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.
If you are a university student, you probably spend a lot of time on campus. You go to classes. You go to the library. You go to the gym. If you are a commuter, you go home at the end of the day. At home, you can cook tasty food for yourself. But maybe, you live in a dorm on campus instead. If you live in a dorm, where do you eat?
When students are hungry, they usually go to the cafeteria. The cafeteria has a bountiful spread. You can eat foods like pizza, salads, soups, sandwiches, and sushi. Some students say that cafeteria food is disgusting and highly-processed. Communal eating is not interesting to those people. Other students love eating at the cafeteria. They think it’s cheap and healthy.
Brian ate dorm food the other day, and he wants to tell Marni about his experience. Listen to this English lesson to find out if he liked the food!
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.
Brian: Marni…
Marni: Yes?
Brian: Did you live on campus?
Marni: I did.
Brian: I was at my sister’s campus, and we ate at the dorm cafeteria...
Marni: Oh yeah?
Brian: And it was awesome!
Marni: Did you not live on campus?
Brian: No.
Marni: You didn’t experience the bountiful buffet every meal?
Brian: No, I was a commuter, but I was always so jealous. I would walk by the cafeteria, and it would always be full.
Marni: Yes. It is pretty amazing. It’s a full-on spread, anything you want, you know. You’ve got healthier items, you’ve got your mac and cheese…
Brian: Despite some of the really highly-processed food or some of the more disgusting options, I thought it was also a really social activity.
Marni: That is true.
Brian: Because everyone was eating together.
Marni: Communal.
Brian: Communal, yeah, exactly.
Marni: Yeah, I think that was kind of a nice aspect to it.
Brian: I kind of wish that they were everywhere, and you didn’t have to be a student to go to it.
Marni: Let’s just go crash one.
Brian: Okay.
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Discussion
Brian never lived in a dorm. When he was a university student, he was a commuter. This means he had to cook his own food. He didn’t eat in the cafeteria. Brian’s sister is now a student, and she lives on campus. She invited Brian to eat in the cafeteria. Brian thought it was awesome! He finally was able to try eating in a dorm cafeteria.
When Marni was a student, she lived in a dorm and ate dorm food. She loved the bountiful buffets. There was always a full-on spread for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Some of the food was highly-processed, but there were also healthy foods to eat. Communal eating is cool for both Brian and Marni, but they’re not students now. What will they do? They’ll crash a dorm cafeteria together!
Do you live in a dorm? Do you eat at a cafeteria?