welcome to English skills Mastery are you ready to improve your listening and speaking skills in today's video CLA will share her evening routine with you you'll learn useful words and phrases that are commonly used in everyday English conversations this is an excellent opportunity to practice and enhance your English listening and speaking skills listen carefully my evening routine hi I'm Grace how having a good evening routine is really important for me it helps me end my day in a nice way and makes the next day easier let me share with you what I do in the last four to 5 hours of my day after work my workday ends at 5:00 p. m. then I head back home after that it's time to walk my dog we go for a walk about 30 minutes before the sun sets this is a a special time for us because we enjoy being outside together the fresh air feels nice and it's a fun way to relax after a busy day once we're back home I start making dinner I like to cook something simple but healthy cooking is a nice way to switch from work mode to home mode it's fun and I enjoy trying new recipes while eating dinner I might watch a bit of TV or reach this is my quiet time to enjoy my meal and relax it's really nice to have this peaceful moment after dinner I dedicate an hour to self-improvement this might be reading a book working on a hobby or even taking an online course it's important for me to feel like I'm growing every day even in small ways then I get ready for bed I take a quick shower and take care of my skin it feels good to be clean before going to sleep sometimes I write in my journal about my day it helps me think about my day and sort out my thoughts before sleeping I take a quick look at what I have planned for the next day it helps me feel prepared and less anxious about tomorrow I try to go to sleep early so I can rest well a good night sleep is key to having a good day tomorrow this routine helps me stay organized and happy it's my way of making sure I'm ready for whatever comes next interesting vocabulary and phrases before we dive into our speaking practice let's explore some interesting words and phrases from our story to improve our English skills to walk a dog means to take the dog outside for exercise example every morning I walk my dog around the park here set refers to the sun going down and it becoming night example we watched the sun set over the ocean healthy means good for your health example eating fruits and vegetables is healthy mode means a way or method of doing something example he switches to relaxation mode after work to dedicate means to give all your time or effort to a particular thing example he dedicates an hour each day to learning a new language self-improvement is the process of trying to become a better and happier person example reading books is part of her self-improvement plan a journal is a book where you write down the things that happen to you each day example she writes in her journal every night before bed to sort out means to arrange or organize something that is mixed up or untidy example let's sort out these files by date anxious means feeling worried or nervous example she feels anxious before taking exams organized means arranged in a systematic way being neat and orderly example keeping an organized desk helped him work more efficiently now it's time to practice repeat after to Grace hi I'm Grace hi I'm Grace having a good evening routine is really important for me having a good evening routine is really important for me it helps me end my day in a nice way it helps me end my day in a nice way and makes the next day easier and makes the next day easier let me share with you what I do let me share with you what I do in the last last four to 5 hours of my day after work in the last four to 5 hours of my day after work my workday ends at 5:00 p.
m. my workday ends at 5:00 p. m.
then I head back home then I head back home after that it's time to walk my dog after that it's time to walk my dog we go for a walk about 30 minutes we go for a walk about 30 minutes before the sunsets before the sunsets this is a special time for us this is a special time for us because we enjoy being outside together because we enjoy being outside together the fresh air feels nice the fresh air feels nice and it's a fun way to relax after a busy day and it's a fun way to relax after a busy day once we're back home once we're back home I start making dinner I start making dinner I like to cook something simple but healthy I like to cook something simple but healthy cooking is a nice way to switch from work mode to home mode cooking is a nice way to switch from work mode to home mode it's fun it's fun and I enjoy trying new recipes and I enjoy trying new recipes while eating dinner while eating dinner I might watch a bit of TV or read I might watch a bit of TV or read this is my quiet time to enjoy my meal and relax this is my quiet time to enjoy my meal and relax it's really nice to have this peaceful moment it's really nice to have this peaceful moment after dinner after dinner I dedicate an after hour to self-improvement I dedicate an hour to self-improvement this might be reading a book this might be reading a book working on a hobby working on a hobby or even taking an online course or or even taking an online course it's important for me to feel like I'm growing every day it's important for me to feel like I'm growing every day even in small ways even in small ways then I get ready for bed then I get ready for bed I take a quick shower and take care of my skin I take a quick shower and take care of my skin it feels good to be clean before going to sleep it feels good to be clean before going to sleep sometimes I write in my journal about my day sometimes I write in my journal about my day it helps me think about my day it helps me think about my day and sort out my thoughts and sort out my thoughts before sleeping before sleeping I take a quick look at what I have planned for the next day I take a quick look at what I have planned for the next day it helps me feel prepared and less anxious about tomorrow it helps me feel prepared and less anxious about tomorrow I try to go to sleep early so I can rest well I try to go to sleep early so I can rest well a good night sleep is key to having a good day tomorrow a good night sleep is key to having a good day tomorrow this routine helps me stay organized and happy this routine helps me stay organized and happy it's my way of making sure I'm ready for whatever comes next it's my way of making sure I'm ready for whatever comes next listen to the story carefully one more time hi I'm Grace having a good evening routine is really important for me it helps me end my day in a nice way and makes the next day easier let me share with you what I do in the last four to 5 hours of my day after work my workday ends at 5:00 p. m.
