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Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including basic colors and places around town
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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… |
white |
So white is another very basic color. The color white is commonly associated with purity. |
It is difficult to keep white furniture clean. |
red |
Red is a very popular color; this color is associated with passion and also emergencies. |
A glass of red wine, please. |
green |
The color green is very commonly associated with nature and the environment. |
He painted the wall green. |
finish |
The verb finish means to do something to the end, to do something to completion. |
Did you finish your homework? |
start |
So the verb to start is the opposite of finish, it means to begin something. |
It means to do the first thing in a process. |
My new job starts tomorrow. |
become |
So the verb become is used to refer to one thing turning into another thing. |
Red mixed with yellow becomes orange. |
fourteen |
The number fourteen is the number after thirteen. |
I have fourteen students. |
fifteen |
The number fifteen is the number that comes after fourteen. |
I will be in Thailand for fifteen days. |
sixteen |
The number sixteen comes after fifteen. |
Sixteen is considered a special age in the USA because it's the age at which people can get their first driver's license. |
We have sixteen minutes. |
telephone |
So the telephone is the machine that we use to call people. We commonly shorten this word to phone. |
The telephone is ringing. |
eye |
So the eye or our eyes, this is the part of the body that we use to see. |
This is a countable noun, we can talk about one eye or two eyes. |
My eyes are dry. |
teeth |
So your teeth are the part of the body inside the mouth that we use to chew things. |
This is the plural version of tooth, one tooth, two or more teeth. |
Did you brush your teeth? |
lip |
So the lip is the part of the body that is at the edge of the mouth. |
Lips are very important for making proper pronunciation. |
You have something on your lip. |
copy machine |
So a copy machine is a very common machine that you have in an office. |
We use a copy machine to make copies of documents. |
Can I use the copy machine? |
desk |
A desk is a piece of furniture that most people have in their office or in their schools, and we use it for work; we use it for work or for study. |
The books are under the desk. |
book |
So a book is something that you read. It's a story or other kinds of topics on paper. You might also have many textbooks in your home. |
There are some old books on the table. |
pen |
A pen is something that we use to write. Unlike a pencil, a pen uses ink. |
It's a pen. |
post office |
The post office is the place where you go in your city or your community to send mail to someone else. |
The post office is open until 5PM. |
library |
A library is a place where you can rent books. |
Your library might also have DVDs or other media available to rent. |
The library is over there. |
supermarket |
The supermarket is the place you go to buy food. |
You might also be able to find other daily goods like cleaning goods at a supermarket. |
This supermarket is very cheap. |
Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
See you next time! Bye-bye! |
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