Daily routines
MORNING AND AFTERNOON
1 alarm goes off 2 to wake up 3 to get up 4 to take (or 5 to take (or 6 to put on
have) a shower have) a bath makeup
7 to shave 8 to wash 9 to dry 0 to iron a shirt q to get dressed w to brush
your hair your hair your teeth
e to wash r to brush t to make y to have (or u to pack i to leave
your face your hair the bed eat) breakfast your lunch the house
o to go to work p to go to school a to drive s to catch d to catch f to read a
the bus the train newspaper
c I’m sorry I’m
late again.
g to arrive h to arrive early j to arrive
on time
k to have (or l to check z to take a break (US) x to arrive late /
eat) lunch your emails to have a break (UK) to be late
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See also:
11 Abilities and actions 29 Cooking 81 At work
82 In the office 171 Time 178 Common phrasal verbs
EVENING OTHER ACTIVITIES
4 There’s no
place like home!
1 to finish work 1 to do 2 to walk 3 to feed the
homework the dog dog / cat
2 to leave work 3 to work 5 to arrive 4 to buy 5 to go out 6 to go
overtime home groceries with friends to a café
6 to cook dinner 7 to have (or 8 to clear 7 to call a friend / 8 to mow 9 to exercise
eat) dinner the table to call your family the lawn
9 to wash up 0 to listen to q to watch TV 0 to play with q to pay the bills w to take a nap
the radio your kids
w to drink tea e to take out the r to put the e to clean r to play a t to chat
or coffee trash (US) / rubbish (UK) children to bed the car musical instrument with friends
t to go to bed y to set u to go to sleep y to chat online u to water i to send a package /
the alarm the plants parcel (UK)
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