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Unit 8 - Lesson C: Can I Help You?: Touchstone 2nd Edition - Language Summary - Level 1

The document provides vocabulary and conversation strategies for a language learning lesson, including expressions for taking time to think, conversation sounds like uh-huh and oh, and sample dialogs asking if someone needs help and looking for a bracelet as a gift.

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Unit 8 - Lesson C: Can I Help You?: Touchstone 2nd Edition - Language Summary - Level 1

The document provides vocabulary and conversation strategies for a language learning lesson, including expressions for taking time to think, conversation sounds like uh-huh and oh, and sample dialogs asking if someone needs help and looking for a bracelet as a gift.

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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.

Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 8, Lesson C, Page 1


Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 1

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.

Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 8, Lesson C, Page 2

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