JenniferESL Got a New Haircut! 💇 English Vocabulary About Changes!

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I've changed my hairstyle over the years, but not too many times. When I was a
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little girl, I had long hair. My mother usually put my hair in two ponytails or
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two braids. I often had curls in my hair.
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Sometimes I had bangs. Sometimes I didn't.
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When I was around twelve or so, I cut my hair short. Women like Princess Diana and
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Madonna were influential in the 1980s, so many of us had hairstyles like them.
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Perms were popular at one point, so my hair was curly for a little while. In my
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late teens, I started to grow long hair again. And in my early twenties, I kept my hair
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straight. I've worn my hair the same way for many years, but in recent months, I
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had the feeling that I needed a change. Have you ever felt that way? Changes can
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be scary, but you won't know if you like something new until you try it.
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I took the leap, and I made a change. I got a new haircut. My family was kind of shocked at first.
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I'm getting used to it myself, but I was tired of the same old thing, which
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meant that I was ready for a change.
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Note these expressions so far: Tired of the same old thing. You can be tired, get
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tired, grow tired of the same old thing.
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Ready for a change. Need a change. Want a change. Also, if you take the leap, you try
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to do something new, something scary or difficult. Getting a new haircut is not
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unlike trying a new approach on YouTube. I've been around for more than a decade.
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So from time to time I want to try new things. In almost every playlist,
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you'll see evidence of my experiments. People in the movie industry
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also like to experiment. They want to be original. Jaws was a good experiment back
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in 1975. Have you seen it? It's a movie about shark attacks.
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What made it extra special, in my opinion, was the music. It created suspense.
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The music became famous. They really shook things up with their
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use of music. To shake things up, means to change things from how they're usually
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done within an industry, a company, or something else big like that.
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Another good expression for the business world is "to move with the times" or
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"to change with the times." This means to change in a way that
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reflects how people are today, what they like, what's current. Companies that don't
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change with the times will seem old-fashioned, outdated. News channels
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have to move with the times. When I was growing up, TV reporters were mostly men,
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and they sat at a desk and read the news. Today some TV reporters still do this,
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but they all dress more colorfully, especially the women. And sometimes they
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stand casually and speak conversationally as they deliver the
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news. Let's try a quick exercise so you can learn three collocations with
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"change" as a verb. Choose the best word.
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If you're firm in your opinion, you won't change your mind.
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No one will convince you otherwise.
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Max didn't think opera was cool, but he changed his tune when he realized some
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pretty girls in his class listened to Andrea Bocelli.
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I know you're having fun on social media, but you better change your ways. Once you
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start looking for a job, employers will search you up and judge you by your
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social media posts. Note these three collocations: Change your mind, which
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means to change your opinion or decision.
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Change your tune, which means to change your way of thinking because you realize
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it would be to your advantage.
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Change your ways or mend your ways, which means to change your habits or your
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behavior for the better.
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How did you do in that first exercise? Let's try another short exercise so you
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can learn three collocations with "change" as a noun. Use words from the list
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to complete the text.
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How did you do? Study these set phrases:
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Change of scenery, which means a change to a new place to see different things.
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Change of heart, which means to change your feelings or your attitude in
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regards to something. Change hands, which means to change ownership. If a company
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changes hands then ownership or management changes.
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What changes have you made in your life recently? Any big changes? Maybe your town, your city, or your country
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is going through important changes. You can tell me about a change
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that you've experienced in the comments.
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We can talk about a change for the better or a change for the worse. I'm
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still deciding if my new haircut is a change for the better.
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First, I have to learn how to style my hair. You can help. Which style is a
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change for the better? Tell me what you think.
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As for me, I think changing my hairstyle is enough excitement. That's all for now.
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