LESSON NOTES

American English Listening

Comprehension for Beginners #1
At the Jewelry Store in the USA

CONTENTS
2 American English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences

# 1
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 AMERICAN ENGLISH

1. A man is looking for a birthday present for his wife at a jewelry shop.

2. Which necklace is he going to buy?

3. May I help you?

4. I'm looking for a birthday present for my wife. What do you recommend?

5. Well, what about this necklace?

6. Hmm, it looks a little long.

7. What about these over here? We have one with a flower pendant, and another one with a
heart.

8. I'm looking for something a bit more sophisticated. How much is this pearl necklace
over here?

9. It's 5,000 dollars.

10. Hmm, that's too expensive. Okay, I'll take the first one.

11. Sure thing. Here you are.

VOCABULARY

V oc abular y English C lass

the day of birth; a day in the

birthday (American) calendar year celebrating noun
the day of birth

jewellery that is worn around

necklace (American) the neck noun

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 a female partner in a
wife (American) noun
marriage

an exclamation that can be

used to show emotions
such as joy, shock or
well (American) disappointment depending expression
on the situation and tone of
voice

a time of considerable
long (American) duration adjective

an often colorful part of a

flower (American) plant used for reproduction noun

to be sophisticated to have refined tastes and

(American) sensibilities phrase

expensive (American) costing a lot of money adjective

a phrase used when giving

Here you are. (American) an object to someone expression

to help (American) to provide support or aid verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

When is your birthday? How much is that diamond necklace?

His wife is older than him by ten years. Well, at least I tried.

I hope it doesn't take too long. He waters flowers every morning.

That dress makes her look sophisticated. It is expensive to live in Tokyo.

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Thank you for waiting. Here you are. The soup is a little cold, but here you are.

Her purpose in life was to help other people.

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