Skills building 1

Step 1: taking notes of requirements

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Salesperson: Good morning. Can I help you?

Gao Ming: Yes. I need some information about electronic dictionaries.

Salesperson: Certainly. Let me show you one of the latest models, the Mark 204D. It's a dictionary with the meanings of both

Chinese and English words. The Mark 204D has over 100,000 words, over 2,000 idioms, and common English expressions.

It also has a voice function, so that the pronunciation of words can be heard. That's very useful for students who want to practise listening and speaking. The Mark 204D also has a search function that lets you find words even when don't know the exact

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Mark 204D:

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Uncle: You know, Xiaowen is really interested in English, and he's asked me to buy him a new dictionary. He wants an electronic one. He says electronic dictionaries are more convenient because they're so small and light. However, I don't think the size and weight matter so much as long as it's not too expensive. I really don't

Answers c:

Uncle's requirements

Weight and size:

Price:

Appearance:

Translation: English to Chinese and Chinese to English

Pronunciation: English

Extra function:

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