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Did you know that around 50% of English is made up of around 100 words?
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Yep, around half of everyday English uses the same 100 words again and again.
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This is excellent news for English learners.
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I know that learning another language can feel very overwhelming because there are so many words to learn,
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but here is a great place to start.
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So today, in less than 20 minutes, I'm going to teach you all 100 words
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that make up 50% of spoken English with clear pronunciation
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and lots of natural examples so that you can start following conversations and feel much more confident when you speak.
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And to help you even further, I've put together a complete PDF guide that you can download for free.
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These 100 words are far too important to only see once.
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Inside this free guide, you'll find all 100 words, including pronunciation transcriptions, example sentences,
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a quiz to test yourself,
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and a link to some interactive exercises everything you need to master these words and start using them with confidence.
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I've also included a full audio conversation using these words in context.
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You'll hear exactly how English speakers use these words naturally in conversation.
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To download your free 100 words guide, just click the link in the description box or scan that QR code there.
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I'll send it to you via email.
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Let's get started with the first section of this video.
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It's all about nouns.
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A noun is a word that refers to a place, a person, an idea, a thing, a quality or an activity.
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Let's take a look at 10 of the most common nouns in the English language and most importantly their pronunciation.
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First we have man, man.
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The man sat quietly on the chair.
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Day, day.
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It was the last day of summer.
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People, people.
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Many people travel abroad for their holiday.
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Time, time.
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What time will they come to the house today?
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Woman, woman.
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He saw the woman from across the room.
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Life, life.
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Jack spent his whole life writing his novel.
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World.
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World.
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The world is a big place.
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Go out and see it.
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Thing.
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Thing.
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We've both brought the same thing.
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Year.
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Year.
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This year has been the craziest yet.
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Child.
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Child.
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She was only a child, but she could play the piano better than anyone.
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Now let's move on to pronouns.
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A pronoun can substitute a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence.
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We can only use a pronoun if the noun or noun phrase has been referred to previously.
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We have 20 to look at today, and they include both strong and weak forms.
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He or he.
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He or he.
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He likes to go out ice skating.
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Her or her.
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Her or her.
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Her shoes were left out in the rain all night.
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Him or im.
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Him or im.
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Can you take him to the station please?
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I I.
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I am from England.
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It.
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It.
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It looks as if she's been crying.
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Me or me, me or me.
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Don't give me that look.
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My, my, my new phone should arrive today.
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Our or are, our or are.
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Our new home is in the village not far from here.
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She or she.
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She or she.
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She is from a posh family.
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What do you expect?
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Them or them.
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Them or them.
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I went with them to see the play. That.
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That picture frame is crooked.
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Their payments are overdue.
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These flowers are beautiful.
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They missed the train so they walked home instead.
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This is the road I used to take to school as a child.
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Us or us?
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Us or us?
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We always bring a few snacks with us.
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We or we?
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We or we?
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We had just started hiking when Jerry hurt his knee. Who? Who?
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Who was that in your office?
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You or ya?
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You or ya?
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You shouldn't do that.
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You shouldn't do that.
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Your or ya.
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Your or ya.
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Your sister came over yesterday looking for you.
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Now let's move on to verbs.
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Every sentence needs a verb and we use them to represent actions, feelings or states of being.
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Come.
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Come.
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Come to my house tonight.
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We're making pizza.
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Find, find.
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I can't find the remote control.
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Give, give.
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Can you give me a minute?
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Get, get.
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I hope I get a raise this month.
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Go, go.
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Sheila, go and speak with your father.
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Have or have. Have or have.
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I have the forms in my bag.
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Know.
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Know.
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I know this can't be easy to hear.
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Listen.
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Listen.
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Listen to his new song.
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It's great.
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Look.
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Look.
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They will look at the sculpture for hours.
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Make.
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Make.
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Are you going to make for the school picnic?
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Say.
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Say.
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Don't say things that you don't mean.
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See.
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See.
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I could see she was angry from her facial expression.
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Tell.
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Tell.
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Tell him about it after his birthday.
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Think.
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Think.
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I always think about leaving my job.
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Use.
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Use.
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Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda?
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Want.
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Want.
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They want to take a cruise this year.
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Now let's move on to auxiliary verbs.
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These are incredibly useful in English.
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They're also referred to as helping verbs or modal verbs.
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They help to form certain verb tenses, voices and moods.
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Let's take a look at them.
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Be or bih.
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Be or bih.
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I'll be swimming tomorrow morning.
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Can or can.
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Can or can.
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Can you lift the chair up so I can sweep under it?
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Could or could.
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Could or could.
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I could leave work early to pick up the wine.
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Do or de.
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Do or de.
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Do they always come this late?
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Shall or shall.
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Shall or shall.
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I shall ask him tomorrow. Might, might.
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They might stay a little longer.
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Must or must.
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Must or must.
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You must allow me to take you for dinner.
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Should or should.
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Should or should.
