240 English Words for Everyday Life Basic Vocabulary 12
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white white
white so white is another very basic
color
the color white is commonly associated
with purity
it is difficult to keep white furniture
clean
it is difficult to keep white furniture
clean
it is difficult to keep white
furniture clean red
red red
red is a very popular color this color
is associated with passion
and also emergencies a glass of red wine
please
a glass of red wine please a
glass of red wine please
green green
green the color green is very commonly
associated with nature
and the environment he painted the
walgreen
he painted the wall green he
painted the wall green
finish finish
finish the verb finish
means to do something to the end to do
something to completion
did you finish your homework did you
finish your homework
did you finish your homework
start start
start so the verb to start is the
opposite of
finish it means to begin something it
means to do the first thing in a process
my new job starts tomorrow my new job
starts tomorrow
my new job starts tomorrow
become become
become so the verb
become is used to refer to one thing
turning into
another thing red mixed with yellow
becomes orange
red mixed with yellow becomes orange
red mixed with yellow becomes
orange fourteen
fourteen fourteen
the number fourteen is the number after
i have 14 students i have 14
students i have
14 students
15 fifteen
fifteen the number fifteen is the number
that comes after
fourteen i will be in thailand for
fifteen days
i will be in thailand for 15 days
i will be in thailand
for 15 days
16 16.
16 the number 16
comes after 15 16 is considered a
special age in the usa
because it’s the age at which people can
get their first driver’s license
we have 16 minutes we have 16 minutes
we have 16 minutes
telephone telephone
tell the phone so the telephone is the
machine that we use to call people
we commonly shorten this word to phone
the telephone is ringing the telephone
is ringing
the telephone is ringing
i i
i so the eye or
our eyes this is the part of the body
that we use to see this is a countable
noun we can talk about one
eye or two eyes my eyes are dry
my eyes are dry my
eyes are dry
teeth teeth
teeth so your teeth are the part of the
body inside the mouth that we use to
chew things
this is the plural version of tooth one
tooth two or more teeth did you brush
your teeth
did you brush your teeth did you
brush your teeth
lip lip
lip so the lip is the part of the body
that
is at the edge of the mouth lips are
very important for making proper
pronunciation
you have something on your lip you have
something on your lip
you have something on your lip
copy machine copy machine
copy machine
so a copy machine is a very common
machine that you have in an office we
use a copy machine to make copies
of documents can i use the copy machine
can i use the copy machine can
i use the copy machine
desk desk
desk a desk is a piece of furniture that
most people have in their office or
in their schools and we use it for work
we use it for work or for study
the books are under the desk the books
are under the desk
the books are under the desk
book book
book so a book is something that you
read
it’s a story or other kinds of topics on
paper
you might also have many textbooks in
your home
there are some old books on the table
there are some old books on the table
there are some old books on the table
pen pen
pen a pen is something that we use to
write
unlike a pencil a pen uses ink
it’s a pen it’s a pen
it’s a pen
post office post office
post office the post office is the place
where you go in your city or your
community
to send mail to someone else
the post office is open until 5 pm
the post office is open until 5 pm
the post office is open
until 5 pm
library library
library a library
is a place where you can rent books your
library might also
have dvds or other media available to
rent
the library is over there the library is
over there
the library is over there
supermarket supermarket
super market
the supermarket is the place you go to
buy food you might also be able to find
other daily goods like cleaning goods at
a supermarket
this supermarket is very cheap
this supermarket is very cheap
this supermarket is very cheap
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helicopter helicopter
helicopter so a helicopter
is similar to an airplane it flies but
there’s one
propeller on top of it the ceo travels
to work by helicopter
the ceo travels to work by helicopter
the ceo travels to work
by helicopter black
black black
black is a color or rather black is the
absence of color
it’s the darkest color that we have i
have a black cat i have a black cat
i have a black cat
brown brown
brown so brown is a very natural color
it’s very common
on hair color and an eye color my hair
color is brown for example
my uncle has a new pair of brown shoes
my uncle has a new pair of brown shoes
my uncle has a new pair of
brown shoes gray
gray gray
so gray is a very neutral color it’s
between white
and black gray is not a very flashy
color
gray is not a very flashy color
gray is not a very
flashy color
rest rest
rest so rest
is a verb that means to take a break you
can use it anytime you need to stop what
you’re doing
for a short period i’m just resting
i’m just resting i’m
just resting
here here
here so the verb here
is used for any time you need to use
your ears
to receive information so this means
you’re not
focusing your attention but information
can enter
your ear i can barely hear you
i can barely hear you i can
barely hear you
want want
want so the verb
want is used to express a desire for
something
we use it to talk about the things we
would like to receive
i want to eat cherries i want to eat
cherries
i want to eat cherries
disgusting disgusting
disgusting disgusting is an adjective
we’d use it to describe things that we
think are really really terrible
especially food or maybe even comments
things that we think are really
unacceptable cockroaches are disgusting
cockroaches are disgusting cockroaches
