Lesson 2: Vocabulary we hear in this video:
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Vocabulary Term Definition and Audio
husband
wife
countable nouns		 Husband


Wife


mother and father; husband & wife
Steven and Jill are married. They are husband and wife.
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family
countable noun		 Father


Mother


Daughter


Son


a family = husband, wife, child (or more than 1 child = children)

a family

Steven is the father. Jill is the mother.

Annie is the daughter. Jimmy is the son.


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originally (from)
adverb		 Originally from


not now, in the past

Jimmy is originally from Oregon. Now he's from Florida.

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could you... ?
a polite formula to make a request (ask a question) 		Could you... ?


a polite way to ask

Could you...?
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morning, afternoon, evening,
night
countable nouns

4 parts of 24 hours
The 4 parts of a 24-hour day		 Record:
 
How you doin'? (very informal) =

How are you doing?
(informal) =

How are you?
("normal")

 How you doin'? (very informal)


How are you doing? (informal)


How are you? ("normal")


Howdy = Hello + How are you doin'? = Hello + How are you doing? = Hello + How are you?

Greetings. Note that "Howdy" is American "Western" and means "Hello + How are you?" 		Record:
 
near
far
adverbs and adjectives

near = close

near is the opposite of far
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