Walk ‘n’ Talk Essentials #31 – How to describe a bad day in English

The Dialogue:‍

Cassie: Morning, Jake! Wow, you look terrible! What happened?
Jake: I’m having such a bad day!
Cassie: Why?
Jake: First, I got up late, so I missed the bus to work.
Cassie: Did you get an uber?
Jake: Yeah, it cost me an arm and a leg.
Cassie: Tell me about it!
Jake: And I just realized I lost my wallet.
Cassie: I’m sure we can help you find it!

‍Vocabulary Expansion:‍

I’m having such a bad day!
Most of us have a tendency to use the same intensifiers in daily conversation, so today we’ll check out an alternative to help you bring some variety to your speech. “Such a” is another option you can use. Here are some examples:

You have such a beautiful house, I love the garden!
My sister is such a good cook, she makes the best pasta.
Harry is having such a hard time at school at the moment, we’re worried.

I missed the bus to work.
“Miss” is a verb with many different meanings, but here we’re using it in the sense of failing to be present at an event, Jake was not there when the bus came around. Let’s see some examples of “miss” in that sense:

I missed my brother’s presentation today, I hope I can see it tomorrow.
John missed the train this morning so he was late.
We missed Felix’s soccer game yesterday, he is very upset.

I’m sure we can help you find it!
If you or some other person are certain something will happen, you just have to start your sentence with “to be sure”, to express that idea. This is a common collocation in daily conversation. Check out some more examples:

I’m sure the weather will improve tomorrow.
My mom is sure the kids are going to love the party.
The team is sure that they are going to win the game. Fingers crossed!

We hope this content was helpful and that you enjoyed the episode! Don’t forget that you can listen to it as many times as you want and that the more you practice, the more confident you will feel. See you next time!

Welcome to another episode of Walk’n’Talk! Someone’s not having a good day here! So come join us for another episode to find out what’s happening. Enjoy this quick lesson with Adam Collins, teacher from Fluency Academy!‍

The Dialogue:‍

Cassie: Morning, Jake! Wow, you look terrible! What happened?
Jake: I’m having such a bad day!
Cassie: Why?
Jake: First, I got up late, so I missed the bus to work.
Cassie: Did you get an uber?
Jake: Yeah, it cost me an arm and a leg.
Cassie: Tell me about it!
Jake: And I just realized I lost my wallet.
Cassie: I’m sure we can help you find it!

‍Vocabulary Expansion:‍

I’m having such a bad day!
Most of us have a tendency to use the same intensifiers in daily conversation, so today we’ll check out an alternative to help you bring some variety to your speech. “Such a” is another option you can use. Here are some examples:

You have such a beautiful house, I love the garden!
My sister is such a good cook, she makes the best pasta.
Harry is having such a hard time at school at the moment, we’re worried.

I missed the bus to work.
“Miss” is a verb with many different meanings, but here we’re using it in the sense of failing to be present at an event, Jake was not there when the bus came around. Let’s see some examples of “miss” in that sense:

I missed my brother’s presentation today, I hope I can see it tomorrow.
John missed the train this morning so he was late.
We missed Felix’s soccer game yesterday, he is very upset.

I’m sure we can help you find it!
If you or some other person are certain something will happen, you just have to start your sentence with “to be sure”, to express that idea. This is a common collocation in daily conversation. Check out some more examples:

I’m sure the weather will improve tomorrow.
My mom is sure the kids are going to love the party.
The team is sure that they are going to win the game. Fingers crossed!

We hope this content was helpful and that you enjoyed the episode! Don’t forget that you can listen to it as many times as you want and that the more you practice, the more confident you will feel. See you next time!