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The English We Speak broadcasts. Hello, you're listening to the English we speak with me Catherine.

Catherine, is that you?

Wow, I almost didn't recognize you there you look totally different.

Yes yes it's me what do you think you You look different. You've had your haircut and it's a different colour.

Do you like it? Well yes I do it's very different to your normal hairstyle but it really suits you and it makes you look a lot younger

younger in a good way I hope? Most definitely.

And let's see, you're wearing a new jumper, new shoes.

Do you like them?

Well yes, normally you wear quite dark colours, but these are so bright. You look really pretty.

Oh, thanks, baby. It's true, but something else is different. Let's see.

Um... Oh, a heart, your eyeshadow, blusher, lipstick, you've completely changed your makeup.

Oh yeah, yeah, the makeup, yes, yes, that's different too everything's different in fact I've had a makeover.

A makeover I said you've changed your makeup what's all this about a makeover? Yes, I've changed my makeup and I've changed

my hairstyle and the type of clothes I wear too. When you make lots of changes to something so that it looks completely different, fresh, new and much better,

you've given it a makeover.

Oh, you've completely changed your appearance so that you look better, fresher, nicer.

That's a makeover. So what verbs go with makeover?

Have a makeover, give something a makeover,

get a makeover, need a makeover.

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