If your week of work or study were a weather forecast, what would it look like?

A natural way to answer

I'd say it starts grey and overcast, with a heavy workload early on. Things gradually brighten as the week goes on, and by the weekend it's sunny. There are usually a few showers — small problems that crop up — but nothing too serious.

Key phrases to use

• clears up — (of weather, or a situation) to improve and become calm or bright“By Friday everything clears up and I relax.”
• comes out of the blue — happens completely unexpectedly“His resignation came out of the blue.”
• crop up — to appear or happen unexpectedly, usually small problems“A few issues cropped up during the project.”
• blown over — (of trouble or a difficult situation) ended and stopped being a problem“The argument had blown over by Monday.”
• kicks off — to start, especially something busy or lively“The week kicks off with a big team meeting.”