English Pod Study Note Lesson 20

Abstract: Note for EP Lesson 20 (Eye doctor).

Dialogue Summary

Hello, Arthur. What seems to be the problem?

Hey doc. Well, I think I might need glasses. I’m getting headaches, and I really struggle to see things that are far away. But I have always had 20/20 vision.

Sounds like you may be far-sighted. OK, then, cover your left eye and read the chart in front of you.

Mmm. . . X, E, R, 3, a question mark, and I can’t quite make out the other symbol but I think it’s the peace sign.

Wow, Arthur! You’re as blind as a bat!

Yeah, I know, my vision is really blurry at times.

Ok then, head on over to the other room and pick out some frames while I fill out your prescription.

Thanks doc!

Arthur, that’s the bathroom.

Vocabulary Preview

  1. Struggle: hard time to do something and try really hard.
  2. Blurry: something is blurry can not see clearly.
  3. Prescription: an instruction to buy medicine.

Language Takeaway

  1. 20-20 vision: perfect vision
  2. Far/near-sighted seated: I can see very well.(nearsighted BrE and short sighted AmE)
  3. Make out: to see clearly. e.g. you can almost to make out the outline of the builder
  4. as blind as bat: you can’t see very well.

Putting it Together

  1. What seem to be: what’s the problem e.g. what seems to be the matter/problem/trouble.
  2. Head on: to the place. e.g. head on out/in/up. Head on in the house, it will rain soon.

Supplementary Vocabulary

check-up: regular examination by a doctor to make sure a person is healthy

short sighted: unable to see things far away (AmE)

nearsighted: unable to see things far away (BrE)

contacts: lenses you wear directly on your eyes to help you see

optometrist:eye doctor

prescribe: officially tell someone to use a medicine or treatment

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