One Minute English #5 - Learn Vocabulary Fast - Higher vs Hire

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English Like A Native


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Hello and welcome to one minute Wednesdays the video where I teach you
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English in just one minute, you solidify your knowledge by putting a
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practice sentence in the comment section below. I will read it give it a thumbs up
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if it's correct and correct it
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if it is not. Let's start that clock. okay today's
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lesson is between the homophones higher and hire. hmm
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two words that sound exactly the same because they're homophones but they are
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spelled differently and they have different meanings. Firstly higher the
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comparative of the word high so for example I might say she has reached the
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higher set in maths at school. Oh clever girl. Next the word higher which means to
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employ or to gain the use of something in exchange for a payment. For example I
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need to hire a car when I go on holiday when I come back I'm going to hire a new
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accountant. Now it's your turn write a sentence or two down in the comment
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section below using both of these words and when I get
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chance I will have a look. Don't forget to give this video a big thumbs up.
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Remember to subscribe and click the bell notification button otherwise put the
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kettle on and let's have a brew.
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