🇬🇧🇪🇸 attention - atención : English Lesson

Meaning of "attention" ("atención"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Attention is when you choose to really care about something and focus on it. When you give attention to a person, pet, or task, you listen, look, and think carefully about it. You stop getting distracted and use your time and energy to help, understand, or take care of it. The more attention you give, the better you usually understand or help that person or thing.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to give attention to my chores, but the couch kept whispering, “Come nap with me…”

My baby sister gets so much attention that I’m considering learning to crawl just to compete.

The teacher said, “May I have your attention?” and my brain replied, “Sorry, I’m currently buffering.”

The cake on the table got more attention than the person who baked it, and honestly, I understand why.

My alarm clock gets my attention every morning by screaming at me in beep language.

At the playground a small bird fell from a tree. A girl gave it attention, gentle attention, and a boy gave attention too. The bird needed warm attention and water. The crowd's attention turned to care, not noise. The bird opened its eyes and hopped; everyone smiled and felt happy with more attention.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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