Power Up Your Work English Vocabulary

0:00 Hi.

0:00 I'm Rebecca from EngVid.

0:02 Today, I'll share with you two important

0:05 and useful strategies to improve your vocabulary,

0:09 and specifically your business vocabulary, in faster and smarter ways.

0:13 The two ways are this.

0:16 I'm going to show you what you could learn, and second, how you should learn it.

0:22 All right?

0:23 So, here we go.

0:24 Now, of course, there are many, many different things that you need to learn

0:28 when you're learning a language- the grammar,

0:31 the vocabulary, the pronunciation, so many other points.

0:34 Today, we're focusing on the vocabulary.

0:37 And again, there are many smart strategies to master the vocabulary.

0:42 This is definitely one of them.

0:45 So, what we're looking at today is what's called formally,

0:49 if you look it up on the internet, word forms.

0:52 And what does that mean?

0:55 That means, for example, let's say you know the meaning of the word "manage".

1:02 Okay?

1:03 However, when you start to speak in a sentence

1:07 and you're trying to convey a particular thought,

1:10 sometimes you might get stuck, because even though you know the verb "manage",

1:16 maybe you don't know all forms of the word.

1:19 So, all forms of the word, when we say that, we mean the verb, the person noun,

1:25 the noun itself, the adjective, and also the adverb,

1:29 although today we're focusing on the other four, not the adverb.

1:33 The adverb is very often like the adjective.

1:36 So, let's see how to do this, what you know already,

1:40 and what gaps you need to fill in.

1:43 And that way, when you're speaking,

1:45 you won't get stuck because you don't know one of the word forms.

1:49 I like to actually think of each of these like a word family.

1:54 It's like get to know...

1:55 If you...

1:56 If you meet one of them, one member of the family, get to know the whole family.

2:01 Right?

2:01 The mother, the father, the brother, the sister,

2:04 and that way you will feel very comfortable in their company.

2:08 All right?

2:09 So, let's get started.

2:11 So, let's take the first family or group and see how it goes.

2:16 So, first we're looking for the verb itself.

2:20 The verb here is "manage".

2:22 Okay?

2:23 So, you could manage or look after or be

2:27 responsible for employees or projects, things like that.

2:31 Many, many things in life which we manage.

2:35 The person who manages, the person noun is "manager".

2:41 Right?

2:41 He's my manager, she's my manager, etc.

2:46 The general noun is "management".

2:49 We'll get a chance to pronounce all of these in a minute, don't worry.

2:56 But what is the adjective?

2:58 So, if you don't know one of these four, it's possible that you could get stuck

3:03 when you're trying to express something even

3:05 though you took the trouble to actually learn the meaning of the word "manage".

3:10 That's the hard part, to connect that first basic word.

3:14 But once you learn a verb, it's wonderful if you know all of the forms.

3:19 All right?

3:21 So, do you know that if you say "John

3:26 has _____ experience" or "John is looking for _____ role",

3:32 what is the adjective of the verb "manage"?

3:37 Do you know what it is?

3:41 If you need some time, pause the video,

3:44 join me in a few seconds, but I'm going to go on now.

3:49 So, the actual adjective here is "managerial".

3:54 Did you know that word?

3:57 Have you heard it before?

3:59 Well, you can use it now.

4:01 So, say it after...

4:03 Let's go through all of them.

4:05 Okay?

4:06 Let's also pronounce them correctly.

4:10 "Manage", "manager", "management", "managerial".

4:17 He's looking for a managerial role.

4:20 He has managerial experience.

4:22 Okay?

4:23 So, see what happens if you're missing one of those words,

4:26 that's when you get stuck.

4:28 But if you know all of the forms, you won't get stuck.

4:31 All right?

4:31 Let's continue and see how it works.

4:34 The first word here is...

4:36 The verb is "organize".

4:37 All right?

4:38 What does it mean to organize something?

4:40 It can mean to put something in order,

4:44 like organize your home, organize your files,

4:46 or it can mean to plan something, like an event, or a party, or a conference.

4:52 All right?

4:53 So, we're looking for the person noun.

