LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS | DAY 2

What are we doing here on a Wednesday? Why, it's day two of your 30 day vocabulary challenge.

One video, every day, for 30 days, 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 conversations with native speakers. In other words, these are useful words. So grab

your friends, have them join the challenge, and let's do this. As always, if you like this video,

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There's a download to go with this video. A list of all the words and definitions, and

sample sentences, as well as quizzes to make sure you're really getting and remembering these words.

You can get that download by following the link in the video description.

Today, we're learning four new words: Economy, Finance, Income, and Labor. 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 the pronunciation

up close and in slow motion, and we'll have five examples from real life English.

First the word economy.

It's a four syllable word with second syllable stress.

Economy. Economy. Economy. A noun, the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in

terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. Government rules and regulations can

impact a country's economy. As an adjective, it means costing less, saving money. I don't need a

big SUV. I'm going to rent an economy car. Let's look at the pronunciation one more time.

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

And that would make our economy more competitive

globally. And that would create a a stronger economy here at home.

A stronger economy here at home.

That means the economy of our nation, the wealth and resources of our nation.

And that would make our economy more competitive

globally. And that would create a a stronger economy here at home.

Here's another example.

That keeps too many people in too many countries from joining our global economy.

Global economy. That is the wealth and resources of the whole world, of countries

interacting with other countries in terms of the production or consumption of goods and services.

That keeps too many people in too many countries from joining our global economy.

Here's another example.

So do you think it would be good for the economy to

double or triple the number of people who could come here legally?

Good for the economy. Would have a positive impact on the wealth of the nation

and the people of the nation.

So do you think it would be good for the economy

to double or triple the number of people who could come here legally?