Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including health-related words
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| In this video, you'll learn ten of the most common words and phrases in English. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Alisha. |
| Welcome to The 2000 Core English Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the 2000 most common words and phrases in English. |
| Each lesson will help you practice and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| insignificant |
| So the word "insignificant" means something that is not important, it's not special. |
| If we break this word down, we have the prefix "in-," which means "not" or "no," and the word "significant," which means something that is important or something that we need to care about or pay attention to a lot. |
| So together, this means not significant or not important or not something that we need to care or think about a lot. |
| insignificant amount |
| famous |
| So something that is famous is something or someone that is very very well known. |
| So this is usually someone like a celebrity like an actor or an actress, maybe they're a musician, they're part of a band perhaps, they're an artist, they create paintings or maybe they write something that's very very well known. |
| So someone who is famous is known by many different people and some thing that is famous is also known by many different people. |
| For example, |
| famous actor. |
| sneeze |
| So sneeze is a verb and a noun. To sneeze, the verb, means that feeling that you have in your nose when your body needs to move air out of it really quickly, we have that acchoo! Right, that's called the noun form, sneeze. And as a verb, we say to sneeze, so that means to do that action. |
| For example, |
| The woman is sneezing. |
| casual |
| So casual is the opposite of formal. Casual means something that is kind of relaxed, something that is laid back, something that's not super polite. So when we have everyday conversations with our friends, we usually use casual language, or we dress in casual clothes or we have kind of a casual feeling. |
| For example, |
| casual clothing. |
| guitar |
| This word has kind of an interesting spelling; it starts with GUI but we pronounce this as /git/. So a guitar is a musical instrument, we play it like this usually and this is something that is played all over the world. There are lots and lots of talented people who play guitar and they are called guitarists. |
| For example, |
| some of them play a six-string guitar. |
| six-string guitar |
| breathe |
| Okay, this word is a verb, it means to take air into your body and to put air out of your body. This process of getting air into your body and moving it out is called breathing. Make sure you're cautious of the spelling of this; to breathe, this word has an E at the end; we also have a noun that looks very similar and is related to this process, that's called breath but there's no E at the end, so be careful when you use this as a verb, make sure you don't forget that E. |
| For example, |
| breathe deeply. |
| spit |
| So this is kind of a gross vocabulary word but it's important to know. This is a noun and a verb. So as a verb, to spit means to force whatever is in your mouth out of your mouth. So if you're eating something, for example, and you spit it out, that means you force it out of your mouth. If you have nothing in your mouth, just the water, the liquid in your mouth and you put that out of your mouth, that's called spitting. So to spit means to force something out of your mouth. As a noun, spit means just the liquid inside your mouth. |
| So an example, |
| No spitting. |
| dentist |
| So the dentist is the tooth doctor. So when you need to have your teeth cleaned, when you need to talk to a doctor about something happening in your mouth, with your teeth, with your gums, these kinds of things, you visit a dentist. It's important to see a dentist regularly. |
| So for example, |
| see a dentist. |
| cavity |
| So a cavity usually refers to a hole in your tooth. So this is a very common type of tooth damage. When you have a cavity, you need to go and see a dentist to get it repaired. |
| For example, |
| deep cavity. |
| asthma |
| So this word has very interesting spelling, there's a TH in the middle but we don't say asTHma, we say asthma. So kind of ignore that but try to remember it when you're spelling this word. |
| So asthma is a very very common type of illness that affects the lungs. So someone who has asthma may have trouble breathing normally or maybe they are irritated, their lungs get irritated by some kind of allergic reaction or maybe they have to take some kind of medication to help them to breathe regularly. So different people have different kinds of asthma but this is a very common illness that affects the lungs. |
| So here's an example expression, |
| asthma inhaler. |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in English, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Do you remember how to say the word that means something that is not big, something that is not important, something that is not significant? |
| insignificant |
| Next, do you remember how to describe someone or something that many many people know about, lots of people around the country, around the city, around the world? |
| famous |
| What about the word we use to describe when we quickly let air out of our nose, like when we have an allergic reaction or when we feel sick; what word means to quickly expel air from the nose? |
| sneeze |
| Do you remember how to say the word that's the opposite of formal? It's the word we use to talk about our relationships with our friends and family and other people we are close to. |
| casual |
| Okay, let's try the name of the instrument that has strings that you play by making this motion. |
| guitar |
| What about the word we use to talk about taking air into our body and releasing air from our body, what's the word we use to describe this action? |
| breathe |
| Now, let's see if you remember how to talk about removing the water that's in your mouth very very quickly. This is often kind of a rude thing to do. |
| spit |
| Okay, another one! What's the word that we use to explain the doctor that we go to for our teeth? |
| dentist |
| Do you remember the word to talk about a hole in our tooth? This is a major medical issue. |
| cavity |
| And finally, do you remember how to say the medical condition that affects your lungs and makes it hard to breathe? |
| asthma |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned ten new useful words. See you next time! Bye! |
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