Thinking in English 124. Who was Desmond Tutu?: The Life of an Extraordinary Man Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
On Sunday the 26th of December, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, South African anti-apartheid activist, and one of the world’s most loved religious leaders, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, sadly passed away at the age of 90. Today, I want to explain to you all a little bit about his life, what he did, and why he became one of the most respected, revered, and well known international figures.
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To wander (v) - to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
We spent the afternoon wandering around the market stalls
Segregation (n) - the state of keeping groups of people separate due to race, religion, sex, etc
The policy has been criticised for allowing racial segregation
Discrimination (n) - treating a person or group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality, etc
Disabled people often experience discrimination
Routinely (adv) - used for describing what often or usually happens
Health and safety rules are routinely ignored
To subject (v) - cause or force someone or something to undergo a particularly unwelcome experience or treatment
He was subjected to a terrifying ordeal
Movement (n) - a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas
The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women
To advocate (v) - to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
She advocates taking more vacation
To preside (v) - to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial
The judge presided over the official enquiry
To pardon (v) - If someone who has committed a crime is pardoned, that person is officially forgiven and their punishment is stopped
Large numbers of political prisoners have been pardoned by the new president
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