are disgusting
eleven eleven
e le ven eleven
is the number that comes after ten this
department store has eleven floors
this department store has eleven floors
this department store has
11 floors
12 12
- so 12 is the number that comes
after 11 12 can also be called a dozen
when we refer to a dozen of something we
mean 12 of something
it’s 12 o’clock it’s 12 o’clock it’s
12 o’clock
13 13
13 13 is the number that comes
after 12. for many people 13 is an
unlucky number so you might hear people
having suspicions around this number
she’s 13 years old she’s 13 years old
she is 13 years old
email email
e mail so email is a very common part of
everyday life
email comes from electronic and mail
together
what’s your email address what’s your
email address
what’s your email address
cellular phone cellular phone
cellular phone so a cellular phone is a
very common thing that many people have
we often shorten this expression to cell
phone
with a cellular phone you can make calls
from almost anywhere
with a cellular phone you can make calls
from almost anywhere
with a cellular phone you can make
calls from almost anywhere
text message text message
text message so a text message is any
message that you send
by writing text we commonly shorten this
expression to just
text she contacted me via text message
she contacted me via text message
she contacted me via
text message mouth
mouth mouth
so the mouth is part of the body it’s
this part we use it for eating and for
speaking
you may also hear mouth used to talk
about the part of the river that
connects to the ocean
watch your mouth watch your mouth
watch your mouth
cheek cheek
cheek so the cheek or cheeks
refers to this part of the body this
part of the face
so we have two cheeks it’s a countable
noun
her cheeks are very red her cheeks are
very red
her cheeks are very red
nose nose
nose so the nose is another part of the
body it’s this part of the body
right here the nose my nose is stuffy
my nose is stuffy my
nose is stuffy
notebook notebook
note book so a notebook is usually a
small book we carry around
and we write notes in it hence the name
notebook
i have a separate notebook for each
class
i have a separate notebook for each
class
i have a separate notebook
for each class pencil
pencil pen
a pencil is something that we use to
write this is a
common analog tool that we use to write
lots of school children use these
the pencil broke in half the pencil
broke in half
the pencil broke in half
eraser eraser
e ray sir so an eraser is a tool that we
use
to remove pencil marks in some cases you
might find
pens that also have erasers which can
remove pen marks
can i use your eraser can i use your
eraser
can i use your eraser
dog dog
dog a dog is a very popular and very
common pet
we see small dogs and big dogs is that
your dog
is that your dog is that
your dog cat
cat cat
cats are also very very popular pets we
see
cats that have very short fur and cats
that have long fluffy fur
my cat likes to take a nap in the
afternoon
my cat likes to take a nap in the
afternoon
my cat likes to take a nap in the
afternoon
hamster hamster
ham stir so a hamster is a very small
pet
it’s kind of popular among very young
children
hamsters like to sleep during the day
hamsters like to sleep during the day
hamsters like to sleep during
the day warm
warm warm
we use warm to describe a temperature
that’s not quite
hot that’s a little bit pleasant but
it’s not cool either
the soup must be warm the soup must be
warm
the soup must be warm
rain rain
rain we use the word rain to talk about
the water that falls from the sky
the rain is falling on the street
the rain is falling on the street
the rain is falling on the street
tomato tomato
ta mayto a tomato is a red
fruit they’re very common in salads
they’re very large tomatoes or smaller
tomatoes as well
my grandfather grows tomatoes in his
garden
my grandfather grows tomatoes in his
garden
my grandfather grows tomatoes in his
garden
strawberry strawberry
strawberry a strawberry is a very
sweet red berry that’s very common in
desserts
i like strawberry not apple i like
strawberry
not apple i like strawberry
not apple cherry
cherry cherry
so a cherry is another small sweet red
berry or
not really a berry more of a small fruit
that you can eat
you can typically have them in one bite
i want to eat cherries
i want to eat cherries i want
to eat cherries
child child
child so a child is someone who is not
an adult usually around the age of 15
14 or so they kind of start to become
like an adult
when i was a child i used to ride my
bike to school every day
when i was a child i used to ride my
bike to school every day
when i was a child i used to ride my
bike to school
every day friend
friend friend
so a friend is someone that we are close
to we can share our experiences with and
enjoy spending time together
i met a friend at the park i met a
friend at the park
i met a friend at the park
adult adult
adult so an adult is someone who
is a grown person in your country maybe
an adult
is 18 years old or 20 years old or 21
years old
but an adult is someone who can be
responsible for themselves
sometimes being an adult just isn’t very
fun
sometimes being an adult just isn’t very
fun
sometimes being an adult just
isn’t very fun bicycle
bicycle
a bicycle is a mode of transportation
it’s popular with kids it’s popular with
adults you can ride
easily around your city or your
neighborhood with a bicycle
the bicycle is in the garage the bicycle
is in the garage
the bicycle is in the garage
car car
car a car is a
very common mode of transportation in
north america
many people have their own car what kind
of car is it
what kind of car is it what kind of
car is it motorcycle
motorcycle motorcycle
so a motorcycle is like a bicycle with
an engine
usually one person or maybe two people
can ride a motorcycle
he has two cars in a motorcycle
he has two cars in a motorcycle he
has two cars and a motorcycle
scooter scooter
scooter so a scooter is a little bit
shorter than a motorcycle
it’s something you can sit on and there
