Placeholder Image

Subtitles section Play video

  • Lesson 11

  • Bob drives a hard bargain

  • Carol from The Village Market calls Bob to discuss Susan's Scrumptious Cookies.

  • Carol and Bob discuss how much Bob will receive for each cookie.

  • Hi Bob . How's it going?

  • Find thanks, Carol. How are you?

  • Can't complain.

  • Bob, I've had a chance to crunch some numbers.

  • I can pay you 50 cents per cookie.

  • That's out of the question.

  • At that price ,it's not worth our while.

  • The ingredients alone cost us 30 cents per cookie.

  • Okay,Let me sweeten the deal—60 cents per cookie?

  • Carol, my wife and I need to make a living from this business.

  • Okay, okay, you've twisted my arm.

  • I'll pay you 75 cents per cookie.

  • Take it or leave it!

  • Now you're talking!

  • We'll take it.

  • You drive a hard bargain, Bob.

  • Yes, but we make a good cookie.

  • Let's get the ball rolling.

  • Bring me 2,000 cookies on Monday morning by 9 a.m.

Lesson 11

Subtitles and vocabulary

Click the word to look it up Click the word to find further inforamtion about it