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.
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.
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.
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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
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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