Three things happen in this order. First you wake up: your eyes open, and you are still in bed. Then you get up: you leave the bed and stand. After that you shower.
Waking up
Try it: Camila: It is seven o'clock and my eyes are open, but I am still in bed. Mateo: Then it is time to ___! (get up / wake up / shower) Answer: get up — Camila's eyes are already open, so she is awake, and the step that is still missing is leaving the bed: get up.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
wake up
/ˌweɪkˈʌp/
wake up at seven
get up
/ˌɡɛtˈʌp/
get up at seven-fifteen
shower
/ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/
take a shower
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Three meals, one word for all three: have. You have breakfast in the morning, lunch in the middle of the day, and dinner in the evening.
I have breakfast at seven-thirty.
We have lunch at noon.
They have dinner at six o'clock.
Try it: Wei: It is noon and I am very hungry. Lars: Come to Farville Restaurant with me. We can have ___ there. (lunch / breakfast / dinner) Answer: lunch — Noon is the middle of the day, and the meal in the middle of the day is lunch.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
have breakfast
/hæv ˈbrɛk.fəst/
have breakfast at home
lunch
/lʌntʃ/
have lunch at noon
dinner
/ˈdɪn.ɚ/
have dinner with my family
During the day
Three things you do between the meals. You study your books, you cook food with heat, and you walk when you go somewhere on your feet.
Try it: Maya: Magaff Library is very near. Do you go there by car? Farid: No, it is only two minutes away. I ___ there. (walk / study / cook) Answer: walk — Farid says no to the car, and the library is only two minutes away, so he goes there on his feet: walk.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
study
/ˈstʌd.i/
study English
cook
/kʊk/
cook dinner
walk
/wɔːk/
walk to the park
End of the day
The last step of the day is go to bed. Say it about the moment you get into bed, at night.
I go to bed at eleven o'clock.
We go to bed at midnight on Saturday.
The children go to bed early.
Try it: Ira: It is eleven o'clock at night and I am very tired. Amina: Me too. Let's ___. (go to bed / get up / have lunch) Answer: go to bed — Eleven o'clock at night and tired is the end of the day, and the last step of the day is go to bed.