I woke up this
morning to the smell of coffee and the sound of birds chirping.
Use the phrase "wake up
to ___" to talk about something that's happening when a person wakes up.
For example:
I woke up to a
loud banging noise this morning.
I usually wake
up to an alarm, but lately I've been getting up earlier.
Talk about an odor (a smell)
with this phrase:
I remember the
smell of burgers grilling as I drove up.
Sometimes we use this phrase
to talk about "the smell of" an emotion like fear, desperation, etc.:
The smell of
fear was in the air.
"The smell of ___"
acts as a noun.
"Chirp" is the sound
that a bird makes. When parents teach their children animal sounds, they
usually teach "Chirp!" as the sound that a bird makes:
A: What does the
birdie say?
B: Chirp! Chirp!
Adults also use
"chirp" to talk about bird sounds. Sometimes we use the form
"chirping":
Do you hear that
chirping? What kind of bird is that?
Some insects, like crickets,
also "chirp":
The crickets are
chirping pretty loudly tonight.