第1105期:A Typical Day

Todd: So Aimee, let's talk about routines?Aimee: OK.Todd: What time do you get up most days?Aimee: I get up ... I get up about six.Todd: Oh, wow! That's early. I'm about the same. I get up at 7ish, usually.Aimee: OK, and what do you eat for breakfast?Todd: I usually have toast. I'm lazy. I don't cook in the mornings, so toast, but I always have coffeeAimee: Right. Yeah, that sounds good.Todd: Yeah, I love coffee. Do you have coffee every morning?Aimee: I have coffee every morning. I also have hot water and fresh lemon juice, every morning.Todd: Why?Aimee: Because it is good for your body, and I enjoy it.Todd: OK. Good. So when do you leave the house most days?Aimee: I leave the house about seven o'clock.Todd: Wow, that's early.Aimee: It is. Maybe between seven and seven-thirty. Yeah. How about you Todd?Todd: A little later, usually around 8.Aimee: OK.Todd: And where do you eat lunch every day?Aimee: Every day? I eat lunch at work every day, so I will buy something from the cafeteria at my work, or I will bring somethingTodd: Most days, what do you have for lunch?Aimee: I have a sandwich and a smoothie.Todd: Mm, that's healthy.Aimee: Yeah.Todd: You're healthy.Aimee: No, not really. (laughter) Yeah, sandwich and a smoothie and probably a chocolate biscuit.Todd: Ooh, OK. That's not healthy.Aimee: It's not. And you?Todd: I eat at the cafeteria every day at my school and I always have salad every day. I love salad, yeah! I usually have a very healthy lunch. I have lean meat. Chicken usually and a salad and tea.Aimee: That does sound healthy.Todd: It is, kind of. A healthy meal of the day.So, every day, who do you talk to?Aimee: I talk to my children every day. Yes, we talk a lot.Todd: What do you talk about?Aimee: We talk about our everyday routine. I remind them to do their tasks, and I remind them to get on with ...Todd: the chores?Aimee: Yes. Chores and their routine.Todd: What do they do? What chores do they do?Aimee: Well, they're still young, so my two-year old doesn't do anything. She brings her plate to the kitchen when she's finished. She's good at that actually. My eight-year old, she folds her clean laundry and puts it awayTodd: Oh, that's good.Aimee: Yes.Todd: Nice. Very responsible. So when do you get home most days?Aimee: I get home around six o'clock. How about you Todd?Todd: Oh, I get home late. I get home around ten o'clock.Aimee: Oh, that is late.Todd: Yeah, very late. So I work late. I live alone so, I work late and I go to the gym and sometimes I go eat at a restaurant.Aimee: Nice.Todd: I never cook.Aimee: I never go to the gym.Todd: (Laughter)Aimee: (Laughter) What time do you go to bed then?Todd: I go to bed early actually. I get home at nine or ten and I go to bed by eleven usually. And you?Aimee: Eleven's early.Todd: It is early.Aimee: OK, I think I'm probably about the same. Eleven o'clock. Yeah, I go to bed about eleven o'clock.Todd: OK, so how many hours do you sleep most nights?Aimee: I guess I get about seven. Six or seven hours.Todd: Yeah, I get eight. I love sleeping.Aimee: You sleep more at the weekend?Todd: Hmm! You sleep in Saturday and Sunday?Aimee: I try if I can.Todd: Sunday is easier to sleep in.Aimee: OK, thanks Aimee.