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Pre-Listening Exercise

What are five items that students can buy from a bookstore to use for school?

Idioms

“read someone like a book” = understand someone very well


“My teacher can read students like a book. He knows which students study, and which
students don’t.“

“go by the book” = follow rules exactly


“If you always go by the book in your work, your company will trust you more.“

Question
1. What did the young man buy at the bookstore?
2. The son says he carries two smart phones because _______.
3. What else does the son have with him?
4. How did he pay for everything?
5. About when does the conversation take place?

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