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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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