4:55 Think about that, but let me give you the other words.

5:00 The noun itself is "organization", and the adjective is "organizational".

5:07 For example, an organizational chart.

5:10 You know the chart where they have, like, one person at the top, the president,

5:14 and then the two vice presidents,

5:16 and then all the directors, or managers, or whatever.

5:19 Right?

5:20 That's an organizational chart.

5:22 Or an organization has a vision, the organizational vision.

5:26 All right?

5:27 Whatever.

5:28 But what's the missing word, here?

5:31 What's the noun of "organize" to describe the person or group that organizes?

5:39 Think about it.

5:41 Here, it was "manage" and "manager".

5:45 So, here it is "organize" and "organizer".

5:51 All right?

5:53 So, are you ready?

5:56 Let's say all of them together.

5:59 "Organize", "organizer", "organization", "organizational".

6:07 All right?

6:08 Excellent.

6:08 You've got it.

6:09 This is so important.

6:11 I work with so many clients from all over the world, and this is what's missing.

6:16 So, if you manage to fill in the gaps,

6:19 take the verbs that you know, take the words you already know,

6:22 and just make sure you know all of the forms,

6:25 and then you'll become so much more fluent and so much faster.

6:30 Let's look at the next one.

6:32 Here, I left out the verb, but we have the person who does this.

6:37 The person who does this is a motivator.

6:40 What the person does is to give motivation,

6:47 and a speech or something like that might be motivational.

6:51 He gave a motivational speech.

6:55 All right?

6:56 So, what is the verb from these words that you can pull out?

7:02 The verb itself is "to motivate" or "motivate".

7:07 Okay?

7:08 You can pronounce the "t" or not pronounce the "t", it's fine either way.

7:17 All right?

7:18 Let's say these four.

7:21 Ready?

7:21 "Motivate", "motivator", "motivation", and "motivational".

7:26 It's a motivational conference.

7:29 It's a motivational speech.

7:31 Okay?

7:32 You could also use the word "motivated",

7:35 "I'm very motivated", because the speech is very motivating.

7:40 Okay?

7:40 So, we have different forms of the adjective here, not always,

7:45 sometimes, but this is one of the very common ones.

7:50 "Motivational", "motivated", and "motivating".

7:52 All right?

7:54 Good.

7:54 Let's go to the next side.

7:57 So, the verb itself here is "supervise".

8:00 What does it mean to supervise something?

8:03 Well, first of all, you can supervise people or you can supervise an activity.

8:09 It means to make sure that everything...

8:11 You're watching over it, you're making sure that everything is running well,

8:16 everybody's doing what they're supposed to be doing.

8:18 You're the supervisor.

8:20 Right.

8:20 Okay?

8:21 So, if you supervise, you're the supervisor.

8:25 The noun itself is "supervision".

8:30 You're responsible for supervision of the team, of the project, whatever.

8:37 And what's the adjective?

8:39 If you know this one, you're really...

8:41 Your English is at a good level.

8:44 Okay?

8:44 A high level.

8:45 What is it?

8:47 He's looking for, or she's looking for, or they

8:50 are looking for what kind of positions?

8:55 I'm going to write it for you.

8:59 Okay?

8:59 So, we have the word "supervisory".

9:04 A supervisory position, or she has strong supervisory skills.

9:11 Supervisory experience.

9:12 All right?

9:14 Let's say them all.

9:17 "Supervise", "supervisor", "supervision", and "supervisory".

9:24 Good.

9:24 What you can do, then,

9:26 is to take these words-all right?-and make sentences with them.

9:31 Use them in sentences.

9:32 We're going to do a little bit of that later.

9:35 All right, let's go to the next word.

9:39 "Advise".

9:39 What does it mean to advise?

9:42 It's like to give people...

9:44 To tell people what they should do,

9:46 what they could do, to give them some recommendations and suggestions.

9:50 So, you could advise clients, you could advise your students, and so on.

9:58 Okay?

9:58 Your workers, your employees, your friends, your family.

10:02 All right?

10:03 A person who advises is called an "advisor".

