Haggling with finesse: negotiating a second-hand deal
Sophie bargains for a vintage desk; students study her tactics, then negotiate the sale of a campervan with secret limits on their role cards.
C2Adults55 minRole play
About this lesson
A C2 speaking lesson (role play). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Role play
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Shopping & money
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Gap-fill, Matching
- Key words
- the asking price, a lowball offer, a walk-away point, wiggle room, a sweetener, to call someone's bluff, leverage
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Negotiate a price tactfully, making offers, concessions and a final agreement
- Use hedged, idiomatic negotiation language to push back without causing offense