Intro
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Breathe in. Breathe out. Did you even need to think about that? We all breathe oxygen every day. However, air quality around the world is getting worse, and sometimes, breathing well isn’t easy. Maybe, this is why oxygen bars have become popular. At an oxygen bar, you can breathe pure, clean oxygen.
Some people say that the clean oxygen from oxygen bars removes toxins from your body. It can also help your immune system. However, others think the idea of buying oxygen is just quackery. Why should you pay for something that is free in the air? Well, even if you don’t believe pure oxygen is enlightening, you may still enjoy the flavors of oxygen you can taste at an oxygen bar. These can include everything from orange and mango to lavender and mint.
Marni feels super energetic because she went to an oxygen bar. Find out how Dominique feels in today’s English lesson.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Marni: I just had the most amazing experience!
Dominique: What was it?
Marni: I just came from an oxygen bar.
Dominique: Wait! What?!
Marni: Oh, my gosh! It was enlightening. I just… I feel so good! I feel alive and energetic, and I just want to… ahhh!
Dominique: Wait a second. An oxygen bar… like, what do you mean? Like, oxygen, the stuff that we are breathing…
Marni: … that we breathe…
Dominique: … right now. Umm… quick question… Did you pay for this oxygen?
Marni: Yes, I did because it’s, like, really good oxygen. It’s not just average oxygen.
Dominique: I don’t want to sound stupid or anything, but don’t we… we don’t pay for oxygen, the stuff we’re breathing right now.
Marni: Right. But we don’t have very good air quality, so you go to oxygen bars, and it’s actually, like, really pure, good oxygen. And you notice a difference. And you feel it! You feel enlightened. You feel awake. It’s supposed to be really good for your immune system and removing toxins.
Dominique: But I’m still alive now because of the free oxygen that I’m breathing now.
Marni: Right. Right. But if you want to feel incredible, go to an oxygen bar.
Dominique: Quackery! Just crazy!
Marni: OK.
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Discussion
Marni is feeling enlightened. She just went to an oxygen bar and ordered some pure, clean oxygen. She paid and then sat and inhaled this oxygen for a while. Now, she is feeling energetic and awesome. She tells Dominique about this, but Dominique is confused. She doesn’t understand why Marni would pay for oxygen.
Marni explains that the oxygen at oxygen bars is much better than the oxygen in our air. This is because our air quality isn’t very good in the world now. Marni believes that breathing this clean stuff will help her immune system to stay strong. However, in Dominique’s opinion, it’s just another way for someone to make money. She calls oxygen bars a type of quackery.
Would you pay to breathe? How is the air quality in your city?
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