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Everyday problems

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Have you ever had one of those days or even a week where everything seems to go wrong all at once? What do you do when this happens?

You’ll hear a story of a bad day, and see different phrases you can use to describe everyday problems.

  • I slept horribly.
  • I was tossing and turning all night.
  • I had insomnia.
  • I finally got to sleep around five in the morning. But then…
  • I overslept.
  • I missed my alarm.
  • I slept through my alarm.
  • On the way to work, the traffic was awful.
  • I was sitting in traffic for an hour.
  • My car broke down.
  • I had to wait for an hour for the tow truck, and I was late for work.
  • At work, I got in a huge argument with one of my colleagues.
  • We have a big deadline coming up, so we’re all under a lot of pressure.
  • I was working late, and I spilled coffee all over some important papers.
  • I had to stay really late to finish everything.
  • I couldn’t concentrate and I got frustrated.
  • On the way home, I missed the last train.
  • I couldn’t find my keys.
  • I was locked out.
  • I finally got home, and saw that my flatmate had eaten my leftovers.
  • There was nothing to eat for dinner, and it was too late to buy anything.
  • Finally, to cap it all, I dropped my phone in the toilet.

Now practice by completing the quiz for everyday problems.

Have these things happened to you recently?

Can you think of other everyday problems?

What are your solutions?

Early bird or night owl?

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Do you wake up early every day, or do you stay up late every night? Waking up early would mean you are an early bird, staying up late into the night would make you a night owl. What effect might this trait have on your personality? Intelligence? Success rate?

I’ve decided to give you information about the pros and cons of being an early bird or a night owl, through this video. You can practice your listening, and write down what it says, to study vocabulary and phrases. Slow down playback speed, by clicking the Settings icon, if you need it.

So, are you an early bird or a night owl? Which one are you? Is it better to be an early bird or a night owl?

Keep warm!!

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A powerful cold air mass of polar origin is over Brazil. This unusual sharp cooling has been producing freezing temperatures.

Look at some vocabulary to describe the weather here.

Now, the only thing I can think of, to tell people is:

“Make sure you keep warm!”

To keep/stay warm means to keep your body warm, meaning wear the right clothes or do the correct activity or thing to keep yourself warm (referring to body temperature).

It is a normal closing for good wishes. In the middle of winter, ‘stay warm’ would be taken as a wish that you keep warm now that the cold weather is upon us.

Next a few tips to deal with this cold weather:

Cold front approached Brazil

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A severe cold front is expected to reach Brazil this week.

And it’s so good when we can talk about the things that are happening around us in English, don’t you agree? So notice the nouns related to weather, and the verbs we combine with them.

Heavy rain is forecast for this week, and a large mass of polar air is expected to make it snow in some cities in Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul by Wednesday evening.

The cold front is also going to hit the Southeast, Center-West, and even some northern states.

In the next few days, temperatures will drop between 8 and 10 degrees. The relative humidity, the gusts of wind, the frost, and, consequently, the wind chill factor will make us feel the cold even more intense.

To learn how to talk about the weather click on What’s the weather like?