A bit less textbook English, are you maybe curious about how people actually speak in England in their everyday lives?

Well, this video is here to help with that.

Welcome, or welcome back, to English with Catherine.

This is my channel where I teach daily natural English, British culture and etiquette, and of course pronunciation for a British accent.

Today I'm going to take you through a typical 24 hours in England and what we actually say throughout the day.

Exciting!

Don't forget to watch to the end of the video everyone because we have a lovely word of the week.

Today's one is extra beautiful.

Let's begin.

It's the morning in England.

What are we talking about?

Well, we're talking about the upcoming day and what we're going to do that day, making or cancelling plans, the weather of course, eating and drinking and meeting and greeting people.

Here we go.

Did you sleep well?

Yes, I slept like a log.

I went out like a light.

Do you fancy a cup of tea?

Wow, it's really coming down out there.

Hopefully it will brighten up later on.

I must remember to pack my umbrella.

Lovely weather for ducks, isn't it?

Shall we have some breakfast?

Sorry, I really can't make it today.

I'm so sorry for the inconvenience.

Sorry, could we possibly reschedule our plans for today?

I'm feeling really under the weather.

Wow, I love your outfit.

Pink really suits you.

Where did you get those earrings?

They are gorgeous.

Oh, that scarf looks so snuggly.

So what are you up to today?

What have you got on today?

I'm spending the day working from home and then I'm heading out tonight to meet a friend.

I'm spending the day working from home and then I'm heading out tonight to meet a friend.

I'm knuckling down on a project today and then I'm meeting my mum for dinner later on.

I'm having lunch with a colleague and then I've got two meetings this afternoon.

I'm dropping James off at school and then heading to the gym for a class.

The afternoon.

What are we likely to be saying in the afternoon?

Conversations with new people or people you already know.

More chatting about the weather, of course.

Evening plans, eating and drinking.

Let's go.

What are you having for lunch?

I think I'll have lunch now.

I think I'll go on my lunch break now.

Is that okay?

Oh no, we've run out of bread.

I'm just going to nip to the shop to get some milk.

I'll have cheese and pickle on brown, please.

I'll have ham and cheese on brown to take away, thank you.

I'm just putting the kettle on.

Do you fancy a cup of tea?

Oh yes, tea for me, please.

White, two sugars.

I'm so glad it's brightening up out there.

It's turning out to be quite a nice day.

How's your day going?

What are you up to this evening?

Any nice plans?

Have you tried this before?

What are your thoughts on this, John?

What do you reckon will happen next?

Oh, my fitness class is running late apparently.

Do you fancy grabbing a drink?

I've got about an hour to kill.

Do you fancy going to the cinema this evening?

There's a film I really want to see on.

The evening.

We're relaxing, we're winding down after the day.

But what are we likely to say?

Let's have a look.

And by the way, we've finally stopped talking about the weather.

Unless there's a storm brewing, of course.

So how is your day?

Come and sit down and put your feet up.

I think I'll plant some hyacinth bulbs tomorrow.

Do you fancy going to the new local pub that's just opened tomorrow for dinner?

It's supposed to be really good.

I'm going to run a nice hot bath.

I'm going to have a nice hot shower and get into my pyjamas.

What do you fancy for dinner?

We're having cottage pie this evening, is that okay?

It's your turn to do the washing up.

Shall we put something on?

I really fancy getting into a new series.

I think I'll get an early night tonight.

Did you hear on the news what happened in America today?

By the way, did you ever hear back about that exhibition?

Shall we get tickets to a summer festival?

I really want to get a few dates in the diary that I can look forward to.

Let's draw the curtains now, it's pitch black outside.

I can't wait for the lighter evening so I can go for walks again.

Did you notice the snow drops in the garden today?

First signs of spring.

I'm just going to give mum a call, she's just sent me a WhatsApp.

I'm making a pot of chamomile tea, would you like a cup?

Gosh, it's blowing a gale out there.

I hope it won't keep me up.

So everyone, those are just a few things that I say, my friends say, people I know say on a daily basis.

All of this language is in use today.

Very natural, very modern.

It's time for the word of the week.

Chortle.

Chortle.

A lovely word meaning to laugh.

So chortling is a type of laughter.

It's a kind of noisy laugh with a lot of glee and happiness.

Thomas gave a chortle, for example.

He chortled at his own joke.

Pronunciation tip, don't pronounce the R, of course.

That is the secret to sounding more British.

So chortle, chortle, there's no R.

And this word belongs in the word community of laughter.

So we've got chortle, we've got giggle, we've got chuckle and we've got guffaw.

It's another really great word that means laughing.

That one is very loud, that one.

I hope you enjoyed my video, guys.

A bit different to usual.

I just wanted to literally show you what we say.

Not necessarily teach it or explain it, but just tell you it, give you the data.

Because sometimes that's the hardest thing to find out.

It's kind of secret information that you wouldn't know unless you were eavesdropping on conversations, like I do.

I hope you're having a beautiful weekend and I'll see you next time for another video.

Bye.