Basic Needs

[dei]
-s
Everyday Expressions
n.
He goes on a walk every day.
n.
Most people work during the day.
n.
I got a day off work.

payday

daybreak

daydream

daylight

daytime

day-boy / girl
daycare
,
day off

day shift
night shift

Linguistic Skill
Useful Phrases
--- day after day
--- day and night
--- day in and day out
--- day of doom
--- red-letter day
--- day off
--- a day or two
--- day to day
--- these days (those days)

 --- in one's day

--- make sbs day
--- one day
--- the other day
--- the order of the day
--- some day
Idioms & Slang
dog days ---
take it day by day --- (go slowly)
call it a day ---
those were the days ---
Its not sbs day --- Today is (not) my day.
for a rainy day ---

Communicating Clearly
Street Talks
A: You know what? They lengthened the working day from
eight to nine hours.
B: Thats ridiculous!
A: What time do you get up every day?
B: Six oclock.
A: Heres your change, sir.
B: Thank you. Bye.
A: Have a nice day. Come again.
A: Ill find you then on your payday.
B: Thatll be the day.

Cultural Focus
Transcripts

Mr. Robinson: Hi, Ben. What are you doing with yourself these
days?
Ben: Oh-not too much. Take it easy.

 Mrs. Braddock: Well, you don't drive around from midnight until
noon the next day, Benjamin.
Ben: Oh, no.
Ben: During the day? We'll go for a drive or something.
Elaine: Okay.
Quotations
Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh
morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher. Parerga and
Paralipomena, "Counsels and Maxims" (1851).