Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1

Unit 8 • Lesson C: Can I help you?

Vocabulary
Celebrations
gift (n)
(birthday) present (n)

Feelings
angry (adj)
surprised (adj)
upset (adj)

Other words
perfect (adj)
electronics (store) (n)
carry cash (v)
look (for) (v)

Conversation strategies
Taking time to think
When you need time to think, you can use expressions like these:

Well, . . . Let's see . . . Let me think . . . Uh, . . . Um, . . .

A Can I help you?

B Uh, yes. I'm looking for a bracelet.

You can use two or more of the expressions together:

A How much do you want to spend?

B Well, let's see . . . about $30.

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Conversation sounds
People often use sounds like Uh-huh and Oh in conversations.

Uh-huh means "Yes, that's right," or "I'm listening":

A Is it a gift?

B Uh-huh.

Oh shows you're surprised, happy, upset, or angry:

A Let's see . . . It's $55.95.

B Oh. That's a lot.

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