LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS DAY 15
It’s day 15. That means we’re halfway through your
30 Day Vocabulary Challenge. One video a day every
day for 30 days. You’re learning 105 words from
the academic word list, words you’ll need to know
if you’re preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL exam,
but also if you read or watch the news in English,
or have conversation with native speakers. These
are intermediate words, very much so a part of
everyday conversation. We’re going to study
them in real situations so your understanding
will go beyond simply memorizing a definition. So
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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 CATEGORIES.
A four syllable word with first syllable stress with
that AA vowel there: caa– caa– cate– cate–
categories. Categories. It’s a noun, groups of
people or things that are similar in some way.
Bodybuilders compete in categories
according to their weight.
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.
Those are the five categories
that they’re looking at.
Categories. Types or subgroups. An everyday
encounter with categories is types of food,
fruits, vegetables, carbohydrates, proteins,
and so on. These are food categories.
Those are the five categories
that they’re looking at.
Here’s another example.
The way that we look at it
is there’s sort of two categories of
films that we’ll be making in the future.
Categories of film. He’s talking about
one, blockbusters, when producers
have lots of money to spend, and
two, independent films, lower budgets, they
tend to be very unique. Two different groupings.
The way that we look at it is there’s
sort of two categories of films
that we’ll be making in the future.
Let’s see another example.
But they’re right here in these
four categories, solve a problem,
getting started, how to and troubleshooting.
It sounds like he’s talking about a user
manual. I recently got a new TV, I love it,
but it did come with a really big manual,
a big setup book, and there were different
categories about the kinds of information
where you would find what type of information.
But they’re right here in these four categories,
solve a problem, getting started,
how-to, and troubleshooting.
Let’s look at another example.
So we’ve created new categories.
Did your school give away awards to students? I
remember a few of the categories, science star,
spelling champ, and so on.
So we’ve created new categories.
Our last example.
So I created an easy diagram that separates these
guys into five different analysis categories.
Analysis categories. Her graph shows data on
bees. It compares size to how far they can fly
before needing food. Grouping based on size.
So I created an easy diagram that separates these
guys into five different analysis categories.
Our next word is one you’re likely really
comfortable with, but let’s make sure you’re
also comfortable with the pronunciation, it’s
COMPUTER. Your first syllable should be very
short, it should feel like there’s no vowel
there. Com– com– Computer. Puter– rarara–
It’s a flap T, your tongue just does one quick
flap against the roof of the mouth. Computer.
Computer. Now for that ending schwa R ending,
rrr– you don’t need a whole lot of lip rounding,
a whole lot of lip flaring. The lips are more
relaxed when the R’s at the end, but the tip
still does need to pull back a little bit so it’s
not touching anything. Ter– ter– ter– Computer.
It’s a noun, an electronic machine that can
store and work with large amounts of information.
He works all day on a computer. 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.
Computer generated movies
are really mainstream today.
Computer generated is a compound adjective.
Somebody used software on a computer to animate
characters or a scene in a movie. In my early
childhood, computer generated images were not the
norm in movies. Now, they are, they’re mainstream.
We see them all the time. We expect them.
Computer generated movies
are really mainstream today.
Here’s another example.
I had no phone, no computer.
Do you hear the rising intonation
at the end of phone and computer?
This tells the listener that she has more
to say, she isn’t finished speaking yet.
I had no phone, no computer.
Let’s see another example.
Turn off your phone, turn off your
computer, and listen to your true heart.
These days, that’s easier said than done. I
do find that it’s easier for me to make big
important decisions by taking some time to be
still and quiet, no technology, just spending
some time asking myself what I really want.
Turn off your phone, turn off your computer,
and listen to your true heart.
Let’s look at another example.
Moore’s law says that computer
power doubles every 18 months.
Moore’s law is a way to predict or
anticipate the development of technology.
It looks at historical trends, what’s been
happening in past years with technology growth,
then it takes that information and makes guesses
about where technology will be in the future.
Moore’s law says that computer
power doubles every 18 months.
Our last example.
I had some computer
science colleagues who were working on it.
