3D Shapes in English - Learn British English

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My lovely assistant Arcadia is going to help me teach you the names of the five most common three-dimensional shapes in English.
We’ll be looking at the cone, the cube, the cylinder, the pyramid, and the sphere.
Arcadia, could you please show us the cone shape?
Thank you.
The cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape which has a flat base tapering to a point known as the vertex.
An ice-cream cone is so called because of this shape.
Arcadia, could you now show us a cube, please?
Thank you, Arcadia.
A cube is a three-dimensional object bounded by six square faces or sides, three of which meet at each vertex, or corner.
One of the most common examples of cubes that you will be familiar with are dice.
Could you now show us a cylinder, Arcadia?
Thank you.
The cylinder is a curvilinear geometric shape with straight parallel sides and a circular cross section.
We are all familiar with the cylinder shape as it is the shape of a can used to hold food and drinks.
We need a pyramid, next, Arcadia.
Thank you.
A regular square pyramid is a polyhedron formed by a polygonal base and four equal sides rising to the apex, or point.
The pyramids of Egypt are the most widely known pyramid shapes in the world.
Finally, Arcadia, we need to see a sphere.
Thank you, Arcadia.
A sphere is a perfectly round geometrical object.
If you have ever played a ball game, from baseball to water polo, you are already familiar with this shape.
I hope you found this video English lesson useful.
Thank you for your help, Arcadia.
She doesn’t say much, but she’s a wonderful piece of eye candy, isn’t she?
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/ θæŋk ju /
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/ θæŋk ju / ɑːˈkeɪdiə /
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ˈfaɪnəli / ɑːˈkeɪdiə / wi niːd tə ˈsiː ə sfɪə /
/ θæŋk ju / ɑːˈkeɪdiə /
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