Intro
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Is your look current, or do you feel stuck in a rut? It’s easy to become complacent when simple maintenance is cheaper than buying new clothes and getting a haircut. But making changes for the better can be good, especially if life feels stagnant, so it may be time for a makeover.
There are people you can pay who will analyze the way you look, but just asking friends and family for ideas is a good place to start. Maybe all you need is a quick haircut to look a little more 2015. Or perhaps the jeans you love aren’t a color people wear anymore. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to look a lot better!
Brian’s friend is getting a makeover, and he wants to know what’s going to happen. Kellie explains in today’s English lesson about change.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Brian: Kellie, my friend’s getting a makeover.
Kellie: Oh, really?
Brian: And I don’t understand what that means.
Kellie: Oh, it’s so nice. A makeover is when you get a whole new look. You get someone to analyze your current look and try to make some changes for the better.
Brian: In school, I had a lot of friends. And when they went through big breakthroughs in acting classes, or whatever classes we had, they would dye their hair and change their style of clothes. Would that be considered a makeover? It’s like they were bored of being stagnant, so they wanted a brand-new look and routine.
Kellie: Yeah, totally. Sometimes people get stuck in a rut with their current look. The day-to-day is kind of boring. You look in the mirror, and you’re just not thrilled. Not because you don’t look good, just because you’ve had the same look for too long.
Brian: Would getting a haircut count as a makeover, or would that just be just maintenance?
Kellie: It’s part of a makeover, but I think a makeover involves a lot of different areas.
Brian: It’s like becoming a new person.
Kellie: Sort of! Yeah.
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Discussion
Brian’s friend is getting a makeover, but Brian doesn’t understand what that means. He wonders if a makeover can just be a new haircut, or if it’s about changing one’s hair, clothing, makeup, and anything else that will give someone a new look.
Kellie explains that makeovers are usually about more than just one’s hair. When a person becomes tired or bored with what he sees in the mirror, he might choose to change everything. Getting a makeover can feel like a new beginning.
Have you ever had a makeover? How did it make you feel?
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