Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including time-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 |
| blouse. |
| A blouse is a very common piece of clothing that usually women wear. |
| It's worn on the top part of the body. |
| It's a nice shirt that is often worn to work or to more formal or business events. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| Silk is a nice material for a blouse. |
| mini-skirt. |
| A miniskirt is a very popular piece of clothing, usually worn by women. |
| It's a skirt, which means it's worn on the lower half of the body, but mini refers to the length. |
| A miniskirt is a very short skirt. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| Most people do not look good in mini-skirts. |
| Day. |
| Day refers to the time period of 24 hours. |
| It begins at midnight and it goes throughout the afternoon, throughout the evening, the morning, and around again to midnight. |
| This is one day. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| There are twenty-four hours in one day. |
| Month. |
| A month is a unit of measurement for the year. |
| There are 12 months in the year, January, February, March, and so on. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| There are 12 months in a year. |
| Holiday. |
| A holiday refers to a special day in a country or a culture or perhaps a region. |
| A holiday often means a day off of work or school and sometimes it's related to a religious or special cultural ceremony. |
| Here's an example. |
| New Years is my favorite holiday each year. |
| Day after tomorrow. |
| Day after tomorrow refers to not the next day, but the day following. |
| So when we want to describe our schedule or talk about our plans, |
| day after tomorrow is a really easy way to mean the day following tomorrow. |
| Here's an example. |
| I leave for Paris the day after tomorrow. |
| Day before yesterday. |
| So day before yesterday is a quick and easy way to say not yesterday, |
| but the day that came just before that one. |
| So again, this is a very easy way to talk about something that is two days earlier in your schedule. |
| Here's an example. |
| If today is Sunday, the day before yesterday was Friday. |
| Pillow. |
| A pillow is usually a very soft piece of fabric |
| with lots and lots of very soft filling inside it. |
| We put it under our heads when we go to sleep. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| They will bring you a pillow if you ask for one. |
| Noon. |
| Noon refers to 12 o'clock in the afternoon. |
| So noon usually is the time when people take lunch |
| or take another kind of break in the day. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| I go to lunch each day at noon. |
| Midnight. |
| Midnight refers to 12 o'clock at night. |
| So midnight you can think of as the middle of the night. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| It's one minute to midnight. |
| 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 a formal top made of nice materials usually worn to work by women? |
| Blouse. |
| And how to say the word for the type of skirt that's very short. |
| Mini-skirt. |
| What about the word that refers to the 24-hour period that we experience throughout the week? |
| Day. |
| Do you remember how to say the word for the unit of measurement we have for the 12 periods of the year? |
| Month. |
| Let's try the word for a special day in a country or culture that's sometimes related to religion |
| and that usually gives us a day off of work or school. |
| Holiday. |
| What about the expression that refers to the day that comes after tomorrow? |
| Day after tomorrow. |
| Now let's see if you remember how to say the expression that refers to the day that came before yesterday. |
| Day before yesterday. |
| Another one. |
| What about the soft materials that you put under your head when you sleep? |
| Pillow. |
| Do you remember how to say the word that refers to 12 o'clock in the afternoon? |
| Noon. |
| And finally, do you remember how to say the word that refers to 12 o'clock at night? |
| Midnight. |
| Well done. See you next time. Bye. |
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