Unit 48. Daily routine.

Question 1

daily

Answer 1

happening on or relating to every day:

Take the tablets twice daily.
Exercise has become part of my daily routine.
We back up our computer files at work on a daily basis.
She’s looking forward to retiring and ending the daily grind (= hard, boring work or duty) of working in an office.

Question 2

routine

Answer 2

a usual or fixed way of doing things:

There’s no set/fixed routine at work - every day is different.
Most companies insure property and equipment against damage or theft as a matter of routine.

Question 3

to wake

wake, woke, woken

Answer 3

to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping:

Did you wake at all during the night?
Please wake me early tomorrow.
I woke up with a headache.
Jane’s hand on my shoulder woke me out of/from a bad dream.

Question 4

to wake up

wake, woke, woken

Answer 4

If something such as an activity wakes you up, it makes you more alert and ready to do things after you have been lazy or inactive.

A cool shower wakes up the body and boosts circulation. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Question 5

to go to bed

go, went, gone

Answer 5

Togetintoone’sbedandsleep,ideallyforeighthours.(Althoughonecannapinone’sbed,thephrase”gotobed”isgenerallyreservedforalongerperiodofsleepattheendoftheday.)

OK,I’mgoingtobed - goodnight,guys. Well,I’mnotsurprisedyousleptpastnoonifyouwenttobedatfourinthemorning! Maryusuallytriestogotobedby10PM.

Question 6

to go to sleep

go, went, gone

Answer 6

Literally,tobeginsleeping.

I’msorry,butKristinhasalreadygonetosleep—canItakeamessage?Iplantogotosleepearlyafterstayingupsolatelastnight.

Question 7

to have a late night

have, had, had

Answer 7

Togotosleeplaterthanonetypicallydoes.

Shemusthavehadalatenightlastnightconsideringhowsheyawnedallthroughthatmeeting.

Question 8

to have an early night

have, had, had

Answer 8

Togotosleepearlierthanonetypicallydoes.

Youneedtohaveanearlynighttonightsothatyou’rerestedforyourexamtomorrow.

Question 9

to have a nap

have, had, had

Answer 9

If you have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day.

Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair.
I might take a little nap.

Question 10

to have a lie-in

have, had, had

Answer 10

Tospendaprolongedamountoftimeinone’sbedinthemorning.PrimarilyheardinUK.

Yourmum’shavingalie-inthismorning,soweneedtobeextraquietdownstairs.Ilovehavingalonglie-inonSundays.

Question 11

breakfast

Answer 11

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning.

What’s for breakfast?
…breakfast cereal.

Question 12

lunch

Answer 12

Lunch is the meal that you have in the middle of the day.

Shall we meet somewhere for lunch?
He did not enjoy business lunches.
If anyone wants me, I’m at lunch with a client. [+ with]

Question 13

snack

Answer 13

A snack is something such as a chocolate bar that you eat between meals.

Do you eat sweets, cakes or sugary snacks?

Question 14

to have/take a shower

Answer 14

Literally,tocleanoneselfinashower.

Igotreallysweatyworkingoutinthebackyard,soI’mgoingtohaveashowerbeforelunch.Iprefertohaveshowers,buthavingabathnowandthenisnice,too.

Question 15

to have/take a bath

Answer 15

Literally,tobatheinabathtub.

A:”Rememberthatthekidsneedtotakeabathtonight.”
B:”Yep,I’mfillingupthetubnow.”

Question 16

to leave home

leave, left, left

Answer 16

Toceaselivingwithone’sparents;tostrikeoutonone’sown.

Iregretleavinghomeatsuchayoungage,butitdidteachmesomegoodlessonsaboutself-reliance.

Question 17

to get/set to work

Answer 17

to start doing a job or a piece of work:

get/set to work on We’d better get to work on stacking this wood if we want to finish before it gets dark.

Question 18

to do the washing

Answer 18

the act of washing clothes:

Machines make doing the washing easy.

Question 19

to do the washing-up

Answer 19

To do the washing-up means to wash the plates, cups, cutlery, and pans which have been used for cooking and eating a meal.

Question 20

to do the shopping

Answer 20

the activity of buying things from shops:

I’m going shopping this afternoon.
My granddaughter does my weekly shopping for me.
UK The store is open for late night shopping on Wednesdays.
Christmas shopping

Question 21

to lie in

Answer 21

to stay in bed later than usual in the morning:

It was a Sunday, so she could lie in till almost lunch time.

Question 22

to get up

get, got, gotten

Answer 22

to wake up and get out of bed, or to tell or help someone to do this:

I got up at five o’clock this morning!
It’s so hard getting the kids up on school days.

Question 23

to dress

Answer 23

to put clothes on yourself or someone else, especially a child:

My husband dresses the boys while I make breakfast.
He left very early and had to dress in the dark.

Question 24

to go to sleep

Answer 24

to start sleeping:

You’ll find that your baby usually goes to sleep after a feed.
Come on, go to sleep now - it’s late.
Finally, she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
He switched the lights out and we all went to sleep.
Try not to think about work last thing before going to sleep.

