LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS DAY 18

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  

to download the study guide that goes with this 
30 day challenge. You can do that by clicking  

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  

Philadelphia time. Come on back to learn 
three more vocabulary words. In the meantime,  

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