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    Intermediate - Buying A Car: Visit The - C 2008 Praxis Language LTD

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    A salesman tries to sell a father a sedan for his 16-year-old daughter's birthday. The daughter wants a car, but the father is hesitant. The salesman also mentions they have an old tank that they use for commercials. Intrigued, the father asks about the tank. The salesman emphasizes the tank's armor protection. Though the sedan does not have the same protection, the father decides to purchase the tank instead. The daughter is unhappy with her father's choice.

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    A salesman tries to sell a father a sedan for his 16-year-old daughter's birthday. The daughter wants a car, but the father is hesitant. The salesman also mentions they have an old tank that they use for commercials. Intrigued, the father asks about the tank. The salesman emphasizes the tank's armor protection. Though the sedan does not have the same protection, the father decides to purchase the tank instead. The daughter is unhappy with her father's choice.

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    A salesman tries to sell a father a sedan for his 16-year-old daughter's birthday. The daughter wants a car, but the father is hesitant. The salesman also mentions they have an old tank that they use for commercials. Intrigued, the father asks about the tank. The salesman emphasizes the tank's armor protection. Though the sedan does not have the same protection, the father decides to purchase the tank instead. The daughter is unhappy with her father's choice.

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    Intermediate - Buying A Car: Visit The - C 2008 Praxis Language LTD

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    A salesman tries to sell a father a sedan for his 16-year-old daughter's birthday. The daughter wants a car, but the father is hesitant. The salesman also mentions they have an old tank that they use for commercials. Intrigued, the father asks about the tank. The salesman emphasizes the tank's armor protection. Though the sedan does not have the same protection, the father decides to purchase the tank instead. The daughter is unhappy with her father's choice.

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    Intermediate - Buying a Car (C0038)

    A: Hi there, can I help you folks?

    B: I’m just browsing; seeing what’s on the lot. My


    daughter wants a car for her birthday, you know
    how it is.

    C: Dad! I’m sixteen already and I’m, like, the only


    one at school who doesn’t have a car!

    A: She is right, you know. Kids these days all have


    cars. Let me show you something we just got in:
    a 1996 sedan. Excellent gas mileage, it has dual
    airbags and anti lock brakes; a perfect vehicle for
    a young driver.

    C: Dad, I love it! It’s awesome! Can we get this one


    please?

    B: I see. . . What can you tell me about this one?

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    A: Oh, that’s just an old World War Two tank that we
    use for TV commercials. Now about this sedan. . .

    B: Whoa, whoa wait a minute. Tell me more about


    this tank.

    A: Well, Sir, if you are looking for quality and safety


    then look no further! Three inches of reinforced
    steel protect your daughter from short range mis-
    sile attacks.

    B: Does the sedan protect her from missile attacks?

    A: It does not.

    B: Well, I don’t know. Let me sleep on it.

    A: Did I mention the tank is a tank?

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    B: I’ll take it!

    C: Dad!

    Key Vocabulary

    browse Verb look around to see if


    anything is interesting

    sedan Noun (sin- a car with four doors


    gular)

    gas mileage Noun (sin- the amount of gas used


    gular) per mile

    dual airbags Noun (plu- two airbags, one for the


    ral) driver and one for the
    passenger

    brake Noun (plu- a device that slows


    ral) down or stops some-
    thing

    vehicle Noun (sin- something that carries


    gular) people from one place
    to another

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    reinforce Adjective strengthen, make some-
    thing stronger

    sleep on it Phrase think about something


    further and make a de-
    cision later (informal)

    Supplementary Vocabulary

    minivan Noun (sin- a vehile that is larger


    gular) than a car, has four
    doors and is shaped like
    a box

    SUV Noun (sin- a large vehicle that is


    gular) suitable to run on rough
    surfaces

    sale Noun (sin- an event where goods


    gular) or services are sold at a
    price lower than usual

    promotion Noun (sin- something (usually ad-


    gular) vertising) that is done
    to increase sales

    discount Noun (sin- the amount of reduc-


    gular) tion in price

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    bargain Noun (sin- something bought or
    gular) sold at a price lower
    than its actual value

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