LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS | DAY 30

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Rachel's English


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Bravia, my friends! You made it to  the end! It's day 30 of your 30 Day  
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English Vocabulary Challenge. However, we still  have three words to master today. So let's  
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do this! Let's finish out the 105 words we've  learned all month from the academic word list  
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Words that will help you have  sophisticated English conversations,  
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words you need to know if you're preparing for  the IELTS or TOEFL exam. I've been watching the  
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posts you've been making about this challenge,  it's incredible, inspiring. Make up a sentence  
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to a word you learn, and post it on social. Don't  forget to like and subscribe and don't forget to  
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download the study guide that goes with this 30  day challenge. You can do that by clicking here or  
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the link in the video description. Learn  the words, ace the quizzes, you've got this.
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Today, we begin with INSTITUTE.
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It's a noun, an organization created for  
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a particular purpose, such as research, or  education. I visit the art institute's gallery  
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once a month. As a verb, it means to begin  or create something, such as a new law, rule,  
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or system. By instituting these programs,  we hope to improve our children's education.  
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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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The Wisconsin Institute For Research On  Poverty recently did a symposium on this. 
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This is an organization created for a particular  purpose. In this case, to conduct research. Oh,  
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conduct, that's another word  we learned in this challenge.  
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To conduct research on poverty. You know  what? We learned research, too, on day four. 
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The Wisconsin Institute For Research On  Poverty recently did a symposium on this. 
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Here's another example. I, i did that by setting up this institute  
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in which i could foster these young scientists. Okay, so again, this is an organization.  
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It was set up. That means started by this woman to  foster young scientists. Foster means to encourage  
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or promote the development of. She set up  an organization to develop young scientists. 
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I, i did that by setting up this institute in  which i could foster these young scientists. 
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Here's another example. And the research institute has 25  
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major research teams with grants totaling  more than 12 million dollars per year. 
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The research institute. Again, this is the noun  form of the word. An organization created for a  
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particular purpose. In this case, research  on a particular topic or variety of topics. 
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And the research institute has 25 major research  teams with grants totaling more than 12 million  
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dollars per year. Another example. 
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Well, i think we need to institute a  variety of reforms to make it possible. 
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Here, we have the verb form. To institute, to  begin, to create a new rule, law, or system.  
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In this case, they needed to begin reforms on a  system to bring about changes to reach a goal. 
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I think we need to institute a variety  of reforms to make it possible. 
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Our last example. 
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Sweden was the first country to institute  a carbon tax and they did so back in 1991. 
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Again, the verb, the first country to create a new  law, a carbon tax, to help curb global warming. 
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Sweden was the first country to institute  a carbon tax and they did so back in 1991. 
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Our next word is RESIDENT. Notice  the letter S here makes a Z sound.  
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It's a noun, someone who lives in a  particular place. I'm a resident of Pennsylvania.  
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It's also an adjective, living  or working in a particular place,  
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usually for a long period of time. He's our  resident history expert here at the museum.  
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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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In undergraduate school, i was a resident  assistant, which is known as an RA. 
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A resident assistant or RA, this is a  position at a college or university in a dorm.  
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The RA is there to be a resource and a help to  the students who live in the dorm, that is the  
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residents who live in that particular place. In undergraduate school, i was a resident  
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assistant which is known as an RA. Here's another example. 
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When George was chief resident at the hospital,  i scheduled all the interns in residence. 
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Chief resident, living or working in a particular  place. In the US health system, a resident refers  
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to a doctor in training. That person has  finished the four years of medical school,  
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but still needs to complete several years of  training to become a particular kind of doctor.  
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They work at one hospital or medical  group, and can work really long hours. 
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When george was chief resident at the hospital,  I scheduled all the interns in residence. 
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Here's another example. 
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This is a benefit to all New  Yorkers, to every resident. 
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All New Yorkers. Every resident.  Everyone who lives in New York. 
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This is a benefit to all New  Yorkers, to every resident. 
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Another example. I mean you, have to be a North American resident. 
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You have to live in a particular  place, in this case, North America. 
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You have to be a North American resident. Our last example. 
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I was a surgical resident at  the Johns Hopkins Hospital. 
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Surgical resident, completed medical  school, and now training to be a surgeon. 
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I was a surgical resident at  the Johns Hopkins Hospital. 
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Our last word today, and of the whole 105  word challenge, is SOUGHT. The past tense of  
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seek. Sought. It's a verb, to search  or try to find someone or something.  
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Also to ask for or try to achieve something. He  sought to write a movie that audiences would love.  
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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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I've called you several times  and sought advice from you. 
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Sought advice from you. Tried  to get advice. Asked for advice. 
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I've called you several times  and sought advice from you. 
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Here's another example. And i sought out other  
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ideas to see if i could have a greater impact. Sought out. Notice when this word links into a  
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word that begins with a vowel or diphthong? Like  in this phrase sought out, the T in sought becomes  
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a flap T. Sought out. Sought out. This is a common  phrasal verb, to search for something. This person  
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searched for ideas. And I sought out other  ideas to see if I could have a greater impact. 
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Here's another example. In 1999,  
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Kevin established his own creative consulting firm  where he became a highly sought after producer. 
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Highly sought after. This is a way to describe  something or someone who's in great demand,  
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or an object that's desirable. Many people  wanted Kevin as producer on their projects. 
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In 1999, Kevin established his own creative  consulting firm where he became a highly  
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sought after producer. Another example. 
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Federman unsuccessfully sought the senate  nomination in a three-person competitive race. 
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Sought the senate nomination. Now, here,  the next word begins with a consonant,  
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so it's a stop T in sought. Sought the-- sought  the senate nomination. Tried to achieve something  
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to get the senate nomination, to win the primary  election. Federman was unsuccessful, did not win. 
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Federman unsuccessfully sought the  senate nomination in a three-person  
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competitive race. Our last example. 
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Companies early on and the government sought  ways to protect our data and our identities. 
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Searched for a way to protect our data  and identities, to protect privacy. 
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Companies early on and the government sought  ways to protect our data and our identities. 
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Wow, congratulations you, impressive!  This is the last video, but if you  
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haven't seen them all, or you want to  review the rest of the 30 day challenge,  
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be sure to check out the playlist here. And if  you haven't already downloaded your study guide,  
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which has quizzes to test your understanding,  comprehension, to make sure you really get the  
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words, you can do that here or with the link  in the video description. I'm impressed with  
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your dedication to your studies. And i have a  challenge for you now, make up a sentence with  
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one of these words, make a short video of your  sentence, and post it to social media. Tag me  
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and use the #rachelsenglish30daychallenge Don't be shy. You can do this! I've loved seeing  
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what you've posted so far. We'll now go  back to weekly videos here on the channel.  
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The next video coming up is about Valentine's Day  and strategies you can use to train your brain to  
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think in English rather than translating,  very useful. In the meantime, keep up your  
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studies with 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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