100 TOP Daily Routine Phrases: Advanced English Lesson

Vanessa: Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.  

Can you use these top 100 sentences to  describe your daily life? Let's talk about it. 

"100 sentences? Wow, Vanessa, you've really  outdone yourself this time." Well, it's true.  

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. And to help you  never forget what you are about to learn,  

you can download the free PDF worksheet that I've  created just for you. All of these 100 sentences,  

the definitions, the sample sentences, and at  the bottom of the worksheet, you can answer  

Vanessa's challenge question. You can click on  the link in the description to download that free  

PDF worksheet today. All right, are you  ready to get started with the first category?  

What's the first thing you do in the  day? Well, you wake up. Let's go see. 

10 sentences for waking up in the morning.  

"I hate it when my alarm clock goes off,  I always push 'Snooze.' What about you?"  

"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.  

"I jumped out of bed because I overslept."  "It's time to wake up, rise and shine." 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,  

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, what do you  

say? 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 coffee shop and get  something to eat and drink on your way to work. 

10 expressions for going to work or school.  "It's time for me to head to work." This verb,  

to head somewhere, is great when you're going  in a direction. "I'm headed to the store, I'm  

going to head to work." What are you doing? "Well,  I'm heading to school right now." Before I drive,  

I always buckle my seatbelt, buckle my seatbelt.  Then I back out of the driveway, I back out of the  

driveway. 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 have to merge onto the highway. 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, I don't want to hit anyone.  

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. Can you explain it a little bit  more?" "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." "I'm the lead on that project." "Great." When you work with customers, it's great to say,  

"Hi, how can I help you? Hi, how can I help you?"  Or you can say, "Thanks for your patience, I'll be  

right with you." 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,  I'll be right with you." Perfect. 

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. I  guess it's back to the drawing board." You don't  

need to be an architect or an artist to use this  expression, it's just an idiom. 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.  

Can you imagine what this means? 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. Let's touch base next week. 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. Whether  you work full-time, you are full-time mother  

or father, whether you are a full-time student or  you're retired, everyone needs to take a break.  

"When I was painting inside my house, I  needed to step outside and get some fresh air.  

It's so nice out here." "A lot of people at my  office take a smoke break, but I don't smoke,  

so I take a sunshine break." "Are you hungry?  I think it's time for a snack break." "Hey,  

I'm going on a coffee run. Do you want anything?"  This is a great expression to use at the office or  

at school when you are going to a coffee shop  and you're going to be buying coffee or tea,  

and you want to offer to get something for  someone else. "I'm going on a coffee run,  

I'm going on a tea run, would you like anything?" "The grocery store, the bank, the post office,  

I need to run some errands this afternoon. I need  to run some errands this afternoon." It doesn't  

mean that you're actually running, but maybe  you're going a little bit quickly because it's  

not too fun. These last five expressions are for  when you really need a break. What can you say?  

"I'm falling asleep at my desk, I think I need to  take a lap around the office to wake myself up."  

"It's so hot. We've been  working outside in the sun,  

I think we should take a breather and go sit in  the shade." "Now that my assignment is finished,  

I'm going to take a minute before I work  on anything else. Congratulations to me."  

"This hike is harder than I thought. I need to  catch my breath before we go up the next hill."  

"To catch my breath," it's a great expression  for when you need to take a break. And our final  

taking a break expression is, "It's the end  of the day, let's hit pause before we start  

any new projects, it's time to go home." 10 expressions for saying goodbye at work  

or at school. In the office, "All right,  I'm shutting down for the day." At school,  

"Time to pack up, let's go home." At work or  at school you can say, "Let's call it a day,  

time to go home." "All right, that's it, I  think we've done all that we can do today."  

"I'm headed out, I'll see you tomorrow." "I  got to run, I'll catch up with you tomorrow."  

"I'm out of here, I've got an appointment I've got  to get to." "That's a wrap. Nice work, everyone,  

we finished." "Bye, see you tomorrow."  "Bye everyone, have a good evening." 

10 expressions for going out to a  restaurant with your family or friends.  

"I don't feel like cooking tonight, let's eat  out." This is the most common phrasal verb for  

talking about going to a restaurant, "Let's eat  out." I love eating out, and it means going to  

a restaurant. Maybe you don't want to sit inside.  You could say, "It's such a beautiful day outside,  

can we get a table on the patio? Can we get a  table on the patio?" "I usually order the grilled  

chicken, but do you have any specials today?" "I  haven't eaten here before, what do you recommend?" 

