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A Day in the Life of Lucy

Episode 1 – Getting Up

GLOSSARY

to get up – to get out of bed; to leave one’s bed

* He didn’t get up until 11:00 this morning, because he was up late last night

reading in bed.

alarm (also alarm clock ) – a small machine usually with a clock that makes a

sound to wake one up at a specific time

* I want to make sure we have enough time to get ready in the morning. Should I

set the alarm for 6:45 or 7:00?

to go off – to make a loud noise very suddenly

* Her alarm clock went off very early this morning because she wanted to go

running before class.

snooze button – a button on an alarm clock that stops the noise of the alarm for

five or ten minutes so that one can rest before the alarm goes off again

* He is so lazy that sometimes he hits the snooze button seven or eight times

before he gets up!

to wake up – to awaken; to stop sleeping

* Please be quiet or you’ll wake up the baby! It took two hours to get him to

sleep.

night owl – a person who enjoys being awake late at night

* Last night, Beth didn’t come home until 4:30 a.m. She’s such a night owl!

early bird – a person who enjoys waking up early in the morning

* Roberto is an early bird. By 7:00 a.m. he has already taken a shower, made

breakfast, cleaned the house, and read the newspaper.

to splurge – to spend money on something that isn’t necessary

* Ice cream is my favorite food and I often splurge by buying the most expensive

kind at the store.

mattress – the soft part of the bed that one sleeps on

* She said that she couldn’t sleep very well last night because the mattress was

too hard.

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to match – to have the same color or colors that look good together; to look

good together

* When I was in my bedroom, I thought that these socks matched, but when I

went outside into the sunlight, I saw that they were different colors.

sheets – two pieces of large, thin fabric placed on a bed: one to lie on and one to

lie under

* Do we have another set of sheets that will fit the bed in kids room?

pillowcase – the fabric covering a pillow

* If you don’t wash your face before you go to sleep, your pillowcase will get dirty.

comforter – the top-most, thickest cover for a bed, usually made of feathers or

other material

* When she was sick, she spent the whole day underneath her comforter trying to

stay warm.

goose down – the very delicate, soft feathers of a goose

* A jacket made of goose down is much warmer than any other type of jacket.

nightstand – a small table next to a bed, usually with a small drawer

* They like to read at night, so they always have books and lamps on their

nightstands.

robe (also bathrobe) – a large, soft piece of clothing that ties around one’s waist

and is worn before and after taking a shower or bath

* She keeps her robe hanging on the back of the bathroom door.

to make (one’s) bed – to place sheets, blankets, comforters, pillows, and

pillowcases where they belong on a bed

* Two people can make a bed much more quickly than one person can.

routine – the normal way that one does something

* Her morning routine includes eating breakfast, watching a morning news show,

and taking the dog for a walk.

to sleep in – to sleep later than usual; to not wake up early

* I wish I could sleep in this Saturday but I have to drive my son to his soccer

game.

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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

ESLPod.com presents "A Day in the Life of Lucy," a special ten lesson course to

teach you everyday vocabulary in English.

In this course, you'll learn the vocabulary for everyday actions, from getting up in

the morning to going to bed at night and everything in between. I'm Dr. Jeff

McQuillan, your host, coming to you from the Center for Educational

Development, in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

Each lesson has three parts. First, a story read slowly; second, an explanation of

the story and the vocabulary we use; and third, the story read at a normal speed.

This is the female version of "A Day in the Life." To listen to the male or man's

version of this see our "A Day in the Life of Jeff," available on our website at

elspod.com. Let's get started with episode one: Getting Up.

[Start of story]

On a weekday, I usually get up around 6:30 a.m., but I set my alarm to go off at

6:20 so that I can hit the snooze button to sleep another 10 minutes. My

roommate thinks I’m crazy, but doing this in the mornings actually helps me wake

up. I’m a night owl, not an early bird like she is, so I need an extra few minutes

to get going in the morning.

One reason it’s so hard to get up is because my bedroom and my bed are so

comfortable. I splurged and bought a bed with a very soft, thick mattress. I also

have matching sheets and pillowcases, and a comforter that is made of goose

down. Even my nightstand matches my sheets and the rest of my bedroom. I

decorated it so that it would be restful after a busy day at work.

When I get up, the first thing I do is put on my robe. It’s always so cold in the

apartment in the mornings, no matter what time of year it is. Then, I usually

make my bed. I hated making my bed when I was little, but now it’s become a

routine. Sometimes, though, I’m so tired that I sleep in for just a little too long

and then, the bed definitely doesn’t get made. On those days, I wish I could

sleep in all day!

