APIEVocabulary: Souvenirs and Gift Shops
Souvenirs and gift shops
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Souvenirs and Gift Shops
Learn 10 everyday souvenir words, practice matching, and improve your speaking in 20 minutes.
💡 How to use this lesson
For Teachers:
Guide students through the word table first, then spend 20 minutes on the 16 practice questions and 12 shadowing items.
Check answers automatically through the form inputs or review student speech recordings at the end.
For Learners:
First, read the word table carefully and listen to the example words using the sound buttons.
Next, complete the 16 practice exercises and record your voice in the 12 shadowing items.
Word Table
Study these 10 useful words divided into three simple shop topics.
1. Things to buy
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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keyring
keyring
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A small ring to hold keys together. | metal keyring, buy a keyring | "I buy a metal keyring for my house key." | KEY + RING = a ring for your key! |
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bookmark
bookmark
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A piece of paper or card put in a book page. | paper bookmark, use a bookmark | "Put this nice bookmark in your book." | BOOK + MARK = marks your book page. |
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bracelet
bracelet
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Jewelry that you wear around your wrist. | silver bracelet, wear a bracelet | "The bracelet with a heart is a gift for my mother." | A bracelet is a small ring for your wrist. |
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watch
watch
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A small clock you wear on your arm. | new watch, check your watch | "I check my new watch to see the time." | You WATCH time on your watch. |
2. More gifts
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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chocolate
chocolate
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A sweet brown food that people love. | sweet chocolate, box of chocolates | "This sweet chocolate is very good." | Choco = sweet brown treat! |
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belt
belt
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A strip of leather or cloth around your waist. | black belt, leather belt | "He wears a black leather belt." | BELT holds your pants tight. |
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box
box
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A square container for holding things. | gift box, small box | "The gift is in a small red box." | BOX looks like a square 📦. |
3. Paying
| Word | Meaning | Common Collocations | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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till
till
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The machine in a shop that holds money. | pay at the till, cash in the till | "Please pay for the keyring at the till." | TILL is where cash sits. |
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euro
euro
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Money used in many European countries (€). | one euro, pay five euros | "This bookmark costs one euro." | EURO = Money in Europe (€). |
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dollar
dollar
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Money used in the USA and other places ($). | ten dollars, US dollar | "The leather belt is ten dollars." | DOLLAR has the $ sign. |
Practice
Complete 16 simple exercises from easy to hard.
Part A: Match Collocations
Select the correct matching verb or action for each gift item.
1. Choose the best action for "keyring":
2. Choose the best action for "bookmark":
3. Choose the best action for "bracelet":
4. Choose the best action for "till":
Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use the words from the bank: [ box | euro | bookmark | bracelet ]
5. Dialogue in the shop:
A: Where is the sweet gift?
B: It is inside the small gift ____.
6. In France, this souvenir costs one ____.
7. I need a paper ____ for my new book.
8. She wears a silver ____ on her arm.
Part C: Choose the Word
Select the single correct word that fits the meaning of each sentence.
9. I buy a new _____ to check the time.
10. He buys a sweet box of _____ for his mother.
11. In New York, you pay one _____ for a postcard.
12. The worker puts cash into the shop _____.
Part D: Build Sentences
Put the words in the right order to make a complete sentence.
13. Reorder: [ keyring / is / This / nice ]
____14. Reorder: [ buy / I / leather / a / belt ]
____15. Reorder: [ dollar / is / gift / This / one ]
____16. Reorder: [ Open / box / small / the ]
____Shadowing
Listen to the speaker and record your voice for each item.
Collocations
"buy a keyring"
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____"a sweet chocolate"
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____"pay at the till"
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____"a nice watch"
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____Short Sentences
"I buy a nice bookmark."
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____"The leather belt is ten euros."
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____"She pays one dollar for it."
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____"Look at this small box."
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____More Sentences
"We buy gifts in the shop."
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____"The watch is on the table."
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____Focus Pronunciation: Challenging Words
"chocolate"
Tip: pronounce as "choc-late" (2 syllables).
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____"bracelet"
Tip: pronounce as "brace-let".
[Bài tập luyện nói]
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