4000 Essential English Words 1- Track 18

Weather.

You can watch the weatherman on TV, 
to find out what the weather will be like. 
It might be a nice clear day with no clouds in the sky. 
The sun might be shining. 
It could be a cloudy day. 
Sometimes, cloudy days are just dull. 
On some cloudy days, it begins to rain or snow. 
Some days are rainy. 
You need a raincoat, umbrella and boots on a rainy day. 
Rain makes the flowers and grass grow. 
The weather forecast might say that it will be windy. 
You could have a gentle breeze. 
It might be very gusty so that the wind pushes you. 
It is dangerous if the wind is very strong. 
A hurricane or tornado is very dangerous. 
Once in a while, the weatherman says there will be hail. 
Hail stones are hard cold pellets of ice that fall from the sky. 
Sometimes, the weatherman will say that there will be snow flurries. 
Sometimes, there is just a light dusting of snow. 
Sometimes, there is a blizzard or a snowstorm. 
It can be dangerous driving through a blizzard. 
If there is a lot of snow, the streets have to be plowed. 
You need a hat, coat, mittens and boots on a very cold day. 
Sometimes, the weather forecast is wrong. 
The weatherman might say that it will be a sunny day, but then the clouds come in and it rains. 
That is not good if you are planning a picnic. 
I prefer sunny days that are warm but not too hot. 
I like to feel a gentle breeze to cool me down.

                              

English Listening Level 1 - Lesson 19 - Weather

Clothing.

I change my clothes a lot. 
If I am going somewhere fancy, I wear a dress. 
I wear stockings on my legs, and I wear a pair of nice shoes. 
If I am going to play sports, I wear a sweatshirt and jeans. 
If I am going to the beach, I wear a bathing suit or a bikini. 
My brother wears swimming trunks to the beach. 
At work, I wear a skirt and a blouse. 
Underneath my clothes, I wear underwear. 
A lady wears a bra and panties as underwear. 
A man wears boxer or jockey shorts as underwear. 
Today, I am wearing a blouse and a pair of jeans over my underwear. 
I have socks and shoes on my feet. 
In the summer, I often wear sandals on my feet. 
In the summer, the tops that I wear are usually sleeveless. 
I usually wear shorts in the summer. 
Sometimes, I wear a sweater or a jacket if the weather is cool. 
I wear a cap or a hat on my head. 
I wear a belt to hold up my jeans or my slacks. 
Women sometimes wear a dress or a skirt. 
Men wear a pair of slacks and a shirt. 
Some men wear a suit and a shirt and tie. 
If it is very cold outside, I wear a winter coat. 
If it is cold, I like to wear gloves or mittens on my hands. 
Sometimes, I wrap a scarf around my neck to keep warm. 
I wear a toque on my head in cold weather. 
I wear boots on my feet in the winter. 
If it is raining, I wear a raincoat. 
The way that I dress depends a lot on the weather.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 35 Clothing

My Body.

On the top of my head, I have hair. 
Below my hair is my face. 
I have two eyes. 
I have eyebrows and eyelashes. 
Below my eyes, I have a nose. 
My mouth is below my nose. 
I have lips. 
If I open my lips, you will see my teeth and my tongue. 
Below my mouth is my chin. 
On the sides of my head, I have two ears. 
My cheeks are on either side of my nose. 
My neck holds up my head. 
My neck attaches my head to my chest. 
On either side of my chest are my shoulders. 
My arms hang down from my shoulders. 
I have wrists on my arms. 
My hands are attached to my wrists. 
My fingers are part of my hands. 
I have ten fingers and ten fingernails. 
My back is at the back of me. 
Further down, there is my waist. 
If I wear a belt, I put it on my waist. 
My hips are below my waist. 
My legs come down from my hips. 
My legs are made up of my thighs, my knees and my calves. 
My knees can bend. 
My ankles are below my legs. 
My feet are attached to my ankles. 
My toes are part of my feet. 
I have ten toes and ten toenails. 
I am me from the top of my head to the tip of my toes.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 34 My Body

Jobs.

There are many different jobs that you can choose from. 
You can be a doctor or a nurse. 
You could work in a hospital or doctor's office. 
You might be a firefighter and put out fires. 
A policeman enforces the law. 
An actor plays roles on stage or in the movies. 
You could drive a taxi or be the pilot of an airplane. 
What kinds of things do you like to do? 
You might want to be a sales clerk in a store. 
Maybe you are good at a sport. 
You could be a baseball player or a hockey player. 
Being a dentist is a good job. 
A dentist fixes teeth. 
If you are good at arguing, you might want to be a lawyer. 
Do you like to fix people's hair? 
You could be a hairdresser or a barber. 
If you are good with your hands, you might want to be a carpenter or a mechanic. 
If you like to travel, you could be a stewardess or a travel agent. 
You could be a teacher or a photographer. 
Are you artistic or creative? 
You might want to be an artist or a writer. 
You could work on construction and build houses. 
You could look after animals and be a veterinarian. 
If you like to cook, you could be a cook or a chef. 
There are so many places to work, and so many jobs to do. 
Maybe you could fix computers or work in a library. 
You could wash windows or be the captain of a ship. 
There is no limit to what you can be.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 33 Jobs

Diseases.