Question 25

to fall asleep

fall, fell, fallen

Answer 25

to start to sleep:

I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
She usually falls asleep within ten minutes of going to bed.
The movie was so boring, I actually fell asleep for a few minutes.
His shoulders slumped and I realized he had fallen asleep.
I can promise you that no one has ever fallen asleep in my classes!

Question 26

asleep

Answer 26

sleeping or not awake

I’m surprised to see you awake - ten minutes ago you were fast/sound (= completely) asleep.
I’ve only just got up and I’m still half asleep (= not completely awake).

Question 27

lie-in

Answer 27

a time when you stay in bed later than usual in the morning:

I’m not working tomorrow so I can have a bit of a lie-in.
The next morning there was no time for a lie-in.

Question 28

nap

Answer 28

nap, a short sleep, especially during the day:

Grandpa usually has/takes a nap after lunch.

Question 29

lunch breake

Answer 29

the period in the middle of the day when people stop work to have lunch:

Staff are entitled to a 30-minute lunch break if they work more than six hours.

Question 30

short breake

Answer 30

A short vacation or holiday.

Question 31

alone

Answer 31

When you are alone, you are not with any other people.

There is nothing so frightening as to be alone in a combat situation.
He was all alone in the middle of the hall.

Question 32

on my own

Answer 32

alone

I like living on my own.
Was he acting on his own or following orders?
He’d left on his own, without telling his parents.
This time of year, the young birds are too weak to survive on their own in the cold, and so need the presence of a parent at all times.
Thank goodness, she’s now able to breathe on her own.
I worry that he won’t be able to cope on his own.
We can’t leave her all on her own.

Question 33

to bother

Answer 33

to make the effort to do something:

[ + to infinitive ] He hasn’t even bothered to write.
You could have phoned us but you just didn’t bother.
[ + -ing verb ] Don’t bother making the bed - I’ll do it later.
[ + -ing verb or + to infinitive ] You’d have found it if you’d bothered looking/to look.
why bother You won’t get any credit for doing it, so why bother?

Question 34

to feed

feed, fed, fed

Answer 34

to give food to a person, group, or animal:

I usually feed the neighbour’s cat while she’s away.
Let’s feed the kids first and have our dinner after.
[ + two objects ] Do you feed your chickens corn?
feed someone/something on something If you feed your dog on biscuits, it’s not surprising he’s so fat.
feed something to someone/something The kids love feeding bread to the ducks.

Question 35

instead

Answer 35

If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.

He reached for the glass but did not drink, pushed it, instead, across the table towards Joanna.
The kitchen might have been workable had Nicola kept it tidy; instead it was littered with pots and pans.

Question 36

to have wash

Answer 36

to wash your body or a part of it:

I need to have a wash before dinner
She didn’t even have time to have a wash before the taxi arrived.
Look at your face! You’d better go and have a wash.
I went upstairs, had a wash, then went to my room.
Would you like to have a wash and a rest now?

Question 37

to clean

Answer 37

to remove dirt from something:

I’m going to clean the windows this morning.
You should always clean your teeth after meals.
Would you clean the fingermarks from/off the door?
He asked her to help him clean out the stables

Question 38

to brush

Answer 38

to clean something or make something smooth with a brush:

When did he last brush his teeth, she wondered.
She brushed her hair with long, regular strokes.
[ + obj + adj ] My trousers got covered in mud, but luckily I was able to brush them clean.

Question 39

to leave

Answer 39

to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently:

I’ll be leaving at five o’clock tomorrow.
He left the house by the back door.
She left the group of people she was with and came over to speak to us.
The bus leaves in five minutes.

Question 40

to get

get, got, gotten

Answer 40

to reach or arrive at a particular place:

We hadn’t even got as far as London when the car broke down.
What time does he normally get home (from work)?
get to If you get to the restaurant before us, just wait at the bar.

Question 41

lunch break

Answer 41

the period in the middle of the day when people stop work to have lunch:

Staff are entitled to a 30-minute lunch break if they work more than six hours.

Question 42

to stay in

Answer 42

to stay in your home:

Let’s stay in tonight and watch a movie.

Question 43

to go out

Answer 43

to leave a room or building, especially in order to do something for entertainment:

Please close the door as you go out.
go out for Do you want to go out for a drink after work?
It’s terribly smoky in here - I’m just going out for a breath of fresh air.
[ + -ing verb ] She goes out partying with her friends every weekend.

Question 44

to come round

Answer 44

to visit someone in their home:

Come round tonight and we’ll watch a video.

Question 45

to chat

Answer 45

to talk to someone in a friendly informal way:

She spends hours on the phone chatting to her friends.
We were just chatting about what we did last weekend.
Whenever I walk in, I always find the two of them chatting away (= talking eagerly).

Question 46

cleaner

Answer 46

a person whose job is to clean houses, offices, public places, etc.:

Chris has an evening job as an office cleaner.