to help you master 105 intermediate English  words. We're taking words from the academic  

word list, so these are words you'll need to know  if you're preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL exam,  

but also if you read or watch news in English  or have conversation with native speakers.  

In other words, these are useful and important  words. So grab your friends, have them join you  

here in this challenge and let's do this! When  you learn a new word, make up your own sentence,  

record yourself saying it, and then post that  in a video to social media using the hashtag  

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Today we're learning four new words: SOURCE,  IDENTIFY, SPECIFIC, and EVIDENT. 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 it up close and in slow motion,  

and then we'll also have five  examples from real life English.

Our first word today is SOURCE. You'll see  this in IPA written two different ways,  

but the R does change the AW as in law sound.  

Also the OH diphthong, so there aren't really  two different ways to say this word. Source.  

Source. When the AW as in law is followed by  R, the lips round a little bit more and the  

tongue shifts back a little bit more,  so it's not a pure law, aw, aw, saw--  

source. But it's so-- oh, oh, so-- source.

Source. As a noun, it means someone or something  that provides what is wanted or needed.  

The cause of something, such as a problem.  She's been a great source of strength to me.  

Let's look again at the pronunciation  up close and in slow motion.

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

But what if you had to drive four hours to charge  

your phone because you had no  reliable source of electricity?

Source of energy. An outlet that  provides the electricity needed. 

But what if you had to drive four hours to  

charge your phone because you had no reliable  source of electricity? Here's another example.

One source of a fuel leak  may be from the fuel lines.

One source of a fuel leak. The cause of the leak.

One source of a fuel leak  may be from the fuel lines.

Here's another example.

For me, nature's always been a  source of wonder and inspiration.

A source of wonder and inspiration. Being  in nature provides wonder for this person.

For me, nature's always been a  source of wonder and inspiration.

Another example.

In 2016, I started tracing some of  these memes back to their source.

Tracing them back to their  source. They've been shared,  

and re-shared over and over on social media, but  where did they start? Where do they originate?

In 2016, I started tracing some of  these memes back to their source.

Here's our last example.

It's a source of, of deep personal satisfaction.

A source of satisfaction. Because of  it, a place where satisfaction begins.

It's a source of, of deep personal satisfaction.

The next word is IDENTIFY. You'll see the letter  T there and if you look it up in a dictionary,  

you'll see the T sound in IPA. But this  is a word where T comes after an N,  

and that's often a case where we'll drop  the T completely. I just listened to the  

first 20 examples on Youglish and none  of them had the T sound all dropped.

Four-syllable word with second syllable  stress. The first syllable can be the AI  

diphthong or the IH as in sit vowel. Identify  or identify. As a verb, it means to know and say  

who someone is, or what something is. He correctly  identified the tree by its unusual leaf shape.  

Let's watch again up close and in slow motion.

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

I identify as a woman of color.

I identify as, that's like saying  who I am, how I categorize myself.

I identify as a woman of color.

Here's another example.

They say in much of Europe, eaters can identify  the region and the month by what's on the menu.

They can identify the region. They can know  and say the region just by looking at the menu.

They say in much of Europe, eaters can identify  the region and the month by what's on the menu.

Another example.

So I think it's important to identify  the barriers to women's political action.

Identify the barriers. Not just know that there  are barriers, but know specifically what they are.

So I think it's important to identify  the barriers to women's political action.

Here's our last example.

And it's, it's great to be able to identify with  someone who kind of had that same experience.

Identify with, when we identify  with someone or something,  

that means we feel we're the same in certain ways.  To know that person or that thing, is to know me.

And it's, it's great to be able to identify with  someone who kind of had that same experience.

Next the word SPECIFIC. Specific.  

All three of our syllables here have the IH as  in Sit vowel. Specific. As an adjective, it means  

special or particular, clearly  and exactly presented or stated.  

Is there anything specific you want for dinner  tonight? The doctor gave the patient specific  

instructions on how to care for the wound.  Let's watch again up close and in slow motion.

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

So just because a deaf  person can't hear a specific  

vibration, doesn't mean that they're not  going to also receive other vibrations.

A specific vibration. That  one particular frequency,  

but they may still be able to hear  other vibrations, other frequencies.

So just because a deaf person  can't hear a specific vibration,  

doesn't mean that they're not going  to also receive other vibrations.

Here's another example.

And two specific technologies  are going to make it worse.

Two specific technologies. It's not  vague. We know exactly which two they are.

And two specific technologies  are going to make it worse.

Here's another example.

So the science around this  says you need to be specific.

You need to be specific. You  can't state things generally,  

but specifically, with  details, give the particulars.

So the science around this  says you need to be specific.

Let's go on to our next example.

Now you can get the specific  song that you want to hear.

The specific song, not just a genre  of music, or an album or an artist,  

but specifically, that one particular song.

Now you can get the specific  song that you want to hear.

Here's our last example.

It might come from, you know, a specific  career focused networking event.

A specific event. One particular event.

It might come from you know a specific  career focused networking event.

Our last word today is EVIDENT.

It's an adjective, meaning clear to the  sight or mind, obvious. The problems have  

been evident for quite some time. Let's look  again up close and in slow motion.

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

But for him to see what I did have,  that was not evident in his community.

Not evident. Not clear, not  obvious, or easily known.

But for him to see what I did have,  that was not evident in his community.

Here's another example.

It begins we hold these truths to be  self-evident, that all men are created equal.

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all  men are created equal. This is the beginning of  

the declaration of independence. Self-evident.  Obvious, not needing to be explained,  

clear. The writers of the  declaration of independence  

thought it was clear and obvious  that all men are created equal.

It begins we hold these truths to be  self-evident that all men are created equal.

Another example.

That data is evident by itself.

Evident by itself. That's  kind of like self-evident,  

isn't it? Clear on its own,  doesn't need to be explained.

That data is evident by itself.

Here's another example.

It really became evident to me  that I needed to shift my work.

It became evident to me. It became clear to  me. Obvious. I could not deny the truth of it.

It really became evident to me  that I needed to shift my work.

Here's our last example.

It was evident  

when I would ask my 13-year-old young man:  where do you see yourself in five years?

It became clear, obvious, in  conversation with her thirteen-year-old.

It was evident when I would ask my 13-year-old  young man: where do you see yourself  

in five years?

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. Our next video  comes out tomorrow at 10AM Philadelphia time,  

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