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A: Hi, can I help you?
B: yes, I hope so… I’m looking for… erm…one of those Little machines… I
don’t know the name…but, er, you use it to record things.
A: How big is it?
B: Oh, er, it’s quite small. It fits in your hand or your pocket. It looks like a
mobile pone.
A: Oh, yes, I know what you mean. It’s called a voice recorder. You use it for
recording meetings and inteviews and things?
B: Exactly! That’s what I’m looking for! I’m a student, you see, and I want to
record my lessons with it.
A: Oh yes. Good idea, yes… but, no, I’m afraid we don’t sell them here. Why
don’t you try the electronics store around the corner? They probably sell
them.
B: Ok. I will do. Thanks.
A: Hi, can I_____ you?
B: yes, I hope so… I’m _______ for… erm…one ____those _____ machines… I
don’t _____the name…but, er, you _____ it to _______things.
A: _____ ____ is it?
B: Oh, er, it’s _____ small. It _____ in your ____ or your pocket. It looks
_____ a mobile pone.
A: Oh, yes, I _____ what you _____. It’s ______a voice recorder. You use it
for _______ meetings and _______ and things?
B: ________! That’s what I’m ________ _____! I’m a student, you see, and I
want to ________ my lessons with it.
A: Oh yes.______ ______, yes… but, no, I’m ______ we don’t ____ them
here. _____ don’t ____ _____ the electronics store ______the corner? They
________ sell them.
B: Ok. I ______ do. Thanks.