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Glasses

Learn about the Unreal Past

Date: Jan 31 2012

Themes: Fashion, Holidays

Grammar: The Unreal Past

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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.

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Jason

Amy

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

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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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kotlesya

Belarus

JULITO, do you like Aerosmith like we do????

kotlesya

Belarus

ANJA :) I have just read your wonderful comment about Aerosmith. How did I miss it??? I was not actually upset about Tom Hanks ( I was joking, saying I”m upset).

I have no words to say about your comment of Aerosmith. It is impossible to see so many coincidences between the song we like.

“Walk this way”, ”Dream on”, “Season of winter” – Pandora’s toys album are my favourite tooo.

“Crazy” ..................

julito

Argentina

Butta, what about those that Tootsie were wearing on

julito

Argentina

Butta , Go with your daughters ,they might help you to choose the right one.

ola33

Japan

Buttafly, Versace?

kotlesya

Belarus

The same rule in the Belarussian countrysides. Everybody pass by you and say “Hi” or “Hello” no matter have you met before or not. You can reply “Hi” in return. It is a politness and tradition in the remote villages.

ola33

Japan

Yes, Julito, right, for me it was, just stopping, strike a conversation and invite a person for a cup of tea, when somebody said “hi” to you. But then I got it right, just only “hi”, “hi”, “hi”....

julito

Argentina

BUTTA, yes, I do it most of the time .Of COURSE, Optometrists will discourage you from doing so

julito

Argentina

OLA , while living in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles) people all the time while walking the dog or jogging greeting me ” HI”, at first , it was new to me also. But that doesn´t mean that we have to start a conversation , although , if they are walking the dog they would accept talking about the pet. hehehe

kotlesya

Belarus

Anja, have you ever tried on any frames just out of interest?

kotlesya

Belarus

Ola, Russian is mine too :))))

ola33

Japan

Lesya, my native language is Russian:)

kotlesya

Belarus

Ola, what is your native country if it is not a secret?

Fernandinha

Brazil

I don’t wear glasses and I don’t need them yet. I think glasses are cute, but that is not an excuse for people wear them unnecessarily.

ola33

Japan

Coming to not saying “hello” to your coworker or somebody else can be not only because of the lack of glasses. Whatever it might be, it shouldn’t be taken as as offence. Since the coworker can be hungry to say “hello” or distracted by sth, or sick or upset, or in a hurry or he’s just very shy or maybe he’s not that type of a person to say “hi”. Normally, I don’t like to say ‘hi’, too, to people on the street. It’s not in my culture, but here, in Canada, everyone is saying ‘hi’, whether he knows you or not. I got used to it, but in the beginning it was like, “Wow”—does he know me? Do I know him? :))