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I should really be going now.
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Would or would.
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Would or would.
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I would like a skateboard for Christmas.
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Will or will.
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Will or will.
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We will write to you as soon as we arrive.
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Next we're going to look at some adjectives, some very common adjectives.
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Adjectives are used to describe nouns and they provide more detail.
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All, all.
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Did you put all of the food away.
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Any.
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Any.
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I don't have any patience for you right now.
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Different.
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Different.
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Can you get me a different mug?
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Even.
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Even.
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He wants the painting to be even on the wall.
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First.
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First.
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First.
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Ben was the first person to call me after my breakup.
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Just.
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Just.
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It wasn't just of him to treat you that way.
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Last.
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Last.
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This is my last phone call.
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White.
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White.
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When I opened my eyes, I saw white walls.
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Many, many.
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We have too many boxes to move.
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More, more.
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Please could I have more potatoes?
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New, new.
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Her new shoes are black.
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One, one.
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My dog has one blue eye and the other is brown.
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Some or some.
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Some or some.
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Please could I borrow some money?
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Two.
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Two.
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The two trees in the garden need to be chopped down.
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Now we're moving on to adverbs.
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These are words that help you to describe an adjective, a verb, another adverb, or even an entire sentence.
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You may have learned that most adverbs end in ly, and this is true, but you will be surprised at some of the most common ones.
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Let's take a look.
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Also, also, we also live up the hill.
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Here, here, I live here too.
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How, how, he didn't know how to speak Italian how to speak Italian.
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No, no. Call no later than 7 p.m.
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Not, not.
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It is not snowing today. So, so.
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She was so early for the party.
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Then, then.
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We can't go back to how it was then.
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Very, very.
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Dave was very angry after the meeting.
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When, when, When will you be leaving?
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Now we have some conjunctions and these are really key.
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They allow us to join multiple phrases and sentences together.
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Without conjunctions, reading would be really boring.
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Let's get started.
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And or und.
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And or und.
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Clean your room and the bathroom.
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Because or because.
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Because or because.
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I can't come tonight because I have work in the morning.
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But or but.
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But or but.
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They don't have a size three but they do have a size four. If. If.
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She will cover for me if I stay late tomorrow or, or.
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We can get Chinese or Indian food.
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It's up to you.
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Than or then.
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Than or then.
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I'd rather stay at home than go to a nightclub.
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Next we have prepositions.
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These are really important.
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They show you how one part of a sentence is related to another. About, about.
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I'll be there in about five minutes at or at at
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or at turn right at the end of the street by
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by my purse is by the dining room chair for
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or for for or for is all of that for you from or from or from.
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That present is from all of us. In, in.
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Just put it in the box.
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Into or inter.
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into or into.
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Put it into the fridge not the oven. On, on.
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The book is on the shelf.
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To or to, to or to.
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We're going to the fair today. With, with.
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Don't leave me with him.
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Finally we have articles.
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There are only three in English so I bet you can guess which ones I've included.
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We have a or a.
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A or a.
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A man came to see you today.
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We have an or an.
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An or an.
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Is that an orange on the sofa?
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And finally number 100 we have the or the.
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The or the.
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The new table looks wonderful.
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Right, there you have it, 100 of the most common words in the English language, the words that comprise the majority of spoken and written English.
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That was a lot today.
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I will see you soon for another lesson.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “100 Words = 50% of English”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: word, English, noun, verb. Questo video contiene 280 frasi e 1663 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 15:46. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 105 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 88% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| noun sostantivo | /naʊn/ | sostantivo, nome sostantivo |
| verb sostantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| refer verbo | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | riferire |
| phrase sostantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | espressione, polirematica |
| pronunciation sostantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronuncia, pronunzia |
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | arrivare, giungere |
| shoe sostantivo | /ˈʃu/ | scarpa, calzatura |
| conjunction sostantivo | /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/ | congiunzione |
| bake verbo | /beɪk/ | cuocere (al forno), infornare |
| naturally avverbio | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturalmente |
| everyday aggettivo | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | quotidiano, giornaliero |
| lesson sostantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lezione |
| mood sostantivo | /muːd/ | umore, cattivo umore |
| pizza sostantivo | /ˈpi.tsə/ | pizza |
| flower sostantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | fiore |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| go out verbo | uscire, andare fuori |
| live up verbo | soddisfare le aspettative |
| pick up verbo | tirare su, sollevare |
| put together verbo | assemblare, montare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Can you take him to the station please?
- Who was that in your office?
- Can you give me a minute?
- Are you going to make for the school picnic?
- Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | I've put · I've also included · has been |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | is made · has been referred · were left |
| Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fare | should arrive · shouldn't do · should really be |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the most common · the craziest |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 30 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, can't, we're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/, conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: verb /vɝb/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, bake /beɪk/, mood /muːd/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, piano /piˈænɪː/, scan /skæn/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/, snack /snæk/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come noun, verb, refer.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.