Jeans Part 1
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Todd: Before musicians like you said used to wear ripped jeans. Jeans with big holes or rips in them.
Mariel: Oh, yeah, that was in the 80's.
Todd: OK, maybe that was my generation. So that's not popular anymore?
Mariel: Some people like to wear ripped jeans, yeah, still, but mainly the rips are quite neat, so they're usually ripped a little bit around the pockets or around the cuffs, you know the bottoms, Yeah
Todd: OK, yeah. That sounds like designer jeans. Maybe then like.... are they specifically made just for that style?
Mariel: Well, yeah. Actually, quite often the jeans you buy in the store are already ripped or already worn so they look like they're old but they are brand new.
Todd: But designer jeans can be really expensive, right?
Mariel: Oh, they can be very expensive but people are willing to pay the money because they're designer jeans. They're cool.
Todd: Well, how much do you pay for jeans?
Mariel: I can pay up to 120 Euros for jeans.
Todd: A hundred and twenty Euros.
Mariel: Yeah.
Todd: That's a lot of money.
Mariel: It's a lot of money, yeah, especially because I'm a student but I'm willing to put the money into it if the jeans fit very well.
Todd: Just, lastly about jeans, these days there's many different colors. You have the light blue jeans, or the darker blue jeans. Which colors do you like to wear?
Mariel: That depends on the time of the year actually. In the summer I like to wear light blue jeans and then in the winter I sometimes wear black jeans or really dark blue jeans.
Todd: Oh, that's interesting. So you change the color by season?
Mariel: Yeah, generally I think I wear more darker clothes in the winter.
Todd: Well, just off hand, how many jeans do you think you have? How many pairs do you have at home?
Mariel: I think I have about eight or nine pairs.
Todd: That's a lot.
Mariel: That's a lot but actually, I use only two pairs of them.
Todd: Your favorites?
Mariel: Yeah, my favorite jeans. And they're baggy.
Todd: OK, thanks Mariel.
Mariel: You're welcome. My pleasure.
in the 80's
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That was in the 80's.
The 80's is a time expression that talks about the years 1980-89. Notice the following:
- I graduated college in the 80's.
- Coffee shops really became popular in the 80's.
the cuffs
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They're ripped around the cuffs.
Cuffs are the bottoms of our pants. Notice the following:
- I need to have the cuffs shortened.
- The cuffs are to long.
brand new
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They look old but they're brand new.
Brand new means very new. We often use the term the first time we wear something. Notice the following:
- Those jeans look brand new.
- Brand new jeans are not comfortable.
put the money into it
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I'm willing to put money into it.
When we put money into something that means we invest in it. Notice the following:
- If it looks good, I'll put money into it.
- It's too old to put money into it.
eight or nine pairs
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I have eight or nine pairs.
Pairs come in twos. For example, a pair of shoes, glasses, earrings, etc. Notice the following:
- Imelda just bought 4 new pairs of shoes.
- I need a new pair of glasses.
Vocabulary Quiz
put money into • three pairs