ENGLISH III

Unit 4 | Buying and Selling

Unit 4 | Lesson 1Objectives
• Learners will:

Understand the general

meaning and details of
a phone sales message.
Unit 4 | Lesson 2 Objectives
• Learners will:

Understand the main ideas and Apply knowledge of time markers and
supporting details of a story. tenses to understand the sequence of
events in a story.
Unit 4 | Lesson 3 Objectives
• Learners will:

Understand the Orally Take part in a

general respond to simple
Identify the
meaning and statements dialogue in
speaker in a
significant from a which they
conversation.
details of a conversation. give/receive
conversation. compliments.
Unit 4 | Lesson 4 Objectives
• Learners will:

Use the past form of “Be” in affirmative

and negative statements about things
that happened in the past.
Unit 4 | Lesson 5 Objectives
• Learners will:

Use the past form of “Be” in Yes/No and

Wh questions to ask about things that
happened in the past.
Unit 4 | Lesson 6 Objectives
• Learners will:

Recognize Discriminate Match vocabulary

vocabulary in between different to definitions and
audio and written words and phrases. complete cloze
form. sentences.
Pre-Class Activity

• Think about all the things you usually buy.

• Make a list of those things you need to buy

regularly.

• What things do you buy once a week?

A month?
A year?
UNIT 4
Buying & Selling
Phone Sales
a. Here are some examples of phone sales messages. Match each store or
company in column B to a message in column A.

A B
We have the best coats in town. All our coats come from
1 c
France ___ a Dream Travels

Sharp knives, small knives, long knives -50% off all our The Kitchen
2 b
knives for the next three days only___ b Store

For only $20 a month, we bring the news to your door Winterwear
3 d
every morning! ___ c Fashions

We´re holding the biggest sale of the year! Now you can
4 e
buy fun gifts for your children at half price! ___
d The Daily News

Do you ever dream about Paris, London, or Prague? Call Toys 4

5 a
us now and find out about our special holiday deals! ___
e Kids
Phone Sales
b. Complete the phone sales message with the words below.

best calling price remember sale something

calling from Winterwear

“Hi there! This is Susan Thomas (1) _________
Fashions.
We have the (2) _______
best coats in town and this week we have
something great for you! Our big end-of-season (4) ________!
(3) ____________ sale
price
All our coats are half (5) __________!
Call now! The number is 677-7999.
remember , our end-of-season sale is for one week
And (6) ___________
only.”
Phone Sales
c. Write your own phone sales message. Include the following information:

Your name The name of the The price A contact phone

product number

*Please share your message in the CHAT of this video conference!

Phone Sales | Pair Work

d. You are a salesperson from one of the companies in activity a. Try to

convince your partner to buy your product.
Wrong Color
Today Ms. Green was very late for work. She waited for the delivery of her new chair. But the delivery man
brought the wrong chair. Ms. Green called the store manager.
"I ordered a brown chair," she said, "not green!"
"Don't be angry," said the manager. "We all make mistakes, don't we?"
"Some people make bigger mistakes than others!" Ms. Green answered.
The manager found her order.
"Ha," he laughed. Another customer, Mr. Brown, ordered a green chair and got your chair instead. Isn't that
funny?"
"No, it isn't. I want my chair. I paid enough money for it," said Ms. Green. "Come to the store now and get a
different chair," he said.
But Ms. Green went to work instead. After work, she went to the store, but it was already closed. A handsome
young man was also there.
"I'm late," he said. "Now I have to wait until tomorrow for my green chair."
"Are you Mr. Brown?" she asked. "Yes, but ... "
"I can help you with your chair," said Ms. Green. And she smiled for the first time that day.
Wrong Color
a. Do you remember the characters in the story “Wrong Color”? Who did what? Mark Ms.
Green or Mr. Brown next to the sentence that is true for them. Some sentences are true for
both
Ms. Green… Mr. Brown …

1. Ordered a green chair.

2. Waited for the delivery of the chair
3. Got the wrong color chair
4. Was angry and called the store manager.
5. Went to the store but it was closed.
6. Met Ms. Green outside the store.
7. Smiled when she saw the handsome man.
8. Got the right chair in the end.
Wrong Color
b. Imagine you are either Ms. Green or Mr. Brown. Write about your day in your diary. Use
the sentences from activity a. to help you.