are places to put your feet on either
side
and you can ride it around your city or
your neighborhood
scooters are convenient in the city
scooters are convenient in the city
scooters are convenient in the city
boat boat
boat so a boat refers to a
method of transportation for water you
can use a row boat a very
old-fashioned style boat or very very
large expensive boats called yachts
the boat floats on the water the boat
floats
on the water the boat
floats on the water
jellyfish jellyfish
jellyfish so a jellyfish is an
undersea creature some of them can be
dangerous
they may sting people as a way to defend
themselves against attacks
the jellyfish are bobbing in the water
the jellyfish are bobbing in the water
the jellyfish are bobbing
in the water lobster
lobster lobster
so a lobster is another sea creature
lobsters are very popular because they
are delicious
lobsters are very expensive lobsters are
very expensive
lobsters are very expensive
crab crab
crab so a crab is another sea creature
crabs typically have very large pinchers
and they walk
in this motion they walk from side to
side crabs usually walk sideways
crabs usually walk sideways crabs
usually walk sideways
turtle turtle
turtle so a turtle is
another water-based creature turtles are
known for being very very slow and they
have a hard shell to protect them
the sea turtle is swimming in the sea
the sea turtle is swimming in the sea
the sea turtle is swimming in the sea
banana banana
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bananas are very popular fruits they are
yellow in color and you peel them
to open them this banana is really sweet
this banana is really sweet this
banana is really sweet
apple apple
apple apples are very popular fruits you
can usually find them
in red or in green colors i’m peeling an
apple
i’m peeling an apple i’m peeling
an apple grape
grape grape
so a grape is another type of fruit you
usually find them
in purple or in green colors
that grape looks pretty old that grape
looks pretty old
that grape looks pretty old
watermelon watermelon
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
she bought a huge watermelon she
bought a huge watermelon
bird bird
bird so a bird is a creature that can
fly
through the sky has wings and feathers
we listened to the birds we listened to
the birds
we listened to the birds
mouse mouse
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 the mouse
is eating grass the mouse
is eating grass sun
sun sun
so the sun is the star that’s closest to
earth and it gives us sunshine
today the sun is shining today the sun
is shining
today the sun is shining
weather weather
wherever so weather just refers to the
outside conditions the conditions in
nature
this weather is awful this weather is
awful
this weather is awful
degree degree
degree so the word degree
is the word we use for that small circle
next to celsius or fahrenheit when we
talk about the temperature
it is one degree outside it is one
degree outside
it is one degree outside
woman 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
the woman is wearing a black sweater the
woman is wearing a black sweater
man man
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
the director is a very serious man
the director is a very serious
man girlfriend
girlfriend girl friend
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
your girlfriend is one year older than
you right
your girlfriend is one year older than
you
right boyfriend
boyfriend 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
she’ll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
she’ll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
train train
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 what time is
the last train
what time is the last train
airplane airplane
airplane so airplanes are the mode of
transportation that fly
we often call them planes as well
the passengers flew on the airplane the
passengers flew on the airplane
the passengers flew on the airplane
bus bus
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 he rides the bus
he rides the bus
taxi taxi
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
give me a call after you get in the taxi
me a call after you get in the taxi
spinach spinach
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
spinach is a rich source of iron and
calcium
spinach is a rich source of iron and
calcium
dolphin dolphin
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
the dolphin jumps out of the water the
dolphin jumps out of the water
squid squid
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 squid
as well
i can’t eat squid i can’t eat squid
i can’t eat squid
happy happy
happy we use happy to describe our mood
we use this word when we are feeling
positive
i am a happy person i am a happy person
i am a happy person
sad sad
sad so the word sad
is used to describe our feelings when we
are feeling down or
low the sad teenager is sitting alone
the sad teenager is sitting alone
the sad teenager is sitting
alone angry
angry angry
the word angry also refers to our
emotions we use it in times when we feel
upset or very
unhappy about something there was
something that made me angry this
morning
there was something that made me angry
this morning
there was something that made me
angry this morning
clothing clothing
clothing clothing is a word that’s used
to refer to
anything we wear this can mean coats
pants jackets shirts hats whatever
i worked at a clothing store i worked at
a clothing store
i worked at a clothing store
shoe shoe
shoe so a shoe is something you wear on
your foot
i need new shoes i need new shoes
i need new shoes
sock sock
suck a sock is something that you wear
between
your shoe and your foot usually you wear
heavy socks often in winter
are you wearing socks are you wearing
socks
are you wearing socks
underwear underwear
under wear so underwear
refers to the clothing we wear under the
clothes we can see
my socks and underwear are in the top
drawer of my dresser
my socks and underwear are in the top
drawer of my dresser
