SPEAK! American English Conversation. 6,000+ Vocabulary Words and Phrases in Dialogues

98. What time do you wake up at usually?

What time do you wake up at usually?

At half past seven, but I get up at seven.

Who makes breakfast for you?

I cook it by myself.

What time does your wife get up?

At half past nine.

Why so late?

She goes to bed late.

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Words

breakfast, goes

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Phrases

What time do you…

at half past seven

get up at seven

make breakfast

cook by myself

so late

go to bed late

99. Breakfast is ready. Come and get it!

Breakfast is ready. Come and get it!

I’m on my way. What’s for breakfast today?

Cheese and ham sandwiches. Sit down and eat!

Why don’t you eat yourself?

I don’t want to. I’m not hungry.

Will you have a drink at least?

I’ve already had a glass of milk.

Pour me some milk, too, please!

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Words

cheese, ham, least, milk, pour, ready, sit

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Phrases

on my way

for breakfast

sit down

have a drink

at least

a glass of milk

pour me some milk

100. How many times a day do you eat?

How many times a day do you eat?

Four times.

What time do you have breakfast?

At eight in the morning.

What time is lunch?

At twelve-thirty.

What about dinner?

At seven o’clock in the evening. In addition, we have a snack at about five.

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Words

dinner, lunch, snack, twelve-thirty

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Phrases

times a day

four times

have a snack

at about five

101. How often do you do the cleaning?

How often do you do the cleaning?

Every week.

Who wipes the dust?

Our children do.

Who washes the floors?

I do.

Who vacuums the carpets?

My husband does.

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Words

carpet, cleaning, dust, vacuum, wash, wipe

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Phrases

do the cleaning

every week

102. Do your parents urge you to clean up your room?

Do your parents urge you to clean up your room?

I need no urging. I take out the trash myself.

Who sweeps the floor?

I do. Besides, I rub the furniture with a damp cloth.

Do you also change the sheets?

Yes, and I brush my carpet.

Do you do anything for your parents?

Sometimes. My mom loves sewing, but she’s short-sighted. Thus, I thread a needle for her.

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Words

brush, cloth, damp, furniture, needle, room, rub, sew, sewing, sheet, short-sighted, sweep, thread, thus, trash, urge, urging

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Phrases

take out the trash

sweep the floor

rub the furniture with

damp cloth

change the sheets

brush the carpet

love sewing

thread a needle

103. Can you come into the kitchen now?

Can you come into the kitchen now?

What has happened?

Replace the light bulb, please. The old one has burnt out.

Do we have any new bulbs?

I don’t know, look at the shelf.

Yes, there are some. I will replace it.

First turn off the lights in the kitchen!

I will turn it off, don’t worry.

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Words

bulb, burnt (base form: burn), replace

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Phrases

come into the kitchen

light bulb

burnt out

turn off the lights

104. Go to the grocery store, please

Go to the grocery store, please.

Okay. What should I buy?

First of all, bread and salt.

What else?

Three pounds of sausage. Make sure that it is fresh!

Is that all?

Half a pound of cheese. Have you memorized everything?

Yes, I have a great memory!

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Words

bread, fresh, memorize, memory, salt, sausage

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Phrases

bread and salt

three pounds of

Make sure that…

half a pound of

memorize everything

a great memory

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