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Student’s worksheet

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1. Look at the items below.

• Can you name all of the items? • Do you have any / all of these items? • What is the common link between them?

Task 1 – Preparation for reading


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Look at the word cloud below. All the words are taken from the text in the next activity.

• Can you make any sentences that include the words you know? • Are there any words you don’t know?

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Task 2 – Reading 1 (running dictation)

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When you and your partner have finished, discuss the following questions:

• What are the advantages of car boot sales? • Can you think of any disadvantages? • Why do people like to go to car boot sales? • Are car boot sales popular in your country?


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Task 3 – Reading 2 Sasha recently did her first car boot sale and was interviewed about her experience. Sasha was asked a series of questions, and the transcript of her answers is below.

• Firstly, try to write a question for each answer • Then, your teacher will give you the actual

questions Sasha was asked. • Match each question to an answer. • Finally, look at the discussion questions and

talk to your partner about them. Sasha’s answers

a. Question: ___________________________________________________ My children are getting bigger now and they’re too old for some of the toys and clothes they had when they were small. Also, my husband is a DVD addict and I love reading - we had so many old books and DVDs that we were running out of space! We thought, rather than giving our unwanted items away, that we could make some money from them.

b. Question: ___________________________________________________ It was five pounds to have a pitch, but the money went to charity so we were happy to pay it. There was no entrance fee for the general public.

c. Question: ___________________________________________________ We did a bit of research online and chose one which we had heard was popular. Plus it was quite close to our home, so we didn’t have far to travel.

d. Question: ___________________________________________________ We always take care of our things so they were already in good condition, but I made sure all the clothes were washed and ironed, and that everything was clean. I also made sure that there were no missing parts from any of the toys. I put a price tag on most things, but we decided to sell the DVDs at two pounds each or three for five pounds.

e. Question: ___________________________________________________ It was a bit chilly, but the sun was shining and it didn’t rain. We were really pleased about that!

f. Question: ___________________________________________________ We set our alarm clock for 5.30am because the gates opened at 6.30am. We arrived at about 6.15am and it was already very busy. It’s good that we arrived early, because some sellers arrived at 6.30am but there was no room left for them!

g. Question: ___________________________________________________ Mostly people were very polite and paid what we asked for straight away. Other people were quite pushy and wanted to pay a much lower price. One lady was buying some toys for her new granddaughter. She was a lovely, friendly lady, and she bought a lot of things, so we decided to give her a teddy for free.

h. Question: ___________________________________________________ The first couple of hours were really busy but, after that, it was a bit quieter. We stayed until about lunch time. We had quite a lot left over, but I think we sold about half of our things.

i. Question: ___________________________________________________ It was amazing – we made over £150 from our unwanted items!

j. Question: ___________________________________________________ We are already planning our next car boot sale!


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Actual questions Sasha was asked

1. What will you do with the leftover things?

2. How long did it take to sell your stuff?

3. What time did you have to get up?

4. How much did it cost to have a pitch at the car boot sale?

5. How did you get you items ready for selling?

6. How did you choose which car boot sale to go to?

7. Why did you decide to do a car boot sale?

8. How much money did you make?

9. On the day, what was the weather like?

10. What did you think of the buyers?


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Task 4 - Vocabulary (definitions) 1. Read Sasha’s story again and find and underline all the words from the text, listed below. 2. Match the word / phrase with the correct definition.

Words from the text

Definition

1. to be running out

of something

a. to think about something you want to do in the

future and how you might do it

2. to research

b. when something you own is nearly all gone or

finished

3. online

c. undamaged; like new

4. in good condition

d. behaving in a way which is rude by trying to get

something or make someone do something

5. chilly

e. to look for information about something

6. polite

f. on the Internet

7. pushy

g. behaving in a way which shows you are not rude

and think of other people

8. to be planning

something

h. unpleasantly cold

Discussion - Talk about the following questions with your partner:

• Have you ever been a seller at a car boot sale? • Would you like to be a seller at a car boot sale? • How would you choose a car boot sale? • What kind of things could you sell?


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Task 5 – A conversation at a car boot sale Look at the following statements taken from a dialogue at a car boot sale.

• Which statements (A or B) are said by the buyer, and which are said by the seller? • Cut the table along the dotted lines and try to put the statements into the correct order. • Stick the statements, in the correct order, into the blank table.

A: Ok, a pound sounds fair. I’ll take the clock.

B: The clock’s a pound.

A: I’ll leave it, thanks. What about the clock?

B: Cheers, mate. You won’t regret it.

A: Will you take three quid?

B: It’s a bargain at £5! It’s an antique! How about £4?

A: That sounds a bit steep! I’ll give you £2.50.

B: The vase is a fiver.

A: Thanks. Bye.

B: It’s yours for £3.50. And that’s my final offer.

A: Hi. How much for the vase?


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Task 6 – Formal and informal language focus Often, the language used at a car boot sale is very informal.

• Match the informal phrases from the previous activity to the formal phrases in the table below. • Write the correct informal statement next to the corresponding formal statement.

informal language formal language

Hello. How much does the vase cost, please?

The vase costs five pounds.

I think that is too expensive. It’s not worth that amount of money. I am prepared to pay £2.50.

I think five pounds is good value. It is an antique. Would you be prepared to pay four pounds?

Would you accept three pounds?

You can purchase it for £3.50. I am not going to sell it for any less than that.

I don’t want to buy it, thank you. What is the price of the clock?

The clock costs one pound.

I see. A pound sounds fair. I would like to buy the clock.

Thank you very much. I think you will be pleased with your purchase.

Thank you. Goodbye.


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Cooler – Role play activity You will now do a role play activity. You need to imagine you are at a car boot sale.

• Your teacher will tell you if you are going to be a ‘buyer’ or a ‘seller’. • If you are a ‘buyer’, your teacher will give you some money. • If you are a ‘seller’, your teacher will give you some items. • Listen to the teacher’s instructions to find out how to win!

Extension activity You are going to use the Internet to research car boot sales near you.

• Try to complete the table with information about three car boot sales in your local area. Where is it?

When is it?

How often is it?

What is the cost of a pitch?

What is the entrance cost?

Is there a covered area?

The following websites may be of use: http://carboot.com/ http://www.carbootjunction.com/ http://www.carbootsales.org/

http://carboot.com/

http://www.carbootjunction.com/

http://www.carbootsales.org/

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