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Spanish A2.46.2 The Negotiation Game

Carlos and Ana are negotiating the price of a car, expressing opinions and reaching an agreement.

Cuento corto: El juego de la negociación

Carlos y Ana negocian el precio de un coche, expresando opiniones y llegando a un acuerdo.

Spanish A2.46.2 The Negotiation Game

A2 Spanish

Level: A2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 46: Opiniones y negociaciones (Opinions and negotiations)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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Text and translation

1. Carlos y Ana negocian el precio de un coche. Carlos and Ana negotiate the price of a car.
2. Él cree que la oferta de Ana es baja. He believes that Ana's offer is low.
3. Entonces ofrece una contraoferta. Then he makes a counteroffer.
4. Ana opina que es un compromiso verdadero. Ana thinks it is a true compromise.
5. Sin duda ella acepta la contraoferta. Without a doubt she accepts the counteroffer.
6. Pero después cree que el precio es demasiado alto. But afterwards she believes that the price is too high.
7. Decide rechazar la oferta. She decides to reject the offer.
8. Él le muestra el coche de nuevo y ahora ella opina que el precio es bueno. He shows her the car again and now she thinks that the price is good.
9. Al final Carlos y Ana encuentran una solución positiva para los dos. In the end Carlos and Ana find a positive solution for both of them.
10. Han hecho un buen trabajo de negociación sin decir cosas falsas. They've done a good job of negotiating without saying false things.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qué están negociando Carlos y Ana?
    2. What are Carlos and Ana negotiating?
  2. ¿Qué hace Carlos después de recibir la oferta de Ana?
    3. What does Carlos do after receiving Ana's offer?
  3. ¿Por qué Ana rechaza la oferta?
    4. Why does Ana reject the offer?
  4. ¿Alguna vez has negociado algo? ¿Cómo fue la experiencia?
    5. Have you ever negotiated something? How was the experience?
  5. ¿Crees que es importante llegar a un compromiso en una negociación?
    6. Do you think it is important to reach a compromise in a negotiation?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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opina, falsas, verdadero, oferta, Sin duda, negocian

1.
Él le muestra el coche de nuevo y ahora ella ... que el precio es bueno.
(He shows her the car again and now she thinks the price is good.)
2.
Carlos y Ana ... el precio de un coche.
(Carlos and Ana negotiate the price of a car.)
3.
Él cree que la ... de Ana es baja.
(He believes that Ana's offer is low.)
4.
... ella acepta la contraoferta.
(Undoubtedly she accepts the counteroffer.)
5.
Han hecho un buen trabajo de negociación sin decir cosas ....
(They have done a good job of negotiating without saying false things.)
6.
Ana opina que es un compromiso ....
(Ana thinks that it is a true compromise.)
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