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Going once, going twice, sold!

1 I bought this new jacket in Covent Garden this morning. It only cost £50, so it was a real bargain!

2 Have you heard the news? Jack and Frankie are going to purchise the house next door.

3 I never watch these DVDs. I think I’ll put them up to sale on eBay.

4 How much did you pay for your mobile phone?

5 I’ve got too many bank notes in my wallet. I can’t close it!

6 I’ve never taken part in an online auction before, so I’m very excited!

7 Everyone at the auction was amazed when the bids reeched over £10,000.

8 How much has the company spent on advertising since the start of the year?

9 eBay is the most popular online auction site in the UK. It attracts millions of visits every day.

10 Sally often buys second-hand books, because she likes saving money.

11 The company sent the wrong goods, so I sent it back and got a refund.

12 I don’t have enough money for a bus ticket. Can you borrow me 50p?

13 I can see you’ve been to the supermarket. How much do I owe you for the shopping?

14 The seller was very happy with the price, so she accepted it.

15 Do you know who this money belongs to?

5E

Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

5E Going once, going twice …Aims To review vocabulary from Lesson ETime 15 minutesMaterials 1 handout for each group of three students• Divide the class up into groups of three and explain that

they are going to an auction. Say that you are going to give them a handout with 15 sentences; some of the sentences are correct, but others contain errors, which could be grammatical, lexical, or spelling. They need to read the sentences as a group and decide if each one is correct or not. As a group they have £1,000 to spend and they need to buy the sentences they think are correct. The starting bid is £50 and bids increase by £50 each time. If a group wants to bid on a sentence, one student should raise his / her hand. Each sentence is sold to the highest bidding group. The winner is the group which has bought the most correct sentences at the end or, if two groups have the same number of correct sentences, the winner is the group with the most money left.

• The teachers plays the role of the auctioneer. Try to be as dynamic as possible.

ANSWER KEY1 Correct2 Have you heard the news? Jack and Frankie are going to

purchase the house next door.3 I never watch these DVDs. I think I’ll put them up for

sale on eBay.4 Correct5 I’ve got too many banknotes in my wallet. I can’t close

it! 6 Correct7 Everyone at the auction was amazed when the bids

reached over £10,000.8 Correct 9 Correct 10 Correct 11 The company sent the wrong goods, so I sent them

back and got a refund. 12 I don’t have enough money for a bus ticket. Can you

lend me 50p? 13 Correct 14 Correct 15 Correct