In the bookshop.
- Good afternoon! Where is the CD ROM section?
- Just go up the stairs and turn right.
- Where can I find educational CDs?
- What topic are you interested in?
- I don't really know. I would like something good for the whole family.
- Perhaps you could buy an Encarta or Encarta Encyclopedia.
- What do you mean by Encarta?
- It is a Microsoft product, updated every year. It consists of different parts, like a thesaurus, Internet directory, chronology, dictionary, references etc.
- It sounds like a book. Has it got any multimedia elements?
- Of course. It contains video clips, pieces of music, links with cross-references and live links to the Internet, animations, graphics etc.
- Can I try it?
- I'm sorry but the packaging cannot be broken!
- You are kidding.
In the computer shop.
- Good morning! I would like to buy a mouse and some blank CDs.
- We have CDs in a box of 10 or 20. Which would you like? And if you buy two big boxes, we can give you an extra CD for free.
- How much are they?
- € 9.90 and 18.90. And you wanted to buy a mouse. Here you are. Do you want a wireless or an optical mouse? One with auto scrolling? The mouse with auto scrolling is more expensive. But if your son has a palmtop, he doesn't need a mouse. Palmtops work with trackballs.
- Well, I don't really know. I wonder how much money I have.
Mother and the gadgets.
- Good morning! I would like to buy something very special for my son, who is crazy about everything electronic! Could you show me something very advanced and high tech?
- Yes of course. Just how old is your son? I can show you a so-called note- book computer, which is so small that he can take it to school.
- I'm afraid, it is a bit expensive.
- Then perhaps a digital camera. Has he got a PC at home?
- Yes, and a camera too. What is that strange looking gadget on the top shelf?
- It is a so-called e-wallet. It is some- thing like an electronic photo album. You can store, view and edit digital photos without a PC.
- I think I will take that. He loves photography.