Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
How well can you see? Do you have perfect vision? Many people have bad vision, but don’t want to wear glasses. Luckily for them, there is another option. Contacts are a great choice for people who cannot see very well, but want to wear something other than glasses.
There are many different kinds of contacts. Hard or soft. Clear or tinted. Contacts that can stay in one’s eyes for months, or contacts that one can throw away at the end of each day. It all depends on the type of person who needs them.
Jessica uses contacts but is tired of wearing them. How does Gary feel about putting things in his eyes? Find out more in today’s English lesson about bad vision.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jessica: Gary, I am so tired of wearing contacts.
Gary: That must be so frustrating!
Jessica: My contact lenses get dry, and I try to insert them, but the material they are made out of is just rigid.
Gary: It does correct your vision, though. Right?
Jessica: It does. And because I have contact lenses, I can wear them with sunglasses.
Gary: Yeah, the compatibility is completely there. Absolutely. I’ve often wondered, though… is it invisible? Or is it clear?
Jessica: Well, mine are tinted blue, but you would never know it. When you look at my eyes, you can’t tell that I’m wearing the contacts, because they aren’t big like soft lenses.
Gary: Wow, and can you just wear them all the time? Because it really weirds me out, just touching your eye.
Jessica: I know. I am a little bit limited with how often I can wear them. But I try to take them out at night when I go to sleep.
Gary: Wow. That amazes me every time someone talks about it.
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Discussion
Jessica needs to wear contact lenses, but she doesn’t like them. They are rigid and make her eyes dry. They’re also tinted blue, so they are not invisible. She does like that she can wear her contacts with sunglasses, though.
Gary doesn’t wear contacts, and he’s uncomfortable when people touch their eyes. He doesn’t know very much about contacts, but he is always interested to hear people talk about them. If Gary’s vision gets worse, he might need to wear contacts, too!
Do you have bad vision? Do you prefer contacts or glasses?
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