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Contact Lenses
Contact Lenses

Learn English meaning of contact lenses

Date: Apr 28 2020

Themes: Fashion, Health, How To

Grammar: Adjectives

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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

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Jessica

Jessica

Gary

Gary

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

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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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julito1

julito1

Argentina

I used to have twenty-twenty vision, but as i am getting older i need only reading glasses, not bad   after all, except that   sometimes it gets me crazy  when i can`t get to know where i had left my  lenses . I don`t prefer contacts .

11:43 AM Apr 15 2015 |

dawod

dawod

Afghanistan

My vision is good and i niver used galsses.


11:28 AM Apr 15 2015 |

johngere

johngere

Uzbekistan

I’m sorry about those people who have to waste their time and money for such a kind of problem as poor eyesight, very sorry as they a bit deffective. 

09:10 AM Apr 15 2015 |

Ya Nina

Kazakhstan

I like contacts and I wear it many years. I really love it and I thank those people which created it. I even don’t imagine how I can live without contacts=) It give you so many possibilities: swim without fear that your glasses can be washed by the waves; run without fear that your glasses can drop on the ground. You can come in the warm room from the street in cold weather and your glasses don’t become misred. So, contacts are cool! Certainly, it has some shortcomings but their merits are much overbalance their demerits. I sometimes wear glasses too, so I can compare them honestly;)

07:50 AM Apr 15 2015 |

Djana

Djana

Algeria

I don’t have bad vision,but i prefer to wear glasses,i feel like they’re more safe than contacts.

05:55 AM Apr 15 2015 |

Zambuka

Zambuka

United States

I’ve never worn them, but I can see what my collaegue has to go through inserting them into her eyes) I dont reallt think they ae rigid. Just regular, soft plastic

04:52 AM Apr 15 2015 |

S&W

S&W

China

I got bad vision thanks to the person who created glass.if not i can’t see the world clearly.I tried several types of contact lenses and every time i got dry eyes have to give it up.l have a plan to make lasek surgery someday.who can tell me it is hurt a lot?

03:18 AM Apr 15 2015 |

luffy33333

United States

I have perfect vision thanks to lasek surgery! :)

01:02 AM Apr 15 2015 |

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