Tom’s Diner, a song by Suzanne Vega

Song, listening & vocabulary

A diner is a small, usually inexpensive restaurant with a long counter and designed to resemble a dining car on a train. They are characteristic of American life, especially in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and in other areas of the Northeastern United States, as well as in the Midwest.

1.Listen to the song and mark the words mentioned.

https://youtu.be/j4jtIDaeaWI
  

morning	tea	Milk	umbrella	afternoon
chair	corner	Rain	table	window
clock	cake	horoscope	midnight	boy
cathedral	train	question	picnic	reflection
Paper	eyes	woman	waiter	voice

2.Listen again if necessary  and answer the questions below. Afterwards, read the lyrics and compare your responses.

1. Where is she?
2. What is she doing?
3. What is she thinking about?
4. Who else is mentioned in the song? What are they doing?
5. Is this a happy or a sad song? Why?

Answers here!