Negotiation and Discounts

Grade 8 · French

Semester 2 | Period 4 | Week 21

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Subject: French

Semester: 2

Period: 4

Week: 21

School Name: ___________________________
Teacher’s Name: _________________________
Subject: French
Grade Level: Grade 8
Date: Week 21
Lesson Duration: 45 minutes
Week & Period: Week 21, Period 4
Topic: Negotiation and Discounts
Sub-topic: Asking for Discounts and Bargaining in the Market

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Identify and use vocabulary related to negotiation and discounts.
  2. Apply common bargaining expressions in French during role plays.
  3. Use intensive adverbs (trop, assez, beaucoup, moins) to modify meaning in sentences.
  4. Conjugate the verbs diminuer (to reduce) and vendre (to sell) in the présent de l’indicatif.
  5. Perform short role plays simulating bargaining in the market.

 

Previous Knowledge

Students already know:

  • Numbers, shopping expressions, and basic transaction phrases.
  • Vocabulary for products, money, and payment (from Week 20).
  • Conjugation of regular –er verbs.

 

Instructional Materials

  • Flashcards with bargaining expressions.
  • Classroom props: toy fruits, clothes, or stationery.
  • Dialogue scripts for bargaining.
  • Whiteboard/marker.

 

Lesson Development – ABC Model

A – Anticipation (Warm-up / Starter)

Time: 5–7 minutes

  • Teacher enters class holding a toy item (e.g., a bag).
  • Says: “Ce sac coûte 10 000 francs !”
  • Students shout back: “C’est trop cher !” (with teacher guidance).
  • Teacher introduces today’s focus: how to negotiate in French markets.

Learners’ Role: React to teacher’s prices using trop cher / moins cher.

B – Building Knowledge (Main Lesson Body)

Time: 25–30 minutes

  1. Vocabulary & Expressions (7 minutes)

Teacher introduces bargaining-related vocabulary and expressions.

New Words:

  • discuter un prix → to discuss a price
  • négocier → to negotiate
  • rabais → discount
  • réduction → reduction

Key Expressions:

  • C’est trop cher ! → It’s too expensive!
  • Pouvez-vous diminuer le prix ? → Can you reduce the price?
  • Faites-moi un rabais, s’il vous plaît. → Give me a discount, please.
  • Je ne peux pas payer autant. → I can’t pay that much.
  • Acceptez-vous 5 000 francs ? → Do you accept 5,000 francs?

Class Practice:

  • Choral repetition (3 times as a group).
  • Individual practice (teacher calls 5–6 pupils to repeat).
  • Teacher asks in French: Que veux-tu dire “discount” en français ? (Answer: rabais / réduction).

Mini Drill: Teacher says English → pupils respond in French.

  • Too expensive → C’est trop cher.
  • Can you reduce the price? → Pouvez-vous diminuer le prix ?

 

  1. Grammar Focus – Intensive Adverbs (6 minutes)

Target Adverbs:

  • trop → too much / too
  • assez → enough
  • beaucoup → a lot / very much
  • moins → less

Teacher Examples:

  1. C’est trop cher ! (It’s too expensive!)
  2. Ce prix est assez bon. (This price is fair enough.)
  3. Vous demandez beaucoup d’argent. (You are asking for too much money.)
  4. Je veux payer moins. (I want to pay less.)

Class Activity:

  • Teacher gives sentence stems, pupils complete:
    • Ce pantalon est ______ cher. (trop / assez)
    • Il y a ______ de monde au marché. (beaucoup)
    • Je veux payer ______. (moins)

Pair Work: Pupils make 2 new sentences each using trop, assez, beaucoup, moins and share aloud.

 

  1. Conjugation Practice (6 minutes)

Diminuer (to reduce):

  • Je diminue
  • Tu diminues
  • Il/elle diminue
  • Nous diminuons
  • Vous diminuez
  • Ils/elles diminuent

Vendre (to sell):

  • Je vends
  • Tu vends
  • Il/elle vend
  • Nous vendons
  • Vous vendez
  • Ils/elles vendent

Oral Drill: Teacher calls a pronoun, pupils respond with correct verb form.

