Vocabulary: Eyesight, Glasses and Eye Tests
Eyesight, glasses and eye tests
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Eyesight, Glasses & Eye Tests
Master 10 key eye-related words and practice your speech with confidence!
💡 How to use this lesson
Guide students through the word table first, then manage the 16 practice items in 10 minutes.
Check answers together using the provided keys and monitor shadowing pronunciation.
Study the 10 words and memory tips carefully before starting the exercises.
Complete the 16 practice questions, then record yourself repeating the 12 shadowing items.
Word Table
10 Essential Words1. At the Optician
| Word | Meaning | Collocations | Word Forms | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optician | a person who tests your eyes and sells glasses | visit an optician | – | To begin with, the optician asked me to read some letters. | It starts like optic, which is about eyes and light. |
| eyesight | the ability to see | test your eyesight | sight (n) | Regular eye tests help protect your eyesight. | Eye + sight = how your eyes see! |
| spectacles | glasses that help you see better | wear spectacles | – | My grandfather wears spectacles for reading. | Spectacles start with SPEC, which is about looking: they help you look clearly. |
| checkup | a regular test of your health or eyes | go for a checkup | – | You should get a routine eye checkup every year. | You check up on your eyes! |
2. Eyesight Problems
| Word | Meaning | Collocations | Word Forms | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shortsighted | unable to see distant objects clearly | become shortsighted | shortsightedness (n) | The shortsighted student could not read the board. | You can only see short distances! |
| longsighted | unable to see nearby objects clearly | grow longsighted | longsightedness (n) | My mother is longsighted, so she needs reading glasses. | You can only see long distances! |
| cure | something that solves or heals an illness | find a cure | cure (n, v) | Doctors hope to find a cure for this eye disease. | Cure makes you feel se-cure! |
3. Eyes in Daily Life
| Word | Meaning | Collocations | Word Forms | Example Sentence | Memory Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blink | to open and close your eyes quickly | quick blink | blink (v, n) | Dry air makes you blink more often. | A blink happens in a wink! |
| glare | strong, uncomfortable light | reduce glare | glare (n, v) | Sunglasses help reduce glare from the sun. | Glare and glow both start with GL: a strong, hard light. |
| eyelid | the fold of skin covering your eye | protect eyelids | – | Dust flew under my left eyelid. | It is the lid (cover) for your eye. |
Practice
16 Items (Easy to Hard)Collocation Matrix: Select the verb that pairs best with each noun
1. Select the correct verb for "a checkup":
2. Select the correct verb for "spectacles":
3. Select the correct verb for "glare":
4. Select the correct verb for "eyelids":
Gap-fills: Fill in the blanks using words from the bank
5. Dialogue in the classroom:
"I cannot read the street signs down the road clearly. I think I am becoming ____."
6. Daily eye care tip:
"If your eyes feel dry after working on the computer, try to ____ more often."
7. At the clinic:
"Before getting a new prescription for glasses, you need to visit the ____ for an eye test."
8. Reading at home:
"My grandfather can see distant hills easily, but he is ____ and requires reading glasses."
Choose the Word: Select the single option that fits the sentence meaning
9. She put on her ___ to read the small letters on the menu.
10. The bright afternoon light created a strong ___ that made driving dangerous.
11. A small dust particle touched his upper ___, causing his eye to close instantly.
12. Scientists are working hard to discover a ___ for this rare vision disease.
Word Formation: Change the base word to the correct form
13. Fill in the shorter noun form of eyesight:
"Good ____ (eyesight) is essential for driving safely at night."
14. Fill in the correct form of shortsighted:
"Some students have ____ (shortsighted) and need glasses to read the board."
15. Fill in the correct form of longsighted:
"Glasses can help people with ____ (longsighted) to read a book."
16. Fill in the correct form of cure:
"Last year, the doctor ____ (cure) my sore eye with some drops."
Shadowing
12 Pronunciation Tasks🔊 Instruction: Listen to each item by clicking the speaker, then hit the record button to practice your pronunciation!
Part 1: 4 Short Collocations
go for a checkup
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____wear round spectacles
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____test your eyesight
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____reduce sun glare
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____Part 2: 4 Everyday Sentences
"I need to visit the optician today."
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____"She wears spectacles for reading books."
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____"Dust got under my left eyelid."
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____"Bright glare makes me blink rapidly."
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____Part 3: 2 More Sentences
"He has a routine eye checkup every year."
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____"Doctors can cure many sight problems now."
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____Part 4: 2 Focus Words
optician
Pronunciation: /ɒpˈtɪʃ.ən/
[Bài tập luyện nói]
____spectacles
Pronunciation: /ˈspek.tə.kəlz/
[Bài tập luyện nói]
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