Edited version of (TEC) Teacher Development Presentation

1. Adapting Authentic Material 17 th August 2011

10. The Coffee Shop Customer (C): Hello, do you have any blueberry muffins? Shop Assistant (SA): Yes we do, how many would you like? C: Just three. How much do they cost? SA: They’re £1.11 each. C: That’s very expensive! SA (angrily): That’s cheap for this part of London. Do you want them or not? C: Yeah, OK. I’ll have three. Are they nice? SA (sighing): No. We only sell horrible food. C: You’re very rude. SA: You’re very stupid. C: I think I’ll go somewhere else for my food. SA: It won’t be as cheap. C: OK. I’ll have three muffins please. SA: What flavour? C: Blueberry of course. SA: That’ll be £3.33 please. C (offers £20 note): There you go. SA (tuts): Don’t you have anything smaller? I don’t have much change in my till C: I’m sorry, this is the only money I have. SA (sighs): Well, that’ll have to do. That’s £3.33. Here’s your change £16.34. C: I think you might have overcharged me. SA (tuts): Sorry. Here’s the other thirty-three pence. C: Thank you. Bye. SA: Bye. Don’t come again.