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Classroom
Today
Learn American
English vocabulary
beginning with
letter H |
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 American
English Vocabulary
Today in the classroom you are going to learn some
words you should know beginning with the letter H. |
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if you cannot understand something on this page,
then use the Fun Easy English
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American English Vocabulary - Letter
H
The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, Special English Word Book.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a more detailed explanation of each word. |
- hair
- n. the fine material that grows from the skin,
especially from the head
- half
- n. one of two equal parts of something
- halt
- v. to come or cause to come to a stop; to stop
- hang
- v. to place something so the highest part is
supported and the lower part is not; to kill by
hanging
- happen
- v. to become a fact or event; to take place
- happy
- ad. pleased; satisfied; feeling good; not sad
- hard
- ad. not easily cut or broken; solid; difficult to
do or understand; needing much effort or force
- harm
- v. to injure; to damage; n. damage; hurt
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harvest - v. to gather crops; n. the crop
after it is gathered
- hat
- n. a head cover
- hate
- v. to have strong emotions against; to consider as
an enemy; opposite love
- have
- v. to possess; to own; to hold
- he
- pro. the boy or man who is being spoken about
- head
- v. to lead; to command; n. leader; chief; the top
part of something; the highest position
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headquarters - n. the center from which
orders are given; the main offices of a business or
organization
- heal
- v. to return to good health; to cure; to become
well
- health
- n. the general condition of the body and mind; the
condition of being free from sickness or disease
- hear
- v. to receive sound through the ears; to receive
news about
- heat
- v. to make hot or warm; n. great warmth; that
which is produced by burning fuel; energy from the
sun
- heavy
- ad. having much weight; not easy to lift; of great
amount or force
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helicopter - n. a machine without wings that
can fly up or down or remain in one place above the
ground
- help
- v. to give support; to assist; to make easier; n.
support; aid
- here
- ad. in, to or at this place
- hero
- n. a person honored for being brave or wise
- hide
- v. to prevent from being seen or found; to make
secret
- high
- ad. tall; far up; far above the ground; important;
above others
- hijack
- v. to seize or take control of a vehicle by force
- hill
- n. a small mountain
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history - n. the written record or
description of past events; the study of the past
- hit
- v. to strike; to touch with force
- hold
- v. to carry or support, usually in the hands or
arms; to keep in one position; to keep as a
prisoner; to contain; to possess; to occupy; to
organize and be involved in ("The two sides hold
talks this week.")
- hole
- n. an opening; a torn or broken place in something
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holiday - n. a day when one does not work; a
day on which no work is done to honor or remember a
person or event
- holy
- ad. greatly honored in religion
- home
- n. the building where a person lives, especially
with family; the place where one was born or comes
from; the area or country where one lives
- honest
- ad. truthful; able to be trusted
- honor
- v. to obey; to show strong, good feelings for ("to
honor one's parents"); n. an award; an act of giving
special recognition ("He received many honors for
his efforts to help others.")
- hope
- v. to expect; to believe there is a good chance
that something will happen as wanted; to want
something to happen
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horrible - ad. causing great fear; terrible
- horse
- n. a large animal often used for racing, riding or
farm work
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hospital - n. a place where sick or injured
people are given medical care
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hostage - n. a person captured and held as a
guarantee that a demand or promise will be honored
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hostile - ad. ready to fight; ready for war
- hot
- ad. having or feeling great heat or a high
temperature
- hotel
- n. a building with rooms, and often food, for
travelers
- hour
- n. a measure of time; sixty minutes
- house
- n. a building in which people live; a country's
parliament or lawmaking group ("House of
Representatives")
- how
- ad. in what way; to what amount
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however - conj. yet; but
- huge
- ad. very big; of great size
- human
- ad. of or about people
- humor
- n. the ability to understand, enjoy or express
what makes people laugh
- hunger
- n. the need for food
- hunt
- v. to search for animals to capture or kill them;
to seek; to try to find
- hurry
- v. to do or go fast
- hurt
- v. to cause pain, injury or damage
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husband - n. a man who is married
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 From
YOUR Teacher: Words You Should Know
Fun Easy English Words You Should Know comes from
the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book
Vocabulary. Special English, now called Learning
English, consists of 1,500
essential words which anyone learning English should know. |
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News
Words - Letter H
The videos on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, News Words program.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a detailed explanation of words you do not understand.
Click the full screen button on the
video to make it easier to watch and to read the
video script. |
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| Hack |
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Harassment |
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| Hawkish |
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Hazardous |
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| Holy
Grail |
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| House
of Representatives |
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Humanitarian |
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Hybrid |
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Hypothesis |
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Additional Lessons |
 About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice. |
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Conversation Lesson -
Advanced
Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
20 - How Old Are You?
(Advanced -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
How Old Are You?
PATTY: I’m really excited for Aunt Mary’s
surprise birthday party this afternoon! Aren’t you?
SUSAN: Yeah! How old is she?
PATTY: She’ll be 55 on May 14
[fourteenth].
SUSAN: Wow! I didn’t know that my mom was
older — she’s going to be 57 on September 2 [second]. Anyway, Aunt Mary’s going
to be so surprised to see us all here!
PATTY: I know! But we still have to get
all the food set up before she gets here … OK! We’re all ready now. Shh! She’s
here!
ALL: Surprise! |
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Conversation Notes |
- I’m really excited … Notice the emphasis on “really.”
“Really” is used to emphasize the adjective “excited” here.
- Birthday party Notice that the normal stress for a
compound noun falls on the first element of the compound.
- Aren’t you? This negative tag is used to show that the
speaker expects a positive answer. Patty assumes that Susan is also looking
forward to the party.
- She’ll be 55 Notice that “55” is stressed here. This
detail answers the question “How old is she?”
- Fourteenth Notice that we use “th” for ordinal numbers,
starting with 4 [but first, second and third]. The stress is on the second
syllable [fourTEENTH]. Compare this with “fortieth: 40th” [FORtieth].
- She’s going to be ... Notice how this is pronounced like
“gonna be.” Instead of four syllables “go/ing/to/be” there are three
syllables “ga/na/be.”
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional Conversation |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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