You made it to 10. We're in double digits. It's your 30 Day Vocabulary Challenge to start 2021
right. We're learning 105 words from the academic word list so these are words you'll need to know
if you're preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL exams, but also if you read or watch the news in English,
or have conversations with native speakers. These are intermediate words and you're going to study
them in real situations, so your understanding of them will go beyond just memorizing a definition.
So grab your friends have them join in on the challenge, and let's do this!
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During these 30 days, we're learning 105 words together,
I do have a download for you a list of all the words with definitions and sample sentences,
as well as quizzes to make sure you're really getting and remembering these words. You can
get that download by following this link or the link in the video description.
Our first word today is ACHIEVE.
Second syllable stress and just
the schwa in the first syllable. Make that as quickly as you can. Ah ah-- Achieve. It's a verb,
it means to get or reach something by working hard. To become successful or reach a goal.
They achieved high scores on their Math tests. Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we'll go to Youglish to see five examples of this word in context.
And I can't wait to see all you will achieve in the months and years ahead.
All that you will achieve. Everything you'll get for your hard work. For example, a degree,
a career, financial stability, and so on. And I can't wait to see all you will achieve
in the months and years ahead. Here's another example.
I'm helping other veterans achieve something and, and that's like therapy for me.
Other veterans achieve something. Reach their own goals. When he sees
other veterans succeed, it makes him feel great. I'm helping other veterans achieve something and,
and that's like therapy for me. Let's see another example.
And if you, and if you achieve success, you can be incredibly proud of yourself.
If you achieve success, if you work hard and reach your goal, it makes sense that
you would feel proud. Sometimes I think the harder we have to work for something,
the better we feel when we get it. And if you, and if you achieve success,
you can be incredibly proud of yourself. Let's look at another example.
People will still need to be motivated and organized to
achieve a certain set of goals and objectives. People need to be motivated and organized.
Achieving success and reaching goals is not necessarily easy. For example, if your goal
is to master English, you might need a plan structure. This month I’ll study grammar. I’m
going to work at it one hour a day. Next month, I’ll study real English conversations, learn
idioms and expressions, and so on. Organizing the work you'll do to achieve your goal.
People will still need to be motivated and organized to achieve a certain set of goals and
objectives. Our last example.
Because I felt like it would be a faster way to achieve our goals.
A faster way to get what you're working for. What could that mean? Let's say your goal is
to save ten thousand dollars, maybe you have some extra time, so you pick up a second job.
Because I felt like it would be a faster way to achieve our goals.
Our next word is potential POTENTIAL. A three syllable word with middle syllable stress,
a true T there, po—ten—potential. Potential. It's an adjective, capable of being real, possible. She
would do a great job running the company, she's definitely a potential candidate for CEO. As a
noun, it means a chance that something will happen or exist in the future. The drug has potential to
treat Covid19 but we need to do further testing. Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we'll go to Youglish to see five examples of this word in context.
I'm standing here today to tell you that your potential is timeless.
Your potential is timeless. That means it won't go away.
The chance that something in you will become great, will achieve success,
won't go away, won't fade over time. I'm standing here today to tell you that
your potential is timeless. Here's another example.
I've got anywhere from five to maybe a hundred potential students.
Potential students. People who may sign up for a course. For example, I might say: the wait list
for my private lessons is pretty long. I've got a lot of potential students. I've got anywhere from
five to maybe a hundred potential students. Let's see another example.
We know of at least two potential cases in Florida.
Two potential cases in Florida. Two cases where this might be true. In this case,
it was early March 2020, and they were discussing the coronavirus. There were two
sick people in Florida showing symptoms, they hadn't gotten the test back yet, but there
was a chance that they would be positive. There was potential for them to have the coronavirus.
We know of at least two potential cases in Florida.
Let's look at another example. And I'd say you should
start brainstorming potential topics and get started as soon as you can.