my socks and underwear are in the top
drawer of my dresser
talk talk
talk we use the verb
talk when we want to refer to a
conversation so two or more people are
participating
let’s talk about it let’s talk about it
let’s talk about it
give give
give we use the verb give
when we want to provide someone with
something else
can i give you a useful tip can i give
you a useful tip can i
give you a useful tip
low low
low we use the word
low to talk about something that is not
high this is the opposite of high so
it’s something
near the ground this table is too low
for me
this table is too low for me
this table is too low
for me hi
hi hi
so the word hi is the opposite of the
word low it refers to something that is
far away from the ground
the waves are high today the waves are
high today
the waves are high today
fruit fruit
fruit so fruit refers to a category of
foods so fruits tend to be rather sweet
please put the fruits on the plate
please put the fruits
on the plate please put
the fruits on the plate
octopus octopus
so an octopus is a very interesting
animal with eight
legs uh some cultures like to eat
octopus
the octopus is swimming in the ocean
the octopus is swimming in the ocean
the octopus is swimming in the ocean
shark shark
shark so a shark is for many people a
very scary
undersea creature some of them are huge
and can eat people
the surfer was bitten by a shark
the surfer was bitten by a shark
the surfer was bitten by
a shark whale
whale whale
so whales are typically very very large
creatures that live under the sea some
are peaceful some are aggressive
whales are mammals whales are mammals
whales are mammals cloudy
cloudy cloudy
so cloudy refers to weather it’s used on
days when there are many clouds in the
sky
i don’t like cloudy days i don’t like
cloudy days
i don’t like cloudy days
cool cool
we use cool when the weather is not like
cold
but it feels a little bit nice actually
still
the weather is cool the weather is cool
the weather is cool
cucumber cucumber
cucumber so a cucumber is a food that we
can eat it’s something that’s healthy
and usually pretty refreshing
these cucumbers are fresh these
cucumbers are fresh
these cucumbers are fresh
bell pepper bell pepper
bell pepper so a bell pepper is another
food that many people like to eat
sometimes they’re a little bit bitter
the most common bell peppers are green
red or yellow the most common bell
peppers are green
red or yellow the most common
bell peppers are green red or yellow
broccoli broccoli
broccoli broccoli
is another very healthy food lots of
kids really don’t like it though
order the broccoli soup order the
broccoli soup order
the broccoli soup
shirt shirt
shirt so a shirt is a piece of clothing
that we wear on the top part of our body
there are 10 shirts in the closet there
are 10 shirts in the closet
there are 10 shirts in the closet
pants pants
pants so pants
that’s a piece of clothing that we wear
on the lower part of our body it covers
our legs your pants are bigger than mine
your pants are bigger than mine
your pants are bigger than mine
dress dress
dress so a dress
is something that’s worn over the entire
body it usually covers from the
shoulders
to around the knee area but it can go
further
i regret not buying that dress i regret
not buying that dress
i regret not buying that dress
say say
say we use say
for simple reports of speech
i was just going to say that i was just
going to say that
i was just going to say that
call call
call we use the verb
call when we want to make a phone call
to someone
please give me a call tomorrow morning
please give me a call tomorrow morning
please
give me a call tomorrow morning
find find
find we use the word
find when we talk about the moment we
discover
something how did you find the cell
phone
how did you find the cell phone how
did you find the cell phone
clean clean
clean so the word clean can be used as
an adjective or it can be used as a verb
it refers to making something
nice we aim for a clean environment
we aim for a clean environment
we aim for a clean environment
dirty dirty
dirty so the word dirty
is used to refer to something that is
not clean
the fork is on the dirty plate
the fork is on the dirty plate
the fork is on the dirty
plate carrot
carrot carrot
so a carrot is a very common vegetable
it’s orange maybe about this size we can
have
small ones as well kids do not like
carrots
kids do not like carrots kids
do not like carrots
onion onion
yen so an onion is a very common cooking
ingredient when you cut them
it will make you cry i don’t cry when i
cut onions
i don’t cry when i cut onions i
don’t cry when i cut onions
lettuce lettuce
lettuce so lettuce is very commonly used
in salads it’s a leafy green vegetable
my salad only has lettuce and tomato
my salad only has lettuce and tomato
my salad only has lettuce and
tomato sheep
sheep sheep
so a sheep is a kind of farm animal we
get lots of things from them such as
milk
and wool as well the sheep is eating the
green grass
the sheep is eating the green grass
the sheep is eating the green grass
rabbit rabbit
rabbit so a rabbit is a very small cute
animal
that’s known for hopping around your
rabbit is very cute your rabbit is very
cute
your rabbit is very cute
seal seal
seal so a seal
is an ocean animal they can be big or a
little small they kind of look like dogs
sometimes in the ocean
seals live in the coldest areas
seals live in the coldest areas
seals live in the coldest
areas cloud
cloud cloud
so clouds are those usually white or
gray kind of fluffy things we see
in the sky i can’t see any clouds today
i can’t see any clouds today
i can’t see any clouds today
sunny sunny
sunny sunny is the word that we use to
talk about a day with lots of sunshine
i often go on a picnic on a sunny day
i often go on a picnic on a sunny day
i often go on a picnic on a sunny
day rainy
rainy rainy
rainy is used to talk about weather so
we use it for days when
water is falling from the sky it’ll be
rainy this saturday
it’ll be rainy this saturday it
will be rainy this saturday
baby baby
baby baby is the word we use to describe