July
Dear Diary,
What a day I had today!

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________
Wrong Color
d. Did you understand all the words in the story, “Wrong Color”? Rewrite the sentences
using the words below to replace the word in bold.

angry delivery handsome manager mistakes

delivery
1. Ms. Green waited for the man to bring her chair. ______________
angry
2. Ms. Green was really mad. ______________________________________
3. The storekeeper said, “We all make errors.”_____________________
mistakes
manager
4. The person in charge of the store laughed. ____________________
5. There was a good-looking man outside the store. _____________
handsome
Wrong Color
e. Read Part 2 of the story, “Wrong Color”, and find out how it ends.

Wrong Color – Part 2

A few months later, Ms. Green called to order a brown table from the same store.
The store manager was very surprised. “I thought you were still angry about the
mistake we made with your chair,” he said.
“Oh, no not at all,“ said Ms. Green. “We all make mistakes!”
“When do you want us to deliver the table? asked the store manager.
“Any time this week,” said Ms.Green. “You can write ´For Mrs. Brown´ on the
package.” she added happily and smiled at her handsome new husband, Mr. Brown.
Wrong Color
f. Did you understand Part 2 of the story? Mark the sentences that are true.

1. Ms. Green and Mr. Brown want to buy two different tables.

2. Ms. Green wants the table in the next 7 days.

3. Ms. Green is still angry with the store manager

4. Ms. Green and Mr. Brown are in love.

Dress from Paris
Listen to this dialogue

What a lovely dress.

Really? Do you like it?
Of course. It's beautiful. Is it new?
Yes. I bought it in Paris last week.
Well, it's really nice.
Thank you.
Dress from Paris
a. Do you remember the dialogue, “Dress from Paris”?
Write the sentences below in the correct order.

What a lovely dress.

Woman 1: _____________________________________
Really? Do you like it? Of course. It´s beautiful. Is it new?
Woman 2: _____________________________________
Well, it´s really nice.
Of course. It´s beautiful. Is it new?
Woman 1: _____________________________________ Really? Do you like it?
Yes. I bought it in Paris last week.
Woman 2: _____________________________________ What a lovely dress!
Yes. I bought it in Paris last week.
Well, it´s really nice.
Woman 1: _____________________________________
Thank you.
Thank you.
Woman 2: _____________________________________
Dress from Paris
b. Your friend buys something new and you think it’s great!
Complete the dialogue between you and your friend.

You: What a lovely. ________________________!

shirt

like
Your friend: Really? Do you ______________________it?

You: beautiful
Yes, it´s ______________. new
Is it ___________?

England
Your friend: Yes, I bought it in _____________________.

You: pretty
Well, it´s really ________________________.

Your friend: Thank you

______________________________________ _!
Dress from Paris
c. Practice the dialogues from activity a. and activity b. with your partner, then take turns
reading the different parts.

You: What a lovely. ________________________!

Your friend: Really? Do you ______________________it?

You: Yes, it´s ______________. Is it ___________?

Your friend: Yes, I bought it in _____________________.

You: Well, it´s really ________________________.

Your friend: ______________________________________ _!

Be-Past: Statements and Qs
Take a look at this chart!

Affirmative statements

I
be we

he was you
were

she
they
it
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
Take a look at this chart!

Negative statements

I
be we

he Wasn´t Weren´t
you

she
they
it
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
Take a look at this chart!

Questions
I?
be we?
he?

was were
you?
She?

It? they?
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
Where were you and Susan last night?
Oh, we were out.
Were you at the new French restaurant?
No, we weren’t. Susan was at night
school and I was at the office.
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
I was at a rock concert tonight. All my friends were there, but it wasn´t
very good.

Where were you and Susan last night?

