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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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