Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including money-related and business-related words
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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… |
| president |
| So the president of a company is the person at the top of the company. We also use president for the leader of a country. |
| He is the president. |
| industry |
| So an industry is like a type or a category of work. |
| Industries need to reduce their wastes. |
| belt |
| A belt is an accessory; it goes around the waist and it's used to hold pants in place. It can also be used to hold dresses in place. |
| The girl is wearing a red color belt. |
| coin |
| So a coin is usually a small round shaped object. It's money but not the paper kind, it's metal. |
| I don't have coins. |
| money |
| So money is what we use to pay for goods and to pay for services; we have paper money and we have metal money, coins, we also have digital money too. |
| You're just wasting your money. |
| debit card |
| A debit card is similar to a credit card, but a debit card is connected directly to your bank account, |
| so when you use a debit card, money comes directly from your bank account to pay for something. |
| I lost my debit card and had to go to the police. |
| bill |
| There are a couple of different ways to use the word bill. So a bill can refer to paper money, we also use bill to refer to like an invoice, kind of; |
| it's when you receive a paper document, some kind of document for, like, your utilities, for, like, the electricity or the water or the internet in your home. |
| He finally managed to pay all his bills. |
| photography |
| Photography is a noun; it refers to the act of taking pictures. |
| Are you studying photography? |
| take off |
| This phrasal verb can have a couple of different meanings. We can use it to mean to remove something, as in removing clothing; it can also refer to a plane leaving the ground. |
| The plane will take off in twenty minutes. |
| bedroom |
| So the bedroom is the place where you sleep. |
| This word is easy to remember because it has bed and room, so the room where your bed is is the room where you sleep. |
| The view from the bedroom is beautiful. |
| kitchen |
| So the kitchen is the room in a house where you prepare food. |
| Many people also have a table in their kitchen where they eat as well. |
| The chef cooks in the kitchen. |
| bathroom |
| So the bathroom is the room in which there's usually a bath tub and that's the room that we use for bathing, and also where we use toilets as well and to wash our hands. |
| The bathroom has a tiny window. |
| graduation |
| Graduation is a noun; it refers to the ceremony in which students finish school and are recognized for their academic achievements. |
| You are invited to my sister's graduation. |
| promotion |
| So promotion can have two different meanings; it can mean advertisement, we use it just the same as we use advertisement. |
| It also refers to situations in which someone receives the opportunity to move up a level in their job. |
| He earned this promotion. |
| anniversary |
| An anniversary is a celebration of a significant day. So usually we have wedding anniversaries or perhaps there's like an anniversary for a shop or a company opening. |
| Best wishes for your anniversary. |
| funeral |
| A funeral is a ceremony where people gather to remember a person who has passed away. |
| A funeral is a time to grieve and remember. |
| wedding |
| A wedding is a ceremony in which two people come together and agree to a partnership for life. |
| When is the wedding? |
| explain |
| To explain means to describe something, usually in detail. |
| Can you explain that to me once more? |
| back |
| So one's back can refer to this part of the body, the part that is not the front of the body. It can also refer to the rear side of something. |
| At the back of our house, we have a garden. |
| east |
| So east is the opposite of west. |
| The sun rises in the east. |
| 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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