LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS | DAY 24

It's day 24, friends! We're full steam ahead  on our 30-Day English Vocabulary Challenge!  

A video a day, every day for 30 days. We're  learning 105 words from the academic word list.  

Words that will help you have sophisticated  English conversations. Words you need to know  

if you're preparing for an exam like IELTS or  TOEFL. I've been watching the posts you've been  

making about this challenge, it's incredible,  inspiring. Make up a sentence to 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  CONSEQUENCES.

First syllable stress, it's a plural noun, things  that happen as a result of a particular action or  

set of conditions. You should carefully consider  the consequences of making a career change.  

What will result from it? Will you have to  get more schooling? Will you have to start  

at a lower salary, for example. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion.

And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.

Stress has physiological consequences.

Stress causes things to happen in  the body. The heart rate can go up,  

for example. This is a result of stress.

Stress has physiological consequences.

Here's another example.

Freedom of the press does exist in Afghanistan  and there's consequences if that's not followed.

Grammatically, that phrase should be ‘there  are consequences’ not ‘there’s consequences’,  

'There's' being used incorrectly instead  of 'there are' is something that's happening  

more and more in English. Anyway, there are  consequences. She's talking about a journalist  

who is illegally exiled from Afghanistan, a  rule or law is broken here, and therefore,  

there are some consequences. Things will  happen as a result of breaking the rule. In  

this case, she was able to get the Afghan  government to formally reverse the exile.

Freedom of the press does exist in Afghanistan  and there's consequences if that's not followed.

Here's another example.

We, we haven't taken the time  to, to look at the consequences.

Haven't taken the time to look and see what  happens as a result of this particular action.  

Sometimes it does take some time, long term, to  understand the consequences of an action. For  

example, right now, lots of health organizations  are trying to understand and learn about the  

long-term consequences of having Covid-19 but  it may take years to fully understand that.

We, we haven't taken the time  to, to look at the consequences.

Another example.

And we're now living with the  consequences of that decision process.

Living with the consequences. This usually implies  something negative has happened. You can do  

something without thinking it through, or without  knowing or caring about the long-term effects.

And we're now living with the  consequences of that decision process.

Our last example.

There may be horrible consequences  for making different choices.

In any given situation, we make a  choice based in part on what we think  

the consequences will be. We  guess if they'll be good or bad,  

if they'll improve our lives or not, and we weigh  that with what we want to do now in this moment.

There may be horrible consequences  for making different choices.

Our next word is PREVIOUS. 

It's an adjective,  

existing or happening before the present time.  

She has a child from a previous marriage. Let's  see this again up close and in slow motion.

And now, we'll go to Youglish for five examples.

So let's talk a little bit about  previous career experience.

Previous career experience.  Work you've done in the past,  

in jobs where you no longer  work, relevant to this career.

So let's talk a little bit about  previous career experience.

Here's another example.

And in both of your previous books talk  directly about the Italian-American experience.

Previous books. Books he wrote  before the one we're discussing now.

And in both of your previous books talk  directly about the Italian-American experience.

Here's another example.

It was a much more diverse  group than previous years.

There was more diversity in this group, people  of different ages or races, or income level,  

or experience level on a particular topic,  and so on. There are lots of different ways  

a group can be diverse, and this year the  group was more diverse than in past years.

It was a much more diverse  group than previous years.

Another example.

But I’ll tell you that the previous administration  had really cut the health department to the bone.

Previous administration. This refers to the people  who ran the government before the present set of  

people. This guy is talking about New York City.  So that would be the mayor and all the people  

the mayor picked to help him run the city. Not the current mayor, but a previous mayor.

But I’ll tell you that the previous administration  had really cut the health department to the bone.

Our last example.

I went to his previous tech talk.

His talk that happened at another time, earlier.

I went to his previous tech talk.

Our last word today is FINAL.

This is a dark L. Final. Uhl-- uhll-- you can make that  

dark sound by keeping your tongue tip down and  actually, you should. Lifting your tongue tip  

will bring the sound more forward. The dark  sound is made here in the back. Final. Uhl.  

Final. It's an adjective, means happening or  coming at the end. They won their final four  

games. It also means something will not be  changed or done again. All sales are final.  

That is if you buy something, you can't return It. Let's look again up close and in slow motion.

And now, we'll go to Youglish for five examples.

Their final book on leadership, which was is  their last book, their last word on leadership.

Final book on leadership. They  would not write on this topic again.

Their final book on leadership, which was is  their last book, their last word on leadership.

Here's another example.

First there's 64 teams, then  there's 32, then there's 16,  

and 8 until there's one final team left.

One final team left in the tournament. One last  

team, the one team that's left after  all of the games have been played.

First there's 64 teams, then there's 32,  

then there's 16, and 8 until  there's one final team left.

Here's another example.

The final piece of the puzzle  came into place in in 2016.

The final piece of the puzzle. This is a  phrase that means the last missing part  

as you're trying to learn something,  to figure it out, you do research,  

you gather evidence, but you don't quite  understand it until that final piece  

comes in that makes the answer clear. The  part that you need to know, the very last clue.

The final piece of the puzzle  came into place in in 2016.

Another example.

And we had our final rehearsal, a dress  rehearsal preparing for Hong Kong.

The last rehearsal, the one at the very end  of the rehearsal period before the show opens.

And we had our final rehearsal, a dress  rehearsal preparing for Hong Kong.

Our last example.

My final recommendation may  be a little controversial.

This person is listing recommendations to  marketers on how to get people to buy smart  

devices for their homes. She has a final  recommendation, the last one on her list.  

Controversial means likely the  public, or at least some people,  

will disagree with her recommendation.

My final recommendation may  be a little controversial.

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.  

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