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It's noon in the hostel kitchen, your pan is still on the heat, and everyone else is already heading out to the pool.
The phrase
It's nearly noon, so the pool will be busy.10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- noon/nuːn/
noun
Twelve o'clock, the middle of the day.
- cook/kʊk/
verb
To make a hot meal.
- food/fuːd/
noun
The solid things people eat, as opposed to drinks.
- cool/kuːl/
verb
To get less hot as time passes.
- spoon/spuːn/
noun
A small round scoop with a handle, used to eat or stir.
- juice/dʒuːs/
noun
The liquid squeezed out of fruit or vegetables.
- full/fʊl/
adjective
Having eaten enough that you don't want more.
- pull/pʊl/
verb
To move something toward you.
- pool/puːl/
noun
A dug-out tank of water big enough to swim in.
- choose/tʃuːz/
verb
To pick one out of several options.
The sentences
It's nearly noon, so the pool will be busy.
I'll cook something quick before we head out.
Is there enough food for everyone in here?
Let the pan cool before you put it away.
Could you pass me a clean spoon, please?
There's cold juice in the fridge if you want some.
I'm too full to finish all of this.
Pull the fridge door hard, it always sticks.
The others are already down at the pool without us.
Could you choose a table while we bring the food?
Pronunciation
cook/kʊk/
Short vowel, the one in put; cool has the long one.
juice/dʒuːs/
Starts like jam and ends in a hissing s, not a z.
pull/pʊl/
Short vowel like put; pool is the long one.
choose/tʃuːz/
Starts like church and ends in a z sound.
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- What's the difference between pull and pool?
- Pull has a short vowel, the one in put, while pool has a long one.
- How do you say 'juice' correctly?
- Juice starts like jam and ends in a hissing s, not a z.
- What does 'full' mean here?
- Full means you've eaten enough and don't want more.