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ChapterFive
PartTwoScanningfortheMainIdea
Greg:
Hi,I’mGreg.HowcanIhelpyoutoday?
Customeromer:
I’minterestedinbuyingaCDplayer,butI’malittleconfused.What’sthedifferencebetweenthisFonyCDplayerandtheYamagoto?
Greg:
Well,they’reboth$399,buttheFonyisasingle-discplayerandtheYamagotohasafive-disccarousel.
Customer:
Afive-discwhat?
I’mlost.What’sthat?
Greg:
OntheFony,youcanonlyplayoneCDatatime.TheYamagotoholdsfivediscs,soyoucanlistentofivetimesasmuchmusic.
Customeromer:
Ah…So,doyouthinktheYamagotoisabetterdeal?
Greg:
Well,itisanunbeatableCDplayerfortheprice,butyoumightwanttoconsiderthisDemmonoverhere.Itholdsfivediscsandhasthedirectaccessfeature.
Customer:
Directaccess?
What’sthat?
Greg:
WithdirectaccessallofthebuttonsthatareontheremotecontrolarealsoontheCDplayeritself.Forexample,ifyouwanttochoosesongnumber3,youcanselectitusingthebuttonsontheremotecontroloryoucanpunchitinonthefrontoftheCDplayer.
Customer:
Oh,Ilikethat.IwishIhaddirectaccessonmyTV.Mykidsarealwayshidingtheremotecontrolandit’sarealnuisancetochangethechannelwithouttheremote.HowmuchwilltheDemmonplayerrunme?
Greg:
ThisDemmonwillrunyou$699,butifyouwaituntilFriday,itwillbeonsalefor$649.
Customer:
Wow!
That’sstill$250morethantheothertwo.Whatgives?
Greg:
Well,it’snotjustthedirectaccessfeature.TheDemmonplayerhasfargreatersound.Ifsoundqualityisimportanttoyou,thisisreallyoneofthebest.Asamatteroffact,allDemmonplayershavesuperbsoundquality.
Customer:
Soundisimportant.I’mjustnottoosureifIcanafford$649worthofsound.Doyouhaveaplayerwiththedirectaccessfeaturethat’salittlecheaperthantheDemmon?
Greg:
Yes,wedo.Wehaveawonderfulfive-discSonapanicwithdirectaccessthat’sgoingfor$419.
Customer:
Thatsoundsalotmoreaffordable.I’mcuriousthough.TheCDplayersyou’veshownmeholdeitheroneorfiveCDs.Arethosetheonlytwochoices?
Greg:
Ohno.Takealookoverhere.ThisFonyMegastorageCDplayerholdsawhopping200CDs.
Customer:
200CDs?
You’vegottobekidding!
That’samazing!
Greg:
Yeah!
Thisoneonlycosts$699,hasdirectaccess,andcomeswithafreepairofheadphones.
Customer:
Don’tyougetfreeheadphoneswithallCDplayers?
Greg:
No.Theystoppeddoingthatyearsago.Nowtheyonlycomewiththehigh-endmodels.ThisFonycomeswithheadphones,andthe$649Demmonthatwelookedatearliercomeswiththem
aswell.
Customer:
Wellitshouldforthatprice.WhatabouttheSonapanic?
Greg:
No,sorry.
Customer:
TellmeaboutthewarrantywiththeSoanapanic.
Greg:
AllSonapanicscomewithatwo-yearwarranty.
Cukst:
Isthatthesamefortheotherbrands?
Greg:
No,actually,theFonysareonlycoveredforoneyear,theDemmonforfiveyears,andtheYamagotoforthree.
Customer:
Hmm…Well,fromveryeverythingyou’vetoldme,itreallysoundsliketheSonapanicisthebestoneforme.It’stherightpriceandithasallofthefeaturesthatIwant.
Greg:
It’sagoodchoice.I’msureyou’llenjoyit.Now,willthatbecashorcharge?
Customer:
Oh—I’mreallyjustlookingtoday.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.
Greg:
（Somewhatsarcastically）Yes,certainly.
