Early Morning Class

A: I have to go to bed early.
B: Why? The night is still young!
A: I have a class at 7 a.m.
B: That's tough! My earliest class is at 9 a.m.
A: That sounds amazing to me.
B: How do you stay awake in that class?
A: Before I go to class, I drink four cups of coffee and take a cold shower.
B: Interesting routine. Does it work?
A: Kind of. It's better than not doing it at all.
B: Why are you taking that class?
A: It's only offered once a year, so I have to take it now.
B: I hope the class is interesting, at least.

Clubs

A: College is so boring. All I do is go to class.
B: You should join some clubs.
A: Are you a part of any clubs?
B: Yes! I am currently in the Animal Lovers Club and the Knitting Club.
A: What do you do in the Animal Lovers Club?
B: We do a lot of things! Last week, we walked dogs.
A: That sounds fun. What's the wildest animal you ever interacted with?
B: I touched a dodo bird a couple weeks ago.
A: Dodo birds are extinct.
B: I'm just messing with you!
A: You're silly! Okay, I'll join the Animal Lovers Club.
B: Great! We always welcome new members.

A Busy Professor

A: Hey, Professor Hill.
B: What is it?
A: I've been having trouble with derivatives.
B: That's not good. There's a test on derivatives next week.
A: I know. Can I make an appointment with you for some help?
B: I'm a busy man.
A: You didn't even check your schedule yet!
B: I know I'm busy, because many people already made appointments.
A: So I'm hopeless?
B: Of course not! There's the tutoring center.
A: But the tutors are not professors. They're just students.
B: They might surprise you.

🔮a pat on the back

⚠️Meaning
You've given someone a pat on the back if you've told them they've done something well, or done a good job.

💡For example:
➡️Don't you think Salim deserves a pat on the back for his report? Why don't you tell him it was excellent work?

➡️Our boss doesn't often praise us for our work, so if he gives you a pat on the back for something, you've really earned it.

🔮nut out

💡Meaning
If you nut something out, you solve a problem or you calculate something.

🤝Synonym
work out, figure out

✅For example:

*nut out sth:
We're having a meeting with the marketing department to nut out the best way to promote the new model.

*nut sth out
It's a tough problem, but we've got a better chance of nutting it out if we work on it together.

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