LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS | DAY 6

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Rachel's English


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We've made it to day six of your 30-Day Vocabulary  Challenge. Yes! One video a day every day  
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for 30 days. Start 2021 right by learning 105  intermediate English words. We're taking words  
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from the academic word list, so these are words  you'll need to know if you're preparing for the  
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IELTS or TOEFL exam, but also if you read or watch  news in English or have conversations with native  
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speakers. In other words they're useful words,  important words, words you will come across.
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You're learning four new words today with tons  of real life examples, so grab your friends  
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have them join the challenge with you and let's do  this. When you learn a new word, make up your own  
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sentence, record yourself in a video saying that  sentence, and post it to social media using the  
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hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge As always,  if you like this video or you learned something  
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new, please like and subscribe with notifications  and I’ll see you here every Tuesday.
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Don't forget, there's a download to go with this  video. A list of all the words with definitions  
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and sample sentences, as well as quizzes to make  sure you're really getting and remembering these  
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words. You can get that download by following  this link or the link in the video description.  
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Today's four words are: FACTOR, ISSUE, INVOLVE,  and OCCUR, and we're looking at the different ways  
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these words are used in various situations.  For each word, you'll get the definition,  
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we'll go over the pronunciation, you'll get to see  the pronunciation up close and in slow motion, and  
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we'll have five examples from real life English.
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Let's start today with the word FACTOR.  
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Factor. As part of the KT cluster, the T is very  weak, it might even sound like a weak D. Factor.  
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Factor. As a noun, it means one of the things  that causes something to happen. Poor planning  
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was a major factor in the company's failure. As  a verb, it means to consider or include something  
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in making a judgment or a calculation. We  need to factor time into our calculations.  
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As a verb, it's often used within, or into.  Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
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And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations. 
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We know that age is a factor that  affects neurodegenerative disease. 
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Age is a factor. It's one of the things  that can cause neurodegenerative disease. 
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We know that age is a factor that  affects neurodegenerative disease. 
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Here's another example. That of, of all of the in-school factors  
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that exist, the teacher quality is the factor that  has the most impact on student achievement levels. 
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The in-school factors. So that would  be the things that have an effect  
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on student achievement levels in school. This  is different from things like at-home factors,  
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family stress, something like that. That of, of all of the in-school factors  
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that exist, the teacher quality is the factor that  has the most impact on student achievement levels. 
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Here's another example. This is not just a fancy  
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device that's supposed to create wow factor. A wow factor. This term means to make something  
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surprising and impressive. In marketing  your business, you really want there to  
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be a wow factor so that people really want to  buy your products. It could be the packaging,  
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or the experience when you walk into the  store, something out of the ordinary. 
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This is not just a fancy device  that's supposed to create wow factor. 
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Let's go on to our next example. The supreme court is the deciding factor. 
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The deciding factor. There might be lots of things  that could tip a decision one way or another, but  
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the deciding factor is what causes the decision  to be made despite everything else. For example,  
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there are lots of pros and cons  about the house, but for me,  
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the deciding factor is that it has a pool. The supreme court is the deciding factor. 
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Here's our last example. So that all factors in. 
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Factors in. Used as a verb with 'in', meaning  all that was just stated is considered,  
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is included in making a decision. It's what  we think about when we're deciding something. 
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So that all factors in. Next, the word ISSUE. 
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It's a noun, it means something that  people are talking about, thinking about,  
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something that matters. The manager's speech  addressed a number of important issues.  
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As a verb, it means to give something to  someone in an official way. The police have  
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issued numerous tickets for speeding. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion.
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And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations. 
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You start by talking about  what the issue is, the problem. 
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What the issue is, the problem. So issue can  often be negative. The problem that people are  
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trying to sort out. For example, your friend  calls you and says I can't make it to lunch.  
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You can say: oh no, what's  the issue? And she may say:  
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my car broke down, or something came  up at work, or my babysitter cancelled. 
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You start by talking about  what the issue is, the problem. 
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Let's go on to our next example. It speaks to the broader issue of leadership. 
