Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including bodies of water and office supplies
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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… |
| boring |
| Boring is an adjective which means not interesting. |
| My job is boring. |
| exciting |
| Something that is exciting is something that is very interesting, so like, roller coasters are very exciting for many people. |
| The movie was very exciting. |
| important |
| So the word important means something that we need to consider carefully. Yes, the pronunciation of this word, that first T is actually reduced, it sounds more like a D in fast speech. |
| Water is important to our body. |
| credit card |
| So a credit card is a very useful method to pay for things. We use a credit card to pay for something at the moment and then we repay our credit card company later. |
| Do you take credit card? |
| key |
| So a key is the object that we use to unlock doors or to unlock other things. |
| I lost my car key. |
| driver's license |
| A driver's license is a certification we receive that explains that we are able to drive a car legally. |
| Do you have a driver's license? |
| forest |
| A forest is a very large natural area, it's filled with trees, plants, animals, and everything is wild. |
| The raccoon is eating peanuts in the forest. |
| river |
| So a river is another natural feature. A river refers to water often that comes from a mountain top or another natural source and moves down into lower elevations. |
| The grizzly bear is running in the river. |
| ocean |
| So the ocean is that very very large body of water that covers most of the planet earth. |
| The sun sets behind the blue ocean. |
| lake |
| A lake is a smaller body of water though it can be very large, lakes can be very large, they are surrounded by land. |
| The swan is swimming in the lake. |
| document |
| Document can be used as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it means paperwork; as a verb, we use it to mean make a record of information. |
| She signed the document and returned it. |
| computer |
| So a computer is a very common machine. Most of the time when we say computer, we mean like our personal computer, like our laptop or something similar; |
| but we also have small computers in things like our smartphones as well. |
| I have a new computer. |
| fax machine |
| A fax machine is kind of an older type of machine. We use these kinds of machines to send faxes so we send copies of documents of paperwork to other fax machines in other locations. |
| Do you have a fax machine? |
| printer |
| A printer is a very common machine. We use printers to create physical versions of digital documents images and other things. |
| The printer at the office is broken. |
| mechanical pencil |
| A mechanical pencil is a type of pencil that you can push on to get more lead. Lead is the material that we use with pencils; |
| a mechanical one does not require sharpening at all. |
| The red mechanical pencil has a green eraser. |
| ruler |
| A ruler is a tool we use to measure things. These are very stiff pieces of plastic, or perhaps metal sometimes, that we use to make straight lines and to see how long or how wide things are. |
| I use a ruler to draw lines. |
| marker |
| A marker is something we use to write on surfaces like a white board, so a marker can be erased. You might also see kids using markers to color things in coloring books. |
| The marker is running low on ink. |
| bank |
| A bank is a place where your money is managed. You can open an account, you can transfer money, you can do many things with money at a bank. |
| Is there a bank near here? |
| convenience store |
| A convenience store is usually a small store, often in a very easy to access part of the neighborhood, |
| and they have daily goods snacks and other small things that you might need. |
| Go to the convenience store, and buy some milk. |
| hospital |
| A hospital is a place that you go to to receive medical care. |
| She works in a hospital. |
| 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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