Name: English Vocabulary & Expressions with HOUSE and HOME
Uploaded: 2016-05-30T04:12:15.000Z
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Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's video, I am going to teach you many, many new expressions.

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Okay? These words and expressions all have to do with "house" and "home",

so they're all expressions that have the word "house" or "home" in them. Okay?

So, to get started, I wanted to explain the difference between "house" and "home" before

we even look at the other expressions. So, let's get started with that.

So, there is a little bit of a difference. A "home" means a house, an apartment, it can mean a condo,

it can be any place a person lives. Okay?

So, if you ever watched the TV show Sesame Street,

there was a character, Oscar the Grouch, his home was in a garbage can. Okay? It's

not a house, but it's his home because he lives there. Where a mouse, for example, his

home might be in a wall. Okay? Or some people, again, maybe their home is in a tent. So,

a home is a place where you live. This is different from a "house".

A house is one type of building. Okay? So, a house is not an apartment, it's not a condo.

This is a house. This is a house. Okay? So, a house is a very specific type of building.

"Home" is... Refers to anywhere a person lives, but a "house" is a type of building. There

might be nobody who lives in the house. Okay? I might have four houses, but I... The one

I live in is my home. So that's what the difference is.

Okay, so let's look at some of these very common expressions.

I'm going to give you an example of this sentence: "My hometown is Toronto."

Okay? What do you think "hometown" means?

I'll give you a hint. I'm from Toronto and I was born in Toronto.

So, "hometown" is the place you're from. Okay? So, I have a friend

who was born in Paris. My friend's hometown is Paris. Some people come from big hometowns,

other people come from small hometowns. Okay? So the hometown is where you were born or

where you spent your childhood. Where you were living when you were a child,

The next word: "homesick". And I want you to notice my pronunciation of these words.

You'll notice that for "hometown" and "homesick", "home" is the loud part. Okay? I say "home"

louder than "town", and "home" louder than "sick", so: "homesick".

Do you think "homesick" means you're happy or you're sad?

Why are you sad? Because you're not at home; you're not in your country

or your city. You're travelling, you're far from where you live. So, many students from

all over the world come to Canada to study English. A lot of students miss their families,

they miss their friends, they're a little bit sad because they miss everybody, so we

say they are homesick. They miss their country, they are homesick.

Okay, again, we have two more words with home: "homeless" and "homelessness". Okay?

These words have the same meaning, it's just this is an adjective, and this is a noun.

So, I'll give some examples of this. For "homeless":

"I sleep on the streets. I'm homeless." Okay?

This means I don't have a home. I don't have a place to live. I live on the streets. Okay?

So, you know, sometimes when you go to different cities, there are a lot of people on the street,

they're asking for money, and they don't have a place to live, we say those people are homeless.

When we talk about this problem, we say: "The problem is homelessness."

Okay? So that's the noun form. So, there is a lot of homelessness in Toronto.

There is a lot of homelessness in many parts of the world.

There are many homeless people in Toronto. Okay? So both

of these mean you don't have a home, or someone who doesn't have a home.

Okay, the next expression is a more positive expression.

Do you think this is a happy expression or a sad expression?

Well, if you guessed happy because there's a big smiley face beside it, you're correct.

When we say: "Home sweet home", we usually

say it when we've been away from our home, either travelling or maybe we went to work,

so we're not home, when we come home, we're very happy:

"Oh, I'm at home. Finally. I can put on my pajamas, I can, you know, have dinner. I'm so happy to be home."

So when people arrive at their home, they say sometimes:

"Ahh, home sweet home!" It means: "Ahh, I'm happy to be home." Okay?

So let's look at some other common expressions with the word "house" and "home".

Okay, so our next two words are very important because students often mix them up; they often

confuse them. The words are "housework" and "homework". A lot of students make mistakes

with these, because they both have the word "work" in them, but one is "house" and the

other one is "home". Okay? So, what is the difference? Well, let's look at "housework" first.

"Housework" has to do with cleaning, cleaning your house.

Okay? It can be doing the laundry, it can be washing dishes, it can be cooking.

to keep your house clean is housework. So, for example: "She does all the housework."

It means she does all the cleaning, all the cooking, all the laundry. Okay? My dad used

to do a lot of housework. It means he does a lot of cleaning, a lot of cooking. Okay?

So we use this a lot. This weekend, I have to do housework.

It means this weekend I have to clean my house and, you know, do these types of chores.

Now, this is very different than "homework", which if you are a student, you may know this

word, "homework". "Homework" is the work you get at school to do at your house, and then

the next day you bring this to school, and your teacher marks it. Okay? So, for example:

A lot of students say this. Homework is very good, though, right?

It's good to get as much practice as possible. So, you want homework,

Okay, the next expression: "Make yourself at home."

This is a very, very important expression

for when you have people who come to your house to visit. Okay? So, imagine you came

to my house, what would I say when you come in?

"Oh, make yourself at home. Can I get you something to drink?"

It means I want you to be comfortable at my home, so please feel comfortable here. Okay?

"Make yourself at home. Please, have a seat. Make yourself at home."

It's an expression we use all the time, very, very often whenever we want to tell

someone: "Welcome to our home. Please feel comfortable." Okay?

Okay, the next expression, a lot of students don't know, but this is a very important expression

Okay? So this is a very important restaurant expression:

Okay? This is a very good meaning. It's very positive.