What's the first thing you do with your phone when you wake up? Walk me through your morning routine with it.

A natural way to answer

The first thing I do is turn off my alarm. After that, I check the weather and read a few messages. Then I usually look at the news for a couple of minutes before I get out of bed.

Key phrases to use

• turn off — to stop a device or function from working by pressing a button“Please turn off the lights when you leave.”
• hit snooze — to press the button that delays your alarm for a few minutes“I hit snooze and went straight back to sleep.”
• scroll through — to move through content on a screen by sliding your finger or mouse“I scroll through my photos when I'm bored.”