Stories for English Learners
03. Rocky start
Aprende expresiones idiomáticas y phasal verbs con la historia de Kate.
Kate’s dad wasn’t pleased with her decision to move to a coed residence. In this episode, Kate meets her new second-year roommate. How will she react?
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In the last episode, Kate was forced to tell her dad
that she was moving into a coed residence. Kate’s dad
was not pleased, but she asked him to give her the
benefit of the doubt. In this episode, Kate meets her
new roommate. How do you think Kate will react to
living with a second-year student?
Exercise A
Vocabulary for the story
Audio
Difficulty: Intermediate (B1)
Audio
Kate: Hi, you must be Yuki.
Yuki: Yeah. Hope you don’t mind that I snatched up the window side. It’s first come, first served around here.
Kate: That’s okay. I prefer the darker side of the room anyway. I’m not exactly a morning person. I’m Kate, by the way.
Yuki: Good luck making it to all of your early classes. First years always get stuck with 8:00 am’s.
Kate: I think I have Monday and Wednesday early classes. The other days, I don’t start until 10:00 or so.
Yuki: How did you get off so lucky? Last year, all my classes started at 7:00 or 8:00.
Kate: You’re in second year?
Yuki: Yeah. No offense, but I can’t believe they placed me with a frosh.
Kate: It is kind of weird. I mean for you. I’m okay with it, though. I’m majoring in English. How about you?
Yuki: Computer science. I guess we won’t be studying together. Go figure.
Kate: That’s too bad. It would’ve been handy to have a study partner in the same room.
Yuki: I have a bunch of study partners from last year, but none of them are living on rez, which is going to be a real pain.
Kate: Well, I guess I should go help my dad grab my stuff. He’s not impressed that this is a coed dorm.
Yuki: Why not? Doesn’t he trust you?
Kate: He thinks I should be concentrating on studying, not dating.
Yuki: If it’s anything like last year, you won’t like any of the guys around here anyway. I have some single friends I could set you up with. Doubt you’re their type, though.
Exercise B
Comprehension
- Why does Kate say she prefers the dark side of the room?
- What is Kate surprised to find out about her new roommate?
- Which subjects are Kate and Yuki majoring in?
- According to Yuki, why is studying going to be a real “pain” this year?
- What can be inferred about Yuki’s experience in the dorm last year?
- Why does Kate have to cut off her conversation with Yuki?
- Do you think Kate and Yuki are going to become good friends? Why or why not?
Exercise C - Writing
Writing – MY LIFE
Discuss these questions with your class or write your responses in a journal entry.
1. Describe a time when you got off to a rocky start with someone.
2. A morning person is also called an early riser or an early bird. The opposite is a night owl. Which one are you and why?
3. Are dorms coed in your country? Discuss the pros and cons of coed facilities, such as gyms.
4. Think of all the people in your life (friends, family members, classmates). Who would make an ideal roommate and why?
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