Living English
Real-life English words textbooks skip, learned scene by scene with pictures.
Scenes
The body
The body parts textbooks skip, from belly button to shin.
15Cuts of meat
Beef, pork, and chicken cuts, illustrated. Switch animals with the chips.
21Car dashboard
Warning lights and gauges textbooks never name.
8Parking signs
The tricky street-parking signs that get cars towed.
7Home repairs
Leaks, breakers, water heaters — the fixtures you report to a landlord.
8Recycling & trash
Sorting words that differ everywhere: recyclables, compost, bulky waste.
6Ports & cables
HDMI, USB-C, Ethernet — the ports you use daily but can never name.
8Coffee customization
Extra shot, oat milk, light ice — the cafe options to order by name.
8Beauty tools
Eyelash curler, cotton swab, hair tie — daily items you can never name.
7Stationery
Thumbtack, binder clip, correction tape — desk items you can never name.
8Baby gear
Pacifier, sippy cup, diaper — the words you need the day you become a parent.
8At a restaurant
Real phrases for ordering, complaining, and paying at a restaurant.
9At the checkout
Cashier questions and the requests you make at the register.
9Bank & card issues
Declined cards, disputes, freezes, replacements — what you actually face.
9Insurance claims
Phrases for calling your insurer after an accident — claims, coverage, fault.
9Mail & delivery
Tracking, missed deliveries, redelivery, shipping — at the post office and your door.
9Laundry & alterations
Dry cleaning, stains, hemming, taking in — at the cleaner and the tailor.
9At the clinic
Booking, checking in, describing symptoms, insurance — how to speak at the doctor’s.
9Household chores
Fold the laundry, wring it out, and other chore verbs.
9At the salon
Real phrases to ask for the haircut you want.
9Kitchen & cooking
Simmer, mince, drain — verbs for the kitchen.
9Bathroom & grooming
Floss, blow-dry, and other grooming verbs.
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