Good Value For Money - vocabulary / discussion sheet

Good Value For Money

Match these words with the meanings below.

Reduced / Save / Genuine / Sell-by-date /
Bargain / Special Offer / Free / Imitation

_____________	-(adj.)	The real thing / not a copy.
_____________	-(adj.)	It's being sold at a lower price than normal.
_____________	-(noun)	Something that is being sold at a very low price.
_____________	-(adj.)	You can have something without paying for it.
_____________	-(verb)	To keep money because you didn't spend it.
_____________	-(adj.)	Not the real thing / it's a copy / made from cheaper material
_____________	-(noun)	The latest time when a food is fresh enough to sell
_____________	-(noun)	When something is sold at a lower price for a short time

Now use the words to complete the sentences below.

These grapes are a real ______________ ; only 2.30 for a kilo.
If you buy 3 bottles of Indonesian wine for 4.00, you will ___________ more than 2.00 on the full price.
Everything must go, in our closing-down sale. These walking shoes are ____________ to 10, from a list price of 100.
White cotton T-shirts are on _____________ this week. You can have six for only 50.
This full-fat milk is two days past its _____________ so they're selling it for only 1.00 a litre.
It's a _____________ Rolex Watch so that's why it costs over 5,000.
...and when you buy the "Sonic CD Player" for 149.99, you get these four great CDs absolutely ____________ .
These running shoes are only 35 and they're made from _____________ leather so they're kind to animals too.

Now discuss these bargains with another class member.
Are they really "good value for money"? Use the scale below.

« less money					more money »
a bargain /	cheap /	good value /	reasonable /	the normal price /	not very good value /	pricey /	expensive /