Brainstorm potential topics. She's talking about a term project here for her class.
A brainstorm is when you try to think of as many different possibilities for something as you can,
perhaps through a group discussion, or just by doing it yourself,
writing down every idea that comes to you, to see if an interesting idea or solution comes to mind.
So she's saying that the students should start thinking now of potential topics,
topics they may end up choosing for the main project for this class.
And I'd say you should start brainstorming potential topics and get started as
soon as you can. Our last example.
But it also has the potential to give us some pretty cool science.
Has the potential. What they're studying may become,
may end up being some pretty cool science. They don't know yet, they don't know now. They need
to do more learning and exploring, but what they see here now is potential. As they learn more,
it could end up being something really special. But it also has the potential to give us
some pretty cool science. Our next word is IMPACT.
Impact. As a noun, it means the act or force of one thing hitting another,
or a powerful influence or effect. The impact of the baseball hitting the glass broke the window.
Gandhi made a major impact on the world. But we have another pronunciation,
and it's for the verb form, impact. Impact. Now we have second syllable stress.
As a verb, it means to have a strong effect on something or someone. The pandemic has
impacted almost every area of life. Let's see this word again up close and in slow motion.
And now we'll go to Youglish to see five examples of this word in context.
And they can have a severe impact on our life. A severe impact. A strong impact,
for the worse, a strong negative effect. And they can have a severe impact on our life.
Here's another example. So when I got to college and I started
learning those things, that made an impact for me. Made an impact for me. It's also common to use
on and say something made an impact on you. When he learned new things
in college, it changed him, influenced him. So when I got to college and I started learning
those things, that made an impact for me. Let's see another example.
If we're too gentle, then we don't make any impact.
If we're too gentle, then we don't make any impact. Remember, impact is force,
power. If something is too gentle, then it can't change or influence something or someone.
If we're too gentle then we don't make any impact. Let's look at another example.
Here's a really good example of how a very tiny design element can make a big impact.
A tiny element can make a big impact. Can really influence and change things.
Here's a really good example of how a very tiny design element can make a big impact.
Our last example. So how is all of this impacting your bottom line?
Impacting your bottom line. Bottom line is a term used in business to mean the balance sheet, the
finances, the profit. For example, the coronavirus really impacted the revenues, the bottom line of
restaurants, as they couldn't do in-person dining. So how is all of this impacting your bottom line?
Our last word today is CONSTRUCTION. Construction. A three-syllable word with middle syllable stress.
Your first and last syllables should be said very quickly. Con—construct—tion, tion. Construction.
A noun, the act or process of building something such as a house, or a road. Construction of the
new hotel will begin in the spring. Let's see this word up close and in slow motion one more time.
And now we'll go to Youglish to see five examples of this word in context.
That kind of construction is not, not as easy perhaps as it is today.
That kind of construction. The way that was built, the process used to build that.
That kind of construction is not, not as easy perhaps as it is today.
Let's see another example. There's a major museum in
Nashville under construction. Under construction. This is a
phrase that means ‘being built’. There's a major museum in
Nashville under construction. Let's look at another example.
All right Tracy, you, uh, I think, spent five years in the construction business.
In the construction business. That is anything that has to do with building houses,
offices, roads, and so on. Maybe this person managed a team of plumbers,
or supplied concrete, this kind of thing. All right Tracy, you, uh, I think, spent five
years in the construction business. Let's look at another example.
This one, the construction began in 1385, it wasn't finished until 1965.
Wow, that is a very long time to build something, isn't it? Construction began.
The process of building began in 1385. This one, the construction began in 1385,
it wasn't finished until 1965. Our last example.
And we have a four-person construction department as well that's always on site.
A four-person construction department. A group of people
dedicated to making sure the construction the building process goes smoothly.
And we have a four person construction department as well that's always on site.
Seeing their 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 video of yourself saying it,
and post it to social media, tag me, and use the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge
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