Planning a Joint Garage Sale
Hi Ted, I'm planning to [vocab word=hold]hold[/vocab] a garage sale next Saturday. Would you like to join me and make it a [vocab word=joint]joint[/vocab] garage sale?
In a "joint garage sale", two or more families hold the garage sale together.
That sounds like a great idea, Jill! I have a lot of [vocab word=useless]useless[/vocab] stuff in my [vocab word=basement]basement[/vocab]. We can [vocab word=attract]attract[/vocab] more customers if we combine our [vocab word=effort]effort[/vocab].
Exactly. I'll [vocab word=spread]spread[/vocab] the word within our neighborhood. I'm going to make some flyers and [vocab word=distribute]distribute[/vocab] them to our neighbors. We should also [vocab word=post]post[/vocab] about it on our neighborhood Facebook page.
To "spread the word" means to tell everyone about something.
I'll take care of the Facebook posting. We can [vocab word=mention]mention[/vocab] that we'll be selling a [vocab word=variety]variety[/vocab] of [vocab word=items]items[/vocab], so there will be something for everyone.
"We'll be selling a variety of items" is in future continuous tense. It's used to talk about your future plan.
I like that. I'm planning on selling some clothes, toys, and kitchen items. What about you?
"I'm planning on (verb-ing)" is also a common way to talk about your future plan.
I'll be selling some tools, [vocab word=electronics]electronics[/vocab], and sports equipment. I think we'll have a good mix of items for people to choose from.
"... (something) for (someone) to (verb base)" is a common sentence structure. "Items for people to choose" means that people can choose the items; that's why you prepared the items.
We should also think about how to set up our sale. I'll be bringing some tables for us to [vocab word=display]display[/vocab] our items on, and I think we should also have a table for [vocab word=refreshment]refreshments[/vocab].
Notice the "(something) for (someone) to (verb base)" - "some tables for us to display our items". It means the tables are for us (not for other people) - we will use them to display our items.
I'm going to make some [vocab word=lemonade]lemonade[/vocab], and we can also sell some cookies or snacks. People will [vocab word=appreciate]appreciate[/vocab] the refreshments while they shop.
Definitely! And let's not forget about pricing. I'm going to put [vocab word=price tag]price tags[/vocab] on all my items before the sale, so it's easier for customers to know the prices.
I'll do the same. We should also have some [vocab word=change]change[/vocab] on hand so we can easily give change to customers.
"change" means small money. If a customer buys $5.50 item and gives you a $10-bill, you have to give some change ($4.50).
Agreed. I'll make sure to bring some coins and small [vocab word=bill]bills[/vocab]. I'll also bring some bags for customers to carry their items in.
Note the "(something) for (someone) to (verb base)". "some bags for customers to carry" - the bags are for the customers and they use the bags to carry stuff.
This sounds like it's going to be a great event. I'm looking forward to next Saturday!
Me too! We can throw away useless things and make money at the same time.
My friend is a designer. I'm meeting her in the afternoon. I'll tell her about our plan. Maybe, she can help us design a flyer.
"I'm meeting her in the afternoon" is in present continuous, but it's talking about her future plan. We use the present continuous to talk about our immediate plans.
Sounds good. Let's stay in touch [vocab word=throughout]throughout[/vocab] the week.
"Throughout the week" means many times during the week.
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