10:07 Good.

10:08 What does the advisor give?

10:11 What is that word?

10:14 That's a special word.

10:16 Okay?

10:16 That's often confused by many learners.

10:18 But let's go on to the next one.

10:21 So, the person who is an advisor has advisory offers, advisory services.

10:29 Or there's another way that this word can be used.

10:33 Okay?

10:34 So, if we're using it as an adjective,

10:36 we can say "advisory services", services where something is provided.

10:41 So, what is provided here?

10:44 So, the noun of "advise" is "advice".

10:49 Be very careful between these two words, the verb and the noun.

10:55 They're very frequently confused.

10:57 In my course, this is one of the words that features,

11:01 and it's a very popular one.

11:02 I have an online course called "Correct

11:04 Your English Errors in 10 Minutes a Day",

11:07 and we look at all of these common mistakes in grammar, vocabulary, and so on.

11:11 Okay?

11:11 So, this is a very common one.

11:13 So, this one is spelt with an "s", and it's pronounced "advise".

11:19 Even though it's with an "s", it sounds like a "z" or a "zed" sound.

11:25 Could you advise me?

11:27 Okay?

11:27 Or here, could you please give me some advice?

11:32 And here, even though it's written with a "c", it sounds like an "s".

11:37 I know.

11:38 What can I do?

11:39 Okay?

11:40 This is the language.

11:41 All right?

11:42 So, the other point I wanted to mention about the word "advisory" is this.

11:47 Yes, it is an adjective,

11:49 but sometimes the word "advisory" also functions as a noun.

11:55 For example, I heard a weather advisory.

11:59 They issued a weather advisory because of the upcoming storm.

12:05 Or the government has issued a travel advisory and said,

12:09 "Be careful, don't go there", etc.

12:12 Okay?

12:12 So, sometimes the word "advisory" can also function as a noun itself.

12:18 Next, we have this last group, "to compete".

12:22 What does it mean when you compete in something?

12:26 You take part in something, like all sports are basically...

12:31 People are competing.

12:33 Somebody is trying to be better than the other person, a team, an athlete.

12:38 So, when you compete, you're trying to win, you're trying to be better,

12:42 or you're trying to be the best when you compete.

12:45 And it's also true in the office.

12:47 Right?

12:48 Who gets...

12:48 It's like something going on that...

12:51 Where people are competing so that someone

12:53 can get a promotion before someone else.

12:56 Okay?

12:57 All right.

12:58 Now, so "compete" is the verb.

13:00 Right?

13:00 The people or person who competes is called a "competitor".

13:05 So, let's say one company sells sandwiches, one restaurant sells sandwiches,

13:10 and next door, there's another restaurant that sells sandwiches.

13:14 So, they are "competitors".

13:16 They're both trying to get more business.

13:19 All right?

13:20 Next, the noun is "competition".

13:23 And what is the adjective?

13:26 Do you know it?

13:29 Very often, they say this is a "blank sport"

13:33 or the job market right now is very something.

13:38 Again, as I said, if you don't know the words, you'll get stuck.

13:42 But if you know all of the words, the whole family, you won't get stuck.

13:48 So, what's the word we need there?

13:51 It's this one.

13:56 Okay?

13:56 Say it after me.

13:59 "Competitive" or "competitive".

14:00 You can pronounce the "t"s or not, it's fine either way.

14:07 Let's say all of them.

14:10 "To compete", "competitor", "competition", and "competitive".

14:18 All right?

14:20 Very good.

14:21 This is one of the keys to really taking your English to a higher level,

14:28 expanding your English, expanding your confidence.

14:31 I work with this method with a lot of my clients,

14:34 and they love it because immediately whatever they're stuck on, they're

14:38 not stuck anymore because they know how to express that idea,

14:42 which they already understand, in many different ways, and you will as well.

14:46 All right?

14:47 Now, something...

14:48 Let me point out something in terms of spelling.

14:51 You might notice here "manager", written with an "er", "organizer",

14:59 also "er", "motivator" with "or", "supervisor",

15:06 "or", "advisor", "or", and "competitor", "or".

