Cheering people up
1/3/17
You look a bit down. Is there anything I can do to help?

2/3/17
Keep your head up! It’s not the end of the world.

3/3/17
Look on the bright side. Things are not always what they seem.

At the airport
6/3/17
‘May I have your passport, please?’ ‘Here you go.’

7/3/17
‘How many pieces of luggage are you checking in?’ ‘Two, please.’

8/3/17
‘Would you like to have an aisle seat or a window seat?’ ‘I prefer the window seat, please.’

9/3/17
‘Can you tell me how to get to Gate 55?’ ‘Yes, go straight ahead and turn left in the end.’

Words to use instead of ‘Very’
13/3/17
She is furious at the way she has been treated. (very angry)

14/3/17
He is wearing a spotless white shirt. (very clean)

15/3/17
I have not eaten anything since this morning. I’m starving right now. (very hungry)

16/3/17
It was one of the most thrilling moments in my life. (very exciting)

17/3/17
I am annoyed by the deafening sound of the engine. (very loud)

Idioms about animals
20/3/17
It’s raining cats and dogs out there. (Raining heavily)

21/3/17
I was trying to keep the party as a secret, but John went and let the cat out of the bag. (To reveal a secret by accident)

22/3/17
She will only do that for you only when pigs fly! (Something that will never happen)

23/3/17
I killed two birds with one stone and picked the kids up on the way to the supermarket. (To achieve two things with one action)

24/3/17
I was going to bungee-jumping, but I chickened out. (To decide not to do or complete an activity due to fear)

Motivational quotes
27/3/17
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”– Saint Francis of Assisi

28/3/17
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vincent Vince Lombardi

29/3/17
‘Stop complaining about how you couldn’t make it. Start thinking about how you can, and work hard at it.’ – Anonymous