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English Conversation Practice - Buying a Birthday Present
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SALES CLERK: "Can I help you, sir?"
CUSTOMER: "I need to buy a birthday present for my wife."
SALES CLERK: "Ok. What does she like?"
CUSTOMER: "I'm not sure."
SALES CLERK: "What would you like to buy her? A purse, makeup, shoes, clothes, perfume?"
CUSTOMER: "All of those things sound nice."
SALES CLERK: "Do you know her clothing size?"
CUSTOMER: "No, I don't."
SALES CLERK: "What about her shoe size?"
CUSTOMER: "I don't know that either."
SALES CLERK: "I see. Should we look at purses then? What is her taste? Does she like leather?"
CUSTOMER: "I think so."
SALES CLERK: "What is her favorite color?"
CUSTOMER: "Red."
SALES CLERK: "Great! We have some lovely purses in red. Would you like to take a look at them?"
CUSTOMER: "Sure."
SALES CLERK: "How about this one?"
CUSTOMER: "That's perfect. I'll take it."
SALES CLERK: "When is your wife's birthday?"
CUSTOMER: "It was last week."
1. Who is the customer shopping for?
His daughter
His mom
His wife
His grandmother
2. What is the occasion?
Birthday
Anniversary
Graduation
No occasion
3. What is her favorite color?
Green
Blue
Yellow
Red
4. What does he buy?
A scarf
A purse
Shoes
Wallet
1. His wife
2. Birthday
3. Red
4. A purse