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After the Wedding
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His Wedding
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Her Wedding
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New Year's Resolutions
Views #847 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Shibika's Year
Views #846 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Fred's Year
Views #845 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
New Outlook
Views #844 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Christmas Day
Views #843 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Fred's Gifts
Views #842 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Anja's Gifts
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Christmas Tree
Views #840 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Canadian Santa
Views #839 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Swiss Santa
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Tourism
Views #837 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Language Worries
Views #836 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Study in Mexico
Views #835 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Nutrition
Views #834 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Yoga
Views #833 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Health
Views #832 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Tennis
Views #831 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Fun Elsewhere
Views #830 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
House Party
Views #829 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Spiders
Views #828 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Creepy Crawlies
Views #827 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Stray Cats Part 2
Views #826 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Stray Cats Part 1
Views #825 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Hotel Costs
Views #824 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Bargains
Views #823 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Sri Lanka
Views #822 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Culture Contrast
Views #821 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
City vs Country
Views #820 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Bad Day
Views #819 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Fan Base
Views #818 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
After the Gig
Views #817 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Band Routine
Views #816 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Gig
Views #815 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Off to Osaka
Views #814 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Rock Band
Views #813 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Dance Teachers
Views #812 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Salsa Dancing
Views #811 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Belly Dance
Views #810 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Bears and Beasts
Views #809 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Wild Life
Views #808 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Alaska
Views #807 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Prague Vacation
Views #806 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
San Francisco
Views #805 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Prague
Views #804 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Jeans - Part 2
Views #803 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Jeans Part 1
Views #802 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Finland
Views #801 | Low-Intermediate 4
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Jeans - Part 2
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Mariel | Todd |
Todd: Now, Mariel, what kind of clothes do you love to wear?
Mariel: My favorite clothing is jeans, for sure.
Todd: OK, so you then are the jeans expert.
Mariel: I could be. What would you like to know?
Todd: Well, there's so many kinds of jeans now and it's a bit confusing so what is trendy or popular right now?
Mariel: Right now? You see different kinds of trends, but I think tight jeans and baggy jeans are very popular.
Todd: OK, wow, that's quite a difference.
Mariel: It's a contrast. Yeah.
Todd: OK, let's start with the baggy jeans. First of all, who likes to wear baggy jeans?
Mariel: I think baggy jeans go with the hip-hop kind of style. Also, skateboarders really like to wear baggy jeans. People who like to feel relaxed and move around a lot are usually baggy jeans fans.
Todd: What about you? Do you like to wear baggy jeans?
Mariel: Oh, those are my favorite kind of jeans.
Todd: Your favorite?
Mariel: Yeah, I love to wear baggy jeans.
Todd: Why is that?
Mariel: It's just that they're so easy to wear and so relaxed and I can just do whatever I want in baggy jeans I feel.
Todd: Sounds good. Well, then what about tight jeans?
Mariel: Mm, tight jeans. To me they're very unconfortable, but a lot of girls like to wear them.
Todd: Now, usually only girls wear tight jeans?
Mariel: Some guys do as well. Again, those people are usually very trendy and it's quite often that punk people and rock people wear tight jeans.
jeans expert
So you're the jeans expert.
Here, 'a jeans expert' is someone who really likes jeans. Notice the following:
- I'm no jeans expert.
- My girlfriend's a jeans expert.
trendy
What is trendy right now?
Something 'trendy' is fashionable and popular. Notice the following:
- I'm too busy to worry about what's trendy.
- That shop is really trendy.
baggy jeans
Baggy jeans are very popular.
'Baggy jeans' are big, loose fitting jeans. Notice the following:
- Baggy jeans are really comfortable.
- I prefer baggy jeans.
contrast
It's a contrast.
'Contrast' focuses on the differences between things. Notice the following:
- It's a contrast of sweet and sour.
- I like the contrast between the old style and modern features of the house.
the hip-hop kind of style
They go with the hip-hop kind of style.
Hip-hop style is known for big, loose fitting clothing. Notice the following:
- The hip-hop kind of style has been around for awhile.
- I see the hip-hop kind of style all around the world.
Vocabulary Quiz
contrast • hip-hop style
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