A COMMON DAY MAR 12 TH 2011. How to wake up ? Place your alarm on the opposite side of the room and set it on repeat so to shut it up you have to.

A COMMON DAYMAR 12TH 2011

How to wake up ? Place your alarm on the opposite side

of the room and set it on repeat so to shut it up you have to get out of your cosy sheets and walk over to it, hence waking you up and getting you out of bed first and every time.

Have another person do anything you

can think of to wake you up fully, some examples are pouring some water on your face, ripping all your blankets off, hitting you in the face with a pillow, but make sure they want to be hit in the face with a pillow!

Waking Someone Up

Ann ： Hey, Jim, it’s time to wake up? and get out of bed. Jim ： Do I have to get up now? Ann ： You’d better get up, or you’ll be late. Jim ： What are you talking about? My alarm hasn’t even gone off

yet. Ann ： Yes, it did. It went off 30 minutes ago. You slept right through

it. You’re like a dead person while you sleep. Jim ： I must have slept right through it. Ann ： Rise and shine?! Sleepyhead! Jim ： Just let me sleep 5 more minutes. Ann ： The early bird gets the worm?. Jim ： I know. I know. But I don’t want any worms. Ann ： Ha! Ha! If you don’t make an effort now, later on it’ll be a

lot tougher for you.

Lazy worm: Chinglish Lazy bone : English

go to work The traffic is terrible in the morning. taxi / cab taximeter Take a shortcut./Drop me off here. Let me out here. What do I owe you ?　

Keep the change. (That’s the tip)

How about share a ride? Do you want a ride? Pick me up. I call shotgun. （ a shotgun marriage） Hop in. Hit the road. Pull over.

talk on the phone One of the biggest problems is speed. Native

speakers, especially business people, tend to speak very quickly on the telephone.

Here are some practical tips to get native speakers of English to slow down!

1 When taking note of a name or important information, repeat each piece of information as the person speaks.

2  Do not say you have understood if you have not. Ask the person to repeat until you have understood.

3 If the person does not slow down begin speaking your own language!

praise other people

1. You look great today.2. You did a good job. 3. We’re so proud of you.4. I’m very pleased with your work. 5. This is really a nice place.

6. You’re looking sharp! （与众不同的表扬！） 7. You always know the right thing to say. 

8. You’re very eloquent.9. Nice going! = you did a good job.10. The food is delicious.

11. Everything tastes great.12. Your son/daughter is so cute 。13. What an adorable baby!15. I respect your work.16. You’ve got a great personality.17. You have a good sense of humor. 18. Your Chinese is really surprising.19. Your English is incredible.

20. You have a very successful business.

21. You’re very professional. 22. Your company is very impressive.23. You’re so smart.24. I envy you very much.  （ jealous ） 25. Your wife is very charming.26. You two make a lovely couple.27. You’re really talented.28. You look nice in that color29. You have a good taste30. You look like a million dollars.=you look like a movie star.

invite someone to have lunch

A: Hi! Susan! I haven’t seen you for ages!B: I’ve been really busy. How is everything?A: Oh, fine. Hey, why don’t we grab a bite to eat and do some catching up?B: Yeah, why not? I’ve got a little free time on my hands. Where do you want to eat?

in the restaurant

starving I was trying to decide what to order. What do you feel like ?  What’s your special today? What’s the soup of the day? I’m going to have the steak. How do you want your steak cooked? Could you tell me what's in this?   I’ve never had fried chicken this good before. This chicken is undercooked My compliments to the chef. Would you like any dessert?    

get chucked in a conversation

"What I meant to say was…""Let me rephrase that…""Let me put this another way…""Perhaps I'm not making myself clear…"

“If we go back to the beginning…""The basic idea is …""One way of looking at it is…""Another way of looking at it is…"

"I can't find the word I'm looking for…""I'm not sure that this is the right word, but…""What I want to say is…"

Cook

Adam: I’d like to help pitch in with dinner.Sophie: Really? You’re joking.Adam: No. I’d like to do something special for you on your birthday.Sophie: I’d like that. Alright, put on this apron first.Adam: OK…Now how can I help, hon?  Sophie: Hmm, let me see… Boil some water and then whisk two eggs.Adam: Easy. I could do that with my eyes closed.(after a while) Done.      .

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Sophie: Not bad. Okay, now take some meat and potatoes from the fridge.Adam: How many potatoes do you need?Sophie: Three. And bring four bell peppers. Adam: Gotcha… OK. Here they are.Sophie: Now wash them, then dice the potatoes and bell peppers. Then slice the meat.Adam: Where’s the peeler?Sophie: It’s in the cabinet… Adam, the gas cooker doesn’t work.Adam: What? Oh, shit! I cut my finger.Sophie: Let me take a look at that… I can’t stop the bleeding. We need to go to the hospital.Adam: I guess cooking is not as easy as I thought .   .

useful word ： awesome

These shoes are awesome. This is an awesome radio programme. Wow, you are awesome at singing, mate!

Awesome means excellent or amazing. A: Are you free to come for hotpot

tonight? B: Yes, I should be. A: Awesome. That makes four of us!