Listening repo #6

Flip-flops bad for feet.

Access Date: 2010-06-30

Summary
A woman broke her feet by wearing flip-flops. Various flip-flops are sold and a lot of people wear those light and convenient shoes today. However flip-flop is not good for feet because a main material rubber makes feet slip by its blister. Slipping on the footwear, the position of feet is made bad and people cannot walk with the ordinary correct and safety way. One of causes of slipping is that there is no support for ankle. A doctor calls people attention to wear flip-flops in the correct way. At home or when he goes to a public shower, flip-flop is very convenient. In other hands, when he takes a walk or any sports, the correct choice of footwear is good supportable one.

My Opinion
My experience of flip-flop is not good because similarly to the woman’s case, I had gotten some damages by wearing them when I was a young child. Flip-flops are so convenient but they have to keep their mind that there are some risks to be damaged by imperfect safety shoes. The season in Japan is summer now and of course the number of people wearing flip-flops will become larger day by day. The important information should be more understood among the people who often wear flip-flops.

5 vocabularies
Flip-flop ----- open summer shoes, usually made of rubber, with a V-shaped band across the front to hold your feet
Blister ----- a swelling on the surface of metal, rubber, painted wood etc
Position ----- the way someone is standing, sitting, or lying
Slip ----- to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly
Flat ----- smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving