1. Read the following text:
A Special Christmas Present

David
wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother. David's father
gives him $5.00 a week pocket money and David
puts $2.00 a week into his bank account. After three months David takes $20.00 out of his bank account and
goes to the shopping mall. He
looks and looks for a perfect gift.
Suddenly he
sees a beautiful brooch in the shape of his favourite pet. He
says to himself, "My mother
loves jewelry, and the brooch
costs only $17.00." He
buys the brooch and
takes it home. He
wraps the present in Christmas paper and
places it under the tree. He
is very excited and he is looking forward to Christmas morning to see the joy on his mother's face.

But when his mother
opens the present she screams with fright because she sees a spider.
Exercises:
1.What´s the meaning of the verbs in yellow?
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http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/reading/xmas1.htm
Pronunciation: * brooch
/brəʊtʃ/ *jewelry
/ˈdʒuːəlrɪ/