Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including job positions and media-related words
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| Hi, everybody. My name is Alisha. |
| Welcome to the 2000 core English words and phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Okay, let's get started. |
| First is... |
| media |
| Media refers to a lot of different things like news, art, entertainment, basically anything you can read, listen to, watch, something like that. You can take in information in some way. This is referred to or this is called media. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| The media industry is rapidly changing because of the internet. |
| Okay, next word is... |
| translate |
| To translate is a verb. To translate something means to change written words from one language to another. So we use translate when we're talking about a book, an article, something that is written. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| I can translate the document by next Friday. |
| Okay, next is... |
| printing |
| Okay, so printing refers to the process of creating something physical from something digital. Usually, we use the verb to print when we talk about something we need to use at school or at work and we usually print something on paper. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| The woman is printing a document. |
| Okay, next is... |
| boardroom |
| A boardroom is a meeting room. The difference between a boardroom and a meeting room is that, usually, boardrooms are places where the very very high level people in companies have their meetings. So these people are often referred to as the board of the company. They're kind of the people in charge of the company. As a result, the place where they have their meetings is called the boardroom. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| Our important meetings are all held in the boardroom. |
| Okay, next is... |
| chairman |
| A chairman is someone who is in charge of something else, usually, a group or a department or a committee of some kind. |
| Chairman refers to a male who is in charge. You might see chairperson also used to talk about someone regardless of gender. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| The chairman is usually the person in charge. |
| Okay, the next word is... |
| interpreter |
| An interpreter is someone who changes spoken language from one language to another. So you see interpreters in business situations like in conferences and in meetings. And you might also see them in news related situations. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| I want to be an interpreter of Japanese and Thai. |
| Okay, the next word is... |
| translator |
| A translator is someone who changes written words from one language to another. |
| So this is different from an interpreter. An interpreter changes spoken words from one language to another. A translator changes written words from one language to another. So these people are very, very important for books and articles and other written things. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| I was a French translator before. |
| Okay, next is... |
| humorous |
| Humorous means funny. This is an adjective. |
| The difference between humorous and funny is that humorous is more formal than funny. In everyday conversation, we usually say something is funny. But if you need to say something is funny in a more formal or polite situation, you can say that thing is humorous. |
| Here's an example: |
| A humorous story is a great way to make a point. |
| Okay, next is... |
| joke |
| Okay, a joke can be a noun and to joke is used as a verb. So when we tell a joke as a noun, we are telling a funny story. When we use it as a verb to joke, it means the process of telling a funny story or making some kind of situation, the aim of which is for people to laugh. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| The clown jokes a lot. |
| Okay, next is... |
| impression |
| So impression is a noun and impression is an idea of something else. |
| We usually use "impression" when we talk about like our idea of someone's personality or someone's character or maybe even an idea someone had. So we can use it sometimes to ask about another person's opinion of someone else. |
| Another common situation in which we use impression is in the expression first impression, which means our first opinion of someone when we meet them. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| What was your impression of the boss's idea? |
| Let's review. |
| I'm going to describe a word or phrase in English, see if you can remember it. |
| Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say the word that refers to all the entertainment, news, and information we can consume? |
| media |
| And do you remember how to say the verb that means to change one language, the written form, from one language to another? |
| translate |
| What about the word that means to change something from a digital form to a physical form, usually on paper? |
| printing |
| Okay, do you remember how to say the word for meetings that is used by people who are very high up in the company? |
| boardroom |
| Let's try the word that's used to talk about the person who is in charge of a group, a committee, or maybe a department. |
| chairman |
| What about the word that means the person who is in charge of changing spoken language from one language to another? |
| interpreter |
| Now, let's see if you remember how to say the person who changes written language from one language to another. |
| translator |
| Another one. What about the word that means funny but is more formal? |
| humorous |
| Do you remember how to say the word that means a funny story or to create a funny situation? |
| joke |
| And finally, do you remember how to say your opinion of something, especially a person's character, personality, or ideas? |
| impression |
| Well done! See you next time! Bye! |
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