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Today we have a special lesson for you because I'm going to show you the process that goes into making these videos.
And it's a very cool process, which happens to be today's word.
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So the word process means
So let's start out by looking at a simple process, making a sandwich.
You got your bread, your lettuce, your cheese, your ham.
And then you put them all together... and you got a sandwich!
We can then use the word in the following sentence:
Notice the adjective that I used with the word "process".
And there are other adjectives that are commonly used with this word as well:
I'm not even wearing a watch... but let me give you an example and show you the different steps in a time consuming process: making these videos.
First, we have to write a lesson plan so that we know what we're going to teach.
The next part of the process is filming the video, and we have to set up all of the equipment.
the camera
the lights
the green screen
Then we start filming the lesson, just like we're doing right now.
It's all part of the process.
Finally, we need to edit the video, which helps give the video a nice white background, like this
And then we can take out those edges, like this
Pretty cool stuff!
The process goes on to include creating a description, uploading the video, writing a transcript, and then marketing on social media.
There you have it. That is a "behind the scenes" look at our process.
Here are some other examples of how the word is used in context.
It's a process, it's a process, it's a process.
Actually, she's in the process of ....
the grieving process begins
the contamination process is not complete
the unfreezing process
The screening process was extremely difficult
Quickens the aging process. Is that right?
Learning's always a painful process.
It's all part of the recruiting process.
Now that you know the meaning of the word, let's look at the pronunciation.
The word "process" has two syllables, and the stress is on the first syllable.
However, it's important to know there is a difference between the British and American pronunciation of this word.
- Oh, were we in the process, John? Yes we were!
Well, the primary process, or process, as we say this side of the pond,
Well, process. We invented words, we'll tell you how they are supposed to sound.
The British, they say process... process
and in American English it's process... process
Now if we want to expand our vocabulary, we can just look at the word family.
If we'd like to use this word as a verb, it's essentially the same: to process.
However, it does have a slightly different meaning.
processing, processing
To process means to ...
However, it's still going through a series of steps.
So for example, we could say:
And to give you another example, like when it would be a chemical operation, we could say:
It's happening up here.
And the result, when you process this information, is that you are learning what this word means.
We can also use this word as an adjective:
processed. This just means ...
And because the process is finished, it's commonly used as an -ed adjective.
Mostly, we hear this adjective when talking about processed food.
So there is processed cheese, processed cereal, processed snacks.
There's a lot of processed food out there.
Let's practice what we've learned today. This is going to be a listening comprehension activity.
.... because I'm going to say a few sentences, and I want you to:
You can either say the letter or the meaning, whichever you like. I'm going to say each sentence twice, and then I'll give you the answer.
You ready? Game on!
Completing the school project is an ongoing process that will take months.
If you answered a, then you are correct.
We're talking about a series of steps taken to reach a particular end; and the key word in this sentence is completing, because we're talking about finishing something.
Here's the next one:
If you don't know the answer to a multiple choice question, use the process of elimination.
The answer to this one is also a. And this is something that your teachers might tell you: use the process of elimination.
So if you know that this is not the answer and that is not the answer, then this must be the answer.
The process of elimination. Here's the next question.
In order to stay healthy, you should avoid eating processed foods.
The answer is c : artificial or unnatural. Again, you commonly hear this when talking about foods.
Here's another one:
I was so shocked that I wasn't able to process what was happening.
Here the answer is b. We are talking about a chemical operation... up here.
Hopefully, you got all of those right. Now, for the last bit of practice:
I want you to use one of the words that we talked about today and write a sentence in the comments below.
I'd also encourage you to read other people's sentences to see how they're using the word.
And finally, please like the video if you feel like you've learned something new.
And I suppose you can dislike the video if you feel like you haven't learned anything new and you're still watching this video.
So that's it! Thanks for joining today's lesson and we'll see you next time!