A gift to remember
Are you looking for a gift that is different? Perhaps you don’t want to give your best friend or your mum and dad the same presents as everyone else does. What can you buy that they will always remember? Why not get them an ‘experience gift’? The presents that people give have changed a lot in recent years and there has been a big rise in the number of people giving ‘experience gifts’ to celebrate those special occasions. This can be a flying lesson in a helicopter, a day on a race track, an afternoon in a hot air balloon or one of many other experiences that companies are
advertising.These experiences are usually very exciting. An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by flying a Tiger Moth, an aeroplane from the 1930s. When he landed he said, ‘That was a fantastic experience! I’ve always wanted to go in a Tiger Moth. I never thought I could learn how to fly one. For my 90th birthday I want to drive a Ferrari round a race track!’Luckily, the cost of an ‘experience gift’ always includes insurance!

1 People today look for presents
A the person will like.
B the person needs.
C the person will remember.
D they would like themselves.

An ‘experience gift’
A is a special party.
B is a book about the person’s life.
C is very expensive.
D is usually something the person hasn’t done before.

3 You can
A buy an ‘experience gift’ from a shop.
B buy an ‘experience gift’ from a company.
C arrange an ‘experience gift’ yourself.
D buy some very cheap ‘experience gifts’.

4 The 80-year-old
A enjoyed the experience.
B was scared.
C went in a Tiger Moth when he was younger.
D was a passenger in the plane.

5 The 80-year-old
A wants to buy a Ferrari.
B wants to watch car racing.
C thinks he will live another ten years.
D doesn’t like fast cars.