A-day-in-the-Life-of-Lucy

–GettingUpThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.1GLOSSARYtogetup–togetoutofbed;toleaveone’sbed*Hedidn’tgetupuntil11:00thismorning,becausehewasuplatelastnightreadinginbed.alarm(alsoalarmclock)–asmallmachineusuallywithaclockthatmakesasoundtowakeoneupataspecifictime*Iwanttomakesurewehaveenoughtimetogetreadyinthemorning.ShouldIsetthealarmfor6:45or7:00?togooff–tomakealoudnoiseverysuddenly*Heralarmclockwentoffveryearlythismorningbecauseshewantedtogorunningbeforeclass.snoozebutton–abuttononanalarmclockthatstopsthenoiseofthealarmforfiveortenminutessothatonecanrestbeforethealarmgoesoffagain*Heissolazythatsometimeshehitsthesnoozebuttonsevenoreighttimesbeforehegetsup!towakeup–toawaken;tostopsleeping*Pleasebequietoryou’llwakeupthebaby!Ittooktwohourstogethimtosleep.nightowl–apersonwhoenjoysbeingawakelateatnight*Lastnight,Bethdidn’tcomehomeuntil4:30a.m.She’ssuchanightowl!earlybird–apersonwhoenjoyswakingupearlyinthemorning*Robertoisanearlybird.By7:00a.m.hehasalreadytakenashower,madebreakfast,cleanedthehouse,andreadthenewspaper.tosplurge–tospendmoneyonsomethingthatisn’tnecessary*IcecreamismyfavoritefoodandIoftensplurgebybuyingthemostexpensivekindatthestore.mattress–thesoftpartofthebedthatonesleepson*Shesaidthatshecouldn’tsleepverywelllastnightbecausethemattresswastoohard.–GettingUpThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.2tomatch–tohavethesamecolororcolorsthatlookgoodtogether;tolookgoodtogether*WhenIwasinmybedroom,Ithoughtthatthesesocksmatched,butwhenIwentoutsideintothesunlight,Isawthattheyweredifferentcolors.sheets–twopiecesoflarge,thinfabricplacedonabed:onetolieonandonetolieunder*Dowehaveanothersetofsheetsthatwillfitthebedinkidsroom?pillowcase–thefabriccoveringapillow*Ifyoudon’twashyourfacebeforeyougotosleep,yourpillowcasewillgetdirty.comforter–thetop-most,thickestcoverforabed,usuallymadeoffeathersorothermaterial*Whenshewassick,shespentthewholedayunderneathhercomfortertryingtostaywarm.goosedown–theverydelicate,softfeathersofagoose*Ajacketmadeofgoosedownismuchwarmerthananyothertypeofjacket.nightstand–asmalltablenexttoabed,usuallywithasmalldrawer*Theyliketoreadatnight,sotheyalwayshavebooksandlampsontheirnightstands.robe(alsobathrobe)–alarge,softpieceofclothingthattiesaroundone’swaistandiswornbeforeandaftertakingashowerorbath*Shekeepsherrobehangingonthebackofthebathroomdoor.tomake(one’s)bed–toplacesheets,blankets,comforters,pillows,andpillowcaseswheretheybelongonabed*Twopeoplecanmakeabedmuchmorequicklythanonepersoncan.routine–thenormalwaythatonedoessomething*Hermorningroutineincludeseatingbreakfast,watchingamorningnewsshow,andtakingthedogforawalk.tosleepin–tosleeplaterthanusual;tonotwakeupearly*IwishIcouldsleepinthisSaturdaybutIhavetodrivemysontohissoccergame.–GettingUpThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2006).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.3COMPLETETRANSCRIPTESLPod.compresentsADayintheLifeofLucy,aspecialtenlessoncoursetoteachyoueverydayvocabularyinEnglish.Inthiscourse,you'lllearnthevocabularyforeverydayactions,fromgettingupinthemorningtogoingtobedatnightandeverythinginbetween.I'mDr.JeffMcQuillan,yourhost,comingtoyoufromtheCenterforEducationalDevelopment,inbeautifulLosAngeles,California.Eachlessonhasthreeparts.First,astoryreadslowly;second,anexplanationofthestoryandthevocabularyweuse;andthird,thestoryreadatanormalspeed.ThisisthefemaleversionofADayintheLife.Tolistentothemaleorman'sversionofthisseeourADayintheLifeofJeff,availableonourwebsiteatelspod.com.Let'sgetstartedwithepisodeone:GettingUp.[Startofstory]Onaweekday,Iusuallygetuparound6:30a.m.,butIsetmyalarmtogooffat6:20sothatIcanhitthesnoozebuttontosleepanother10minutes.MyroommatethinksI’mcrazy,butdoingthisinthemorningsactuallyhelpsmewakeup.I’manightowl,notanearlybirdlikesheis,soIneedanextrafewminutestogetgoinginthemorning.Onereasonit’ssohardtogetupisbecausemybedroomandmybedaresocomfortable.Isplurgedandboughtabedwithaverysoft,thickmattress.Ialsohavematchingsheetsandpillowcases,andacomforterthatismadeofgoosedown.Evenmynightstandmatchesmysheetsandtherestofmybedroom.Idecorateditsothatitwouldberestfulafterabusydayatwork.WhenIgetup,thefirstthingIdoisputonmyrobe.It’salwayssocoldintheapartmentinthemornings,nomatterwhattimeofyearitis.Then,Iusuallymakemybed.IhatedmakingmybedwhenIwaslittle,butnowit’sbecomearoutine.Sometimes,though,I’msotiredthatIsleepinforjustalittletoolongandthen,thebeddefinitelydoesn’tgetmade.Onthosedays,IwishIcouldsleepinallday![Endofstory]–GettingUpThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforE