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Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

Date: Feb 28 2011

Themes: Music

Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives

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Singer Avril Lavigne does things earlier than other people. By the time she was 15, she’d appeared on stage alongside country music super star Shania Twain. At 16 she signed a record deal, and at 17 her first album Let Go was a huge hit around the world.

Avril has been an early bloomer in her personal life, too. She got married at 21, which is a lot younger than the age at which most American women marry. Three years later, she got divorced. So now, at 26, she already has four albums and a marriage under her belt. Find out what Jason and Ella think she’ll do next.

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Jason

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Ella

Ella

Jason:  I’m kind of excited that Avril Lavigne is available again.

Ella:  Yeah, I wish she would just go away. I can’t stand her.

Jason:  Really?

Ella:  Yeah, I’m not a fan of her music, and then she tries so hard to be like punk star rocker, getting married young, you know, rebelling, and now divorced. Come on.

Jason:  Oh interesting. You think getting married young is a form of rebellion?

Ella:  I mean, yeah, it would totally fit her image, you know, like crazy pink hair. She started the black nail polish, you know, basically. And getting married young…just all those things you’re definitely not supposed to do.

Jason:  Well if you’re getting married at age 20 you might not want to marry the singer of Sum 41, you know?

Ella:  Yeah, definitely.

Jason:  I was upset about it when it happened. She’s like exactly the same age as me, and when her song “Complicated” came out and she was 17 and she was number one, I was 17 and in a punk band. And then she went and married, you know, Deryck Whibley from what I regard as like the worst punk band of that era.

Ella:  It’s like the anti-punk almost.

Jason:  Yeah.

Ella:  Yeah, I can see that as being upsetting, but clearly it was just puppy love since they divorced. That didn’t work out well.

Jason:  Would you ever get married that young? I mean, obviously neither of us did.

Ella:  I feel like at 24 right now I still don’t know a lot, so there’s definitely less that I knew about love and life at 20.

Jason:  I was kind of silly at age 20. I don’t know if it would have been a good idea.

 

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Jason is the same age as Avril Lavigne, and he had a crush on her when she first became famous at age 17. He was sad when she got married young. But now she is available again, and Jason is a little excited. Maybe he thinks he has a chance at becoming Avril’s second husband.

Ella doesn’t like Avril Lavigne. She thinks Avril tries too hard to be punk. She even thinks that Avril got married young as a form of rebellion.

At what age do people usually get married in your country? Do you think it is a good idea to get married young?

 

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Taiyoo

Taiyoo

Czech Republic

I thing you can get married young, no problem about it, everyone should do that what they feel. If you want, so do it =P xD

11:07 AM Mar 03 2011 |

samir4love

samir4love

India

hi

04:01 AM Mar 03 2011 |

dkattleya

dkattleya

Indonesia

Thanks desiree :)

02:38 AM Mar 03 2011 |

ozlenensafak

Turkey

hi.how are you .i'm hasan.from turkey.public administration degree.Can we meet with you. I signed up here to improve my English.see you later.take care.good by

02:10 PM Mar 02 2011 |

Romio79

Romio79

Russian Federation

Usually from 20 to 30 I guess. Almost all my friends got married at this age. To get married young? I think it's not very good idea. Family is rather responsible enterprise. And when you are young you are not always happy with a lot of liabilities.

07:43 PM Mar 01 2011 |

ivo_zelayaran

Peru

i love this lesson

04:59 AM Mar 01 2011 |

mrinal45

mrinal45

Bangladesh

i think its not a good idea to get married at young age.

04:46 AM Mar 01 2011 |

nada

nada

Saudi Arabia

Cry she is get divorce

11:25 PM Feb 28 2011 |

saramarie

United States

In the United States most people marry around 26 I think….. Some people marrying young is not so bad, but when Americans marry young it ends in divorce quite often.

10:34 PM Feb 28 2011 |

chezzy_

Germany

i think it's a experience 'n i hope she's thinking about this experience, before she marry again.

05:35 PM Feb 28 2011 |

deroz

deroz

Egypt

i love her so much.she is pretty natural not like the others who always pretending 2 be someone else.she is  always bein the small kind cute girl :)

04:43 PM Feb 28 2011 |

farewellkiss

Aruba

she is perfect

03:57 PM Feb 28 2011 |

SÉRGIO

SÉRGIO

Brazil

hey common!! what is the problem with getting married soon? people are totally free, there is no rule!! I would easily get married with avril soonly!! Laughing

02:30 PM Feb 28 2011 |

happysmilesunny

China

Honesty, I think married young isn't good, coz for all of your life didn't settle down, and everything didn't ready as you supposed to do, and also, you are not mature enough! Thats the point. When you get young true love, maybe its sweet, maybe its not, coz you wanna be your truely yourself, then you need to think twice before you married someone, and trust me, its really a serious thing in your life!

01:38 PM Feb 28 2011 |

Sdhuri

Sdhuri

India

wow

01:08 PM Feb 28 2011 |

Kersti

Kersti

Estonia

I love her music .Avril Rocks.
Well i think getting married is a big decision and i guess if u get married first time it doesn´t mean that you always live happily ever after . First marriages don´t always end grate .
So her getting married so young i guess was a mistake and she realized it .
One of my friends got married when they just where 16 .So only person him/herself can make a decision when it´s time for them to get married

10:57 AM Feb 28 2011 |

truongkimthuong88

Viet Nam

Her music really rocks. I love Avril whatever. To my opinion, if you ready to face problems in marriage, you should get married with your right person. Unless, divorce will be unavoidable. Hope that you guys will make right decision :D

10:23 AM Feb 28 2011 |

kukuka

kukuka

Ukraine

People get married at different ages. Some of my friends got married in their early 20s, others at 30-something. I used to know a couple guys who got married after they were 50. So, I guess there is no cliche in that sense in my country. Maybe mostly it's about 25-30, though.

09:55 AM Feb 28 2011 |

Mary**

Mary**

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

That's not good to marry soon but It depends on boys and girls!!

08:30 AM Feb 28 2011 |

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