STEP1 Talk about your daily routine as a mom.
When I get out of bed in the morning, I make breakfast. Then I wake up the kids. The eldest goes to elementary school. I help her get dressed and pack her bag, and I send her off to school. Our younger son goes to pre-school. I take him out in time for the school bus. After the kids are gone, I take a coffee break and relax. When the kids come back from school, I help them out with their homework and make dinner.
[Key Vocabulary & Expressions]
get out of bed 잠자리에서 일어나다
wake up 잠을 깨우다
get dressed 옷을 입다
pack a bag 가방을 싸다, 짐을 챙기다
send someone off ~를 보내다, 배웅하다
in time for ~시간에 맞춰
coffee break (차를 마시는)휴식 시간
help someone out ~에게 도움을 주다
STEP2 Talk about the lives of working moms.
Working moms have it rough. They especially get swamped in the morning, when they have to prepare the kids for school while getting ready for work. Even after they punch out, they have to go directly back home to look after their kids. They help the kids wash up before bed, and tuck them in at night. They only get some alone time after the kids have dozed off. Until our kids went to school, our parents sometimes came to lend a helping hand with the kids.
[Key Vocabulary & Expressions]
have it rough 상황이 힘들다
get swamped 일에 치이다
punch out 퇴근하다
before bed 잠들기 전에
tuck someone in ～를 재우다, 이불을 덮어 주다
get some alone time 혼자만의 시간을 갖다
doze off 잠들다
lend a helping hand 도움을 주다
[Expression of the Day]
It's no wonder.
그럴 만도 하지.
A: Where's Janet today? I haven't seen her all day. Didn't the come to work?
B: I heard she's sick. She caught a cold, so she's staying at home.
A: It's no wonder. She works so hard all day, and then looks after her kids.
B: I know. I hear her husband doesn't do any of the housework.
