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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