What Gifts Do We Choose? Useful words and phrases: Look for… Choose… A present/a gift Modern design Bijouterie/jewelry Earrings/rings/bracelets A bunch of flowers Gadgets Decorate with the ribbons Favourite colour… Have a look… Could you show…? Look through… If you don’t mind… Where I have to pay? At the cash-desk… It is over there Here is your receipt/change What was bought? A: Hello! Can I help you? B: Hello! I’m looking for a present for my sister A: What exactly would you like? We have beautiful earrings, rings, bracelets B: Well, I don’t know… A: Have a look, this bracelet is very beautiful, and the design is original B: Well, no, it’s too big, I think… Could you show me these earrings? A: Yes, of course Look, they are modern and the stones are beautiful B: Yes, I like them I think it will be a nice present How much are they? A: They are 250 dollars B: OK, I’ll take them Where I have to pay? A: At the cash-desk, it is over there What was the present? A: Could I help you? C: I’m trying to find Paul McCartney’s last album A: Let me see… Well, I’m sorry, but we have already sold it C: It’s a pity My grandmother adores him, and I wanted to present it for her birthday A: Don’t worry, choose his other albums C: Well, thank you I’d like to look through that pile of CDs, if you don’t mind A: No, of course not Look it through C: Oh, I can’t believe my eyes! How lucky I am! Look, here is the CD I was asking about It’s fantastic! How much is it? A: 80 pounds, please C: Here are 100 pounds A: Here is your CD and 20 pounds change C: Thanks a lot! I’m happy! What flowers were bought? N: Hello! I need your advice A: Yes, please N: I need a very beautiful bunch of flowers for my mum’s jubilee A: What flowers does she like? N: Unfortunately, I don’t know What flowers are the most beautiful? A: Look, they are all very beautiful What is your mum’s favourite colour? N: It’s hard to say… Well, let’s choose pink and white roses A: Would you like a big bunch or a small one? N: I’d like a big one decorated with pink and white ribbons A: How you like this one? N: Oh, it’s wonderful! I’ll take it What is a present? We give presents to our relatives, friends We find But if we think a bit about our presents, we’ll time to choose the presents and we try to it understand that a present is a part of our thoroughly, because we want to make them happy respect and love to the person whom we are Little girls usually adore dolls, and the boys-cars giving our present and mechanical toys Adult girls like bijouterie and True or False cosmetics; and adult boys like CDs, computer games,1 We give presents to unknown people mobile phones Women like jewelry and men-dif2 Different people like different presents ferent gadgets We can also choose flowers for We seldom choose flowers many occasions: birthdays, weddings, jubilees We choose presents thoroughly