LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS DAY 17
Day 17 is here. It’s our 30 Day English Vocabulary
Challenge to start 2021 right. We’re learning 105
words from the academic word list, words that will
help you have sophisticated English conversations,
words you’ll 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 DERIVE.
Derive. A two-syllable word with second syllable
stress. Let’s talk about how this word is
different from drive, D-R-I-V-E. Derive. Drive.
The difference is pretty subtle, isn’t it? Derive.
Drive. The unstressed syllable is so short, it
can almost sound like drive, as in drive a car,
but you do want a D releasing into an IH vowel
even if it’s short. Dih dih dih– Derive. Derive.
In the other word, drive, since there’s no
vowel between D and R, we have a DR cluster,
and it’s very common to pronounce DR as JR. So
rather than drive, it’s more common to hear that
drive. Jjj– Do you hear that J sound?
Drive. You won’t hear that in derive
because there is a quick vowel between the D
and the R. Derive. Drive. Derive is a verb,
it means to take or get something from something
else, to come from something. The river derives
its name from a Native American tribe. Let’s
look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we’ll go to Youglish for five examples.
What advantage does he derive from doing that.
Derive an advantage, get
something good for himself by
doing that. He’s getting something
that he wants by taking some action.
What advantage does he derive from doing that.
Here’s another example.
Do you derive inspiration from Ella?
Derive inspiration.
Do you feel excited to do something
because of her? Do you get inspired by her?
Do you derive inspiration from Ella?
Here’s another example.
The Math to do this takes a while to derive.
Takes a while to derive. In Math, this word
means to obtain something from something else,
to get a function or equation from another
sequence, for example, by differentiation.
this probably won’t mean much to you
if you haven’t done higher level Math,
but the core of the definition is the
same, to get something from something else.
The Math to do this takes a while to derive.
Another example.
If you’re an extrovert, you derive
energy from being around other people.
Which one are you? An extrovert who
gets energy from being around people,
or an introvert who gets energy from being
alone? Where do you derive or get your energy?
I myself am an introvert. I have
to have down time by myself.
If you’re an extrovert, you derive
energy from being around other people.
Our last example.
I find I derive far more pleasure and satisfaction
when I share with others than
when I hoard something for myself.
Sharing is the opposite of
hoarding. If you hoard something,
you’re keeping it for yourself. I’m sure
most of us would say the same as this guy.
We can get more pleasure or happiness
when we share than when we don’t.
I find I derive far more pleasure and satisfaction
when I share with others than
when I hoard something for myself.
Our next word is INDICATE. Indicate. It’s a
verb, it means to show something, to direct
attention to something, often by pointing. The
map indicates where the treasure is buried.
Let’s look again up close and in slow motion.
And now, we’ll go to Youglish for five examples.
You had to indicate where you
lived, what your occupation was.
She’s probably using indicate to
mean fill out a form or check a box,
to show where you live, and
what type of work you do.
Indicate here means report, or to write
down something, to show something.
You had to indicate where you
lived, what your occupation was.
Here’s another example.
The experience someone has is they
indicate what they want to learn and then
the system starts to pitch questions at them.
He’s talking about using software to learn.
First, you indicate what you want to know,
you show the computer what your interests are,
you click a button or you type in a
phrase, then the software starts to
pitch questions. It asks you more questions
based on what you indicated at the start.
The experience someone has is they
indicate what they want to learn and then
the system starts to pitch questions at them.
Here’s another example.
He has a series of symbols,
black symbols on white slates, that are
supposed to indicate individual behaviors.
The man in the photo is training dolphins
how to read. The black and white symbols
that he shows the dolphins tells them
or indicates what he wants them to do.
For example, jump, go get something, and so on.
He has a series of symbols,
black symbols on white slates,
that are supposed to indicate
individual behaviors.
Another example.
The colors on these maps indicate how fast carbon
was taken in for every square meter of land.
The colors indicate. The colors show or
illustrate. Indicate is a great word to use
when you need to explain a graph
an image or any set of data.
What does the information
indicate? What does it teach us?
The colors on these maps indicate how fast carbon
was taken in for every square meter of land.
Our last example.
And the political system, as you
indicate, has failed to deliver.
Indicate is also a synonym for say or explain.
The man across the table from the speaker
said that the political system has failed in
some way. He indicated that, he said that.
And the political system, as you
indicate, has failed to deliver.
Our last word today is PRINCIPLE. Principle. This
word is a homophone, that means it sounds the same
as this word. The other word, principal, means
the chief or head of something. In America, we use
it for schools. Each school has a principal, the
head of the school. But on the academic word list,
it’s this word, principle. As a noun, it means a
moral rule or belief that helps you know what’s
right and wrong, and influences your actions. A
basic truth or theory, a law or fact of nature.
It’s against my principles to cheat. As an
adjective, it means very important or basic.
My principle belief is not to cheat. Let’s
look again up close and in slow motion.
And now, we’ll go to Youglish for five examples.
And the last principle I’ll talk to you
about, um, is called look up not down.
Here, principle means piece of
advice or belief. He’s speaking
to a group of Google employees
about the power of being yourself.
So his talk is outlined by principles or moral
rules that can help people be themselves.
And the last principle I’ll talk to
you about is called look up not down.
Here’s another example.
So if we can do this in
animals, we can already see,
in principle, a path towards
doing this in human patients.
‘In principle’ is a common phrase. It’s
like saying in theory, or because of this,
we think that. She’s talking about testing
medicines on animals as a way to find a
theory or fact of nature that can help scientists
know how to use the same medicines with people.
So if we can do this in
animals, we can already see,
in principle, a path towards
doing this in human patients.
Here’s another example.
What is in your mind the principle
obstacle that you have to overcome.
Here’s a use of principle as a modifier.
The principle obstacle is the most
important obstacle, the thing that
is standing in the way of reaching your
goal, the biggest challenge to get past.
What is in your mind the principle
obstacle that you have to overcome?
Another example.
Lastly and the most imp– important
principle of them all, is passion.
The usage of principle here is the first
definition we looked at, belief. What’s one
of your most important personal principles? What
beliefs affect how you act and make decisions?
Lastly and the most imp– important
principle of them all, is passion.
Our last example.
And while they’re very different in many ways,
they, they do kind of operate
on the same principle.
In the same principle, or by the same principle.
He means the organizations work under the same
guidelines or rules. This is true for
franchises across the world like Starbucks.
Each location is a little different
from the others, but overall,
every Starbucks operates by
the same basic principles.
And while they’re very different in many ways,
they, they do kind of operate
on the same principle.
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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