Talking About Mondays vs Fridays in English | English Podcast for Beginners

Talking About Mondays vs Fridays in English | Everyday English AcademyEver notice how a Monday feels so different from a Friday? In this friendly English conversation, Sarah and Mike talk about the low Monday mood and the happy Friday rush, using the kind of everyday words you hear at work and around the dinner table. It helps you chat about your week, your weekend, and how you really feel when the alarm rings.Do you ever feel worried on Sunday night before a new week starts? Listen along and you'll learn how to talk about 'the Sunday scaries' and the Monday blues, ask a friend 'How was your weekend?', describe a boring day with words like 'mundane' and 'tedious', count down to 'hump day', and cheer for the home stretch as you finally clock off on Friday.This episode is perfect for B1 English learners who want to build everyday work and weekend vocabulary and speak naturally about how their week feels.💡 Tip: On Sunday night, write one sentence using 'the Sunday scaries' or 'dread' about tomorrow.⏱️ Chapters0:00 Introduction0:22 Talk About Mondays and Fridays in English1:02 Talking About Monday Feelings3:14 Talking About Weekly Habits (Present Tense)6:18 Describing Friday and the Weekend10:12 Speaking Practice14:40 Vocabulary Review and Next Episode📚 Vocabulary in this episode• hump day: Wednesday, the middle of the week• anticipation: the excited waiting before something good• clock off: to finish work for the day• rat race: the tiring, non-stop rush of work life• off day: a day you feel low or do things wrong• the Sunday scaries: the worried Sunday feeling about the week• the home stretch: the last part before you finish• mundane: ordinary and boring• tedious: long, dull and slow• lull: a quiet, calm gap• backlog: a pile of unfinished work• deplete: to use up until almost nothing is left• sap: to slowly drain your energy• invigorating: giving fresh energy; the opposite of tiring🎯 In this episode, you can practise:• Talking About Mondays And Fridays• The Sunday Scaries• The Monday Blues• Back To The Grind• Words For Boring Days• Clocking Off On Friday• Weekend Small Talk• English listening practice• English speaking practice• Daily English conversationEveryday English Academy helps English learners improve listening, speaking, vocabulary, and confidence through slow, easy, everyday English conversations with Sarah and Mike.Get comfortable, press play, and let this slow conversation carry you gently from Monday to Friday.Listen, learn, and speak with us. Your English grows every time you use it.🔔 Subscribe for a new slow-English episode every week.#MondayBlues #SundayScaries #EnglishVocabulary #SmallTalk #EverydayEnglish #WorkEnglish #LearnEnglish #EnglishListening #EnglishPodcast #ESL #EverydayEnglishAcademy