Lesson 54--house and home collocations

 

 

This is a small list of interesting house and home collocations.  There are many more of them.  If you are interested, please check a dictionary for more of them.

 

• homework:  the work the teacher gives the students to do at home (even if they are too busy to do it).
• homebody:  someone who prefers to spend time at home, rather than go out.
• home-made:  something that is made at home and not bought at a store, like cakes or bread.
• home loan:  also called a mortgage, the money borrowed from the bank to buy a house.

• housework:  the chores and jobs done around the house, like washing the dishes.
• houseboat:  a house that floats on the water and is mobile.
• house-broken:  trained, like a dog not to go to the bathroom in the house.
• housecoat:  like a robe, usually only warn at home.

Lesson 53--I am full

 

 

One reader asked how to express themselves when they are no longer hungry.  So here are some useful phrases you can use.

I'm full.

I'm stuffed.

I've had enough.

I couldn't eat another bite.

I think I ate too much.

If I eat another bite, I am going to explode.

Try them out next time you are having a meal with someone.  While none of them are really formal, they aren't too informal to use with most people.  If you are not sure, stick with the first two.

Lesson 52--Tired

 

 

Ways to say that you're tired.

 

Modify by using an adverb.

I am tired.

I am really tired.

I am really, really, tired.

I am very tired.

I am extremely tired.

Choose other vocabulary.

I am beat.

I am bushed.

I am worn out.

I am exhausted.

Use some expressions.

I am asleep on my feet.

I can't keep my eyes open.

I am about to pass out.

 

 

Lesson 51--more sleep

 

Here are some useful sleep expressions.  Most of them are common, and they are pretty useful as you can use them, and you will probably hear them on television.

 

to nap/to take a nap:    a short sleep to rest and get more energy.

to nod off:                   to fall asleep while doing something else, like watching TV.

to doze:                       to sleep and wake and sleep again.

to snooze:                    to sleep.

to crash (out):              to sleep (slang expression).

to catch some zzz's:     to sleep (maybe this one is a little old).

to hit the hay:              to sleep (also a little old).

Lesson 50--sleep

To sleep in = sleep later than normal, on purpose.

To oversleep = sleep later than normal, accidentally.

Short Quiz (click on the Quiz Answers button in the top right corner to see the answers--don't assume you are right.)

1. I _______ because my alarm didn't go off.
2. I had a chance to ________ this morning because work started late.
3. I usually _______ on Sunday.
4. If I __________, my whole day is ruined.
5. I missed my bus because I ________.

Lesson 49--From Zero to Hero

 

 

 

From zero to hero

i.e.       When he scored the winning goal, he went from zero to hero.

            After her presentation, she went from zero to hero.

definition:  when someone goes from looking bad to being a hero, or when someone goes from being last to first.

Though this is not specifically about hockey, this idiom applies to lots of sports and business situations.

Other similar idioms

from the outhouse to the penthouse

Lesson 48--Hockey Vocabulary Continued

 

 

Hopefully you enjoyed learning some useful vocabulary in lesson 47.  Today, we give you some more.

playoff round:

A round is a series of games between two teams.  The team that wins the majority of the matches, continues to the next round.  To win the Stanley Cup you need to win four rounds of the playoffs. 

Best of seven:

Each round has a maximum of seven games.  To be the winner you need to win four of them.  The round is over once that is done, regardless of how many games have been played.

Sweep:

If one team beats the other team in four straight games, we call that a sweep.  Remember that sweep is an irregular verb.

i.e.  Toronto swept Montreal.