"All right, I think I'd like the Caesar salad,  please." "I'm not very hungry. Do you want to  

split a pizza with me?" "Can I get a refill on  my drink when you have a chance? Thanks." "How's  

your food? It looks delicious. I think I'll order  that next time." "Can you bring me a to-go box? I  

think I'd like to save this for later. Thanks." In  the U.S., it's really common to get a to-go box,  

because yes, just like the stereotype, our food  portions are huge, and it's no problem to take  

home your leftovers in a to-go box. Sometimes we  call this a doggy bag. It doesn't look like a dog,  

it's not really for your dog, but you could  call it either a to-go box or a doggy bag.  

"I know we just had a big dinner, but let's  splurge and get dessert too. What do you think?" 

10 common expressions about  playing with your kids.  

"It seems like little and big boys always want to  roughhouse and play hard." "It seems like my kids  

always want to eat a snack. What about yours?"  "Wow, look at that tall Lego tower you made."  

"It's a beautiful day to go on a bike ride  down the street." "Sometimes, doing a puzzle  

is a great way to calm down and relax." "It's so  satisfying to hit a baseball, even if you're just  

playing by yourself." "Nothing is more fun than  going down a slide into a huge pile of leaves."  

"My kids love to do chalk in  a shady part of the walkway,  

I do too." "The first thing my son does in the  morning is pick raspberries in our backyard."  

"Sometimes my son gets so tired that he takes a  nap in the middle of the floor. Aw, how cute." 

10 sentences for relaxing at the end of the day.  "What a day. I'm so glad to finally be home. But  

before I can relax, I really need to finish up  some chores. I just spent a few minutes tidying up  

the house, so now I can relax on the couch." After  a long day, some people just like to zone out  

and watch TV. Or you can use the fun expression,  "At the end of a long day, I like to veg out and  

watch TV." This comes from the word "Vegetable,"  because let's be honest, when you watch TV, your  

brain is kind of like a vegetable, it's not doing  very much, but it's kind of nice sometimes to just  

veg out and watch TV. Before I go to bed, I  like to catch up on the book that I'm reading,  

so interesting. At the end of a long day, I like  to just chill. Maybe that's watching some TV,  

maybe that's reading my book. I don't  want to do much, I just want to chill. 

What can you say to someone else who's had  a really long day? Well, if they've come  

over to your house as a guest, when you open  the door and greet them, you could say, "Make  

yourself at home." This means that they will feel  comfortable in your house. "Make yourself at home,  

open the cupboard, get yourself a glass of water  if you want, feel free to sit down, don't worry  

about any kind of formal rules, make yourself  at home." Or you might say to your loved one,  

"I can see you've had a really long day. Why  don't you put your feet up and I'll get you a  

glass of water. Put your feet up, maybe sit on  the couch, put your feet up, and I'll get you  

a glass of water. Don't worry, I got it." If you've had a busy month, a busy year,  

you might say, "I'm so thankful for our  vacation coming up, I really need some R and R."  

This is not railroad, this means rest, relaxation,  some people say it means to recuperate. This means  

that you are chilling out and you're gaining  your strength back. We often see this in writing,  

"I'm going to get some R and R this weekend  in the mountains, I'll be back later,"  

but you can also use this in conversation. 10 expressions for your nighttime routine,  

it's finally the end of the day. Well, before  I go to bed, I always double check that I have  

locked my door. After that, I go through the  house and turn off the lights. I already read  

bedtime stories to my two sons, they're asleep,  so I need to tiptoe quietly to my bedroom so they  

don't wake up, let's go. Before I go to bed, I  need to take a shower to get clean for bed. Then  

I need to brush my teeth. Usually when you brush  your teeth, you brush your teeth and then you spit  

and rinse your mouth. Finally, it's time to get cozy for the day,  

put on my pajamas, and put my clothes in  the laundry basket. Before I go to bed  

every night, I double check my alarm. I want  to make sure that I don't oversleep. Finally,  

it's time to hit the hay. I can curl up under  the covers and drift off to sleep. Goodnight. 

Congratulations on learning these 100 most  common sentences about daily life. Now I have a  

question for you. Let me know in the comments,  what time do you usually go to bed? For me,  

I try to go to bed between 10 and 11 o'clock, but  honestly, it's usually closer to midnight. Let me  

know in the comments what it is for you, and don't  forget to download the free PDF worksheet with all  

100 of these common sentences and some definitions  to help you out so that you can use them in your  

daily life, and you never forget them. You can  click on the link in the description to download  

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