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Bath or Shower?

Date: Aug 20 2010

Themes: Health

Grammar: Present Perfect Tense

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Bath or shower: it is one of the great topics of debate, right up there with cats vs. dogs and boxers vs. briefs. People who only take showers think baths don’t really get you clean. And bathers swear that there is nothing more relaxing than a nice long soak in the tub.

No matter what camp they belong to, everyone seems to have his or her own strict routine when it comes to getting clean. Find out which side of the debate Marni and Jeff are on.

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Marni

Jeff

Marni: Gosh, I feel great. I just took an hourlong soak in the tub, and my skin is all pruney, but I feel great.

Jeff: Wait, you take baths?

Marni: Yeah, I take baths. So relaxing. What about you, you don’t take baths?

Jeff: I don’t think I’ve taken a bath since I was five years old.

Marni: Really? How come? Are you just dedicated to showers? You don’t have the time, you don’t like to relax?

Jeff: Lately it’s been a time thing. But it’s kinda gross.

Marni: Gross, why?

Jeff: You’re soaking in your own dead disgusting bath water…dead skin…

Marni: So you don’t feel like you’re clean as a whistle when you take a bath, you feel like you have to take a shower?

Jeff: Yeah.

Marni: ‘Cause I personally feel that you can get clean and relax at the same time. I think it’s totally worth it.

Jeff: That’s a valid point. I like showers for the same reason, though. The sound is soothing in its own way. But baths, I don’t know. I…

Marni: Not a believer.

Jeff: Not a fan.

Marni: OK, well, let’s just agree to disagree.

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Discussion

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Marni loves taking baths. She finds it very relaxing. But Jeff is not a fan of baths. He says he hasn’t taken a bath since he was a little kid. Most kids only take baths.

In Jeff’s opinion, baths take too much time. Plus, he thinks baths are a little gross. He doesn’t like the idea of sitting in a tub of water that you have made dirty. Jeff thinks that showers can be just as relaxing as baths.

Do you prefer taking showers or baths? Why? What is more common in your country?

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ahmad133

Yemen

taking shower is the fastest way to get clean,,

H.Q.Stella

China

I prefer taking shower,bath…I think taking a bath is not clean,but is good to relax when you feel pretty tired.And shower saves more water than bath.

In my country taking showers is more common.

fabsir

Brazil

I´d rather go for showers. I don´t feel clean as a whistle if I take a bath. I do agree that an hourlong soak in a tub is quite relaxing as I have done it in the past but I don´t feel I´m totally clean when I get out of it.

Thanh Truc

Viet Nam

i love taking baths! it make me relax

ropuszka

Poland

i am a fan of taking showers, it takes less time and additionally a stream of water can be a kind of massage for a nape or shoulders, i really like it :)

rogeholl

Brazil

In my country it´s common take a shower …

B.R KARUNARATHNA

Sri Lanka

IT'S VERY GOOD LESON

Julek

Poland

Gross it is the same like "disgust"

Julek

Poland

I prefer taking showers, for me it is more comfortable. I can do it fast, and all the time water is clean. But bath i think it should be just addition. To have bath we need a big bathroom, but a lot of people have small flat, and shower doesn't need a lot of place ;)

paul istrate

Romania

Excellent for learning English!

Afsoon

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I prefer taking shower.

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

we can do both but i like buth more i like swinmming and the feeling when water carry you

guanyajing

Christmas Island

I have to take a shower,because there is no bathtub in my bathroom.i personally think i like taking a shower because of the sound of water,i feel relaxing and comfortable by taking a shower.

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

bath because its more fun we can play in the water and the water cary us

Jodikl

France

I prefer taking showers. I feel better after taking shower. Baths is good too, when you have a time.

mitty0967

United Kingdom

We have a principle to take a bath in Japan. Before taking a bath, we have to take a shower because water in a bath get dirty. After taking a bath, it depends on individual, but some people take a shower to flow dirty bath water. So, we are completely clean!

andee1

China

"he thinks baths are a little gross." who can tell me what's meaning of "gross"? i can't understand its meaning correctly. is boring?

andee1

China

actually both of them are liking. i feel bath is getting more relaxing than shower, but it need too much water. sometimes i will feel very hard to breathe in tub of full hot water.