a very small creature we can use it for
humans and we can use it for
animals the baby sleeps on the blanket
the baby sleeps on the blanket the
baby sleeps on the blanket
girl girl
girl so a
girl is someone who is born as a female
the girl washes her face the girl washes
her face
the girl washes her face
boy boy
boy the word boy refers to someone who
is born as a male
the boy fell down from the tree the boy
fell down from the tree
the boy fell down from the tree
watch watch
watch so when we use
watch to talk about a noun it’s
referring to the clock you can wear
on your wrist do you have a watch
do you have a watch do you
have a watch glasses
glasses glasses
so glasses are eyewear we wear glasses
so that we can see better or so that we
can block the sun from our eyes
i don’t wear glasses i don’t wear
glasses
i don’t wear glasses
jacket jacket
jacket so a jacket is usually a light
piece of clothing it keeps you a little
bit warmer in
autumn or maybe in spring that jacket
looks nice on you
that jacket looks nice on you that
jacket
looks nice on you receive
receive receive
so to receive something means to get
something
get sounds a little bit more casual than
receive
to receive a confession of love
to receive a confession of love
to receive a confession of
love search
search search
so the word search means to look for
to look for something search tends to
sound a little bit more formal than
look for it’ll show up if you search on
the internet
it’ll show up if you search on the
internet
it will show up if you search
on the internet take
take take
so take means to remove something from
another place or to choose something
please take me home please take me home
please take me home
weak weak
weak so this word
is the opposite of the word strong it
means something that
doesn’t have a lot of power a weak team
a weak team a
weak team
strong strong
strong so strong is the opposite of weak
strong refers to something that has lots
and lots of power
be strong and don’t give up be strong
and don’t give up
be strong and don’t give up
cold cold
cold so the word coal
typically refers to temperature when the
temperature is low
we describe the feeling as cold
the north pole is cold even in summer
the north pole is cold even in summer
the north pole is cold even
in summer hot
hot hot
so hot is the opposite of cold hot is
used when the temperatures are warm the
temperatures are very very high
we describe the feeling with hot the tea
is still hot the tea is still hot
the tea is still hot
funny funny
funny so the word funny
refers to something that causes us to
laugh
funny sitcoms make me happy funny
sitcoms make me happy
funny sitcoms make me happy
peach peach
peach so a peach is a well-known
fruit it’s kind of sweet i’m allergic to
peaches
i’m allergic to peaches i
am allergic to peaches
orange orange
orange so orange can refer to the fruit
or it can refer to the color
orange i drink orange juice in the
morning
i drink orange juice in the morning
i drink orange juice in the morning
potato potato
potato so a potato
is a very very popular food we make all
kinds of things with potatoes french
fries mashed potatoes and so on
fried potato is not good for your health
fried potato is not good for your health
fried potato is not good for your health
soybean soybean
soy bean so a soybean is an ingredient
that people may use to create other
things like milk for example
soybeans grow inside the pods soybeans
grow inside the pots
soy beans grow inside the pods
vegetable vegetable
veg so
a vegetable is a food that’s good for
you so there are many different kinds of
vegetables
carrots zucchinis so on i ate fried
vegetables
i ate fried vegetables i
ate fried vegetables
cow cow
cow so a cow is
a farm animal we use cows for dairy
and for milk and for beef the cows are
grazing in the field the cows are
grazing in the field
the cows are grazing in the field
pig pig
pig a pig is another farm animal usually
very
low to the ground and pink or kind of
gray in color
we use these for meat pigs are
intelligent animals
pigs are intelligent animals pigs
are intelligent animals
horse horse
horse so a horse another farm animal
is used a lot more for entertainment for
like
racing activities have you ever ridden a
horse before
have you ever ridden a horse before have
you
ever ridden a horse before
snow snow
snow so snow
is a type of weather it’s precipitation
so that means it’s rain
it’s water from the sky but that is
frozen
there’s a lot of snow on the mountain
there’s a lot of snow
on the mountain there is a lot of snow
on the mountain hand
hand hand
so your hand it’s a part of your body
this part of your body is your hand
left hand left hand
left hand
arm arm
arm so the arm is this part of your body
from here to the end of your hand
muscular arm muscular arm
muscular arm
foot foot
foot so your foot just one
is the part of your body that’s at the
very very bottom
right foot right foot
right foot
leg leg
leg so your leg is the entire
long part of your body one leg that you
walk
on long legs
long legs long
legs finger
finger finger
so your fingers are these parts of your
body so
finger is a countable noun we count it
one finger
two finger three fingers and so on
pinky finger pinky finger
pinky finger
back back
back so your back is like the reverse
part of your body we think of this as
the front part
our back is behind us my back
hurts my back hurts
my back hurts
stomach stomach
stu mic so your stomach is the part of
your body
that digests food so we often talk about
our stomach because it feels
uncomfortable
my stomach hurts my stomach hurts
my stomach hurts
chest chest
chest so your chest is the upper part of
the front of your body
i have chest pains i have chest pains
i have chest pains
january january
january
january is the first month of the year
in north america
it is typically a cold month it’s very
cold here in january
it’s very cold here in january
it’s very cold here in january
february february fabuli
so february has an interesting spelling
that first
r isn’t really pronounced february is
