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bjbjcTcT Unusual Products page 19 Hi! Welcome to Hot English magazine. Thomas: So, we re
fresh back from the holidays, erm, that makes me wonder. What s the most unusual gift you
ve ever given or received? Louise: I got once, erm, I really think gift giving has become,
it s out of control, you have to buy a present, it s so commercial, but I got a charity gift
one year which was a card telling me that, erm, my gift was a packet of seeds and a goat
for a family in Vietnam. Thomas: You received that? Louise: I received the card saying that
Thomas: Oh, that s fantastic. Louise: that the money had gone there to buy those things
for the family in Vietnam which was nice. I didn t really need anything and, you know,
most of us don t need anything and so it made you feel good. Joyce: Sometimes you have like
also like plant a tree for somebody. Louise: Yeah, yeah. Joyce: you know, these types of
gifts or even a, or even not adopt a child but, what s that Sophia and Thomas: sponsor
Joyce: sponsor a child or something like that. Louise: Those kinds of things are much nicer
than extravagant gifts for people who already have everything. Sophia: everything. Louise:
I think. Thomas: Oh, yeah, I ve heard of some wild, wild gifts from people who already have
everything. Louise: Yeah. Thomas: If you happen to already have enough money for a private
beach, why not invest in a, I think, a four-meter high giant plastic structure that s both a
water slide on one side and then varying degrees of difficulty climbing walls, climbing. I,
I mean it sounds fun but maybe Joyce: It s like they have these big plastic icebergs
or something. Thomas: Maybe they d be better off buying a few goats for families. Louise:
Yeah, I think so too. Joyce: Or donating money to protect icebergs. Louise: Yeah, that s
right. Thomas: That s a good point. Louise: That could be good too. Yeah, there s so many,
there s so many strange gadgets these days as well, there seems to be no end to the things
they come up with. Thomas: Weird things that you can affix to your body and some place
to get a message in that one little area. Louise: Yeah. Thomas: Have you seen these?
Like you sit in a chair and it basically envelopes your whole body and has rollers going up and
down your arms and your legs. Sophia: Oh, I ve been in something like that but using
water but erm Thomas: Oh yeah, I ve seen those. Thomas: Maybe this is just only United States
obsession but we ve got lots of chairs that rub us. All: Ha, ha, ha. Joyce: Or vibrating
chairs, those vibrating chairs you put coins in. Thomas: Kind of a variation on that. Louise:
It s one of the good ones I ve heard of recently is this alarm clock you can buy that wakes
you up naturally, it s, it s an alarm clock with a light build in Thomas: Oh, like a sunrise
in your room. Louise: And the light comes up gradually and simulates the sunrise. I
think get a window. All: Ha, ha, ha. Thomas: Get a window. Just knock a hole in your wall.
Louise: Yeah. Joyce: Well, depending what the time you get up, you know. Louise: I suppose.
Joyce: sometimes it s still dark. Louise: For shift work and things like that it might
actually be useful. All: Yeah. Thomas: Probably. Sophia: Yeah, if you work at night. [Content_Types].xml
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