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Sharing the Shower

Date: Aug 21 2000

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Living with roommates can bring up some interesting situations. One of which is sharing the bathroom and shower. Listen to how Zach and Migs handle it by making it into a joke.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Zach

Migs

Zach: Hey, man. Can you take any longer with the shower?

Migs: Sorry! I went running this morning. I was sweaty, I was dirty, I needed to get clean!

Zach: Well, I hope you saved some hot water for me.

Migs: Well, I think there’s some left, but if there’s not, um, maybe you could go to the neighbor’s house.

Zach: That’s real considerate of you. I mean, I gotta get to work and I don’t want to freeze my butt off.

Migs: Well, sorry, man. I apologize.

Zach: That’s alright. Just, you know, like in the future, let’s just try to be more considerate of each other, OK?

Migs: OK, I’ll think about your needs every time I get in the shower.

Zach: Alright. No need to be sarcastic before I kick your ass.

Migs: I’m not too worried about it, tough guy.

Zach: Alright! Bring it on!

Migs: Let’s go!

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Discussion

Living with these two guys is really nice because whenever there is a problem, we can turn it into a joke. Zach wants to tell Migs that his showers are too long, and Migs apologizes. But just to make each other feel good, they pretend like they are fighting. This is very natural. Do you have roommates? What kinds of problems do you deal with? Come to the “Life Goes On” message board and share! See you next week,—John