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The broader issue this is something that takes  more things into consideration. For example,  
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you could be talking about a problem with a  manager, one particular person, one manager  
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at your company, but above that, there's a  broader issue with management in general. 
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It speaks to the broader issue of leadership. Another example. 
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All of those things continue  to be an issue on the rise. 
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An issue on the rise. Something that  people are talking about, thinking about,  
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caring about more and more. All of those things continue  
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to be an issue on the rise. Here's another example. 
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There was a report that was  just issued about a week ago. 
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Here, it's being used as a verb. A report that  was delivered in an official way. This is not just  
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preliminary research, but a full report  has been written, researched, and checked. 
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There was a report that was  just issued about a week ago. 
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Here's our last example. This is a coin issued in his lifetime. 
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A coin issued. Officially by the mint or  whoever was making coins at that time. 
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This is a coin issued in his lifetime. Our next word is INVOLVE.  
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This word is a little tricky because it has  a dark L. The next sound is V, a consonant,  
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so you should not lift your tongue tip  for this L. Invol-- uhl uhl uhl uhl-- 
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My tongue tip is down, it's the back of the tongue  that's making the dark sound by pressing down and  
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back just a little bit. Involve. Involve. As  a verb, it means to have or include someone  
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or something as part of something. The accident  involved three cars. Let's look up close and in  
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slow motion, and again, pay attention to that  tongue tip for the L. It does not move up.
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And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations. 
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Overall, I’m grateful that I have  the opportunity to take courses  
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at Kenwood Academy, Kenwood Academy High  School that involve political science. 
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Involve political science.  Classes that include that topic. 
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Overall, I’m grateful that I have the  opportunity to take courses at Kenwood Academy,  
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Kenwood Academy High School  that involve political science. 
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Let's go on to our next example. How can we best  involve youth in the innovation conversation? 
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How can we include the youth in this  conversation? Have their voices be heard. 
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How can we best involve youth  in the innovation conversation? 
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Here's another example. But, but, I’d love to write  
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movies that don't involve me. That don't involve me.  
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He would like to make a movie where he's  not included, he doesn't have a part. 
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But, but, I’d love to write  movies that don't involve me.
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Another example. We'll also likely see  
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more extreme events that involve wind and rain. Extreme events where wind and rain  
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are part of what's happening. We'll also likely see more extreme  
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events that involve wind and rain. Here's our last example. 
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And those challenges often involve  your family's health and finances. 
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Challenges that include health and money. And those challenges often involve  
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your family's health and finances. Our last word today is OCCUR. Just a schwa in  
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the first syllable. Occur. It's a verb, it means  to happen, appear, or exist. There's a chance  
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that a similar event will occur in the future.  Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
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And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations. 
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Lunar eclipses occur only  during the full moon phase. 
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They occur. They happen only at that certain time. 
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Lunar eclipses occur only  during the full moon phase. 
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Another example. Those issues don't occur right now. 
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Oh, look! We've got two of today's vocab  words here. Issue and occur. These issues,  
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these things that might be a  problem, or that people talk about  
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aren't happening right now. Those issues don't occur right now. 
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Here's another example. Like that just wouldn't occur to them. 
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It wouldn't occur to them. They wouldn't think of  it. It wouldn't appear or exist in their minds. 
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Like that just wouldn't occur to them. Here's our last example. 
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And the best way to make, kind of, change in life  and to be, and to have transformative change occur  
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is, is through education. Education is what can make  
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change occur. Can make change happen.  Education can change things for people. 
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And the best way to make, kind of, change in  life and to be, and to have transformative  
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change occur is, is through education. Seeing their real-life examples can really  
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help you understand how to use these words,  can't it? I have a challenge for you now.  
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Make up a sentence with one of these  words, and post it to social media,  
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tag me, and use the hashtag  #rachelsenglish30daychallenge 
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Don't be shy, you can do this. Our next video  comes out tomorrow at 10AM Philadelphia time,  
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come back to learn four more vocabulary words.  In the meantime, keep your studies going with  
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this video, and check out my online  courses at rachelsenglishacademy.com  
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You'll become a more confident English  speaker. And please do remember to subscribe.  
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I love being your English teacher. That's it and  thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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