the shortest month with 28 days
february is the shortest month with 28
days
february is the shortest month with 28
days
march march
march march is the third month of the
year
we think of march as the time when
spring begins
it is now april so last month was march
it is now april so last month was march
it is now april so last month
was march april
april april
april is the fourth month of the year
and we think of this as a time when
flowers start to bloom
april showers bring may flowers
april showers bring may flowers
april showers bring may
flowers may
may may
may is the fifth month of the year we
think of may as just the time before
summer so the weather’s typically really
really nice
and spring is in full like bloom
may 31st is world no smoking day
may 31st is world no smoking day
may 31st is world no
smoking day june
june june
june is the sixth month of the year it
feels a little bit warmer than may but
it’s not
quite summer a warm june
a warm june a
warm june
july july
july so july the seventh month of the
year is typically when many people think
of summer as
beginning in the u.s july is one of
seven months with 31 days
july is one of seven months with 31 days
july is one of seven months with 31 days
august august
august august the eighth month of the
year tends to be
quite hot and there’s a lot of fun
summer activities to do
the school is closed in august
the school is closed in august
the school is closed
in august september
september september
september is kind of the beginning of
fall or autumn and it’s also typically
the time of year when students go back
to school
today is saturday september 10th
today is saturday september 10th
today is saturday september 10th
october october
october so
october is when the weather gets a
little bit cooler and we start to see
some popular autumn foods appearing
halloween falls on october 31st
halloween falls on october 31st
halloween falls on october
31st november
november no
them burr so november
is very well known in the us for having
thanksgiving when we enjoy a huge meal
with family or friends
november is one of four months with 30
days
november is one of four months with 30
days
november is one of four months
with 30 days
december december
december december
is the last month of the year and we
think of it as a time for celebration
december 31st is new year’s eve
december 31st is new year’s eve
december 31st is new year’s eve
can can
can so can is used to mean something we
are
able to do can jump over
can jump over can
jump over
zero zero
z row so zero
is used to refer to the number which
means nothing
so we also read this as o sometimes
number zero number
zero number
zero one
one one
so one means the first number so we use
it anytime there’s a single
number of something one degree
one degree one
degree two
two two
so two is the second number we use it to
talk about
pairs or couples of things the number
two is my favorite number
the number two is my favorite number
the number two is my favorite number
three three
three so the third number
in english is the number three three
dollars
three dollars three
dollars four
four four
so the fourth number in english is the
number four
keep in mind that the spelling is
different from for which means a purpose
number four number four
number four
five five
five so the next number is the number
five the starfish has five legs
the starfish has five legs
the starfish has five
legs six
six six
so the next number in our sequence is
the number six
we have a six day vacation next month
we have a six day vacation next month
we have a six day vacation
next month
seven seven
se then so the next number in this
sequence is the number
seven there are seven days in every week
there are seven days in every week
there are seven days in every week
eight eight
eight so the next number is the number
h this has an interesting spelling it’s
pronounced
eight eight is a lucky number
eight is a lucky number
eight is a lucky number
nine nine
nine so the next number in this series
is the number
nine nine floors
nine floors nine
floors ten
ten ten
so 10 is the first double digit number
that means there are two
digits one and zero 10 grams
10 grams 10
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grams salesman
salesman sales
men so a salesman is
a male a man who sells things
car salesman car salesman
car sales men
manager manager
man a jur so a manager
is a person at a workplace that is
responsible for
other people department manager
department manager department
manager cook
cook cook
so a cook is a person who makes food a
cook is different from a chef
in that a chef went to school a cook has
their experience on the job
the cook fried an egg the cook fried an
egg
the cook fried an egg
engineer engineer
engineer so an engineer
is a technology related job an engineer
can create things in many different
industries
i’m an engineer i’m an engineer
i am an engineer
programmer programmer
programmer so a programmer
is a person who writes or who creates
programs
i am a computer programmer
i’m a computer programmer
i am a computer programmer
nurse nurse
nurse so a nurse is someone who works at
a hospital
or a clinic or at like a nursing home so
they help patients
the woman is a nurse the woman is a
nurse
the woman is a nurse
body body
ba d so a body can be
a human body it’s just your actual body
all of your different parts we can also
use this for
animals too food is fuel for the body
food is fuel for the body food
is fuel for the body
head head
head so head refers to this part of your
body the very top
part of your body head injuries are very
dangerous
head injuries are very dangerous
head injuries are very
dangerous laugh
laugh laugh
so laugh can be used as either a noun
or as a verb so we use this when we find
something
funny the couple is laughing at a joke
the couple is laughing at a joke
the couple is laughing at
a joke delicious
delicious delicious
so delicious is a word we use when we
think something tastes good we can use
this for food or drinks
chinese food is delicious chinese food
is delicious
