Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for continents and bodies of water
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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. "single bed" |
| A single bed is a bed that is sized for one person, a single person. |
| "The room came with a single bed." |
| 2. "double bed" |
| A double bed is made for two people, so it's like imagining the single bed has been doubled. |
| "The double bed is very spacious." |
| 3. "hotel" |
| A hotel is a place where you can stay overnight that is not your home. |
| "Where is the hotel?" |
| 4. "front desk" |
| The front desk is the reception area of a building in a hotel, it's the place where you check in and check out. |
| "We checked in and out at the front desk." |
| 5. "Pacific Ocean" |
| The Pacific Ocean is the ocean on the west side of the US. On the other side of the Pacific Ocean is Asia and Australia. |
| "The Pacific Ocean is one of the world's five oceans." |
| 6. "Atlantic Ocean" |
| The Atlantic Ocean is the ocean between the US, South America, and Europe and Africa. |
| "The world's largest mountain range is actually in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean." |
| 7. "Indian Ocean" |
| The Indian Ocean is south of the country of India and it is to the east of Africa and the west of Australia. |
| "To the east of South Africa is the Indian Ocean; and to the west, the Atlantic Ocean." |
| 8. "Australia" |
| Australia is an island continent, it's surrounded by water. You may be familiar with Australian English, there are specific dialects that are spoken there. |
| "Australia is the only island continent on earth." |
| 9. "Antarctica" |
| Antarctica is the very very cold continent way at the bottom or at the pole of the earth. |
| "Penguins live in Antarctica." |
| 10. "Asia" |
| Asia is a very large continent, it goes all the way from Turkey in the west to Russia in the east; it includes countries like India, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and many more. |
| "Asia is the largest of the Earth's seven continents." |
| 11. "Africa" |
| The continent of Africa includes many countries, languages, and cultures. It includes countries like Egypt and Morocco in the north, and south Africa way at the bottom. |
| "I will visit Africa during my next trip around the world." |
| 12. "Europe" |
| The continent of Europe includes many countries and many different cultures, many different languages as well. |
| "This trip to Europe is expensive." |
| 13. "North America" |
| North America has a couple of really big countries, the USA and Canada in the north, and it goes all the way south, including many other smaller countries as far south as Costa Rica. |
| "I'd like to go to North America." |
| 14. "South America" |
| South America is to the south of North American and it also includes many different countries and languages, including Brazil, Chile, Peru, and so on. |
| "I have never been to South America." |
| 15. "indigo" |
| Indigo is a shade of blue. Indigo can be created naturally from plants. |
| "Indigo gets its name from the plant named indigo." |
| 16. "peach" |
| A peach is a very popular and sweet fruit. It's also a color, the color refers to the color of the fruit. |
| "A peach-colored blush will give you a fresh look." |
| 17. "dark" |
| Dark refers to a state where there are no lights. We also use dark to refer to a color that is very deep. |
| "He has really dark hair." |
| 18. "annoying" |
| Annoying refers to someone or something that causes you to feel irritated or causes you to feel annoyed. |
| "My loud neighbor is very annoying." |
| 19. "torso" |
| The torso of a body refers to the part between the neck and the leg, so this part of the body is the torso. |
| "The torso is the upper part of the body, which attaches to the arms, legs, and head." |
| 20. "breast" |
| Breast refers to a part of the female body; the chest area on the woman's body is referred to as the breast. |
| "Breast pain can be a symptom of cancer." |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! Bye! |
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