15:10 Okay?

15:11 Now, does that mean there are more words like that with "or"?

15:17 I haven't checked.

15:18 I'm not sure, but what I do know is that both forms exist.

15:23 So whenever you're looking at a word like that, make sure you check and be

15:27 sure for the word you're looking for, whether

15:30 it's written with an "er" or an "or".

15:33 All right?

15:34 All right.

15:34 Now let's practice a little bit.

15:36 I shared with you one important

15:38 strategy to improve your English vocabulary faster,

15:41 and that was by focusing on word groups.

15:44 Now let's look at the second strategy,

15:47 and that is to review soon after you have learned something,

15:51 and then at short intervals after that.

15:55 So it's very good to do what we're about to do just now,

15:58 but remember that after that, after a couple of days, after a week,

16:04 and so on, either take a photo of the screen

16:08 and ask yourself the same questions, go over them,

16:12 make sure you know the vocabulary,

16:14 and so on, or else you can come back, watch the video, or do the...

16:18 Watch the test part of the video,

16:20 because what you want to know is that you can recall the words.

16:24 That's the reason you're steady.

16:25 Okay?

16:26 And these are the effective strategies to enable you to make good progress.

16:31 All right?

16:31 So let's get started now.

16:34 Number one, do we say "Could you please advise me" or "advice me"?

16:42 Okay?

16:43 The answer is "Could you please advise me", because we're looking for the verb.

16:53 "Advice" is the noun.

16:55 Good.

16:56 Number two, we entered the "compete" or the "competition".

17:05 The answer is the "competition".

17:08 All right?

17:09 We were looking for the noun, here.

17:13 "Compete" is the verb.

17:15 We don't want that one in this sentence.

17:18 Number three, "John is our supervision or supervisor".

17:25 The correct answer is "supervisor".

17:31 Both "supervisor" and "supervision" are nouns,

17:34 but "supervisor" is the person noun, and "supervision" is the general noun.

17:40 All right?

17:41 Next, "This is our organizational chart or organize chart." Which is it?

17:51 This time, the answer is "organizational chart".

17:55 That is the adjective that we want to use before the word "chart".

18:02 Good.

18:03 Number five, "She knows how to motivation her staff"

18:08 or "She knows how to motivate her staff." Which is correct?

18:16 The answer is "motivate".

18:18 Okay?

18:19 We're looking for the verb, there.

18:22 "Motivation" is the noun, "motivate" is the verb.

18:26 Good.

18:27 Number six, "He has managerial skills or manager skills." Which is right?

18:37 "He has managerial skills." Right?

18:41 Because we have managerial what?

18:45 Skills.

18:46 Right?

18:47 We're trying to find...

18:49 Use an adjective before the word "skills".

18:52 "Managerial skills".

18:53 All right?

18:54 Next, number seven, "They compete in the Olympics or they

19:00 competitor in the Olympics." The answer is "they compete".

19:08 We're looking for the verb, "compete".

19:12 "Competitor" is a noun.

19:15 Next, "She's a famous motivational speaker or she's a famous

19:21 motivator speaker." It might be a little bit confusing,

19:26 but think about it carefully.

19:28 Look at the whole sentence.

19:31 So, the answer is "She's a famous motivational speaker",

19:36 because there is the word "speaker" after this.

19:40 Right?

19:41 So, we need an adjective.

19:43 "A motivational speaker", "a famous speaker", "a well-known speaker".

19:48 Right?

19:48 So, we need an adjective before this word "speaker".

19:52 But "motivator" is just a noun by itself.

19:54 If we just said "She's a famous motivator", that would be fine,

19:58 but we do have the word "speaker" after

20:00 that, so we need to say "motivational speaker".

20:04 All right?

20:05 So, use these words, make your own sentences,

20:08 review them, and come back if you want.

20:11 Watch the video or make your own notes.

20:14 Have a chart, have a system, and you will succeed.

20:18 You are already succeeding.

20:19 Remember that.

20:20 All right?

20:21 Thanks very much for watching.

20:22 Bye for now.