LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS | DAY 18

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I love day 18, don't you? It's our 30 Day  English Vocabulary Challenge to start 2021 right.  
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One video a day, every day, for 30 days. We're  learning 105 words from the academic word list,  
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words to help you have  sophisticated English conversations,  
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words you need to know if you're preparing for the  IELTS or TOEFL exams. I've been watching the posts  
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you've been making about this challenge,  it's incredible, inspiring. Make up a sentence to  
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a word you learn and post it on social. Don't  forget to like and subscribe, and don't forget  
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to download the study guide that goes with this  30 day challenge. You can do that by clicking  
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here or the link in the video description. Learn  the words, ace the quizzes, you've got this.
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Our first word today is PROCEDURE.
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A three syllable word with middle syllable stress.  
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It's a noun, a series of actions that  are done in a certain way or order.  
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A medical treatment or option. Installing  a car battery is a simple procedure.  
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The procedure will take two hours. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion.
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And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.
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There was a procedure they  had to follow, of course.
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A procedure. They had to follow a series  of actions. They couldn't choose the order  
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in which to do things, they  had to follow the procedure.
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There was a procedure they  had to follow, of course.
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Here's another example.
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This is standard operating procedure in government  that we do all of the planning up front.
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Standard operating procedure. This means  the way things need to be done in a business  
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organization, or in this case, the government.  For example, at work, you can't just say: hey,  
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I want to take next week off. You have  to follow standard operating procedures.  
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Put in a request in writing to your  supervisor, ask for the week off,  
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following the steps outlined by your  company on how to ask for time off.
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This is standard operating procedure in government  that we do all of the planning up front.
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Here's another example.
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I thought the procedure had  failed, it needed to be redone.
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The procedure had failed. The way of doing things,  
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thought it needed to be redone, thought the  steps needed to be changed, or reordered.
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I thought the procedure had  failed, it needed to be redone.
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Another example.
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That's the process. That's the procedure.  Those are the boxes that we have to check.
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The procedure, the order of things.
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That's the process. That's the procedure.  Those are the boxes that we have to check.
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Our last example.
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We found, of course, that this  material became overgrown with  
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algae and we needed them to  develop a cleaning procedure.
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A cleaning procedure. Steps to follow the  same way each time to clean the material.
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We found, of course, that this  material became overgrown with  
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algae and we needed then to  develop a cleaning procedure.
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Our next word is RESPONSE.  
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Whenever we have an NS cluster in American  English, we pronounce it like NTS.  
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Response. Response. It's a noun, it means  something that is said or written as a reply  
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or reaction. I asked but he gave no response.  Let's look again up close and in slow motion.
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And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.
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They were taught to rethink  their stress response as helpful.
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This stress response, the  reaction of the body to stress.  
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Heart racing, sweat, muscle tension,  how does your body react to stress?
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They were taught to rethink  their stress response as helpful.
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Here's another example.
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It's a 1939 speech about Roosevelt in response  to Roosevelt’s attempt to, to bring peace.
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A speech given as a reply to  Roosevelt’s attempt to bring peace.
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It's a 1939 speech about Roosevelt in response  to Roosevelt’s attempt to, to bring peace.
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Here's another example.
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And the natural response to this  is to hole up in your apartment.
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The natural response. The natural  reaction. The natural thing to want to do.
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And the natural response to this  is to hold up in your apartment.
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Another example.
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What are people going to say in response to this?
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What will their reaction be to this? Will  they love it? Hate it? What will they say?
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What are people going to say in response to this?
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Our last example.
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My response to that is that  it's, you can't deny the science.
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My response, my reaction, my reply  to this question or situation.
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My response to that is that  it's, you can't deny the science.
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Our last word today is LEGISLATION.
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It's a four-syllable word with third syllable  
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stress. Legislation. Legislation. It's a noun,  a law or a set of laws made by the government,  
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the action or process of making laws. We're  voting on important legislation today.  
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Let's see it again up close and in slow motion. 
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And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.
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There was an initiative, you know, 64 pages  of legislation that was already in place.
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64 pages of legislation, of a bill,  or law. What do you think? Do most  
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congress people read every page of every  piece of legislation that they vote on?
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There was an initiative, you know, 64 pages  of legislation that was already in place.
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Here's another example.
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So he decided to introduce  legislation that would allow  
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him to take over mayoral control of the schools.
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Introduce legislation. That means propose  a law, put it out there to be voted on.
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So he decided to introduce legislation  that would allow him to take over  
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mayoral control of the schools.
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Here's another example.
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New York City passed legislation that bars  employers from firing, you know, pregnant women.
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Passed legislation, voted  in favor, did make it a law.
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New York City passed legislation that bars  employers from firing, you know, pregnant women.
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Another example.
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We've gotten legislation passed in 20 states.
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Gotten legislation passed. Gotten the  local lawmakers to agree to vote yes  
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to make this legislation law.
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We've gotten legislation passed in 20 states.
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Our last example.
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I was going in and giving them the  technical assistance that they needed  
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to fight for a particular piece of legislation.
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To fight for it, to try to  convince those who would vote  
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that it should be passed, that  it would be a worthwhile law.
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I was going in and giving them the  technical assistance that they needed  
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to fight for a particular piece of legislation.
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Seeing all the real-life examples can really help  you understand how to use these words, can't it?  
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I have a challenge for you now. Make  up a sentence with one of these words.  
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Make a short video of your sentence,  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. I love seeing  
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what you've posted so far. Our next  video comes out tomorrow, at 10 AM  
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Philadelphia time. Come on back to learn  three more vocabulary words. In the meantime,  
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keep your studies going with this video, and check  out my online courses at Rachel's English Academy.  
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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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