LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS DAY 26
Holy smokes! It’s day 26! We’re down to our
last five days of this incredible 30 Day
English Vocabulary Challenge. We’re learning 105
words from the academic word list with real life
examples, with quizzes, words that will help
you have sophisticated English conversations,
words you need to know if you’re preparing for
exams like IELTS or TOEFL. I’ve been watching the
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Today, we start with EQUATION.
Equation. A noun, in Mathematics,
a statement that two expressions are equal. He’s
starting to work out simple equations in school.
It also means a complicated situation or issue.
And as we look at our real-life examples, we’re
going to see more of this use of equation. These
sentences have to do with complicated situations
or issues, and sometimes with solving them.
Let’s look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we’ll go to Youglish for five examples.
So lifelong learning is I think a very,
very important piece of the equation.
Here, they’re talking about a job
crisis and what can be done in society to
keep as many people employed as possible.
He’s talking about this complicated issue, so in
this case, we’re not talking about Math, but life.
And he thinks lifelong learning, being willing
to learn new things when people lose their job,
or their jobs no longer exist, is an
important part of solving that crisis.
So lifelong learning is I think a very,
very important piece of the equation.
Here’s another example.
So it really just changes
the whole equation, you know?
It changes the whole equation.
Here, he’s talking about corporate
income tax, and the problems with it,
and how changing the laws in the
US can change the whole equation.
The whole complicated situation of companies
booking their profits into low-tax countries.
Again, we’re not working out a Math problem, we’re
looking at a complicated issue and discussing how
changing pieces can change the whole equation.
So it really just changes the whole
equation, you know?
Here’s another example.
It’s only one piece of the whole equation.
Just one piece of the whole equation.
Just one part of a bigger, complicated issue.
It’s only one piece of the whole equation.
Another example.
It’s because I’m seeing
an equation and they’re dealing with exponents and
that 30 percent that I didn’t know is showing up.
Here, Sal Khan is talking about Math. He’s talking
about the student experience learning Math.
There’s an equation with exponents. There’s about
30 percent of this level of math that he doesn’t know,
doesn’t understand, and that’s what’s on the test,
the part he doesn’t know, so he starts to give up.
It’s because I’m seeing an equation and
they’re dealing with exponents and that 30 percent
that I didn’t know is showing up.
Our last example.
So you see, your resume is
only part of the equation.
Here, we’re back to not talking about
Math, but talking about life. In this case,
the issue of getting a job, a resume, is only
part of the equation. Other things matter,
cover letter, how will you interview, what your
references have to say about you, for example.
So you see, your resume is
only part of the equation.
Our next word has two pronunciations, as a
noun, CONDUCT, as a verb, conduct.
Now, conduct, the way that a person
behaves in a particular place or situation.
Eating while teaching is not considered to be
professional conduct. As a verb, conduct, second
syllable stress now, to plan and do something.
I like the way the company conducts business.
Let’s look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we’ll go to Youglish for five examples.
And so we have given them the green
light to go and conduct research studies.
The green light, this means permission, a group of
people asked to do research on a particular topic,
and their bosses looked at the situation and
decided it was a good idea, gave them permission,
gave them the green light. If you use this
phrase, make sure you’re using ‘the’ not ‘a’
it’s not ‘a green light’ but to give the, the,
‘the green light’. They got permission to conduct
research, to plan, and do a research study.
And so we have given them the green light to
go and conduct research studies.
Here’s another example.
We have to rethink the way we
conduct the public business.
Conduct the public business. The
way we plan and do public business.
We have to rethink the way we
conduct the public business.
Here’s another example.
It’s the words that you say,
the way that you conduct yourself.
The way that you conduct yourself. The way you
do yourself, how you behave. Are you
positive, polite, do you show up to
work on time? Are you trustworthy? Are you
always joking? How do you conduct yourself?
It’s the words that you say, the
way that you conduct yourself.
Another example.
You’ve held yourselves to a high code of conduct.
A ‘code of conduct’ is a set of rules for how
to act. What is your code of conduct? For me,
honesty is extremely important. I don’t
want to lie or keep things from people.
You’ve held yourselves to a high code of conduct.
Our last example.
But if they turn it over to student conduct,
then they will prosecute student conduct.
So if you enroll in an American university,
you might need to sign a student code of
conduct. It will state rules, expectations
on how you’ll behave, like you won’t cheat,
you won’t drink alcohol on campus, this kind
of thing. The rules will vary by university.
Student conduct is an office that deals
with violations of the code of conduct.
In this sample sentence, if someone cheats
in class, the professor might report that
to student conduct. But if they turn it over
to student conduct, then they will prosecute.
Our last word today is CONCLUSION.
Conclusion. Keep that first syllable
really short. You don’t need to try to put a
vowel in there. Con— con– conclusion. A noun,
a final decision or judgment, or the last
part of something. After thinking about it,
we came to the conclusion that we shouldn’t buy
the tickets. They’re just too expensive. Let’s
look again up close and in slow motion.
And now we’ll go to Youglish for five examples.
So that brings us to your
conclusion, which I’m going to read.
It looks like she’s reading an article. The
conclusion is the last part of the article
where you summarize what you’ve written, the
last thing you want the reader to think about.
So that brings us to your
conclusion, which I’m going to read.
Here’s another example.
That argument gives a wrong conclusion.
Gives the wrong conclusion. This argument leads
you to the wrong decision, the wrong judgment.
That argument gives a wrong conclusion.
Here’s another example.
So the final conclusion is an optimistic one.
The final conclusion. This is a little
redundant. There’s usually just one
conclusion, and it’s the final decision.
So the final conclusion is an optimistic one.
Another example.
You know, you’re trying to, to
work towards, towards a conclusion.
Work towards a conclusion. You want a
final decision or judgment to be made.
You’re trying to, to work
towards, towards a conclusion.
Our last example.
Alexander didn’t reach that conclusion at all.
Didn’t reach that conclusion. They’re talking
about a decision. This person, Alexander,
had different ideas. Reached a different
decision than someone else, or a decision
that was different from what was expected.
Alexander didn’t reach that conclusion at all.
And now for the conclusion of this video. 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
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