the early bird gets the worm

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 575: Being an Early or Late Riser.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 575. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is dialogue between Spiro and Nancy. They’re going to be talking about whether they get up early in the morning or late in the morning, and vocabulary related to that topic. Let’s get started.

Spiro: Hey, watch out!

Nancy: Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t see you there. I thought I would be the only person up at the crack of dawn. What are you doing sitting on the stoop at this ungodly hour?

Spiro: I’m trying to turn over a new leaf.

Nancy: What do you mean?