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  • Let's learn four meanings of the noun position. 1.

  • Position refers to where a person or thing is, their location.

  • The singer took a central position on the stage. 2.

  • Position can refer to how a thing or person is placed, or to talk about the way a person's body is placed.

  • When I first tried yoga, some of the positions were very uncomfortable. 3.

  • Position can also mean situation.

  • It's often used when talking about a situation which either limits or increases someone's opportunity to do something.

  • The company is in a difficult position after their latest product received terrible reviews. 4.

  • Position can be used to talk about a person's job or rank they hold.

  • She holds a managerial position in the team.

  • Pretty is a pretty useful word.

  • As an adjective, it means attractive, especially when talking about girls or women.

  • Margot always tells her daughter that she's pretty.

  • We can also use pretty to talk about things that are pleasant to look at in a delicate or charming way.

  • Again, this is often connected to females, but it doesn't have to be.

  • It can describe something like a view.

  • There's a very pretty view at the top of that hill.

  • As an adverb, pretty can be an informal way of saying quite or rather.

  • The house was built recently.

  • It's pretty new.

  • And it can be used to give emphasis.

  • We went to bed at 2am, so we were pretty tired.

  • Finally, if you see pretty with the words much or well, it means almost.

  • I think we've mentioned pretty well everything, so I guess we're pretty much finished.

  • Subject can be a noun, verb, and adjective.

  • Let's start with the noun.

  • In grammar, the subject is the person or thing that does the action.

  • George is the subject of the sentence, George baked a cake.

  • At school, college, or university, a subject is something you study.

  • My favourite subject at school was music.

  • A subject can also be the topic that is discussed or studied.

  • She has written many books on the subject of sleep.

  • As a verb, to subject someone to something means to make them experience it.

  • It's usually something unpleasant.

  • She subjected us to her terrible singing.

  • As an adjective, to be subject to something means to be affected by it.

  • These lessons are subject to a time limit.

  • Let's learn field.

  • As a noun, it's often a place covered in grass with a fence or line around it.

  • A field might be for animals and crops or for playing sports on.

  • The sheep are in this field.

  • There are 22 players on the field.

  • A field can be the area or subject that someone works in.

  • She's one of the experts in her field.

  • Field is also a verb.

  • If you field a ball in cricket or baseball, you catch it and throw it to where it should be.

  • At work, people field questions or calls.

  • It's similar.

  • You're dealing with a problem.

  • She's so good at fielding the ball.

  • I've been fielding calls from angry customers all day.

  • So, a field is a place for animals, crops or sports, the area you work in.

  • And it's a verb for dealing with problems.

  • Let's learn kind.

  • It's very common to use kind as an adjective.

  • Kind describes someone who's caring and helpful and it can also describe the actions that make them that way.

  • He always helps me.

  • He's really kind.

  • That's such a kind gesture.

  • We also use this word as a noun to say what group something is in.

  • Tigers are a kind of cat.

  • Be careful.

  • We can use kind of to suggest that something is only just that type of thing.

  • This colour, it's kind of blue, kind of green, somewhere in the middle.

  • OK, it's kind of complicated but we use kind as an adjective for good acts and good people and we use it as a noun to talk about categories of things.

  • This is used to show what we are referring to.

  • It could be a person, object or idea.

  • This is my friend Jane.

  • She's a surfer.

  • This is the book I recommended to you yesterday.

  • We use this when the thing we're talking about is very close to us, not far away.

  • I bought this jumper last month.

  • This is a microphone.

  • I wear it so you can hear me.

  • This also goes before words like afternoon, week and year to refer to the present time.

  • I was so tired this morning.

  • I couldn't wake up.

  • I'm meeting two friends for dinner this week.

  • Finally, we use this when we want to show the degree or level of something.

  • My sister is about this tall.

  • I'm starving.

  • I've never been this hungry.

  • Why don't you share this video with a friend?

  • This is my head.

  • On our head we have our eyes, nose, mouth and ears.

  • She always tilts her head when she's thinking.

  • I hit my head and now it hurts.

  • We also use head as a noun to refer to our mind and how we think.

  • I can't get that song out of my head.

  • Gemma has a good head for numbers.

  • As an adjective or noun, we can use head to mean leading or being in charge of something.

  • My sister is the head chef of a restaurant.

  • My brother is head of English at a school.

  • In some phrasal verbs, head means to leave or go in a particular direction.

  • I'm going to head off soon.

  • The lesson has almost finished.

  • And after this lesson, why not head over to our other videos?

  • They're great.

  • Let's learn for.

  • For is usually a preposition.

  • One meaning is to talk about purpose and intention.

  • We use for to talk about the intended use of something or the person intended to receive something.

  • This pen is for writing.

  • This present is for you.

  • For can be used to talk about who you are helping or representing.

  • Yes, for you, I'll do anything.

  • I play for my team every week.

  • We can use for with measurements like time, distance or price.

  • This road goes on for miles.

  • This video only lasts for one minute.

  • Like most prepositions, for has many meanings.

  • For more, keep watching our videos.

  • We think it's the best place for learning English.

  • Let's learn great.

  • We use it as an adjective to talk about something being very big, very important or very good.

  • We've seen great improvement in the last 10 years.

