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 words are useful. So grab  your friends have them join you in this challenge  

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

can get that download by following this link, or  the link in the video description. Today, we're  

learning four words: ESTIMATE, PROCESS, RESEARCH,  and METHOD. 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 ESTIMATE.

This word has two  

different pronunciations. Estimate or estimate.  Both with first syllable stress. Estimate.

Estimate. As a verb, it has first syllable stress.  Estimate. It means to roughly calculate, to judge,  

to give or form a general idea about the value,  size, or cost of something. They estimated that  

the distance was about three miles. As a noun,  it can be estimate or estimate. As a noun,  

this is a guess that you make based on the  information you have about the size, amount, etc.  

Of something. According to government estimates,  current oil reserves are 10 percent lower than  

they were a year ago. Let's look again  at this word up close and in slow motion. 

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

And you can see we, estimate  it with great precision. 

Estimate. Guess at with great precision. Oh,  they're very good at estimating apparently,  

they can get very close to the actual number. And you can see, we estimate it  

with great precision. Here's another example. 

And as has been mentioned, we, we estimate  now there's about 10,000 of these diseases. 

Based on what they know,  guessing the number of diseases. 

And as has been mentioned, we, we estimate  now there's about 10,000 of these diseases 

Here's another example. 

They estimate this is the worst drought in  California in over twelve hundred years. 

Roughly judging, guessing it's the worst  drought in over twelve hundred years. 

They estimate this is the worst drought in  California in over twelve hundred years. 

Let's go on to our next example. 238 billion dollars was the estimate in 2007. 

Now, it's a noun and we have  the other pronunciation.  

Estimate. This was the guess in 2007. 238 billion dollars was the estimate in 2007. 

Here's our last example. They estimate a food's shelf life,  

that is how long the lettuce will be crisp,  or how long before the milk begins to sour. 

Estimate, roughly calculate, give  an approximation, a good guess. 

They estimate a food's shelf life, that  is how long the lettuce will be crisp,  

or how long before the milk begins to sour. Next, the word PROCESS. Process. A two-syllable  

word with first syllable stress. Process. It's a  noun, a series of actions that produce something,  

or that lead to a particular result. Learning  a foreign language can be a difficult process.  

As a verb, it means to change  something from one form into another,  

to deal with something like a document or a  request, or to take in and use, like information.  

Your application will be processed  in five to ten business days.  

Or, wow that's a lot of information to process.  Again, let's look up close and in slow motion. 

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

In the best case, the application takes  about six to eight months to process. 

Six to eight months to be processed. That is  to be dealt with, what are all the things that  

need to be done with this application.?  It takes six to eight months to do that. 

In the best case, the application takes  about six to eight months to process. 

Here's another example. If you're a part of a hiring process,  

or an admissions process, you can be color brave. A hiring process. The series of actions needed  

to hire someone, like looking at cover  letters and resumes, and holding interviews. 

If you're a part of a hiring  process, or an admissions process,  

you can be color brave. Here's another example. 

In that process of going through thousands of  pages, to 20 pages, to 10 pages, to five, to two,  

I was learning judgment. In that process. In the steps needed  

to go through thousands of pages to two. In that process of going through  

thousands of pages, to 20 pages, to 10 pages,  to five, to two, I was learning judgment. 

Here's another example. And the reality is,  

I've been part of this process all my life. A part of the process. A part of the steps  

needed to do something. And the reality is  

I've been part of this process all my life. Here's our last example. 

This causes the milk to curdle. It's  part of the cheese making process. 

The process, the steps needed  to turn milk into cheese. 

This causes the milk to curdle. It's  part of the cheese making process. 

Next the word RESEARCH. Another word with  two pronunciations. Research or research. 

As a noun, it means careful study that's done to  find and report new knowledge about something.  

She conducts research on blood cancers. As a  verb, it means to study something carefully,  

to collect information about a  subject. Before going out to eat,  

she researched area restaurants. 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. 

We don't have statistics on that and  we're hoping a graduate student who  

listens to this episode will research it. Will research it. Will study it carefully. 

We don't have statistics on that and we're  hoping a graduate student who listens to this  

episode will research it. Here's another example. 

So um, this was a really fun chapter  to, to research and then put together. 

It was fun to study this and report  the new knowledge, the findings. 

So um, this was a really fun chapter  to, to research and then put together. 

Another example. So as soon as I  

got home that day, I did some research. Did some research. Studied it, looked stuff  

up for more information, to learn more about it. So as soon as I got home that day,  

I did some research. Another example. 

There's a lot of research that shows that. A lot of research. Studies that have been done. 

There's a lot of research that shows that. Let's go on to our next example. 

Where is the research going right now? Where the research is going,  

As we learn more about it through  careful study, what are we learning? 

Where is the research going right now? Did you notice each one of those had  

the pronunciation with the first syllable  stress? Research. That one is more common. 

And our last word today is METHOD. Method. With  an unvoiced TH, the tongue tip does have to come  

through the teeth for this. Method. As a  noun, it means a way of doing something.  

I recommend using the Play It Say It  practice method in Rachel's English Academy.  

That is the way to practice that I've developed  that I think gives my students the best results.  

Here's the word up close and in slow motion again.

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

this word in real situations. What is our therapy method? 

Our therapy method. The way we do therapy, which  might be different from the way someone else does  

therapy. There's music therapy, art therapy,  talk therapy, all different methods of therapy. 

What is our therapy method? Here's another example. 

They have a very different  method of educating people. 

A very different method. That  is a completely different way of  

doing things when it comes to education. They have a very different method  

of educating people. Here's another example. 

Well, using the spotlight method, we can write  some new headlines that are more customer-focused. 

The spotlight method. A way of  doing things that focuses on,  

or puts the spotlight on the customers. Well, using the spotlight method, we can write  

some new headlines that are more customer-focused. Here's another example. 

We've got, you know, pap smears and mammograms  to detect breast cancer and things like that,  

Is there really any early detection method? Early detection method. That is a way of  

doing things that would help us detect  cancer even earlier than we can now. 

We've got, you know, pap smears and mammograms  to detect breast cancer and things like that,  

Is there really any early detection method? Here's our last example. 

But do you find that to be an  effective method of communication? 

An effective way to communicate. You can choose  

lots of ways to communicate, yelling, being  very calm, using gestures, writing a note. 

But do you find that to be an  effective method of communication? 

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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