Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for school subjects and kitchen items
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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. "frying pan" |
| A frying pan is a very common item to have in a kitchen. It's usually quite large and it has a handle on it; we use it to make eggs, pancakes, many different things. |
| "This frying pan is very cheap." |
| 2. "cutting board" |
| A cutting board is, as it sounds, it's a board that can be wood or plastic or maybe another material, that we use to cut on. This is to keep our counters clean and safe. |
| "The cook is cutting a hard-boiled egg on the cutting board." |
| 3. "sink" |
| A sink is a place where you wash your hands; or in the kitchen, a place where you wash your dishes. |
| "The sink is almost full." |
| 4. "bowl" |
| A bowl is something that we use to eat soup or stew or perhaps ice cream; anything that is kind of liquid-like. |
| "The bowl is empty." |
| 5. "exit" |
| An exit is a way out of somewhere. |
| "Where is the exit?" |
| 6. "map" |
| A map can be a physical item or a digital item; it's a guide to the area around us, or it can be a guide to a larger region, like a state, a city, or even the world. |
| "Check the map to find your way to your destination." |
| 7. "suitcase" |
| A suitcase is something that we use to keep our belongings in when we travel. A suitcase can be very small or it can be very large. |
| "Do not leave valuables in your suitcase." |
| 8. "tourist" |
| A tourist is someone who visits a city or a country just to see the sights; they don't live there, they're just there temporarily for a short time to enjoy famous places. |
| "The tourist is taking pictures of the animals." |
| 9. "politics" |
| Politics refers to the government of a country, or to the government of a world, it's a popular discussion topic. People like to talk about policies, about people and about ideas relating to world governments. |
| "The politician is talking politics." |
| 10. "biology" |
| Biology is a subject of study; it's a subject in science. Biology refers to living things, to organisms, plants, animals, and creatures. |
| "Biology is the study of living organisms." |
| 11. "chemistry" |
| Chemistry is another subject of study, also a science. Chemistry looks at very very small scale reactions between chemicals, gases, many different kinds of things. |
| "The laboratory is a place to learn about chemistry." |
| 12. "physics" |
| Physics is another topic in the science category. Physics looks at how we understand the world in terms of things like time and space and gravity. |
| "I know the basics of physics." |
| 13. "economics" |
| Economics is the study of the economy, so this refers to the money that comes and goes and moves around inside a country, or around the world as well. |
| "Economics is a good background for many fields." |
| 14. "put" |
| "Put" is a verb; we can understand it as meaning to place, so it sounds a little bit less formal than "place." |
| "Please try to put this box on the top shelf." |
| 15. "remember" |
| Remember is a verb; it means to recall information, to be able to think of something that you saw or heard or learned about in the past. |
| "I will try to remember." |
| 16. "hold" |
| Hold is a verb which refers to keeping something, usually in your hand. |
| "hold on to the handrail" |
| 17. "shopping cart" |
| A shopping cart is something we use in the supermarket. They're generally kind of large, we can push them around the store and we put our items inside. |
| "The shopping cart is empty." |
| 18. "plastic bag" |
| A plastic bag is the bag that we get from many stores like supermarkets or convenience stores or maybe other retail stores. We get a plastic bag after we purchase items. |
| "The man is carrying a plastic bag full of groceries." |
| 19. "comedy" |
| Comedy is an art form; it's the art of making people laugh. Comedy is also a movie genre. |
| "They’re watching a comedy and laughing." |
| 20. "novel" |
| A novel is a type of book; it's a long story so there are many different kinds of books. |
| Books that are novels refer to these long stories, often with complex plots and interesting characters. |
| "I like suspense novels." |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! Bye! |
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