Compound nouns

Learning English Vocabulary

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.5 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.2	To find out more, visit our website.
0:10.6	Hello and welcome to six minute vocabulary with me, Alice.
0:17.6	And me, Finn.
0:19.0	And today we're looking at compound nouns.
0:25.2	What are you eating, Finn?
0:26.9	Popcorn. I've also got some ice cream. Do you want some, Alice?
0:30.9	Well, maybe after the show.
0:34.3	Oh, sorry. In today's show, we're looking at compound nouns.
0:39.6	We'll look at what they are, what they mean, and how to use them.
0:43.2	There'll be a quiz.
0:44.9	And we'll leave you with a tasty top tip for learning vocabulary.
0:50.3	So, first up, we're going to listen to Bill and his daughter-in-law talking about Bill's computer.
0:57.3	And here's a question to think about while you listen. What's wrong with Bill's laptop?
1:03.4	What's wrong with Bill's laptop? Let's find out.
1:08.2	I'm having problems with this new software.
1:14.2	Where's Mike? He's good with computers.
1:24.6	He's buying postcards at the post office, I think. Let me have a look then. Mm-hmm. I think I can fix this.
1:27.8	Susan, you're my favourite daughter-in-law.
1:31.7	But should I buy a new laptop?
1:36.8	Um, I think you'll have to, Bill.
1:38.8	This keyboard doesn't work at all.
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