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Extreme Dorm Room Makeovers
Extreme Dorm Room Makeovers

Learn English meaning of ‘extreme dorm room makeovers’

Date: Feb 01 2017

Themes: Fashion, Health, School

Grammar: Modal Verbs

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We all get bored with our surroundings at times. And in college, dorm rooms can be very boring. Most people like to personalize their dorm rooms so they feel more like home. They might put some fun posters on the wall or hang twinkle lights. These little things are mood enhancing, and they make college more comfortable.

Now, there is a new trend in college dorms. Not only are college students decorating their dorm rooms, but they are also doing extreme dorm room makeovers. After an extreme makeover, a dorm room might look like a fancy hotel suite. It might have beautiful drapery and professional blinds. It will likely be decorated with rich fabrics and expensive textures.

Is it worth spending this much money to create the perfect dorm room? Find out what Kelsey and Dominique think in today’s English lesson.

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Kelsey

Kelsey

Dominique

Dominique

Kelsey:  Oh, my gosh, Dominique! So, I’ve been looking on Instagram, #dormroom, and all these people are doing these dorm room makeovers, and we have to do it!

Dominique:  Oh, my gosh! They sucked you in. Not you, too!

Kelsey:  So, you’ve heard of it?

Dominique:  Yeah, unfortunately.

Kelsey:  They’re all the rage. And we can personalize our room and all our surroundings. We can get, like, twinkle lights. I’m so excited!

Dominique:  But we’re not even going to be in there that much. And, I mean, we could spend our money on more logical items.

Kelsey:  But college is stressful, and this can be, like, mood enhancing. It can help us relieve our stress, and it’ll be a safe happy place to be… and I found some fabrics and some textures we can use…

Dominique:  Or we can go to the spa with all the money that we don’t spend on this extreme makeover… massages

Kelsey:  Yeah, but that’s one day, and this is our whole year. Think about it! It could be so cool!

Dominique:  I can’t spend my money on blinds and drapery. I mean, that’s stuff my mom does.

 

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Kelsey is very excited to do an extreme dorm room makeover with Dominique. She has been looking at examples on Instagram. Now, she is ready to personalize their living space with twinkle lights and beautiful fabrics. She believes that an extreme makeover will help to make their dorm room a comfortable place for the whole school year.

However, Dominique isn’t interested in dorm room makeovers. She thinks a makeover for their room will cost way too much money. They don’t have a lot of money, but Dominique can think of much better ways to spend the money they do have. For example, they could go to the spa to get massages. Dominique believes that would be much more relaxing than decorating their room.

Do you like to personalize your space? When was the last time you gave your room a makeover?

 

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ibrahimoo11

Yemen

actually I don’t like to personlize my room or to pay for decorating it . I think. If I have extra money , I may spend it for books .



11:00 PM Feb 01 2017 |

mahtab49

mahtab49

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Yes I love to personalize my space and I recently did that!


I noticed that my room makeovers is really mood enhancing for me!


Of course I dont pay too much but I prefer to buy a lovely curtain instead of paying for an expensive cloth! 😀


Everytime I change everything like curtain , bed sheets, bed cover , carpet to new color , everything is light blue now and I love it!



I used some flower stickers to give new look to my wardrobe doors but I had never thought about twinkle lights  ...why not? 😂😂😂

06:13 PM Feb 01 2017 |

julito1

julito1

Argentina

My dorm more than a decoration needs a new coat of paint. I can afford to have it painted by a professional, but as I am kind of stingy with my money i will do it by myself and save the money for traveling. Twinkle lights and fabrics not even in my wildest dreams, my room is not a Disco ! hahaha




04:26 PM Feb 01 2017 |

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