Computer science. Here, computer is also an
adjective. Did you know I studied
this in college? It was my major,
and I absolutely loved computer programming.
I had some computer science colleagues
who were working on it.
Our next word is REGULATION. It’s
a four-syllable stress with stress on the third
syllable, that begins with a light L. Regulation.
Regulation. It’s a noun, an official rule or
a law that says how something should be done.
The city has regulations on how to get rid
of waste. It also means the act of setting or
adjusting the amount of something. The regulation
of the temperature of the whole building
is done with this thermostat. As an adjective, it
means in agreement with official rules. Students
must wear regulation uniforms. 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.
Regulation that it tells us how we
buy things in federal government.
Regulation, rules, instructions. They tell us what
we can and can’t do. They tell us how to do it. Of
course, there are many regulations about how the
US government can or can’t spend its own money.
Regulation that it tells us how we
buy things in federal government.
Here’s another example.
Our minds are muscles
that also require exercise and regulation.
Regulation here means to set or adjust the
level or amount of something. If I’m
feeling very stressed, I can regulate.
There, I’m using it as a verb, or calm my mind by
doing yoga, meditating, exercise, or talking with
a close friend. Our minds also require regulation,
resetting to our optimal level of calm.
Our minds are muscles that also
require exercise and regulation.
Let’s see another example.
It’s really more about
blood sugar regulation at that point.
Blood sugar regulation. This is something
that diabetics really need to know a lot about
and keep an eye on. Adjusting the blood sugar
level, making sure it’s in a safe range.
Range, hey, we studied that on day 12.
It’s really more about blood
sugar regulation at that point.
Let’s look at another example.
Of course there’s going to be quality regulation.
Quality regulation. There are people and rules
keeping quality in check, making sure certain
quality standards are met. This is important when
it comes to food and medicine, and that’s the work
of the food and drug administration in the US.
Of course there’s going to be quality regulation.
Our last example.
And he primarily works on emotion regulation.
Emotion regulation. This is
how we deal with our feelings,
what habits or practices do we use to help us
deal with our negative or positive feelings
if an emotion gets too big or overwhelming,
how do we adjust that to better deal with it?
And he primarily works on emotion regulation.
Our last word today is AFFECT.
Second syllable stress. Just the schwa in the
first syllable. Affect. It’s a verb, and it means
to produce change in something. His decision
affects the lives of millions of people.
The change can be on someone’s body
or mind, to move the feelings of.
Hearing opera live for the first time
really affected me. But it’s also a noun,
and there it has a different pronunciation.
There, it’s first syllable stress. Affect.
Affect. Affect. As a noun, it means a feeling or
emotion. He responded to the bad news with a flat
affect. That means not much feeling or emotion.
Let’s watch again up close and in slow motion.
Here you’ll see the more common form, the
verb with second syllable stress.
And now we’ll go to Youglish to see
five examples of this word in context.
Why are some parents foregoing vaccinations and
how will this affect the population in general?
Foregoing vaccinations. That means choosing not
to vaccinate. In this case, parents choosing not
to vaccinate their children. This might produce
a change in the health of the overall population.
Affect. Produce a change in something.
Why are some parents foregoing vaccinations and
how will this affect the population in general?
Here’s another example.
We’re trying to affect food
energy and waste issues.
Affect issues. We’re trying to change these
issues, trying to improve the problems,
and make things better.
We’re trying to affect
food energy and waste issues.
Let’s see another example.
Money will affect us every single day
of our lives until the day that we die.
How does money affect you? What does money cause
you to do or not to do? Our need for money is a
major reason that we get up go to work or school
every day, and it also influences countless
other decisions that we make, big and small.
Money will affect us every single day of our
lives until the day that we die.
Let’s look at another example.
Because it doesn’t just affect
them, it affects all of us.
She’s talking about human rights, the ways that
people treat each other matters. Positive or
negative, how a society chooses to treat certain
groups of people affects the whole society.
Changes is felt by the whole society.
Because it doesn’t just affect them,
it affects all of us.
Our last example.
That there’s something happening in our
community that we can affect change in.
We can affect change, we can cause
change, we can produce different outcomes.
That there’s something happening in our
community that we can affect change in.
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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