Both of these words “sleep in” and “oversleep,” mean to sleep longer than usual, but they have a completely different nuance and use. Let’s check it out today.
I slept in today. Usually I wake up at 6:15, but today I didn’t set the alarm clock and woke up later than usual. In such a case, I can say, I slept in. When you sleep in, you sleep longer than usual, and it is your plan to do so.
If you oversleep, well…it is a kind of mistake or accident. So for example, if you are supposed to wake up at 7:00, but you wake up at 7:30, then we would say you overslept. Oversleeping is not your plan, and usually oversleeping results in some trouble, like being late for school or work.
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When we talk about gender in English we can use either nouns (men & women) or adjectives (male & female). Let’s have a look at how to use these words.
The words man and woman are singular nouns, and men and women are the plural forms of the nouns.
The man talking to Joe is his boss.
There are several men wearing baseball caps on the train.
I met a woman who works at the zoo.
The women sitting in the café are speaking Portuguese.
The words men and women can also be used in compound nouns. We usually use these words to describe things, not people. Here is are just a few examples:
It’s really hot in NY today. Here are some common expressions you can use to talk about a hot day:
It’s a scorcher out there!
It’s really muggy today.
It’s sweltering hot outside.
It’s the three H’s today
Vocabulary Check
Scorch means burn, so the idiom “scorcher” means a “burning day.” Muggy means very humid. Sweltering means hot and humid. The three H’s are hazy (air which is not clear due to high humidity) hot and humid.
There are a lot of expressions in English that use look, including many idioms. Let’s take look at some of these today!
How to use look
In general we look at physical things or objects that don’t move. In such cases, you need to use look + at. For example:
I was looking at some old photos.
Lookat that beautiful flower.
She lookedat me with love in her eyes.
When we look at non-physical places & things, we use look without at. Some examples of non-physical places and things are: there, over there, outside, up, down, around, etc. For example:
I looked outside and realized it was raining.
You should look both ways before crossing the street.
I looked around the station, but I couldn’t find you.
We also use look followed by an adjective, like this:
You look tired today, are you ok?
This shop looks interesting, let’s go in.
The cake looks delicious. I’ll have a piece.
Next, you can use look like to mean resemble:
That cloud looks like an alligator.
People say I look like Mr. Bean, but I don’t think so.
Joe’s son looks just like Joe.
**Careful! Use look + adjective, but not look like + adjective:
He looks nice. Not, “He looks like nice.”
Here are some common phrasal verbs that use look:
Jen’s mom looks after the children when she goes to work. Look after means take care of.
When I look back on my youth I feel happy. Look back on means reflect on.
I looked for my keys all morning, but I couldn’t find them. Look for means search for.
Everyone is looking forward to the party. Look forward to means to happily anticipate something.
The police were looking into the bank robbery. Look into means investigate
Johnny looks up to his father. Look up to means admire
Well, I just looked at my clock and realized I have to go. I look forward to seeing you here again!
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