Short Stories · Section 9

I need glasses

I have been having trouble seeing the blackboard. Everything is blurry.

Level: B1 · 34 sentences

Transcript

1. I have been having trouble seeing the blackboard.
2. Everything is blurry.
3. I keep getting headaches.
4. I told my mother about it,
5. and she made an appointment with the optometrist.
6. I went to a place where they made me read words and letters on a chart.
7. Some of the words were big,
8. and some were very small.
9. I tried to read everything,
10. but sometimes I couldn't see some of the small letters.
11. The optometrist would cover one of my eyes while I read the chart.
12. Then, she would cover my other eye.
13. She even put some drops in my eyes.
14. I asked the optometrist if I had passed or failed the test.
15. She laughed, and said it wasn't that kind of test that you passed or failed.
16. She was just trying to find out if I needed glasses.
17. I did need glasses.
18. My mother and I looked around.
19. There were many pairs of frames.
20. I wanted something that was in style.
21. I tried on many pairs of frames.
22. Some of them looked good on me, and some of them looked really funny on me.
23. I finally chose a frame that was my favorite.
24. I gave them to a lady who did some measurements.
25. She told me to come back on Friday to get my glasses.
26. On Friday, I got my glasses.
27. My friends liked them.
28. They said I looked smart in my glasses.
29. I wore them to school on Monday,
30. and I was able to see the blackboard clearly.
31. I didn't realize how much I hadn't been able to see.
32. Now I don't get headaches anymore.
33. I'm glad that I have my glasses.
34. Everything is a lot clearer now.