Spoken English & Listening Essentials

Lesson 20 People · Thinking and Knowing

Learn 10 useful words in clear contexts designed for A1 to B1 learners building everyday conversation and listening confidence.

Words: 1010 words

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Words in this lesson

10 words

# Word Example sentence Listen Slow

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child (noun)noun
“Every child needs time to play outside.”
2
buy (verb)verb
“We can buy fresh bread after work.”
3
fact (noun)noun
“The teacher explained an interesting fact about space.”
4
play (verb)verb
“The children can play football after school.”
5
great (adjective)adjective
“The new café is great for lunch.”
6
job (noun)noun
“Her job starts early every Monday.”
7
seem (verb)verb
“The instructions seem easy to understand now.”
8
man (noun)noun
“The man carries a bag to work.”
9
night (noun)noun
“We can see bright stars at night.”
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away (adverb)adverb
“My grandparents live far away from us.”