Name: 200 Important English Expressions: English vocabulary lesson
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Get ready to level up your vocabulary because today you are going to master 200 important daily life English expressions.

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Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com and to go with today's special lesson, I have created a free PDF worksheet.

This is 28 pages from me to you that includes all 200 of these expressions, definitions, sample sentences, and at the bottom of the 28 page free worksheet, you can answer Vanessa's challenge questions so that you never forget what you've learned.

You can click on the link below this video to download this free 28 page worksheet today.

In this lesson, we'll first take a look at the top 100 phrases for your daily routine, and then we'll go on to the top 100 words that are used in the English language.

Today, I'm going to be taking you through my daily routine.

Hopefully it's the same as yours as well, along with these categories, and you will be learning the top 100 sentences and phrases to talk about your daily life.

Are you ready to get started with the first category?

What's the first thing you do in the day?

Let's go see. 10 sentences for waking up in the morning.

Oh no, I accidentally turned my alarm clock off and I overslept.

I really like to sleep in on the weekends.

Notice the difference between to sleep in and to oversleep.

To sleep in can be an enjoyable thing, but to oversleep is always bad.

You're probably going to be late to work.

But maybe you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and when you hear someone say, rise and shine, nothing could be worse.

When I finally get out of bed in the morning, I try to make the bed.

It makes me feel nice and fresh in the morning when I wash my face and brush my teeth.

Then I pick out what I'm going to wear for the day and get dressed. 10 common sentences for breakfast.

I usually try to find time to whip up some breakfast before I get started on my day.

My husband turns on the coffee pot to brew some coffee.

For me, I boil some water in the tea kettle for my morning tea.

When I have fresh lemons, sometimes I like to make some fresh lemon juice in the morning.

If I have some bread, like I don't today, I'm sorry, I throw some toast in the toaster.

When I have a little more time, I scramble some eggs for breakfast, straight from my chickens.

Then I realize that I'm going to be late for work, so I scarf down my breakfast.

Did you notice this fast verb, to scarf down your breakfast, means that you eat really quickly.

There were some other fast expressions in this section, to throw some bread in the toaster, to whip up your breakfast.

It implies that a lot of us don't leave enough time in the morning, so we have to do things quickly.

I clear the table and put the dirty dishes in the sink.

A lot of times I fill up my to-go mug and take it to the office.

This can also be called a tumbler, especially because it's insulated and can keep my tea hot all day.

The final expression for breakfast is, what happens if you wake up so late and you have no time to drink anything, to eat anything?

Well, you could say this, I overslept, so I think I will get something on the way.

You could say on the way to the office, but you don't need to.

You can say, I'm going to get something on the way, or I'm going to pick up something on the way, and it means you're going to stop by a little restaurant or a cafe or a coffee shop and get something to eat and drink on your way to work. 10 expressions for going to work or school.

This verb, to head somewhere, is great when you're going in a direction.

Before I drive, I always buckle my seatbelt, buckle my seatbelt.

Once I'm on the highway, I speed up to drive faster.

When I'm stuck in traffic, I need to slow down or sometimes completely stop.

When I need to turn, it's important to use your blinker, to use your blinker.

I try to avoid traffic on my commute, so usually I leave a couple minutes early.

I don't really like doing that, but it's necessary.

While I'm driving, I try to watch out for school buses and pedestrians.

The best thing about my commute is that I get to kill two birds with one stone.

I drive to work and I listen to Vanessa's videos on the way. 10 sentences for working with other people in the office.

Excuse me, when you have a moment, can I ask you a question?

This is an extremely polite and wonderful question to ask in the office.

I'm sorry, I'm having trouble understanding the assignment.

I'm filling in for our manager today because he's sick.

Do you know who is going to be the lead on this project?

As you can imagine, this word, the lead, is short for the leader, but in the office, you will often hear just the lead.

When you work with customers, it's great to say, hi, how can I help you?

Or you can say, thanks for your patience.

This is a great phrase to use on the phone as well.

If you're talking with a client or with a customer or with anyone really, and you can't talk with them right away, you might say, hi, thanks for your patience.

The last four sentences use extremely common and useful idioms for the workplace.

I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and tell my boss about the mistake that I made on that report.

Well, that plan didn't go like I expected.

You don't need to be an architect or an artist to use this expression.

So if you need to completely scrap your plans and start over, you can say, I guess it's back to the drawing board.

When you work on a group project, it is incredibly important to pull your own weight.

It means that you don't just sit there and wait for other people to do the work.

Instead, you are contributing an equal amount.

You're pulling your own weight and being an equal member of the group.

The final office expression I use all the time, you might say, all right, let's touch base next week after the project has already gotten started.

To touch base is kind of a baseball expression, and it means let's check in, let's talk to each other and kind of see where we're at.

You don't need to message me every day, but I want to check in and see how things are going.

Let's touch base. 10 expressions for taking a break.