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School is over. I am so happy. I put on my backpack and say goodbye to my teacher.That’s all for today’s beginner English reading and listening content, collected by Xiao Wu from qicai.com. I hope you’ve gained something from listening!
noun
1. housing that someone is living in
e.g. he built a modest dwelling near the pond
they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
Synonym: dwellingdomicileabodehabitationdwelling house
2. an institution where people are cared for
e.g. a home for the elderly
Synonym: nursing homerest home
3. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands
it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
e.g. he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
Synonym: home platehome baseplate
4. a social unit living together
e.g. he moved his family to Virginia
It was a good Christian household
I waited until the whole house was asleep
the teacher asked how many people made up his home
Synonym: familyhouseholdhousemenage
5. the country or state or city where you live
e.g. Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home
his home is New Jersey
6. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Synonym: base
7. where you live at a particular time
e.g. deliver the package to my home
he doesn't have a home to go to
your place or mine?
Synonym: place
8. place where something began and flourished
e.g. the United States is the home of basketball
9. an environment offering affection and security
e.g. home is where the heart is
he grew up in a good Christian home
there's no place like home
noun
1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
Synonym: preppreparation
noun
1. informal terms for a mother
Synonym: mamamamammamommamommymammymummummy
noun
1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Synonym: back packknapsackpacksackrucksackhaversack