every day for 30 days. Yes, this month 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 NORMAL. Normal. In this  stressed syllable, we have the AW as in law vowel  

followed by R. Now R makes it so this is  not a pure vowel. It's not law. aw-- no--  

normal, but it's no-- or-- nor-- the lips around  more and the tongue pulls back a little bit more  

because of that R. Nor— normal. It's an adjective,  it means usual or ordinary, not strange,  

mentally and physically healthy. Our normal  business hours are from nine to five.  

This is what they usually are, but on a holiday,  for example, new year's eve, maybe we close early.  

It's also a noun, meaning the usual or  expected state, level, amount, and so  

on. Your blood pressure is higher than normal.  Let's look again up close and in slow motion.

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

I mean it's natural that people want to strive  

to put a roof over their heads  and live a normal life, right?

Live a normal life. Live a life like most people.  

Have what most people have, in  this case, talking about a home.

I mean it's natural that people want to strive  

to put a roof over their heads  and live a normal life, right?

Here's another example.

This is the normal progression for an  average child that gets the measles.

The normal progression. The way  measles usually progresses in a child.  

This is not strange, but these are the symptoms  we can expect in a child that has the measles.

This is the normal progression for an  average child that gets the measles.

Here's another example.

Is it also the way that like we do normal  things the way we tie our shoes, the way that  

we drive a car or something like that.

Normal things. Every day, ordinary things that  almost everyone does. Tie your shoes, drive a car.

Is it also the way that like we do normal  things the way we tie our shoes, the way that  

we drive a car, or something like that.

Another example.

Her blood sugar levels were  now normal all of the time.

Now normal. Before, they were not at the expected  levels. They were not healthy. Now, they are.

Her blood sugar levels were  now normal all of the time.

Our last example.

They found they learned 200  to 500 faster than normal.

Wow, they learned two to five times faster  than normal. Faster than what's expected.  

Faster than most people.

They found they learned 200  to 500 faster than normal.

Our next word is ASPECTS.

Notice I'm dropping the T here, that's common or  

normal when it comes between two other consonants.  Aspects. As a noun, it means a part of something.  

Their religion affects nearly  all aspects of their lives,  

it influences how they do almost everything.  Let's look again up close and in slow motion.

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

We were exploring different aspects of ourselves.

Different aspects of ourselves.  Different parts of ourselves.  

Getting to know, thinking about  different parts of ourselves.

We were exploring different aspects of ourselves.

Here's another example.

So we have to look at various different aspects in  

order to figure out what's  going on with the disease.

Various different aspects, parts,  sides. We can't just focus on one thing,  

but we have to look at disease from many  different angles to try to understand it.

So we have to look at various different aspects in  

order to figure out what's  going on with the disease.

Here's another example.

Because it was a presidential visit so there were  people all over town covering all aspects of it.

All aspects, what the president wore,  

who the president met with, where  the president stayed, and so on.

Because it was a presidential visit so there were  people all over town covering all aspects of it.

Another example.

What are the aspects we  want to improve and augment?

What parts of something  bigger do we want to improve?  

For example, let's say you run a grocery  store, you've got the products, the display  

really dialed in, but the checkout process  isn't smooth. You want to improve that part.

What are the aspects we  want to improve and augment?

Our last example.

We need to understand that it's the social and  

the emotional aspects of language  learning that decide everything.

The social and emotional  aspects of language learning.  

Learning a language is made up of different parts.  It's the social part, socializing with others,  

talking with them, connecting with them on an  emotional level that matters, it's not just  

about being able to state a fact in another  language. It's about connecting with people.

We need to understand that it's the social and  

the emotional aspects of language  learning that decide everything.

Our last word today is PERCEIVED.

It's the past tense of the verb perceive, which  means to notice or become aware of something.  

I perceived that she had been crying. Why would  you know that? Well, maybe her eyes are red. It  

also means to interpret or look at someone  or something in a particular way to regard  

as. He perceives himself as better than others.  Let's look again up close and in slow motion.

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

In a traditional academic model, we  group students together usually by age,  

and around middle school age,  and and perceived ability.

Perceived ability. How good  do they think they are.  

We watch them, maybe have them take a test, we  interpret their ability, we say, for example,  

he's good at Math, and he's not good at Math,  and then we group the students based on that.

In a traditional academic model, we group  

students together usually by age and around  middle school age and and perceived ability.

Here's another example.

And don't worry about your perceived weaknesses.

Don't worry about the weaknesses you think  you have. You look at them as weaknesses,  

but someone else might not. The second  definition of this word, interpret or look  

at someone or something in a particular way,  regard as, has to do with judgment. I look at this  

and I interpret it that way. But  something you might think is a weakness,  

someone else might see as a  strength, might judge it differently.

And don't worry about your perceived weaknesses.

Here's another example.

Maybe you have good intentions,  you think you're doing a great job,  

but it isn't being perceived in that way.

So again, this is about judgment. You think you're  doing a great job, but someone else sees the same  

thing and thinks differently. They regard it as  something different. They perceive it differently.

Maybe you have good intentions,  you think you're doing a great job,  

but it isn't being perceived in that way.

Another example.

And I didn't want to share  this with a lot of you because  

I'm usually a happy person, and I didn't  want to be perceived in any other way.

This person doesn't want other people to think  

she's anything but happy. She wants other  people to regard her as a happy person.

And I didn't want to share  this with a lot of you because  

I'm usually a happy person, and I didn't  want to be perceived in any other way.

Our last example.

Maybe you know people have perceived me as  this guy that's built this big business.

Perceived me, they interpret me as someone  who built a big business. They regard me as  

someone who's successful but everyone has  many aspects to them. Oh, there's another  

one of our vocabulary words for today. And even  someone who's successful has pain in their life.

Maybe you know people have perceived me as  this guy that's built this big business.

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,  

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 posted so far.

Our next video comes out tomorrow  

at 10AM Philadelphia time, come on back to learn  three more vocabulary words. In the meantime,  

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