PartThree
Exercise1B
1.Mom:
Now,Iwanttwopounds,dear.Howmanydoyouthinkthatis?
Boy:
Maybe100?
Mon:
No,silly.That’sfartoomany.Guessagain.
Boy:
Maybeten?
Mon:
No,probablyaboutfourorfive.
Boy:
WhichoneshouldItake,mommy?
Mom:
Oh…Theredonesaremuchsweeterthanthegreenones.Let’sbuysomeredonesthistime.
Boy:
Okay.One…Two…
Mom:
Ohno!
No!
No!
Watchout!
Youhavetotakethemfromthetoporelsethey’llfallallover…
Boy:
Whoops!
Ohno!
They’refallingdown.
Mom:
Ohmygoodness.Lookatthismess.
Boy:
I’msorry.
2.
A:
Gee.Therearesomanybrandstochoosefrom.Ican’tdecide.
B:
Well,doyoulikedomesticorimported?
A:
I’mreallynotsure.Ireallyneverdrinkalcohol.I’monlygettingsomenowforthepartytonight.
B:
Welltheimportedkindisusuallyalittlestrongerandithasmoreflavor.
A:
Oh,thenmaybeI’lltryafewsix-packsofthisonefromGermany.
B:
Yeah,butthey’realsoalotmoreexpensivethandomesticones.
A:
Ohboy.Gee.Ireallydon’tknow.NowI’mreallyconfused.
3.
A:
Willyoulookatthatguy?
He’sgotawholebasketfull.Whatdoeshethinkhe’sdoing?
B:
Idon’tknow,butsomebodyshouldsaysomething.
A:
Youhavetowatchout.Iheardaboutsomeonewhostartedaflightwhentheytoldhimtoleavetheexpresslike.Youreallyhavetobecarefulwhenyougetangryatastranger.Youneverknow.Theymightbecrazy.
B:
Well,then,maybeweshouldcallthemanager.Ofcoursehemightnothaveseenthesign.Wecouldjustgoovertohimandtellhiminaniceway.
A:
That’sthejobofthechecker.Let’sseewhatshedoeswhenit’shisturn.
B:
Oh,let’sjusttellhim.Ifhedidn’tseethesign,it’sreallynotfairtomakehimgobackandwaitinanotherline.
Exercise2B
1.
A:
Didyourealizeit’sEddy’sbirthdaythedayaftertomorrow?
B:
Ohno!
Icompletelyforgot.We’vegottogetsomethingfast.
A:
Nosweet.I’vegottheGonifcatalogrighthere.Iwasjustadmiringtheshirtsonpage17.
B:
Letmesee.Oh,yeah.Thosearenice.IcouldseeEddyinoneofthose.Doyouknowwhatsizehewears?
A:
Oh,hemustbeamedium…abouta15-15½.
B:
Ooh.Ireallylikethisredone.
A:
Oh,noway!
Hewouldn’tbecaughtdeadinaredshirt.
B:
Well,howaboutthisnicedarkbluelong-sleevedone?
A:
Yeah.That’llbeperfect.Howmuchisit?
B:
It’s$32.50forone,$25.50ifyoubuytwo.
A:
Oh,wellinthatcase,I’llgetone,too.Whatdoyouthinkofthisyellowone?
Ohwaitthat’slongsleeved.Iwantshortsleeved.
B:
That’sfine.They’reallthesameprice.
A:
Nowdon’tforget.I’malarge,16½.
B:
O.K.That’s$51.00plusshipping.Howdoyouwantthemtosendit?
A:
Well,we’dbetterhavethemshipitexpressdelivery.So,thatwillbe$51.00,plus7.95shippingandanextra$12.00forexpressdelivery.Let’scallthemrightnow.
2.
A:
TheGonifCompany.CanIhelpyou?
B:
Yes,I’minterestedinorderingtheleathershoesonpage27ofyourlastestcatalogue.It’sitemnumberYS107D.
A:
Doyouwanttheflatsortheheels?
B:
Oh,Ididn’trealizeyoucouldorderthosewithheels.Letmethink…No,IstillthinkIwanttheflats.Ithinkthey’llbemorecomfortable.