Oh, we were out.
Were you at the new French restaurant?
No, we weren´t. Susan was at night school and I
was at the office.
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
a. Yesterday, when Mr. Brown was shopping at the mall, his shopping bags disappeared.
Somebody stole them! Mr. Brown went to the police.
Complete the questions the policeman asked Mr. Brown.

what was
Policeman: (1) __________________ in your shopping bags?
Mr. Brown: Just some gifts for my family, and clothes for myself.
were they
Policeman: (2) __________________ full?
Mr. Brown: Yes, the bags were quite full.
where were you when the bags disappeared?
Policeman: (3) ___________________
Mr. Brown: I was near the cashier.
where there many people around you?
Policeman: (4) _____________________________
Mr. Brown: No, there weren´t many people around me.
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
b. When was the last time you bought something you weren’t happy with? Write about
what happened. What was wrong with the product? Were you angry? Did you call the
store?

Sunday I bought ___________________

Last ___________ a fried chicken Walmart
at _________________ .
it was not cooked, it was raw .
I wasn´t happy with it because ________________________________
very mad
I was ______________________ went back to
, so I ______________________ the store.
Apologized for it and gave me a new fully cooked chicken .
They _____________________________________________________________
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
c. Exchange stories with a partner. Your partner is the store manager and you are calling to
complain. Practice the dialogue.
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
USE:
To connect the subject with the rest of the sentence and talk about the past.

Affirmative form:

SUBJECT WAS/WERE REST OF SENTENCE

I/She/He/It was in the kitchen.
You/We/They were late.
Diana was at home yesterday.
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
Affirmative form:

SUBJECT WAS/WERE NOT REST OF THE SENTECE

SUBJECT WASN'T/WEREN’T REST OF THE SENTECE
I/She/He/It was not angry.
I/She/He/It wasn't here.
You/We/They were not early.
You/We/They weren't on time.
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
BE PAST: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
USE:
To ask questions that need an answer of “yes” or “no”
FORM:
The subject and the verb change places.
Affirmative: They were at home.
Yes/No Question: Were they at home?
Negative: He wasn't at school.
Yes/No Question: Wasn't he at school? (Always use contractions.)
Answers: Yes, I was. - No, I wasn't.
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
EXAMPLES:
"Diana was at home yesterday."
"She wasn't at school."

"They were late to work."

"They weren't early."
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
WH-QUESTIONS
USE:
To ask questions that begin with these question words:WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO,
WHY, HOW.
FORM:
WH-WORD BE PAST REST OF SENTENCE
Who was at home?

Questions about the SUBJECT:

Affirmative: Juan was at home.
Wh-Question: Who was at home?
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
Questions about the REST OF THE SENTENCE:
WH-WORD BE PAST SUBJECT REST OF SENTENCE
Where was he?
When was he There?

EXAMPLES:
Affirmative: He was in Philadelphia.
Wh-Question: Where was he?
Affirmative: He was there in 1990.
Wh-Question: When was he there?
Be-Past: Statements and Qs
EXAMPLES:
Police: "Where were you last night at 9:30?"
Man: "I was at home all night."
Police: "Was Big Bob with you?"
Man: "No, he wasn't. I was alone."
 Shopping Vocabulary
Word Definition Example Sentence

buy, v. to pay money and get something I buy food in the supermarket.

I went to the store but it was

closed, adj. not doing business
closed.

delivery, v. bringing products to a place Delivery is in 10 days.

Shop divided into different

We can buy clothes and furniture
department store, n. sections, each selling different
in the department store.
products

store selling things that people I bought her a present at the gift
gift shop, n.
like to give and get as presents shop.
 Shopping Vocabulary
Word Definition Example Sentence

That dress store is a good

business that makes a lot of
good business, n. business – there are always
money
customers in there.
to ask for a producto to be made
You can order a new dress from
order, v. for you or delivered to you (also
the store.
a noun)
to give money and get
pay, v. I paid $500 for those shoes.
something
Buy your clothes on sale and
save money, exp. to keep money and not use it
save money.
I want to speak to the store
store manager, n. person in charge of a shop
manager about the TV I bought.
Shopping
Match the words to create a phrase!

A B
store manager
shop
gift shop business

department store money

good business manager

store
save money
Wrap-up Activity

 Think of 3 take-aways
 Think of new words you learned.
 Think of things you have difficulty with.
 Think of things you would like to know.
 Write your 3 take aways in the chat area
of this videoconference.
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