NoTE Usually there is no definite article (the) with breakfast, funch or dinner. Daily routines Sleep During the week | usually wake up at 6.30 am. I sometimes lie in bed (= stay in bed) for 5-10 minutes but then I have to get up (= get out of bed and put on clothes). Most evenings I go to bed about 11.30 pm, and usually go to sleep/fall asleep very quickly. If [have a late night (= go to bed very late; opp an early night), it’s easy to oversleep (= sleep too long) the next morning, then I may be late for work. If can, [have a sleep (= for a short period, e.g. half an hour) in the afternoon. At weekends I often have a lic-in (= stay in bed until later, e.g. 9.30 am). Food In the week I have breakfast at 7.00 am, lunch at 1.00, and dinner around 7 pm. | also have one or two snacks (= food eaten between meals, e.g. a cake or biscuits) during the day. As I live alone/on my own (= without other people), I have to make my own breakfast and dinner (= prepare breakfast and dinner for myself), but during the week I don’t bother (= don’t make an effort) to cook very much. I also have to feed (= give food to) my cats twice a day. Keeping clean In the summer I have a shower in the morning, but in the winter I often have a bath instead (= in place of a shower). Sometimes I have a shave at the same time, or I shave when I have a wash and clean/brush my teeth after breakfast. | wash my hair two or three times a week. English often uses a verb + noun construction, where other languages may use a verb or reflexive verb, e.g. [had a wash (NoTFivashed or Hivashed- myself); I had a rest (NOT rested or Frested-myself). Work In the morning I leave home about 8.15 am and get to work (= arrive at work) by 9 am. Thave a lunch break (= period when I stop work for lunch) from 1-2 pm, and usually a couple of short breaks (= periods to relax) during the day. I leave work around 5.30 and get home about 6.15. Spare time (= free time) In the week I usually stay in (= stay at home) and watch TV or read in the evening. At the weekend I go out (= leave the house for social reasons, e.g. go to a cinema or disco), but I also have friends for dinner (= invire friends to my house and cook dinner for them), or friends come round (= visit me at the house) to play cards, e.g. poker or bridge. Housework I do the shopping (= buy the food and household goods) on Saturday. Fortunately/Luckily (= it is lucky for me) I have a cleaner (= a person who cleans) and she does most of the housework: she does my washing (= washes my clothes), she does the washing-up (= washes the dishes) and most of the ironing. 108 English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediote & intermediate)53.1 BS22 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 Exercises How many expressions with ‘have + noun’ from the opposite page can you remember? have ..beakfas have ...8.. Show. have have on. have have .... Match the verbs on the left with the correct word on the right to form common partnerships. 1 do a rest 2 fall my teeth 3 have the dog 4 play asleep 5 go cards 6 clean the ironing 7 feed early 8 get up to bed Complete this dialogue with a suitable word or phrase from the opposite page. : Don’t (1) ....bethee. Why ni We could (2) Yeah. Where? Well, I'd like to go to that Korean restaurant. We could ask Karen and Mike to come. 8: That's miles away, No, I think I'd rather (3) ind have an (4) . night. at Bur it’s Friday. You can have a (5) .. tomorrow if we have a late night. ts: Yes, I know, but I'm tired. Look, why don't you ask Karen and Mike to (6) corn . for a meal? I can order some pizzas from the takeaway and we'll have a nice evening here. We AM (7) e..c1smnnnen €0tdS OF Watch a few videos. az Sorry, but if you don’t want to come with me, I'll go (8) .. £0 cook a meal this evening. . instead. Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1 Whar time do you have the breakfast? 4 I live by my own. 2 In the morning I always let home at 8 o'clock. 5. I usually wash the hair every day. 3 I didn’t shave me this morning. 6 Iwent to bed and slept very quickly. Complete the phrasal verb in these sentences. 1 Lusually wake oo... around 7.30, and then get rune about 8. 2. During the week | usually stay « bur at the weekend I always go 3. Sometimes friends come to the house and we play cards. Find thrce facts from the opposite page which are similar to your routine, and three that are different. Complete the table below. similar | different ae os English Vocabulary in Use (presintermediate & intermediate) 109