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Certificate of Proficiency: English for Professional
Communication
Vocabulary Journal #4

Instructions:
Watch a TVO Documentaries video https://tvo.org/documentaries and complete the 3 tasks below.

1. Select at least 5 words that are new to you. Write down the sentence that each word appears in. (See example below.)

New vocabulary word Context sentence for word from video

Gospel Pete Seeger said it was Septima Clark who changed the lyrics to the old gospel song and made the anthem we all know:
"We Shall Overcome."
Willing that one thing that everyone is willing to work hard for; a ridiculously simple goal that doesn't just benefit the individual but
the village around them.
Blighted Your leadership; auditing blighted streets in Detroit; working with hospitals and health care systems in Harlem; praying
over the streets of Sacramento, Charlotte, Brooklyn, Flint and every community that has seen trauma; changing traffic
patterns, making your streets safer; and most importantly, standing as role models.
Audacious But that is not nearly enough. And so our goal is to create critical mass. And in order to do that, we have an audacious plan
to scale our intervention.
And

Reared And as we were walking along this narrow strip of road, a few of the trucks reared by us so close, and out of their tailpipe
was the specter of mob violence. It was unnerving.
 2. Look up the words in a dictionary (Merriam Webster, Oxford, Collins, etc. on-line dictionaries). Select the definition that is correct for the
context that your word appears in. Find synonyms. Fill in the chart below. (See example below.)

Vocabulary
Word + Correct definition Other Definitions (include all main definitions) Synonyms
part of for context
speech
Gospel 8. Gospel music. 1.The teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation. Christian
(noun) 2. The story of Christ's life and teachings, especially as contained in the first four teaching
books of the New Testament, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Christian
3. (Usually initial capital letter) any of these four books. doctrine
4. Something regarded as true and implicitly believed: to take his report for gospel.
Christ's
5. A doctrine regarded as of prime importance: political gospel.
teaching
6. Glad tidings, especially concerning salvation and the kingdom of God as
announced to the world by Christ. the word of
gospels
7. ( Often initial capital letter ) Ecclesiastical . an extract from one of the four evangel
Gospels, forming part of the Eucharistic service in certain churches. creed
gospel truth
Willing 2. Cheerfully 1. Disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along. Ready, prepared,
(adjective) consenting or ready: 3. Done, given, borne, used, etc., with cheerful readiness. disposed,
a willing worker. inclined of a
mind, minded,
happy glad
pleased.
Blighted 3. The state or 1. Plant Pathology. The rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant Infect, mildew,
(Noun) result of being tissues. A disease so characterized. kill, destroy.
blighted or 2. Any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration: Extravagance was the
deteriorated; blight of the family.
dilapidation; decay:
urban blight.
 1. 2. Extremely original without Bold
Audacious Extremely bold or restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive:an audacious vision of the city's brig Daring
(adjective) daring; recklessly ht future. Fearless
brave; fearless: 3.Recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent Intrepid
an audacious expl ; brazen. Brave
orer. 4. Lively; unrestrained; uninhibited:an audacious interpretation of her role. Courageous
Valiant
heroic

Reared 1. 2. To breed and raise (livestock). Bring, upraise,

(Verb) To take care of an 3. To raise by building; erect. care for look,
d support up 4. To raise to an upright position: to rear a ladder. after nurture,
to maturity: parent hand-
to rear a child. rear, educate.
 3. Write your own sentences using the new vocabulary words. (Use the same meaning as was used in your video). Make sure that there is
enough information to remind you what the meaning is. Use synonyms to help you make the meaning clear.(See example below.)

Word My sentence
Gospel At the last concert last year, the audience was thrilled to hear a young man sing a gospel song.

Willing This year our company has very high goals to reach, however I am confident that our teams are willing to work
hard.
Blighted After the passage of the hurricane through the region of California, we find blighted and devastated streets.
Audacious Our company is really audacious, we are the only one in the market taking such a risk.
Reared I was reared with good values, my parents taught me to be respectful, honest, educated, empathetic, humble,
prudent and grateful.