LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS DAY 1
Today is Day 1 of your 30-day Vocabulary Challenge
for 2021.
That’s right,
There’s going to be a video a day for the
next 30 days to help you learn and boost your
vocabulary, we’re learning 105 words.
We’re taking them from the Academic Word List
so these are word that 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 and they are
useful.
So, grab your friends, have them join the
challenge and let’s do this together.
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Over the next 30 days, we’ll learn 105 words
together.
I do have a download for you, a list of words
with all the 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.
Today, we’re learning 4 words.
Structure,
Individual,
Function,
and Environment.
And we’re looking at the different ways these
words are used in various situations.
For each word, you’ll get the definition, we’ll
go over the pronunciation.
You’ll get to see the pronunciation up-close
and in slow motion, and we’ll have 5 examples
from real life English.
First, structure.
Structure.
This is a two-syllable word with first syllable
stress, stru– stru– structure.
So your second syllable should be said much
more quickly, lower in pitch, –ture, –ture, –ture.
Structure.
It’s a noun, it means the way something is
built, arranged, or organized.
The entire building is made of stone so it
has a really solid structure.
As a verb, it means to arrange or organize
in a particular way.
Using my Google calendar helps me structure
my week.
Let’s look again up close and in slow motion.
And now, we’ll go to Youglish to see 5 examples
of this word in use.
Here, the physical structure of the brain
is actually changing.
The physical structure of the brain.
The way the tissue, nerve cells, and so on
are arranged to make the brain.
Let’s watch that again.
Here, the physical structure of the brain
is actually changing.
Here’s another example.
I was 27 years old with no job, no partner,
no structure.
No job, no partner, no structure.
That means no structure to life.
No set schedule, no obligations.
No structure to live in.
Some people like having a lot of structure
in their lives, and others hate structure.
I, myself, like some structure, set working
hours, and of course, having kids requires
structure because of their needs and their
routines.
Let’s see that example again.
I was 27 years old with no job, no partner,
no structure.
Here’s another example.
And that’s had a really big impact on how
we structure our teams.
How we structure our teams.
How we set them up, how we organize them.
How many people are on a team, how many leaders
are on a team, for example.
Let’s see that one again.
And that’s had a really big impact on how
we structure our teams.
Another example.
It helped me structure my outline.
Structure my outline.
An outline is a plan for something, like a
paper.
If you have a major research paper, you’ll
write an outline first.
What you’ll argue here, what you’ll present
there, that kind of thing.
So to structure your outline means to organize
it.
How many main points will you have?
How many supporting points for a main point,
and so on.
Let’s see that example again.
It helped me structure my outline.
Another example.
What’s so important to humans is our social
structure.
Social structure.
The people of society, how do we organize
ourselves?
How do we feel that we fit in with the community
around us?
Let’s see that example again.
What’s so important to humans is our social
structure.
The next word is Individual.
Individual.
This is a five-syllable word with middle-syllable
stress.
Make sure your other syllables are said more
quickly: indi– indi– vid– ual– ual– ual–
Individual.
Individual.
As a noun or an adjective, it’s one member,
or one particular person.
For example, noun: I need a different individual
to sign as a witness.
As an adjective: An egg carton has 12 individual
spaces.
Let’s look at this word up close and in slow
motion one more time.
And now, we’ll go to Youglish to see 5 examples
of this word in sentences.
Now I ask certainly for the individual but
what about for society?
The individual.
That is one person versus society, everybody,
all people.
Let’s see that again.
Now I ask certainly for the individual but
what about for society?
Here’s another example.
A liberal view stresses the possibility of
individual freedom.
Individual freedom.
That is what freedoms and rights, the individual,
a single person has, against things like the
laws and rules of a society that might dictate
certain aspects of an individual’s llife.
A liberal view stresses the possibility of
individual freedom.
Another example.
The National Museum Krakow is home to thousands
of individual art pieces.
Individual art pieces.
So this would be one piece of art, a painting,
a vase, as opposed to a collection of several
or many pieces.
