Lesson 6 -- Susan Stays Home and Bakes Cookies

 

Speek English Like an American  -- Lesson 6

Susan decides to cheer up her husband. Bob loves her homemade cookies. Nicole suggests she start a cookie business.

Susan:   Bob, I baked cookies for you.
Bob:     That was so nice of you, dear. You’ve got a heart of gold.
Susan:   Go ahead and pig out!
Bob:     These are delicious!
Susan:   I thought they might cheer you up. You’ve been in a bad mood lately.
Bob:      I guess I have been a little on edge. But these cookies are just
             what the doctor ordered!
Nicole:  Do I smell cookies?
Susan:   Yes, Nicole. Help yourself.
Nicole:  Yum-yum. These are out of this world. You could go into business selling these!
Bob:      You could call them Susan’s Scrumptious Cookies. You’d make a bundle.
Susan:   Good thinking!
Nicole:  Don’t forget to give me credit for the idea after you are rich and famous!
Susan:   You know I always give credit where credit is due.

Idioms,

(to)cheer someone up – to make someone happy
(to)give someone credit – to acknowledge someone’s contribution; to recognize a positive trait in someone
(to)give credit where credit is due – to give thanks or acknowledgement to the person who deserves it(to) go into business – to start a business
Good thinking – good idea; smart planning
(to) have a heart of gold – to be very kind and giving
Help yourself – serve yourself
(to be) in a bad mood – unhappy ; depressed; irritable
Just what the doctor ordered – exactly what was needed
(to) make a bundle – to make a lot of money
(to be) on edge – nervous; irritabl
Out of this world – delicious
(to) pig out (slang) – to eat greedily; to stuff oneself