  • This is just a great video.

  • We can use it with adjectives, particularly those related to large quantities or sizes to emphasize them.

  • I just caught a great big fish.

  • Sometimes we use it as a noun to talk about the people or things that we think are particularly important or successful.

  • As a singer, she's one of the greats.

  • He's one of the all-time greats of basketball.

  • The word great is used in different ways to talk about large, important or good things.

  • It's a great word to know.

  • You know what it means, but do you know how what can be used?

  • Let's take a look.

  • What can be used in questions to ask for information?

  • What time do you usually wake up?

  • We can also use what in questions to show that we are surprised.

  • What?

  • You wake up at noon?

  • We can use what on its own to ask someone to say something again.

  • I don't like chocolate.

  • What?

  • I don't really like chocolate.

  • When not in a question, what can introduce something you're going to say?

  • You'll never guess what.

  • Phil doesn't like chocolate.

  • What can introduce an opinion?

  • What a cute puppy.

  • And what also means that which.

  • What I love most about him are his ears.

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Video vocabulary

Keywords

present

US /ˈprɛznt/

UK /'preznt/

  • other
  • To give, provide, or show something to somebody
  • To give something to someone formally or ceremonially.
  • To give (something) to someone, especially formally or as a gift.
  • Introduce (someone) to someone else.
  • Give or offer (something) to someone.
  • To put on a performance or show.
  • To show or display something.
  • adjective
  • Being in a particular place.
  • Being in a particular place.
  • Being in a particular place; attending or existing.
  • Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • Existing or occurring now.
  • Being in a particular place; existing or occurring now.
  • Existing or occurring now.
  • other
  • Be in a particular place.
  • To be in a particular place.
  • To be in a particular place.
  • noun
  • Gift
  • Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
  • Current time; now
  • The period of time now occurring.
  • verb
  • To introduce someone to others
  • To host a program on television or radio
  • To give a speech or presentation
  • To show something to someone who will examine it
  • To appear or happen
  • To give an award or prize to someone
  • other
  • The period of time now occurring.
situation

US /ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən/

UK /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/

  • noun
  • Place, position or area that something is in
  • An unexpected problem or difficulty
delicate

US /ˈdɛlɪkɪt/

UK /'delɪkət/

  • adjective
  • Easily broken or damaged
  • Requiring careful handling; sensitive or tricky.
  • Finely made or intricate.
  • Finely made, with great care
  • Easily broken or damaged; fragile.
  • Easily damaged or injured; sensitive.
  • Subtle and understated; not obvious.
position

US /pəˈzɪʃən/

UK /pəˈzɪʃn/

  • noun
  • A condition with regard to circumstances.
  • The way in which someone or something is placed or arranged.
  • Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • A job; a post.
  • Specific location where someone or something is
  • A particular stance or attitude towards something.
  • Where you play or your role on a sports team
  • Person's job or status level
  • Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
  • A player's place in a team.
  • other
  • To put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.
  • To put (someone or something) in a particular place or arrangement.
  • To put (someone or something) in a particular position in relation to other people or things.
  • verb
  • To put in a particular location or direction
represent

US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

  • other
  • To act on behalf of someone in a formal setting.
  • To depict or portray something in a work of art.
  • To stand for or symbolize something.
  • verb
  • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • To show or describe something in a particular way
  • To act on behalf of others in government
  • To act or speak for another person or other people
describe

US /dɪˈskraɪb/

UK /dɪ'skraɪb/

  • verb
  • To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • other
  • To define or classify something.
  • To draw or trace the outline of; to form.
  • To give an account in words of someone or something, including all the important details.
  • To give a detailed account of; portray.
  • To give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the important details.
  • To trace the outline of; to draw.
sentence

US /ˈsɛntəns/

UK /'sentəns/

  • noun
  • Official punishment given by a court of law
  • Set of words that make a whole statement
  • verb
  • (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
field

US /fild/

UK /fi:ld/

  • noun
  • An area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences.
  • Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • A battlefield.
  • A space in a form or record that is used to enter a particular item of information.
  • Piece of land used to grow crops/raise animals
  • Open area of land, especially without buildings
  • A region of space in which a force acts on a particular particle.
  • Grassed area where you play some sports
  • A piece of ground specially prepared and marked for sports.
  • other
  • To catch or stop (a ball) and prevent the batter or another runner from advancing.
  • To put (a team or player) into a game.
  • adjective
  • Used or done in the normal working environment rather than in a laboratory or office.
  • verb
  • To respond to something or answer a question
  • To catch or stop a ball during a game
affect

US /əˈfɛkt/

UK /ə'fekt/

  • verb
  • To cause a change in something else
  • noun
  • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
  • other
  • To have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something.
  • To pretend to have or feel (something).
deal

US /dil/

UK /di:l/

  • noun
  • An agreement entered into, especially in business, to do something for someone else.
  • A large amount or quantity.
  • A business transaction.
  • The act of distributing playing cards.
  • other
  • To distribute playing cards to players.
  • To behave in a certain way towards someone.
  • verb
  • To cope with something - usually troubles
  • To give (something bad e.g. news) to
  • To buy and sell illegal drugs
  • To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
  • To do business with someone or to sell products
  • other
  • To take action to solve a problem.