The National Museum Krakow is home to thousands
of individual art pieces.
Here’s another example.
So the fish are coming up onto the boat on
individual hooks.
Individual hooks.
That is one hook as opposed to a net that
would bring in hundreds of fish at once.
So the fish are coming up onto the boat on
individual hooks.
Here’s another example.
The demands of their individual learning can
be night and day.
Individual learning.
What works for one person’s education might
not work for another.
Each individual, each person learns differently.
The demands of their individual learning can
be night and day.
Next, the word FUNCTION.
A two-syllable word with first syllable stress.
The letter N there is actually the NG sound
made at the back of the tongue, func– func–
function.
Function.
It’s a noun and it means something or someone’s
special purpose.
Sometimes, our TV’s function is to babysit.
As a verb, it means to work or operate.
In customer service, I function as a problem
solver.
Let’s look again at this word up close and
in slow motion.
And now, we’ll go to Youglish to see 5 examples
of this word in sentences.
You have to bring all of these components
together so they can function as one.
They can function as one.
Work as one.
Operate as one.
You have to bring all of these components
together so they can function as one.
Another example.
But we really concentrate on hand function,
hand injuries.
Hand function.
How the hand works.
But we really concentrate on hand function,
hand injuries.
Here’s another example:
We’ve talked about how this is actually a
constitutionally mandated function of government.
A mandated function of government.
The constitution says this is something the
government is supposed to do.
This is the purpose of the government.
We’ve talked about how this is actually a
constitutionally mandated function of government.
Another example.
Do you think courts function as change agents
or should function as change agents in our
society?
Function as change agents.
Is it the purpose of the court system?
To change society.
Do you think courts function as change agents
or should function as change agents in our society?
Another example.
So my function was to entertain the other
kids.
My function.
What I was supposed to do.
My purpose.
My job.
Our last word for today is EVIRONMENT.
A four-syllable word with second-syllable
stress.
The first unstressed syllable can have either
the EH as in Bed vowel or IH as in Sit vowel.
In IPA, you’ll see it with EH, environment,
but you can also say: ihn– ihn– environment.
It’s not that different because it’s an unstressed
syllable.
The ending T will probably be a stop T at
the end of a thought, or linking into a word
that begins with a consonant, and it might
be dropped or a stop T if the next word is
a vowel or diphthong.
Noun, the surrounding or conditions in which
a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Human activity affects the Earth’s environment
on many levels.
Notice how I made that a Stop T. Environment
on many levels.
That’s the most common pronunciation that
you may hear it as a dropped T when it links
into a word that begins with a vowel or diphthong,
I could’ve said: Environment on many levels.
Dropping the T. Let’s look at this up close
and in slow motion.
And now, we’ll go to Youglish to see 5 examples
of environment in sentences.
You bring it up at a dinner party or in a
workplace environment.
A workplace environment.
The surroundings at work.
That would be different than your home environment,
for example.
You bring it up at a dinner party or in a
workplace environment.
Another example.
The media environment - particularly the social
media environment - drives negativity.
The social media environment.
The conditions around us created by social
media like checking our posts, comparing with others.
These conditions can drive negativity.
The media environment - particularly the social
media environment - drives negativity.
Another example.
I’m in this environment where all my teammates,
they were better than me.
In an environment with all my teammates.
In surrounding with teammates, in a place
with my teammates.
I’m in this environment where all my teammates,
they were better than me.
Here’s another example.
Nobody’s born with an accent, the accent comes
from the environment.
Comes from the environment.
Comes from our surroundings.
Nobody’s born with an accent, the accent comes
from the environment.
Another example.
Controlled environment agriculture is actually
just a fancy way of saying weather - or climate-proof
farming.
Controlled environment.
Trying to control the things that surround
us.
Controlled environment agriculture is actually
just a fancy way of saying weather - or climate-proof
farming.
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,
and post it to social media, tag me, and use
the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge
Don’t be shy, you can do this.
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