Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for bugs, birds, and occupations
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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… |
| 1. "conditioner" |
| Conditioner is something we use for hair care. We usually use it after shampoo, this makes our hair shiny and soft. |
| "Rinse with conditioner." |
| 2. "deodorant" |
| Deodorant is something that we use to help prevent unpleasant smells coming from our body. |
| "He bought a new deodorant." |
| 3. "liquid soap" |
| So liquid soap refers to soap that is in liquid form. This is different from something like bar soap which is solid. |
| "Do you have liquid soap?" |
| 4. "duck" |
| Duck as a noun refers to a very common bird. Usually, you'll find them at parks, ponds, lakes, and so on. |
| "The ducklings follow the mother duck." |
| 5. "crow" |
| A crow is a very common bird; it's all black and it's often very noisy. |
| "Crows are among the smartest birds." |
| 6. "cockroach" |
| A cockroach is a very small creature. It's a dirty pest and usually people don't want them in their house. |
| "A cockroach has six legs, wings, and antennae." |
| 7. "mosquito" |
| A mosquito is a very small bug. Most people know them because they land on you, bite you, and it becomes very itchy afterwards. |
| "Dragonflies eat mosquitoes." |
| 8. "construction worker" |
| A construction worker is someone who works on a construction site, which means a place where a building is being made or some kind of maintenance is happening. |
| "The construction worker is measuring wood." |
| 9. "homemaker" |
| A homemaker is a person who usually stays in the home to take care of kids, to take care of the home, to prepare meals, and so on. Men and women can be homemakers. |
| "The hardest worker anywhere is the homemaker." |
| 10. "ice" |
| Ice is frozen water. We usually like to drink it in summer to make our drinks cold. |
| "Ice has formed on the window." |
| 11. "history" |
| History refers to the past. It's a topic of study in school, we learn all about the things that happened in the past. |
| "You can learn a lot from History, as things tend to repeat themselves." |
| 12. "geography" |
| Geography refers to the study of the world, this means memorizing the names of countries and the positions of countries, or even cities, states, regions, and so on. |
| "She did not like to study geography." |
| 13. "store" |
| A store refers to any place that sells something. There are many different types of stores like supermarkets or shoe stores and so on. A store is the general word. |
| "I'm going to the store to buy some milk and eggs." |
| 14. "market" |
| A market is a place, often outdoors, where individual sellers can sell things to their customers. |
| "We buy our fruits and vegetables at the local market." |
| 15. "price" |
| Price is a noun; it refers to the cost of something in a store. |
| "What is the price?" |
| 16. "coupon" |
| A coupon is something on paper, or in some cases digital, that you can use to get a discount for a product. |
| "I have a coupon for 50% off, so let's eat there." |
| 17. "aisle" |
| An aisle is the open space between two rows of things. For example, like rows of seats on an airplane or between shelves in a supermarket; the open space is the aisle. |
| "I would like to sit in an aisle seat, in case there is an emergency." |
| 18. "bag" |
| A bag refers to something that we use to carry things, it can be big or small. |
| "My bag is too heavy." |
| 19. "photograph" |
| A photograph is a picture. This word is a noun. Photograph and picture generally refer to the same thing; photograph might sound a little more formal. |
| "This photograph doesn't look good." |
| 20. "soda" |
| Soda refers to a drink that has bubbles in it, it is a non-alcoholic drink. You might also hear it called pop. |
| "Soda contains a lot of sugar." |
| 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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