Market price mission

Practise a price offer, a counteroffer, payment and a receipt request in three fictional missions.

Negotiation is explicitly allowed at this fictional stall. Each seller has a fixed minimum and your spending budget is stated. This does not describe a country's shopping customs.

Study the worked missions

Ask: “Would you accept [amount] dollars?” A seller can accept, reject or make a counteroffer. Ask for a receipt after paying.

book: asking $20, exercise budget $16
In this fictional mission, the seller accepts $15. Paying with $20 gives $5 change and leaves $1 of the spending budget.
coat: asking $40, exercise budget $36
In this fictional mission, the seller accepts $35. Paying with $50 gives $15 change and leaves $1 of the spending budget.
phone: asking $80, exercise budget $72
In this fictional mission, the seller accepts $70. Paying with $100 gives $30 change and leaves $2 of the spending budget.

Study shopping phrases · Practise bills and change