Intro
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Everything becomes cool if you just wait long enough. Glasses are a perfect example. For a long time, glasses were nerdy. Now they’re so hip, even people with perfect vision are wearing them.
When shopping for a new pair of frames, there are many different sizes, shapes, and colors to choose from. You can get thick and chunky frames, or small, sleek frames. You can even get glasses that turn into sunglasses when you step outside. It’s never been so good to be a four eyes. Hear Jason and Amy talk about glasses.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jason: Something miraculous has happened for people without perfect vision everywhere.
Amy: What?
Jason: Glasses have become cool again!
Amy: It’s true! I kind of wish I could wear glasses.
Jason: You could, I mean…
Amy: No, but you cannot wear glasses if you don’t need them. That is ridiculous.
Jason: But people do!
Amy: I know, but I think that’s really silly.
Jason: You can buy them in stores with just regular lenses that don’t do anything.
Amy: I know. I think glasses are cute. I really like glasses. But I think it’s ridiculous to wear them if you don’t have to.
Jason: Yeah. I have these vintage Buddy Holly glasses, and people often ask me if they’re real. And I say, “Yes! They’re real glasses.”
Amy: That’s crazy. Well, I recently went shopping for glasses with a friend of mine who needed to get a new pair. And I was just amazed by how much putting on a pair of glasses changes your face. It’s really a big thing to put glasses on your face. And different ones have such a different effect.
Jason: Yeah. I have two pairs. I have one that’s really…you can’t miss that they’re glasses. And then the others are trying to be as minimal as possible.
Amy: But now, you’re right, people just go all out when it comes to glasses. Big frames, you know…
Jason: What happened? Was it Weezer? Who started this?
Amy: I don’t know. That was so long ago.
Jason: It was slow. It was a slow build.
Amy: It was.
Jason: Because glasses were so nerdy for so long.
Amy: It’s true, but times have changed.
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Discussion
Jason says that wearing glasses has become cool. That’s good for him, since he has to wear glasses anyway.
Amy thinks glasses are cute and sometimes wishes she had to wear them. Jason tells her she can wear glasses even if she doesn’t need them. Stores sell frames for people whose vision is fine. But Amy thinks it’s silly to wear glasses if you don’t really need them.
Jason wonders why glasses suddenly became cool. Nobody knows, but he and Amy agree that glasses have gone from nerdy to hip.
Do you wear glasses? Do you think glasses are cute? What kind of frames do you like?
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i have many glasses. i mean frames, i love them.They make me cool. |
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