Gadgets
Parts of Gadgets
Problems & Complaints
Key Phrases
Shop & Customer Words
100

A device for playing music or videos, like a DVD player.

What is a DVD player?

100

Gadgets work with this when there is no electricity.

What is a battery?

100

Something that doesn’t work properly.

What is faulty?

100

“There’s ___ wrong with it.”

What is something?

100

The person who helps you in the shop.

What is the sales assistant?

200

A portable device for reading books electronically.

What is an e-book reader?

200

This connects the gadget to the socet for charging

What is a charger?

200

The gadget is broken and doesn’t turn on.

What is “It doesn’t work” or “It has stopped working”?

200

“Can I have my money ___ , please?”

What is back?

200

The paper that proves you bought the item

What is the receipt?

300

You use these to listen to music privately

What are headphones?

300

The flat surface where you see pictures and words

What is the screen?

300

You want your money returned.

What is a refund?

300

“I’m not ___ about that.”

What is happy?

300

You do this when you are unhappy with the product.

What is a complaint?

400

A handheld device that can make calls and take photos play games, surf the internet

What is a smartphone?

400

You press this to turn the device on or off.

What is the on/off button?

400

You want a new one instead of the broken item

What is an exchange?

400

“Can I see the ___ ?” (when the assistant can’t help).

What is the manager?

400

The shop’s rule about returning items

What is the return policy?

500

A bigger version of a smartphone, often used for games and videos.

What is a tablet?

500

This lets you plug in a USB cable.

What is a USB port?

500

The shop can fix the gadget.

What is repair?

500

“I’m going to customer ___ .”

What are services?

500

A note from the shop that you can use instead of money.

What is a credit note?