Cover of the textbook Cutting Edge Starter - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 12 - Preparation for the textbook Cutting Edge Starter - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor, Chris Redston and Araminta Crace from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to two conversations in which people are choosing presents. Answer the questions for both conversations.
  2. Listen again and tick the phrases you hear in the Useful language box (parts a-c).

Answer

a)

Conversation 1

  1. Mark and Joanna - because there's a dinner party.
  2. chocolates, flowers
  3. chocolates

Conversation 2

  1. Tom - it's his birthday.
  2. a medium blue T-shirt, a scarf
  3. a T-shirt, a scarf

b)

  • What shall we take / get / buy?
  • Have you got any ideas?
  • What about (a box of chocolates / some flowers)?
  • How about (a T-shirt / some earrings)?
  • We could take / get / buy (some flowers / a scarf).
  • Yes, that's a good idea.
  • Yes, (he / she / everybody) likes (flowers / books).
  • No, (he / she) doesn't like (chocolate / reading).
  • No, it's difficult to buy (clothes / books) for people.
  • No, that's a really boring present.