📝 Lesson Practice
🗣️ English Goal
Learn to compare two purchasing offers by asking about price, quantity, delivery time, and availability.
💼 Workplace Goal
Practice deciding which supplier offer to accept by comparing the details and choosing the best option.
💭 Warm-Up Question
Have you ever chosen between two different prices for the same product?
📖 Short Reading
Our company needs to buy 100 printers. We got two offers from different suppliers. The first offer has a price of $150 each. They can deliver the printers in five days. The second offer is $140 each, but the delivery time is ten days. Both suppliers say they have the printers in stock. We need to decide fast because the office needs printers next week. I will check the delivery dates again. Then, I will ask my manager for advice. After that, I will tell the supplier our choice. I want to find the best price with the quickest delivery. We have to pick one offer today.
🔎 Check Your Understanding
1.
How many printers does the company need?
2.
What is the price of the cheaper offer?
3.
Why does the company want fast delivery?
4.
What is the next step in the story?
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word or phrase | Simple meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| offer | a price and terms from a supplier | We have two offers for the printers. |
| price | how much money something costs | The price of the printers is $150 each. |
| quantity | how many items | We need a quantity of 100 printers. |
| delivery time | when items arrive | The delivery time is five days for the first offer. |
| available | ready to buy or use | The printers are available at both suppliers. |
| supplier | a company that sells goods | We must decide which supplier is better. |
| in stock | items are ready to send | Both suppliers say the printers are in stock. |
| choose | to pick one option | We have to choose the best offer today. |
| compare | look at two things to find the difference | We compare price and delivery time. |
| decision | a choice after thinking | I will make a decision this afternoon. |
💬 Useful Language
asking for a price:
Could you please confirm the price per item?
asking about delivery time:
When can you deliver the products?
asking about availability:
Are the items in stock now?
comparing two options:
The second offer is cheaper, but the delivery is slower.
suggesting a solution:
We should choose the offer with the faster delivery.
confirming quantity:
Can you confirm the quantity you can provide?
💬 Dialogue
🙂 Alex: Sam, have you looked at the two offers for the printers?
😀 Sam: Yes, Alex. The first supplier sells them for $150 each.
🙂 Alex: And the delivery time is five days for that offer?
😀 Sam: Right. The second offer is $140 each, but they will deliver in ten days.
🙂 Alex: Are both suppliers sure the printers are in stock now?
😀 Sam: Yes, I asked. Both said the items are available.
🙂 Alex: So, the first offer is more expensive but faster. What do you think?
😀 Sam: I think we should choose the faster delivery. The office needs the printers soon.
🙂 Alex: I will tell the supplier to confirm the order today.
😀 Sam: Great. Please check the delivery date one more time.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1.
Could you please ____ the price before we decide? (deliver / cancel / confirm)
2.
We need to ____ the two offers carefully. (compare / choose / order)
3.
Are the products ____ now? (late / in stock / damaged)
4.
The first supplier can ____ the items in five days. (check / pay / deliver)
5.
Can you ____ the quantity to 100 printers? (confirm / order / report)
6.
We have to make a ____ today. (problem / decision / invoice)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1.
Offer
2.
Delivery time
3.
In stock
4.
Compare
5.
Decision
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1.
What should you ask to know when products will arrive?
2.
If you want to know how many items a supplier can provide, you ask:
3.
What can you say about the second offer?
4.
After deciding on an offer, you should:
5.
If products are needed quickly, you should choose:
🧩 Mini Practice
Practice answering aloud.
Say: Could you please confirm the price of these printers?
Say: Are the items available in stock now?
Say: When can you deliver the printers?
Say: The first offer is cheaper, but the second offer has faster delivery.
Ask: Which offer do you think we should choose and why?
Say: We should choose the faster delivery because the office needs printers soon.
Ask: Can you tell me the price and delivery time from the two suppliers?
Say: One supplier offers $150 with five days delivery and the other offers $140 but ten days delivery.
💼 Workplace Action
Write two short sentences comparing price and delivery time from two fictional supplier offers for office chairs.
📝 Reflection
What is more important to you when choosing an offer: price or delivery time? Why?
🧭 Lesson Summary
In this lesson, you learned how to ask and compare information about two offers. You practiced how to choose the best supplier based on price and delivery time. Keep using these skills to make better purchasing decisions.
🔎 Answer Key
Check Your Understanding
- 100
- $140 each
- The office needs printers next week
- Ask the manager for advice
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
- confirm
- compare
- in stock
- deliver
- confirm
- decision
Exercise 2 – Matching
- Offer – Price and terms from a supplier
- Delivery time – When products arrive
- In stock – Items ready to send
- Compare – Look at two things to find a difference
- Decision – A choice after thinking
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
- When can you deliver the products?
- Can you confirm the quantity?
- The second offer is cheaper, but the delivery is slower.
- Tell the supplier your choice.
- The offer with the fastest delivery.