Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for kitchen utensils 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. "ninth" |
| Ninth refers to the number nine of something. |
| "Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year." |
| 2. "tenth" |
| Tenth refers to the number ten of something. We can use this in schedules, in tournaments, whatever. |
| "I finally made a goal on my tenth attempt." |
| 3. "eighth" |
| Eighth refers to the number eight of something. The pronunciation might be a little tricky so be careful with this one. |
| "I live on the eighth floor." |
| 4. "shaving razor" |
| A shaving razor is a razor used specifically for shaving hair; this could be on the face or on other parts of the body. |
| "disposable shaving razor" |
| 5. "washcloth" |
| A washcloth is a noun and it refers to a cloth we specifically use for washing the body. |
| "The boy is washing his face with a washcloth." |
| 6. "towel" |
| A towel is a cloth that we use to dry things. Usually, these can be very large, like, to take to the beach or very small, like, for drying our hands. |
| "This towel is too small for me." |
| 7. "spoon" |
| A spoon is something we use to eat. It's a curved eating utensil and we usually use it to eat soups or stews or ice cream, those kinds of things. |
| "Forks, spoons, and knives are eating utensils." |
| 8. "fork" |
| A fork is a utensil we use that has prongs at the end, so this is useful for picking things up, like stabbing things and picking things up. |
| "The fork is made of plastic." |
| 9. "knife" |
| A knife is a utensil we use to cut food, it's usually very sharp. |
| "Could you pass me the knife?" |
| 10. "plate" |
| A plate is something that we use to hold our food. It's a flat object; after we finish cooking food, we put it on a plate. |
| "This plate is different from that one." |
| 11. "bee" |
| A bee is a very common creature. Lots of people are afraid of them, some people have allergies to them. Bees make honey. |
| "The bee is pollinating the yellow flower." |
| 12. "ant" |
| An ant is a very common creature. They are very very small and they live in the ground. Usually, you see ants in big groups. |
| "Ants have six legs." |
| 13. "snake" |
| Snakes are creatures that we typically don't see in cities; you might see them out in forests, maybe in desert areas. Lots of people are afraid of snake. |
| "The rattlesnake is coiled, and ready to strike." |
| 14. "milk" |
| Milk is a very common and very popular drink. There are many different types of milk. |
| Traditionally, milk came from cows or perhaps goats or sheep, but now there are types that come from nuts or soy and so on. |
| "Milk is an important source of calcium for kids and adults." |
| 15. "designer" |
| A designer is someone who has a design-related job. This could be a graphic designer, it could be an interior designer, it could be a fashion designer; someone who creates designs. |
| "She wants to become a fashion designer." |
| 16. "artist" |
| An artist is a person who creates art. Art can mean many different things, it could be music, it could be movies, it could be paintings, something you experience in a museum, many different things. |
| "Many artists struggle for a long time before achieving success." |
| 17. "soldier" |
| A soldier is someone who is employed by the military. So their job is to participate in the military and work for the military, sometimes, this means fighting. |
| "The soldiers are moving into position." |
| 18. "entrepreneur" |
| Entrepreneur refers to someone who starts a business. They usually have a big idea that's kind of unique, they have maybe very innovative ways to approach their work sometimes. |
| "Entrepreneurs change the world with their ideas." |
| 19. "short story" |
| A short story is different from a novel, for example, because it has very few pages. It's easy to read and understand quickly. |
| "I read only short stories." |
| 20. "folder" |
| A folder is something that we use to keep documents. This can be a physical folder or it can be a digital folder. I'm sure you have many of these on your computer. |
| "I put the documents in a folder." |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! Goodbye! |
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