Thinking in English

Check Out English Learning for Curious Minds - https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts English Learning for Curious Minds Latest Episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rsjIZxHhvO9qPjSOzcKT4?si=UYSWWdMDR3umakXeP2F_Zw English is the global lingua franca – the language of international business, diplomacy, and education. But why? Is English still a colonial language? My Links JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard⁠ TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/04/03/220-is-english-still-a-colonial-language/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary Lingua franca (n) - a language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages. Colonial (adj) - relating to a colony or colonialism. To impose (v) - to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living. Dominance (n) - the quality of being more important, strong, or successful than anything else of the same type. Legacy (n) - something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time. To marginalize (v) - to treat someone or something as if they are not important. Imbalance (n) - a situation in which two things that should be equal or that are normally equal are not To homogenise (v) - to change something so that all its parts or features become the same or very similar. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  "The biggest crisis in the history of the country". This is how one key politician has described the massive wave of protests, unrest, and strikes currently affecting Israel. Let’s look at why people are taking to the streets and what is causing so much anger on today’s episode of Thinking in English! My Links ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard⁠ TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/29/220-why-are-people-protesting-in-israel/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary To take to the streets (idiom) - When people take to the streets, they express their opposition to something in public and often violently. To walk out (phrasal v) - to refuse to continue working and leave your office, factory, etc. to show your employer that you are unhappy about something. Reform (n) – a change or set of changes made to a system, law, organization, etc. in order to make it more modern or effective. Judicial (adj) - relating to the legal system and the branch of government responsible for the legal system Unfit (adj) - not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose or activity. To undermine (v) - to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually. Rupture (n) - an occasion when something explodes, breaks, or tears. Unrest (n) - disagreements or fighting between different groups of people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who was the most powerful woman in history? Was it the only female emperor of China? A female Egyptian Pharaoh who built great temples? Or the Iron Lady who’s economic policies are still influential today? Let’s discuss this on today’s episode of Thinking in English! My Links JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard⁠ TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/27/219-who-was-the-most-powerful-woman-in-history/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary Diffuse (adj) - spread out and not directed in one place. To relegate (v) - to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position. Trappings (n) - all the things that are part of or typical of a particular job, situation, or event. To seize (v) - to take using sudden force. To solidify (v) - to become or make something become certain. Feeble (adj) – weak and without energy, strength, or power. Manoeuvring (n) - the action of cleverly planning something to get an advantage. Sweeping (adj) - affecting many things or people; large. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sign Up for the ENGLISH POETRY COURSE⁠ Use code "thinking" for 10% off the course! Last week, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin. But could Putin ever actually be arrested? Let’s discuss this and more on today’s episode of Thinking in English! My Links Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/22/218-could-putin-really-be-arrested/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary Warrant (n) - an official document, signed by a judge or other person in authority, that gives the police permission to search someone's home, arrest a person, or take some other action To allege (v) - to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof Deportation (n) - forcing someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or who has broken the law. To ratify (v) - (especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official. To prosecute (v) - to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime. To indoctrinate (v) - to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question. Allegation (n) - a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal. Accusation (n) - a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sign Up for the ENGLISH POETRY COURSE⁠ Use code "thinking" for 10% off the course! Today, I want to introduce you all to the benefits and joys of using poetry to learn English! Poetry is an incredible, yet underused, resource for English learners that I believe will be of help to many of you listening. My Links Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/20/217-how-to-use-poetry-to-study-english/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Socrates is considered to be one of the founders of western philosphy and thought. Today, I want to look at his ideas and approach to asking questions, and then see if there are any lessons language learners like us can learn from Socrates! My Links Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/15/216-english-learning-and-socrates-what-can-we-learn-from-the-father-of-western-philosphy-english-vocabulary-lesson/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary To question (v) - to express doubts about the value or truth of something. Results from a study questioned whether treatment with the drug really improved survival. To examine (v) – to consider a thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something. The council is to examine ways of reducing traffic in the city centre. Contradiction (n) - the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong. You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a contradiction? Ignorance (n) - lack of knowledge, understanding, or information about something. Public ignorance about the disease is still a cause for concern. Dialectical (adj) - discovering what is true by considering opposite theories. Contradiction is after all what dialectical thinking is all about. Assumption (n) - something that you accept as true without question or proof. People tend to make assumptions about you when you have a disability. Preconception (n) - an idea or opinion formed before enough information is available to form it correctly. Try to go into the meeting without too many preconceptions about what the other group wants. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check Out English Learning for Curious Minds - https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts English Learning for Curious Minds Latest Episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rsjIZxHhvO9qPjSOzcKT4?si=UYSWWdMDR3umakXeP2F_Zw Over the past few months, the EU, USA, and Canada have all taken steps to ban the popular social media application TikTok. Why? Today, I’m going to explain why countries are considering banning TikTok, and ask whether or not it should be banned! My Links Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/13/215-should-tiktok-be-banned-english-vocabulary-lesson/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary To lip-sync (v) - Performers who lip-sync songs pretend to be singing them when in fact they are just moving their lips. Actors both sing and lip-sync to familiar tunes. Generation (n) - all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family. The younger generation smokes less than their parents did. Controversial (adj) - causing disagreement or discussion. The book was very controversial. Application (n) - a computer program or piece of software designed for a particular purpose that you can download onto a mobile phone or other mobile device. There are apps for everything, from learning a language to booking cinema tickets. Merger (n) - an occasion when two or more companies or organizations join together to make one larger company. The merger of these two companies would create the world's biggest accounting firm. To crack down (phrasal v) - to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way. The library is cracking down on people who lose their books. Data (n) - information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making The data was collected by various researchers. To manipulate (v) - to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly. Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Delve into the UN Treaty on the High Seas and learn new vocabulary. Explore the agreement to protect oceans, the importance of safeguarding marine life, and the challenges of global cooperation. Discover terms like 'treaty', 'to safeguard', and 'marine'.

Check Out English Learning for Curious Minds - https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts English Learning for Curious Minds Latest Episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rsjIZxHhvO9qPjSOzcKT4?si=UYSWWdMDR3umakXeP2F_Zw Today, I want to introduce you all to the ancient and influential philosophy of Stoicism, and explain how its teachings could be useful and beneficial to your English learning journey! My Links Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/06/213-english-learning-and-stoicism-a-stoics-guide-to-learning-english/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should employees be entitled to the right to disconnect? Should companies be banned from sending you emails or setting you tasks out of work hours? Or is this bad for business? Let’s discuss this debate in today’s episode! My Links Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish  ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/  TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/01/212-what-is-the-right-to-disconnect/ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary  To disconnect (v) – to stop being connected to the internet, phone line, or something similarSometimes I need to disconnect from the internet for a few days To disengage (v) - to stop being involved in something, or to stop someone being involved in something.The children refused to disengage from their game. Work-life balance (n) - the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend with your family and doing things you enjoy.It can be difficult to get the right work-life balance. To blur (v) - to make the difference between two things less clear, or to make it difficult to see the exact truth about somethingThis film blurs the line/distinction/boundary between reality and fantasy. Boundary (n) - the limit of what someone considers to be acceptable behaviour.Try to show love while respecting each other's boundaries. Task at hand (n) - the work someone is doing now.Let’s concentrate on the task at hand. Policy (n) - a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party.They believe that Europe needs a common foreign and security policy. Middle ground (n) - a position between two opposite opinions in an argument, or between two descriptionsThe UN peace envoy has failed to find any middle ground between the government and the opposition parties. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices