I love day 18, don't you? It's our 30 Day English Vocabulary Challenge to start 2021 right.
One video a day, every day, for 30 days. We're learning 105 words from the academic word list,
words to help you have sophisticated English conversations,
words you need to know if you're preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL exams. I've been watching the posts
you've been making about this challenge, it's incredible, inspiring. Make up a sentence to
a word you learn and post it on social. Don't forget to like and subscribe, and don't forget
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here or the link in the video description. Learn the words, ace the quizzes, you've got this.
Our first word today is PROCEDURE.
A three syllable word with middle syllable stress.
It's a noun, a series of actions that are done in a certain way or order.
A medical treatment or option. Installing a car battery is a simple procedure.
The procedure will take two hours. Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.
There was a procedure they had to follow, of course.
A procedure. They had to follow a series of actions. They couldn't choose the order
in which to do things, they had to follow the procedure.
There was a procedure they had to follow, of course.
Here's another example.
This is standard operating procedure in government that we do all of the planning up front.
Standard operating procedure. This means the way things need to be done in a business
organization, or in this case, the government. For example, at work, you can't just say: hey,
I want to take next week off. You have to follow standard operating procedures.
Put in a request in writing to your supervisor, ask for the week off,
following the steps outlined by your company on how to ask for time off.
This is standard operating procedure in government that we do all of the planning up front.
Here's another example.
I thought the procedure had failed, it needed to be redone.
The procedure had failed. The way of doing things,
thought it needed to be redone, thought the steps needed to be changed, or reordered.
I thought the procedure had failed, it needed to be redone.
Another example.
That's the process. That's the procedure. Those are the boxes that we have to check.
The procedure, the order of things.
That's the process. That's the procedure. Those are the boxes that we have to check.
Our last example.
We found, of course, that this material became overgrown with
algae and we needed them to develop a cleaning procedure.
A cleaning procedure. Steps to follow the same way each time to clean the material.
We found, of course, that this material became overgrown with
algae and we needed then to develop a cleaning procedure.
Our next word is RESPONSE.
Whenever we have an NS cluster in American English, we pronounce it like NTS.
Response. Response. It's a noun, it means something that is said or written as a reply
or reaction. I asked but he gave no response. Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.
They were taught to rethink their stress response as helpful.
This stress response, the reaction of the body to stress.
Heart racing, sweat, muscle tension, how does your body react to stress?
They were taught to rethink their stress response as helpful.
Here's another example.
It's a 1939 speech about Roosevelt in response to Roosevelt’s attempt to, to bring peace.
A speech given as a reply to Roosevelt’s attempt to bring peace.
It's a 1939 speech about Roosevelt in response to Roosevelt’s attempt to, to bring peace.
Here's another example.
And the natural response to this is to hole up in your apartment.
The natural response. The natural reaction. The natural thing to want to do.
And the natural response to this is to hold up in your apartment.
Another example.
What are people going to say in response to this?
What will their reaction be to this? Will they love it? Hate it? What will they say?
What are people going to say in response to this?
Our last example.
My response to that is that it's, you can't deny the science.
My response, my reaction, my reply to this question or situation.
My response to that is that it's, you can't deny the science.
Our last word today is LEGISLATION.
It's a four-syllable word with third syllable
stress. Legislation. Legislation. It's a noun, a law or a set of laws made by the government,
the action or process of making laws. We're voting on important legislation today.
Let's see it again up close and in slow motion.
And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.
There was an initiative, you know, 64 pages of legislation that was already in place.
64 pages of legislation, of a bill, or law. What do you think? Do most
congress people read every page of every piece of legislation that they vote on?
There was an initiative, you know, 64 pages of legislation that was already in place.
Here's another example.
So he decided to introduce legislation that would allow
him to take over mayoral control of the schools.
Introduce legislation. That means propose a law, put it out there to be voted on.
So he decided to introduce legislation that would allow him to take over
mayoral control of the schools.
Here's another example.
New York City passed legislation that bars employers from firing, you know, pregnant women.
Passed legislation, voted in favor, did make it a law.
New York City passed legislation that bars employers from firing, you know, pregnant women.
Another example.
We've gotten legislation passed in 20 states.
Gotten legislation passed. Gotten the local lawmakers to agree to vote yes
to make this legislation law.
We've gotten legislation passed in 20 states.
Our last example.
I was going in and giving them the technical assistance that they needed
to fight for a particular piece of legislation.
To fight for it, to try to convince those who would vote
that it should be passed, that it would be a worthwhile law.
I was going in and giving them the technical assistance that they needed
to fight for a particular piece of legislation.
Seeing all the real-life examples can really help you understand how to use these words, can't it?
I have a challenge for you now. Make up a sentence with one of these words.
Make a short video of your sentence, and post it to social media.
Tag me and use the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge
Don't be shy. You can do this. I love seeing
what you've posted so far. Our next video comes out tomorrow, at 10 AM
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