chinese food is delicious
water water
water so water
is just the word we use for the thing we
drink the most basic thing to drink
can i have some water please can i have
some water please
can i have some water
please tea
tea tea
so tea is another very popular drink you
can have it cold or
hot would you like a cup of tea
would you like a cup of tea would
you like a cup of tea
coffee coffee
coffee coffee is yet another very
popular drink
we usually have this in the morning cup
of coffee
cup of coffee cup of
coffee beer
beer beer
so beer yet another very popular drink
for adults we usually enjoy beer after
work cold beer
cold beer cold
beer wine
wine wine
so wine is something that we tend to
enjoy with kind of special occasions or
we like to pair it with
foods glass of wine
glass of wine glass
of wine
beef beef
beef so beef refers to
meat that comes from a cow this can mean
anything that comes from a cow beef
steak
beef steak beef
steak chicken
chicken chicken
so chicken refers to the animal but also
the meat when you want to talk about one
like of the animal you can say
a chicken chicken can be fried
baked or roasted chicken can be fried
baked or roasted chicken
can be fried baked or
roasted pork
pork pork
so pork is another very popular meat we
often have it
at breakfast as bacon or maybe in the
evening as like a pork chop
pork is the meat from a pig pork is the
meat from a pig pork
is the meat from a pig
fish fish
fish so fish
is anything that comes from the ocean
anything that comes from the ocean
or from other bodies of water chicken or
fish
chicken or fish chicken
or fish
lamb lamb
lamb so lamb refers to meat that comes
from a baby sheep
lamb is extremely delicious lamb is
extremely delicious
lamb is extremely delicious
doctor dr doctor
so a doctor is a person who helps other
people with their health
if you get sick go to the doctor if you
get sick go to the doctor
if you get sick go to
the doctor police officer
police officer police
officer so a police officer is someone
in a city
that helps other people when they are in
trouble
i’ll ask a police officer for help
i’ll ask a police officer for help
i’ll ask a police officer for
help teacher
teacher teacher
so a teacher is someone who shares
information who helps students or other
people to learn something
english teacher english teacher
english teacher
employee employee
employee an employee
is someone who works at a company or
someone who works
for someone else female employee
female employee female
employee come
come come
so we use the verb come to mean to move
from one location to the place where we
are
now the girl came towards the video
camera
the girl came towards the video camera
the girl came towards the video
camera c
c c
so we use the verb see to mean to use
our eyes to focus on something
the tourists saw the sunset the tourists
saw the sunset
the tourists saw the sunset
make make
make we use the verb make when we talk
about creating something the chef makes
orange
juice the chef makes orange juice
the chef makes orange juice
use use
use so we use the verb
use when we want to talk about like
applying
something or we want to talk about uh
utilizing
something for something else the
programmer
used the computer the programmer used
the computer
the programmer used the computer
today today
today today means
this day we use this when we want to
talk about something that’s happening on
this day
like part of a schedule today’s homework
today’s homework today’s
homework yesterday
yesterday yesterday
so yesterday means the day before today
so you can use this word when you’re
talking about like past
actions yesterday morning
yesterday morning yesterday
morning tomorrow
tomorrow to mar
oh so tomorrow is like the opposite of
yesterday it means the day
after today so we use this when we’re
talking about our future plans
see you tomorrow see you tomorrow
see you tomorrow
week week
week so week refers to
seven days that seven day period so we
use
week when we want to talk about making
plans or schedules and so on
i’m busy this week i’m busy this week
i’m busy this week
year year
year so a year is 365
days so we use year when we’re talking
about points in time like historical
events
one year one year
one year
second second
second so second
refers to a very short period of time
so the amount of time that’s inside one
minute
for example there are 60 seconds in a
minute
there are 60 seconds in a minute
there are 60 seconds
in a minute
minute minute
min so
minute refers to again a period of time
we learned that there are 60 seconds in
a minute and we can use
minutes when we’re talking about times
of day
three minutes three minutes
three minutes
hour hour
hour so an hour
refers to one of those 24 blocks of time
throughout the day
i sleep for eight hours every day i
sleep for eight hours every day
i sleep for eight
hours every day
clock clock
clock a clock
is an object that we use to understand
what time of day it is we can have
analog
or digital alarm clock
alarm clock alarm
clock a clock
a clock a clock
so a clock is used after a number from 1
to 12
to show that it’s a specific hour
let’s meet at the station at 9 o’clock
let’s meet at the station at nine
o’clock
let’s meet at the station at nine
o’clock calendar
calendar calendar
so a calendar is something we use to
understand the dates
of the year there are 12 months on a
typical
calendar i marked our anniversary on the
calendar
marked our anniversary on the calendar
i marked our anniversary
on the calendar
monday monday
monday so monday
is for most people the first day of the
work week
i go to work on monday i go to work on
monday i
go to work on monday
tuesday tuesday
tuesday tuesday is for most people
the second day of the work week tuesday
january 1st
tuesday january 1st
tuesday january 1st
wednesday wednesday
wednesday so wednesday is the middle day
of the week but
keep in mind this is pronounced
wednesday there’s a d
there but we don’t say wednesday we say
wednesday wednesday the 18th
wednesday the 18th wednesday
the 18th
thursday thursday
thursday so thursday