[End of story]

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A Day in the Life of Lucy

Episode 1 – Getting Up

Episode one is called "Getting Up." The verb to get, "get," up means to get out of

your bed - to leave your bed. So, after you stop sleeping - after you wake up,

then you get up - you get out of your bed.

Lucy begins her story by saying that "On a weekday," that is Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - those are the weekdays (all one word),

weekday. The other part of the week is called the weekend, Saturday and

Sunday.

"On a weekday," what some people might also call a work day - a day they have

to work, Lucy says she "usually gets up around 6:30" in the morning, but she sets

her "alarm to go off at 6:20." Her alarm, "alarm," is what makes noise - what

wakes her up, usually it is an alarm clock that you can set the time to. To set

your alarm, "set," means to put it to the correct time.

So, she sets her alarm to go off. We use the expression, to go off, when we are

talking about something that makes a large noise, for example, such as a bell or

an alarm clock. You can also have a gun; the gun can go off means the gun fires

and makes a noise. Well here, we are using this verb, to go off, when we are

talking about an alarm clock.

So, her alarm goes off at 6:20 - 20 after 6:00 in the morning - but she hits "the

snooze button to sleep another ten minutes." The snooze button, "snooze,"

button, "button," is something on an alarm clock that allows you to sleep a little

more, usually for five or ten minutes. So, it will stop your alarm, and then five or

ten minutes later the alarm will go off again. So, that is called the snooze button.

The verb to snooze means to sleep, so it allows you to sleep a little extra time.

There's an expression "if you snooze, you lose." If you snooze, you lose, which

means if you fall asleep - if you are not awake, you may miss something

important. You will not win; you will lose if you are sleeping. This used to

happen to me when I was young, I would snooze, and then I would lose. I would

miss things because I was sleeping. Now I try to stay awake more.

Anyway, getting back to Lucy's story, well, she likes to sleep another ten minutes.

Her roommate thinks that she's crazy, but she says that using her snooze button

in the morning helps her wake up. Remember, to wake up, "wake" up (two

words), means to stop sleeping.

Lucy says that she's "a night owl, not an early bird." A night owl, "owl," means

someone who likes to go to bed very late at night - 11:30 p.m., 12 o'clock

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midnight. Someone who goes to sleep very late, we call that person a night owl.

An owl is an animal that is normally awake and makes sounds at night. In

English the sound would be "who, who," or "who, who," if it's a boy. So, we have

the night owl, and that is a term for somebody who stays up late. The opposite

would be an early bird. An early, "early," bird. An early bird is someone who

wakes up and gets up early in the morning. A night owl will probably get up later

in the morning.

There's an expression in English, "the early bird gets the worm." The early bird

gets the worm, "worm." A worm, "worm," is a little animal that birds eat. The

worms live in the ground. The idea is that if you get up early, you will get more

done - you will get things that other people don't get because they get up later.

So, the early bird gets the worm. Well, Lucy is not eating worms, but she does

like to take a "few extra minutes to get going in the morning." To get going

means to get active - to start doing things.

"One reason," she says, "it’s so hard to get up is" that her "bedroom and her bed

are so comfortable." She has a very nice, comfortable bed. She says that she

"splurged and bought a bed with very soft, thick mattress" - a very soft, thick

mattress. Lucy said she splurged, the verb to splurge, "splurge," means to spend

a lot of money, even when it isn't necessary. So, you want to buy something nice

for yourself, you don't need it, it's not necessary but you want it. So, she spends

a lot of money - she splurges - and buys a very nice bed that has a nice, thick

mattress. A mattress, "mattress," is the part of the bed that you actually sleep

on. Usually, a mattress is something that has springs in it - pieces of metal that

go up and down that allow your body to be comfortable. So, this is a thick

mattress - a big mattress - but it is also a soft mattress, so that you can lay down

on the bed and it feels good on your body. The opposite of a soft mattress is a

hard mattress.

Lucy says that she has "matching sheets and pillowcases." The sheet, "sheet,"

is what goes over the bed - what covers the bed so that the bed does not get

dirty. When we say the sheets are matching we mean that the colors are the

same or they are similar so they look good together. Pillowcases, "pillowcases,"

(plural) pillowcases are what cover your pillows - what you put your head on

when you sleep, that's called a pillow. So, the pillowcase goes over the pillow.

Lucy says she also has "a comforter made of goose down." A comforter is a

thick blanket - a big blanket. "Comforter," a thick blanket. This comforter "is

made of goose down." Goose, "goose," down, "down," (two words). A goose is

a kind of animal. Down refers to the feathers of the animal, "feathers," the

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