Exercise 4

Listen to Part 1 of an interview with Helen Cooper and answer these questions:

Hello and welcome to "The Shopping Programme". Today we're going to talk about bargains. In the studio we have Helen Cooper, a journalist, and a very enthusiastic shopper.

Hello. Most people in Britain don't bargain for things. you know, argue about the price of something.. We pay the full price in the shop. The only time we probably bargain is when we buy a house or maybe when we buy a car.

But what about you, Helen? Which of these things here would bargain for, the fax machine, the scarfs, the necklace, the old record.

Well, it depends where you are. You can't usually bargain in a supermarket, but sometimes you can bargain in shops and markets. For example, if you pay cash or buy a lot of things, you can often get a discount. But let's see. Well, I'd definitelly bargain for a fax machine. Mm, jewellery, a necklace, yes, why not? Scarfs, yes, sure. You can get good offers if you bargain, especially for clothing. Old records. Yes, you can certainly bargain for these, but you need to know if the record is valuable!