Written Exercise (Fill-in-the-blank):

  1. Tu ______ le prix. (diminuer)
  2. Nous ______ des bananes au marché. (vendre)
  3. Il ______ un pantalon. (vendre)
  4. Je ______ le prix à 5 000 francs. (diminuer)

Extra Challenge: Pupils write 2 original sentences with diminuer and 2 with vendre.

 

  1. Role Play Practice (7 minutes)

Model Dialogue 1 – Bargaining at the Market
Client: Combien coûte ce pantalon ?
Vendeur: Il coûte 8 000 francs.
Client: C’est trop cher ! Pouvez-vous diminuer le prix ?
Vendeur: D’accord, je vends à 6 000 francs.
Client: Faites-moi un rabais, s’il vous plaît.
Vendeur: Très bien, 5 500 francs.

Model Dialogue 2 – Negotiating for Fruit
Client: Combien coûtent ces oranges ?
Vendeur: Elles coûtent 2 500 francs.
Client: C’est beaucoup trop cher ! Faites-moi une réduction.
Vendeur: Bon, je diminue le prix à 2 000 francs.
Client: Merci, je paie.

Class Activity:

  • Pupils work in pairs → seller and client.
  • Each pair performs bargaining with props (books, pens, fruits, etc.).
  • Teacher listens and corrects use of trop, assez, beaucoup, moins.
  • A few groups perform in front of class.

 

Learners’ Expanded & Practical Activities

  1. Matching Activity: Pupils match French expressions (C’est trop cher !, Faites-moi un rabais…) with English meanings.
  2. Sentence Transformation: Teacher gives simple sentences → pupils rewrite with adverbs.
    • Ce prix est bon. → Ce prix est assez bon.
    • Ce pantalon est cher. → Ce pantalon est trop cher.
  3. Conjugation Race: Pupils compete in teams to quickly fill blanks with diminuer or
  4. Role Play: In groups of 3–4, simulate a “mini market.” Each pupil must negotiate at least once.

 

Formative Assessment (End of Lesson Body)

  1. Written Quiz:
  2. Translate: “Can you reduce the price?” → ____________
    (Answer: Pouvez-vous diminuer le prix ?)
  3. Fill in the blank: Je ______ un pantalon au marché. (vendre → vends)
  4. Rewrite with moins: Ce prix est cher. → Ce prix est moins cher.
  5. Choose the correct adverb: C’est ______ cher ! (Options: trop / assez / moins → Answer: trop)
  6. Oral Check:
    Teacher picks two pupils: one vendeur, one client. They must do a 30-second role play using at least 2 bargaining expressions.
  7. Homework (Writing Assignment):
  • Write a short bargaining dialogue (8–10 lines).
  • Include:
    • At least 2 intensive adverbs (trop, assez, beaucoup, moins).
    • At least one conjugated form of vendre or diminuer.
  • Example starter:
    Client: Ces chaussures sont trop chères !
    Vendeur: Non, elles coûtent assez bon prix…

C – Consolidation (Conclusion & Exit Task)

Time: 5–10 minutes

  • Teacher summarizes: vocabulary (rabais, réduction), expressions (C’est trop cher !), adverbs, conjugations (diminuer, vendre).
  • Pupils repeat key expressions in chorus.
  • Exit Task: Each student writes one bargaining sentence using trop / moins.

 

✅ Homework Assignment

Write a dialogue (8–10 lines) between a client and a vendor at the market. Your dialogue must include:

  • At least 3 bargaining expressions (C’est trop cher !, Faites-moi un rabais…).
  • At least 2 adverbs (trop, assez, beaucoup, moins).
  • At least 1 verb in present tense (diminuer or vendre).

 

Differentiation / Inclusive Strategies

  • Struggling learners: Provide sentence starters for bargaining.
  • Advanced learners: Add cultural context (bargaining styles in Francophone Africa).
  • Students with disabilities: Allow them to take speaking roles with peer support.

 

Teacher’s Reflection

  • What worked well? ___________________________
  • What needs improvement? ____________________
  • Students’ engagement level: ☑ High ☐ Medium ☐ Low