Intro
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We all want to look good for our significant other. But that doesn’t necessarily mean we want to take our significant other shopping with us. Some people like to try on clothes and get their boyfriend or girlfriend’s opinion before buying them. Unfortunately, not all boyfriends and girlfriends know how to give constructive criticism...or take it. When in doubt, just say, “You look great!”
Hear Jason’s advice to Amy about taking her significant other shopping with her.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Amy: How am I going to get my boyfriend to come shopping with me this afternoon, Jason? I mean, I really just want his opinion on my new spring clothes. I don’t understand why he doesn’t want to offer his advice and tell me what looks cute.
Jason: Wow, I don’t know. That is a typical sort of disagreement couples have. How do you tend to react when he gives you his opinion?
Amy: You know, it’s hard because sometimes I think that guys just don’t get women’s fashion, in a way.
Jason: Yeah. I know that I don’t, actually.
Amy: You don’t?
Jason: Yeah. I think that I sometimes know what I like and don’t like, but I don’t know why, so I don’t know how to fix it.
Amy: I guess it depends on the person, partly. Like, you have to know what looks good in general, but also, what you like on your girlfriend or what looks good on her.
Jason: It’s true, but sometimes things take getting used to. I’ve both come around to certain items of clothing and been like, “Oh, I actually do really like that,” and at first I thought it was really weird. And I’ve also been convinced to buy something that I didn’t think would look very good, and then eventually, I am convinced that it does, on me.
Amy: Really. On you. So you’ll let your girlfriend give you advice on what to wear?
Jason: Sure. And it’ll be like, “Oh, I think that looks really good.” And I’m like, “Really? OK…” And then, you know, after I’ve worn it a few times, I start to agree.
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Discussion
Amy asks Jason for advice. She wants her boyfriend to come shopping with her and give her his opinion on some new clothes that she wants to buy for herself. But he doesn’t want to go.
Jason asks Amy how she reacts when her boyfriend does give her his opinion. She admits that sometimes she thinks he just doesn’t understand women’s fashion.
Jason says that he doesn’t really get women’s fashion himself. Sometimes he likes something but doesn’t know why. His girlfriend must understand men’s fashion, though. She gives Jason advice about what to wear sometimes, and he usually ends up liking what she picks out, even if he isn’t so sure about it at first.
Do you like shopping with your significant other? Do you and your boyfriend or girlfriend ever argue over shopping or clothes?
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