A:
O,K.So,that’sonepairofYS107D.Andwhatsizewillyouneed?
B:
Iusuallywearasize7½.Dotheseshoesrunsmallerorlarger?
A:
Theytendtobealittleonthesmallside,soyoushouldorderasize8tobesafe.
B:
O.K.Now,Icanreturnthemiftheydon’tfit,right?
A:
Absolutely.Wehaveamoney-backguarantee.And,we’llevenpaythepostage.Now,whatcolordidyouwant?
B:
IthinkI’llgowiththeblack…Youknow,Ialsoneedapairinbrown.Hmm…Letmeseehowtheseworkout.Icanalwaysorderthoselater.
A:
O.K.So,that’sonepairofblacksimpleleatherflatsinsize8at$82.95.Andhowwouldyouliketopayforthemtoday?
B:
Uh…IguessI’llputthemonmyGonifcard.
A:
Wouldyoulikethosesentbystandardorexpressdelivery?
B:
Oh,there’snorush.Justsenditstandard.
3.
A:
O.K.Let’sfillinthisorderformsowecanfaxittothembeforetheir3o’clockdeadline.
B:
That’sagoodidea.
A:
Nowwe’vedecidedjusttoordertheCDplayertodayandwe’llgettheportableTVnexttime,right?
B:
Yeah,that’swhatwesaid.
A:
O.K.And,we’regoingwiththeDemmonfive-dicsCDplayer?
B:
Right.
A:
Allrighty…Uh,first,I’llneedthepagenumberfromthecatalogue.
B:
Eighty-seven.
A;Andtheitemnumber?
B:
B-N-2-5-5
A:
Description…Whatdotheymeanhere?
B:
Justputwhatitis:
Demmonfive-discCDplayer.They’llknowwhatthatis.
A:
Quantity:
one…Price…Whatwastheexactpriceagain?
B:
It’s…$595.
A:
Fivehundredninety-fivedollars.Gotit.Methodofdeliveryisnext…Ooh…Lookatthis.Foranythinguptofiftypoundsit’saflatdeliverychargeof$30.WemightaswellordertheTVnowandsavemoneyonthedeliverycharge.
B:
Yeah.Itdoesn’tmakesensetoshelloutthirtybuckstwice.
A:
O.K.FindthepagenumberfortheTV.
B:
Let’ssee…That’sonpage94.TheitemnumberisB-N-884.
A:
Description?
B:
AFony13”-portablecolorTV.
A:
Thepricewas$219,right?
B:
Right.
A:
So,it’s$595fortheCDplayer,$219fortheTV,and$30forstandarddelivery.Allright.GetthecreditcardsoIcanfillinthecreditcardnumberandexpirationdate.
PartFour:
Focus:
ContrastandConcession
Exercise1
1.IwantedtobuyaFony,but…
2.Eventhoughtheexpirationdatewasyesterday…
3.AlthoughIwantedtokeeptheshoes…
4.Althoughtherewasa20%discountontheshirt…
5.Thewomanhad15items,but…
6.Eventhoughthesupermarketisopen24hoursaday…
7.JohnusedhisGonifcardalthough…
8.Alanboughtanewcareventhough..
9.Althoughthatshirtlooksgoodonyou,…
10.Barton’sishavingasale,but…
Exercise2
1.Eventhoughthestorehadasalethatday,Icouldn’treallyfindanygooddeals.
2.Domesticcheeseisagoodprice,buttheimportedcheeseisreallymuchmoredelicious.
3.Departmentstoreshavealotofgoodsales,butifyouwantreallygooddeals,gotoawholesalewarehouse.
4.EventhoughtheFonyhadanextendedwarranty.IdecidedtobuytheYamagoto.
5.Spinelli’sispopular,butitspricesareexorbitant.
6.Thatbeautifulgraysuitis100%purewool,butitisn’tpracticalforeverydayuse.
7.EventhoughthesalepricesatCottonworth’sarethebest,thequalityoftheirclothesisinferior.
8.Eventhoughfastfoodhamburgersareloadedwith
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