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In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in English. |
Hi everybody, my name is Alisha. |
Welcome to The 800 Core English Words and Phrases video series! |
This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in English. |
Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
1. "frying pan" |
A frying pan is a very common item to have in a kitchen. It's usually quite large and it has a handle on it; we use it to make eggs, pancakes, many different things. |
"This frying pan is very cheap." |
2. "cutting board" |
A cutting board is, as it sounds, it's a board that can be wood or plastic or maybe another material, that we use to cut on. This is to keep our counters clean and safe. |
"The cook is cutting a hard-boiled egg on the cutting board." |
3. "sink" |
A sink is a place where you wash your hands; or in the kitchen, a place where you wash your dishes. |
"The sink is almost full." |
4. "bowl" |
A bowl is something that we use to eat soup or stew or perhaps ice cream; anything that is kind of liquid-like. |
"The bowl is empty." |
5. "exit" |
An exit is a way out of somewhere. |
"Where is the exit?" |
6. "map" |
A map can be a physical item or a digital item; it's a guide to the area around us, or it can be a guide to a larger region, like a state, a city, or even the world. |
"Check the map to find your way to your destination." |
7. "suitcase" |
A suitcase is something that we use to keep our belongings in when we travel. A suitcase can be very small or it can be very large. |
"Do not leave valuables in your suitcase." |
8. "tourist" |
A tourist is someone who visits a city or a country just to see the sights; they don't live there, they're just there temporarily for a short time to enjoy famous places. |
"The tourist is taking pictures of the animals." |
9. "politics" |
Politics refers to the government of a country, or to the government of a world, it's a popular discussion topic. People like to talk about policies, about people and about ideas relating to world governments. |
"The politician is talking politics." |
10. "biology" |
Biology is a subject of study; it's a subject in science. Biology refers to living things, to organisms, plants, animals, and creatures. |
"Biology is the study of living organisms." |
11. "chemistry" |
Chemistry is another subject of study, also a science. Chemistry looks at very very small scale reactions between chemicals, gases, many different kinds of things. |
"The laboratory is a place to learn about chemistry." |
12. "physics" |
Physics is another topic in the science category. Physics looks at how we understand the world in terms of things like time and space and gravity. |
"I know the basics of physics." |
13. "economics" |
Economics is the study of the economy, so this refers to the money that comes and goes and moves around inside a country, or around the world as well. |
"Economics is a good background for many fields." |
14. "put" |
"Put" is a verb; we can understand it as meaning to place, so it sounds a little bit less formal than "place." |
"Please try to put this box on the top shelf." |
15. "remember" |
Remember is a verb; it means to recall information, to be able to think of something that you saw or heard or learned about in the past. |
"I will try to remember." |
16. "hold" |
Hold is a verb which refers to keeping something, usually in your hand. |
"hold on to the handrail" |
17. "shopping cart" |
A shopping cart is something we use in the supermarket. They're generally kind of large, we can push them around the store and we put our items inside. |
"The shopping cart is empty." |
18. "plastic bag" |
A plastic bag is the bag that we get from many stores like supermarkets or convenience stores or maybe other retail stores. We get a plastic bag after we purchase items. |
"The man is carrying a plastic bag full of groceries." |
19. "comedy" |
Comedy is an art form; it's the art of making people laugh. Comedy is also a movie genre. |
"They’re watching a comedy and laughing." |
20. "novel" |
A novel is a type of book; it's a long story so there are many different kinds of books. |
Books that are novels refer to these long stories, often with complex plots and interesting characters. |
"I like suspense novels." |
Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
See you next time! Bye! |
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