Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including vocabulary for drinks
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| Hi, everybody. My name is Alisha. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core English Words and Phrases video series. |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words,practice and review what you've learned. |
| Okay, let's get started. |
| First is... |
| microwave |
| A microwave is a box you can keep in your house to make things hot again. |
| We also use this as a verb. |
| When we want to microwave something, we want to make it hot again. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| You can microwave an entire dinner in a short time. |
| barbecue |
| Barbecue can be a noun and a verb. |
| As a noun, it's a usually kind of round or perhaps even rectangle shaped grill you can cook things on. |
| And when we use it as a verb, it means to use the barbecue to cook things like meat. |
| Here's an example. |
| The cook barbecues the chicken. |
| whiskey |
| Whiskey is a popular type of alcoholic drink. |
| Whiskey is usually pretty strong and it's usually gold or maybe brown in color. |
| Here's an example. |
| Whiskey is an alcohol made from grains including corn and malted rye. |
| boiling water |
| Boiling water refers to water that is so hot that it is bubbling and rolling like this. |
| So when water is boiling, it's very dangerous to touch it. |
| Here's an example. |
| She spilled boiling water on her left hand and has a second-degree burn. |
| fruit juice |
| Fruit juice refers to a drink juice that is made from fruits. |
| So you can find lots and lots of different fruit juices, orange, apple, peach, there are so many different ones. |
| Here's an example. |
| Fresh fruit juice is a great way to start any day. |
| black tea |
| Black tea is a popular type of tea. |
| It can have kind of a darker flavor and might have some spices in it too. |
| Interestingly, black tea isn't always black in color. |
| It's usually a very dark brown. |
| Here's an example. |
| Black tea can be bitter without sugar and cream. |
| herb tea |
| Herb tea is a type of tea that's made from a mixture of things like floral flavors, herbal flavors, and maybe even some spices. |
| It's usually very easy to drink and very light. |
| Here's an example. |
| I always brew herb tea fromleaves instead of tea bags. |
| cafe latte |
| A cafe latte is a very popular type of coffee drink. |
| A cafe latte is made with coffee and with milk. |
| Here's an example. |
| I love cafe latte with whipped cream and cinnamon. |
| chopsticks |
| Chopsticks refers to the two sticks that we can hold with one hand to eat things. |
| So it's another type of utensil. |
| You can see this in lots of different cultures around the world. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| The chopsticks are on the bowl. |
| eating utensil |
| Eating utensil refers to a tool that we use for eating. |
| So we just talked about chopsticks. |
| We also commonly use forks, spoons, and knives. |
| Here's the example sentence. |
| Forks, spoons, and knives are eating utensils. |
| Let's review. |
| I'm going to describe a word or phrase in English. |
| See if you can remember it. |
| Then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say the word that means the box that you can use to heat things up and the verb we use to describe using this box? |
| Microwave. |
| And how to say the verb that means to cook something on a grill like maybe meat orvegetables? |
| Barbecue. |
| What about the word for the very popular type ofalcohol that's quite strong and is usually gold or brown in color? |
| Whiskey. |
| Do you remember how to say the expression that means water that has reached the hottest point it can stay water at and is bubbling and rolling? |
| Boiling water. |
| Let's try the expression that means something that you drink that is madefrom fruits. |
| Fruit juice. |
| What about the drink that you have that might be a little bit on the bitter side? It's not usually black but rather a very dark brown. |
| Black tea. |
| Now let's see if you remember how to say the drink that we have that's sometimes made with a mixture of spices, herbs, and floral flavors. |
| Herb tea. |
| Another one!What about the word for the coffee drinkthat's a mixture of coffee and milk? |
| Cafe latte. |
| Do you remember how to say the utensil that has two sticks that we hold in one hand to eat things? |
| Chopsticks. |
| And finally, do you remember how to say the expression that we use for things like knives, forks, and spoons, things that we use to eat? |
| Eating utensil. |
| Well done! See you next time. Bye! |
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