterday because I worked all day.
To describe things/weather/people in the past.
I bought this product because it was cheap.
I went to a store this morning and the salesperson was really nice.
To talk about location in the past.
My parents weren’t home last Friday. They were at the mall.
To say prices in the past.
This product was $45 before. Now It’s $30
Verb to be-Past forms: structure

UNAB English Department 19

Past forms of the verb to be
• Answer these questions:

1. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?

2. Where were you yesterday at 5 pm?
 Past Simple (regular verbs)

Regular verbs:
live, walk, chat, talk,
listen, etc.
Past Simple (irregular verbs)

Past
form
Past forms of other verbs
• Answer these questions:

1. What did you eat for lunch yesterday?

I ate…
2. How many classes did you have yesterday?
I had…
Grammar: Simple past
Matching exercise:
• Salesperson • to ask a store to get something specially for you
• Customer • a person who buys things
• Delivery man • to pay money to get something
• Manager • a person who is in charge of a store
• Price • to give something in return for money
• Sale • how much money you need to pay for something
• To order • when a store sells things at less than the normal price
• To deliver • a person who sells things
• To sell • to bring something from a store to your house
• To buy • a person who brings things from a store to your house
PRACTICE
Reading activity
 Practice:
was
Ted ________ wanted
(be) at the gift shop. He __________ (want) to buy a present for his
wife. He _______________
didn’t know ( not know) what to buy, so he __________
asked (ask) the lady
said
at the shop for an idea. She __________ didn’t know
(say) she _______________ (not know) his
asked
wife and __________ told
(ask) for some details about her. Ted __________ (tell) her his
mentioned (mention) she __________
wife's age and hobbies. He __________ liked (like) flowers. The
lady __________
offered (offer) a set of a brooch and a necklace, with a beautiful peach pink
looked
flower in the middle. Ted __________ (look) at the set and __________
tried (try) to decide
if his wife would like it. The lady, who __________
was (be) the seller, __________
added (add)
was
that the set __________ (be) on sale with 25% off (discount). Ted __________
thought (think)
a bit and __________ asked
decided (decide) to buy it. He __________ (ask) the lady to wrap it as a
did
present, in a gift wrap. The lady __________ went
(do) so and __________ (go) to the
paid
counter. Ted __________ (pay) by credit card, __________ got (get) a receipt,
__________
took (take) the wrapped box and __________
left walked
(leave) the shop. He __________
(walk) down the street and he __________ was (be) happy. He __________
had (have) a
wonderful gift for his wife.
After reading questions:
1. Who was at a gift shop? _____________________________________
Ted and a sales lady
To buy a gift for his wife
2. Why was he there? _____________________________________
The seller/the saleswoman/the salesperson
3. Who was the lady? _____________________________________
No, she didn’t
4. Did she know Ted's wife? _____________________________________
5. What did the lady offer? A set of a brooch and a necklace
_____________________________________
Yes, he did
6. Did Ted like what the lady offered? ________________________________
It was 25%
7. How much was the discount? _____________________________________
8. How did Ted pay? _____________________________________
He paid by credit card
It was packed in a gift wrap
9. How was the set packed? _____________________________________
He was happy
10. How was Ted when he left the shop? ________________________________
Describe a good or bad shopping experience
I bought ____________ at ____________________________.
It was a good/bad experience because____________________
• Salesperson
• Customer
• Delivery
• Price
Use vocabulary from unit 1: • On Sale
• To order
• To sell
• To buy
• To pay
• Save money
• Department Store
Exit ticket: What can I do?

Now I can:

• Talk about shopping using the past simple

• Use the past simple in context
• Use shopping vocabulary in conversation