Thrift Shopping

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• don't mind
• stuff
• second -hand
• in style

• bucks
• mug
• checking out
• distressed

• vintage
• used

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Thrift shops are big business in the US. Anything that’s vintage is in style these days, from a 1950’s couch to a Charlie’s Angels T-shirt (the original Angels, that is). If you know where to go, you can get some great used stuff for cheap.

Sure, there are people who prefer to buy new. But many people just can’t afford it. Young folks who don’t have a lot of money don’t mind buying second -hand clothes or appliances. They can save money and be in style at the same time.

Listen to Mason and Emily talk about their thrift store finds.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Mason

Emily

Mason:  It is a rare day that I am not wearing something that I bought at a thrift store. That’s something I’m very proud of. I wear that, like, you know, a badge on my thrift store sleeve.

Emily:  I don’t necessarily buy a lot of clothes at thrift stores, but I think I’ve bought a lot of furniture…

Mason:  Really.

Emily:  And pieces for my house, like, maybe a TV here and there. My mom’s a huge fan of Goodwill printers, laser printers, because people get new ones, and you know, they’re like a year old, and they work great and they’re, like, ten bucks...or, like, a new mouse for your computer.

Mason:  Nice. Nice. I personally, I collect mugs, so I’m always checking out, like, the thrift stores for interesting mugs.

Emily:  That’s a, that’s a great place to go for mugs.

Mason:  It’s a good collection. Uh, I’m pretty proud of it… Well, and not to mention, I mean, certain styles, especially around here…most of the… a lot of the new clothes are trying to imitate a style that’s already happened, or, like, the distressed look, you know, on jeans, you know, buying new jeans with holes in them. Hey, I can go get jeans that, like, have actual real holes in them for $4.00…

Emily:  For $1.50!

Mason:  ... at Value Village. Sweet!

 

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