Exercise

1. If you get out of the wrong side of the bed in the morning how fo you feel?

2. In the dialogue how does the coffee taste?

3. What superstition exists in the UK connected with getting up in the morning?

Answers

1. In a bad mood.

2. Like dish water (water used to wash the dishes).

3. It's bad luck if you put your left foot on the floor first when you get out of bed.

Read

You’re listening to British Council’s English Online and I’m Nina. Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression get out of the wrong side of the bed. Let’s listen to the dialogue.

A: I don’t want to go to work today, I hate it, it’s so boring and this coffee tastes like dish water and …

B: What’s the matter with you? Did you get out of the wrong side of the bed?

Well, she’s not exactly in a good mood is she? If someone asks you if you got out of the wrong side of the bed, they are indicating that you seem to be in a bad mood.

Incidentally, did you know that some people in the UK consider it bad luck if you put your left foot on the floor first when you get out of bed in the morning? How strange!

And that’s it for now – join us again for some more Language Snacks. You’ve been listening to English Online – the podcast for English learners in China.