There are many diseases.
Some diseases are very deadly, and some are not so serious. 
Most people catch a cold sometimes. 
A cold makes you cough and sneeze. 
Colds can be passed on from person to person. 
Some people get the flu. 
With the flu, you get chills and a fever. 
A fever is a high temperature. 
If you have the flu, you will feel very bad. 
You have to stay home in bed. 
There are diseases that children get. 
The mumps makes you have lumps in your neck. 
Chicken pox and measles leave you with red itchy dots on your skin. 
Older people sometimes get arthritis. 
Their bones get stiff and sore. 
There are people who get heart disease. 
In many cases, a healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease. 
Cancer can attack different parts of the body. 
Many smokers get lung cancer. 
Some diseases are treated with pills or medicine. 
Other diseases need to be treated in the hospital. 
Sometimes doctors need to give you tests to find out what kind of disease you have. 
The doctor might have to do a blood test or an x-ray to find out what is wrong with you. 
Most diseases can be cured by a doctor.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 32 Diseases

The Farm.

My uncle is a farmer. 
He lives on a farm. 
He has many different types of animals. 
In the barn, there are horses and cows. 
The cows swish the flies away from themselves with their tails. 
It sounds very loud if a cow says "moo" when you are standing there. 
The cows eat the grass from my uncle's field. 
He gets milk from the cows. 
I put a saddle on one of the horses and went for a ride. 
There are pigs in the pigpen. 
He has goats. 
He says that the goats will eat just about anything. 
He has a chicken coop with chickens in it. 
The chickens lay eggs. 
Have you ever seen baby chicks? 
They are very cute. 
My uncle collects the eggs every morning. 
There is a rooster too. 
The rooster crows when the sun comes up. 
My uncle also has a goose. 
The goose makes a honking noise. 
I don't think that the goose likes me. 
It nips me when I go near it. 
Many cats live in my uncle's barn. 
They are stray cats, but he lets them stay there because they keep the mice away. 
My uncle feeds the cats. 
My uncle says that he would like to get some sheep for his farm. 
You can get wool from sheep. 
There are a lot of animals on my uncle's farm.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 29 The Farm

Travel.

It is fun to take a trip to a faraway place. 
My brother just went to Italy and France. 
He got on a plane at Toronto Airport. 
He took a flight to France. 
He stayed there for a couple of days. 
He visited the Eiffel Tower. 
He was in Paris. 
He said that he enjoyed the food in France. 
He then traveled to Italy. 
He saw many towns and villages in Italy. 
He went to Rome and visited many of the tourist attractions. 
In Venice, he saw the canals. 
He tried to speak Italian, but he is not too good at it. 
He said that the people were very helpful. 
They tried to understand him. 
He bought souvenirs for us when he was in Italy. 
He ate Italian food. 
He said that pizza in Italy is quite different from the pizza we eat here in Canada. 
He saw many streets that were made of cobblestones. 
He saw many old buildings. 
A lot of people in Italy travel around on scooters. 
He stayed at a very nice hotel in Italy. 
He was sorry when it was time to come home. 
My brother likes to travel. 
He likes to fly in airplanes. 
The airlines lost his luggage once. 
He was not too pleased about that. 
Next year, he would like to travel to England.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 28 Travel

Describing Things.

Some things are different shapes. 
They can be described by their shape. 
A circle is round. 
A compact disc is a circle. 
A square has four equal sides. 
A rectangle is similar, but two of the sides are longer. 
A triangle has only three sides. 
Have you ever seen anyone play a triangle in an orchestra? 
The word "triangle" can stand for an instrument or a shape. 
An oval is rounded, but it is not round. 
An egg is an oval shape. 
The floor is flat. 
If something is smooth, it has no bumps or lumps 
Silk is smooth. 
Some things are rough. 
Sandpaper is rough. 
If something is dull, it is not sharp or pointed. 
A dull knife will not cut bread because the blade is not sharp. 
If something is pointed, it has a sharp end. 
A sharp pencil has a pointed end. 
A pencil that has been used a lot, and hasn't been sharpened has a dull end. 
Some things are soft. 
A teddy bear is soft. 
It feels good to touch. 
Some things are hard. 
A rock is hard. 
Soft can also represent a noise level. 
If you have a soft voice, it is not very loud. 
If someone tells you to speak softly, they want you to speak quietly. 
"Loud" is the word used to describe noises that hurt your ears. 
A big truck will make a loud noise. 
Sometimes your mother will tell you that your music is too loud.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 40 Describing Things

Days of the Week.

There are seven days of the week. 
Sunday is a day of rest for some people, but many people still have to work. 
Quite a few people go to church on a Sunday. 
On Monday morning, we go back to school after the weekend. 
Many people say that they don't like Monday because it is the beginning of the work 
week. 
Tuesday is a school day and a working day. 
I don't think that there is anything special about a Tuesday. 
Wednesday is the middle of the work week. 
On Thursday, many of the stores and malls stay open later. 
It gives you a chance to run some errands on a Thursday night. 
On Friday, you feel like the work week is nearly over. 
Some people say, "thank goodness it is Friday." 
They look forward to the weekend. 
On Saturday, many people can sleep in late. 
People get errands done on Saturday. 
You see a lot of people in the grocery store on a Saturday. 
Most children look forward to Saturday so that they can play with their friends. 
Then, Sunday comes again. 
The weeks turn into months, and the months turn into years. 
Time goes by quite quickly.

Learn English via Listening Level 1 Unit 33 Jobs

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