is the fourth day of the work week the
day that comes before
friday so most people get a little bit
excited for friday and thus thursday
is kind of the day when some people
start their weekends a little bit early
thursday january 3rd thursday january
3rd
thursday january 3rd
friday friday
friday so friday is the last day of the
work week
and lots of people get excited about
friday and they do things on friday
nights with their friends or their
co-workers
are you free this friday are you free
this friday
are you free this
friday saturday
saturday saturday
so saturday is the first day of the
weekend lots of people choose to
do things like their hobbies or maybe
take a trip somewhere
it’s a day to relax for lots of people
saturday night
saturday night saturday
night sunday
sunday sun
day so sunday is the last day of the
weekend usually
sunday tends to be a more relaxing day
so we’re kind of recharging a little bit
and taking it easy sunday morning
breakfast
sunday morning breakfast sunday
morning breakfast
do do
do so do
is used when we’re referring to some
kind of
activity we’re making something happen
we are taking care of something
do homework do homework
do homework
go go
go so the verb go means to move from one
place
to another place we use this when we’re
traveling
or maybe even when we’re talking about
some place we would like to go or like
to travel to
go to the park go to the park
go to the park
hello hello
hello hello is the most basic greeting
that you can use
you can use it with your friends with
your family members with your co-workers
any time of day is fine hello how have
you been
hello how have you been
hello how have you been
excuse me excuse me
excuse me so excuse me is the expression
you can use when you bump into somebody
or when you need to interrupt somebody
who’s working on something
it’s a nice like apology expression to
use
excuse me how much is this excuse me
how much is this excuse me
how much is this
i’m sorry i’m sorry
i’m sorry so we use
i’m sorry in cases where we
make a mistake so i did something wrong
or i did something bad i use
i’m sorry to apologize i’m sorry
it was a typo i’m sorry it was a typo
i’m sorry it was a typo
goodnight goodnight
good night so good night is the
expression we use
at the end of the day when we want to
say goodbye to someone
or when we want to wish our family
members a good night of sleep
good night grandma good night grandma
good night grandma
nice to meet you nice to meet you
nice to meet you so
nice to meet you is the expression we
use the first time we meet someone we
don’t use this like the second or the
third time we see someone
only for the first time please come in
nice to meet you please come in nice to
meet you
please come in nice
to meet you how are you
how are you how are
you so how are you is used as a very
general greeting
when we see our co-worker for the first
time or we see
a classmate for the first time we ask
how
are you meaning what’s your condition
right now
it’s been a long time how are you
it’s been a long time how are you
it’s been a long time
how are you
yes yes
yes so yes is the word we use to agree
with something or
to show we think something is good or
correct you can use yes
in any of those cases yes this one
please
yes this one please yes
this one please
no no
no so no is the opposite of yes
we use it when we want to disagree or
show
that we think something is not good or
is maybe not the best option
no i haven’t eaten yet no i haven’t
eaten yet
no i haven’t eaten yet
thank you thank you
thank you so thank you is used to
express your appreciation for something
you can use this after you receive a
gift or someone does something for you
thank you very much for the invitation
thank you very much for the invitation
thank you very much for the invitation
i’m i’m
i’m so i’m is the reduced form
of i and am becomes i’m make sure to
clearly pronounce that m sound like when
you’re introducing
yourself i’m john i’m john
i’m john
goodbye goodbye
good bye so goodbye
is one way to say like something at the
end of the day usually to say
bye to someone goodbye sounds a little
bit more
formal than just bi but you can use it
to sound polite
goodbye see you again goodbye
see you again good bye
see you again bad
bad bad
okay so bad is a word that means not
good
you can use it to describe something you
don’t like or that you think is
inappropriate
be careful of bad people be careful of
bad people
be careful of bad people
good good
good so good is the opposite of bad
you can use it when you want to express
that you like something or
that you think something is positive my
teacher is a good person
my teacher is a good person my teacher
is a good person
pretty pretty
pretty so pretty is used to describe
someone or something’s physical
appearance something that we think is
beautiful
i have a pretty girlfriend i have a
pretty girlfriend
i have a pretty girlfriend
ugly ugly
ugly so ugly is the opposite of pretty
we use this word to describe something
that we think is not pleasing or is
unpleasant
ugly face ugly face
ugly face
easy easy
easy so easy is used to talk about
something that is
not difficult it’s maybe something
that’s simple
to do easy exam
easy exam easy
exam difficult
difficult de fe
cult so difficult describe something
that is hard or something that is
challenging to do difficult problem
difficult problem difficult
problem
near near
near near is used to talk about
something that is close to us
it’s something that we can go to quickly
and easily
i live near the university i live near
the university
i live near the university
far far
far so far is the opposite of near
far means something that is at great
distance from something else
there’s like a long way to get to
something
the station is far from here the station
is far from here
the station is far from here
small small
small so small is the opposite of big we
use it to describe
things that are little you can use it
for concepts
for objects or for people small mistake
small mistake small
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