Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including fruits and modes of transportation
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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 800 most common words and phrases in English. |
| Okay. Let’s get started. |
| First is… |
| 1. banana |
| “Bananas” are a very popular fruit. They are yellow in color and you peel them to open them. |
| “This banana is really sweet.” |
| 2. apple |
| “Apples” are very popular fruits. You can usually find them in red or in green colors. |
| “I’m peeling an apple.” |
| 3. grape |
| So, a “grape” is another type of fruit. You usually find them in purple or in green colors. |
| “That grape looks pretty old.” |
| 4. watermelon |
| So, a watermelon is a very large fruit. It’s green on the outside and pink on the inside. |
| “She bought a huge watermelon.” |
| 5. bird |
| So, a “bird” is a creature that can fly through the sky, has wings and feathers. |
| “We listened to the birds.” |
| 6. mouse |
| So, a “mouse” is a very small creature. Some people consider it a rodent, so it’s not wanted. |
| “The mouse is eating grass.” |
| 7. sun |
| So, the “sun” is the star that’s closest to Earth and it gives us sunshine. |
| “Today, the sun is shining!” |
| 8. weather |
| So, “weather” just refers to the outside conditions, the conditions in nature. |
| “This weather is awful.” |
| 9. degree |
| So, the word “degree” is the word we used for that small circle next to Celsius or Fahrenheit when we talk about the temperature. |
| “It is one degree outside.” |
| 10. woman |
| So, “woman” refers to one person, one woman. When talking about more than one woman, we use “women”. |
| “The woman is wearing a black sweater.” |
| 11. man |
| So, a “man” refers to one male person. When we want to talk about more than one male person, we say “men”. |
| “The director is a very serious man.” |
| 12. girlfriend |
| So the word “girlfriend” can be used to refer to your romantic partner who is a girl. We can also use it to talk about female friends. |
| “Your girlfriend is one year older than you, right?” |
| 13. boyfriend |
| So the word “boyfriend” is used to refer to a male romantic partner. We do not typically use this word to talk about our male friends though. |
| “She’ll go to the Prince Islands with her boyfriend.” |
| 14. train |
| So, a “train” is a large kind of public transportation that we use to travel quickly inside cities and between cities. |
| “What time is the last train?” |
| 15. airplane |
| So “airplanes” are the mode of transportation that flies. We often call them “planes” as well. |
| “The passengers flew on the airplane.” |
| 16. bus |
| So, a “bus” is like a large car. We typically use it to transport people inside cities or between cities on the road. |
| “He rides the bus.” |
| 17. taxi |
| A “taxi” is a single car that you can rent, so you need to pay money to use a taxi to travel in a city. |
| “Give me a call after you get in the taxi.” |
| 18. spinach |
| So “spinach” is a very healthy food. It’s leafy and green and popular for salads. |
| “Spinach is a rich source of iron and calcium.” |
| 19. dolphin |
| A “dolphin” is a very smart undersea animal and they’re very popular because they’re very cute and it sounds like they’re talking to people sometimes. |
| “The dolphin jumps out of the water.” |
| 20. squid |
| So a “squid” is another undersea creature. Sometimes, they’re small, but in other cases, in special cases, they are enormous. There are giant squids as well. |
| “I can’t eat squid.” |
| 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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