Learn English: Talk About Your Evening Routine Naturally (B1)

Is your evening in English just "I eat, I watch TV, I sleep"? In this B1 English podcast, Emma and Ryan swap evening routines for one night (fourteen steps against three rules) and teach you how to talk about your evening, from getting home to falling asleep. 👉 Listen, answer out loud when we pass you the mic, and tell us in the comments: "Are you more like Emma or Ryan? Tell us one thing you always do in the evening." CHAPTERS 0:00 Fourteen steps against three rules 0:56 Round 1: Getting Home 8:19 Round 2: Dinner and Chores 16:44 Round 3: Winding Down 25:51 Rewind: all the new words 27:09 Swap It: sound more natural 27:51 Your Mic: speaking practice 29:12 Goodbye NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS • When I get home, I … — used to start describing what you do after you arrive at home • get changed — to take off your clothes and put on different ones • put my feet up — to sit down and relax, often with your legs up on something • I'm worn out — very, very tired, usually after a long day • leftovers — food from an earlier meal that you eat later • do the dishes — to wash the plates, cups and pans after a meal • tidy up — to make a place neat by putting things back where they belong • look forward to — to feel happy about something that is going to happen • wind down — to relax slowly, especially before you go to sleep • go to bed / fall asleep — go to bed = get into bed; fall asleep = start sleeping • scroll through — to move through photos, posts or videos on a screen • call it a night — to decide you are done for the evening; maybe you go to bed, or you just stop • It takes me + time + to — used to say how much time you need to do something • I ended up + -ing — used for the final result, often one you didn't plan • I've been trying to — you started recently and you are still working on it Level: B1 (intermediate). Lower level? Follow the story, not every word. Higher level? Listen for the reactions and natural phrases. ☕ The English Table Podcast: real, everyday English conversations with Emma and Ryan. New episodes every week. Subscribe, and share this episode with a friend who's learning English! #EnglishPodcast #LearnEnglish #EnglishConversation #B1English Music: "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...