Reading · A2
Un regalo para mamá
In a Medellín shopping centre, Laura and her brother Camilo look for a birthday present for their mother: Laura likes a blouse but it seems expensive to her, and the shop doesn't have it in her size; the assistant shows them silk scarves; Camilo tries on a jacket for himself — the colour suits him but it is too big; they buy the red scarf, pay in cash and ask for a gift receipt so their mother can change it.
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Gist
1. Why are Laura and Camilo at the shopping centre?
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To buy a birthday present for their mother.
Detail
2. What does Laura think of the blouse?
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She likes it a lot, but it seems expensive to her.
Detail
3. How does the jacket fit Camilo?
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The colour suits him, but it is too big.
Inference
4. Why do they ask for a gift receipt?
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So their mother can change the scarf if she doesn't like the colour.
Words to know
- el centro comercialshopping centre
- la blusaWordblouse
- la tallaWordsize (clothes)In phrases¿Qué talla usas?¿Lo tiene en otra talla?
- la bufandaWordscarf
- la sedaWordsilk
- probarseto try on
- quedar grandeto be too big (clothes)
- en efectivoin cashIn phrases—¿Cómo va a pagar? —En efectivo.¿Me hace un descuento si pago en efectivo?
- el recibo de regalogift receipt