Thinking in English

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Sometimes a country will change its name. In recent years, Swaziland became Eswatini, Cape Verde became Cabo Verde, and Turkey is now Türkiye! But why do countries change their names? Let’s discuss this today on Thinking in English! TRANSCRIPT --- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/27/why-do-countries-change-their-names/ You may also like... 156. Should Owning a Dog Be Illegal!?!? (English Vocabulary Lesson) Learning English From the News?!? (with SEND7 Podcast) How to Improve Your PUBLIC SPEAKING! 155. What is an Endangered Language? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Intention (n) - something that you want and plan to do It wasn’t my intention to exclude her from the party - I just forgot her Anglicised (adj) - made English in sound, appearance, or character Immigrants to the US often anglicised their names Pride (n) - feelings of worth and respect The country’s national pride has been damaged by sporting failures Synonymous (adj) - having the same meaning The words “ annoyed” and “irritated” are synonymous To adopt (v) - to accept or start to use something new I think it is time to adopt a new approach to climate change To ditch  (v) - to get rid of something that is no longer wanted The criminals ditched the stolen car in a different town To signal (v) - to show that you intend or are ready to do something The death of Chairman Mao signalled the end of an era in Chinese history Long-standing (adj) - having existed for a long time He broke our long-standing agreement --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Should owning a dog be illegal? On today’s episode of Thinking in English, I’m going to explain why I think that owning certain types of dog, in particular “purebred” and flat faced dogs, is cruel and should not be allowed! Let’s learn about the history of dog breeds and the serious problems modern dogs experience, all while learning new vocabulary and practising your listening comprehension! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/22/should-owning-a-dog-be-illegal/ You may also like... Learning English From the News?!? (with SEND7 Podcast) How to Improve Your PUBLIC SPEAKING! Creative and Critical Thinking Challenge! (English Riddles) 155. What is an Endangered Language? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Opinionated (adj) - an opinionated person is certain about their beliefs, and expresses their ideas strongly and often He was opinionated and selfish, but undeniably clever To breed (v) - to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way Some dogs were bred to retrieve birds shot during hunting trips Breed (n) - a particular type of animal or plant What’s your favourite breed of dog? Characteristic (n) - a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something Having a big nose is a characteristic in my family To bark (v) - (of a dog) to make a loud, rough noise I can hear a dog barking outside To herd (v) - to make animals move together as a group Farmers use dogs to help herd sheep Stocky (adj) - a stocky person or animal is short, wide across the chest, and strong looking He was stockier than I remembered Squashed (adj) - flat, soft, or out of shape due to being crushed or squeezed He ate some squashed sandwiches for lunch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ How can you use the news to learn or improve your English? Stephen from the Simple English News Daily podcast joins us today to discuss the news, how you can use the news in your daily study plans, and also some predictions for future news stories. I really enjoyed talking with Stephen, and I hope you also enjoy listening to this episode! Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/20/learning-english-from-the-news/ You may also like... Sanam Monteiro: Creative Writing, Making Mistakes, and Learning English! Does Your English Accent Matter? w/ Dan Sensei (English Conversation Lesson) Feminist Majo: Maintaining Advanced English, Feminism, and East Asia What is the Point in Studying Latin? w/ Village Green English INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Follow Simple English News Daily! Website - https://www.send7.org/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/send7podcast/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/send7podcast Full Vocabulary List on the Blog --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Four years ago I gave a speech in Japanese in front of over a hundred people, completely forgot my words, started to sweat profusely, and ended up skipping half of the topics I wanted to talk about. I don’t want Thinking in English followers to have the same experience as I did, so today I’m going to give you tips and advice on how to become a better public speaker! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/15/how-to-improve-your-public-speaking/ You may also like... Creative and Critical Thinking Challenge! (English Riddles) 155. What is an Endangered Language? (English Vocabulary Lesson) Every Royal Word You Need to Know! (English Vocabulary Lesson) How to be an ACTIVE English Learner!! 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

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Today, I want you all to practice using your critical, creative, and out-of-the-box thinking skills by answering a few challenging English riddles! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/13/creative-and-critical-thinking-challenge/ You may also like... 3 English Riddles! Awesome English Riddle Challenge!! 5 Challenging English Riddles! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Riddle 1 What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? Riddle 2 What month of the year has 28 days? Riddle 3 There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What colour are the stairs? Riddle 4 You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I? Riddle 5 What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ A recent report has revealed that nearly 2500 languages are at risk of becoming extinct in the near future. Why do languages die out? Does it matter if they do? And how can we save an endangered language? Let’s talk about this on today’s episode of Thinking in English! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/08/155-what-is-an-endangered-language/ You may also like... Sanam Monteiro: Creative Writing, Making Mistakes, and Learning English! Every Royal Word You Need to Know! (English Vocabulary Lesson) 154. Why Can’t America Ban Guns? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 153. Should We Pay Reparations for Slavery? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Endangered (adj) - things that may soon not exist because there are very few around now The rhino is an endangered animal Generation (n) - all the people of about the same age within a society The younger generation smokes less that their parents did Elder (n) - an older person, especially one with a respected position in society You should listen to the advice of your elders To absorb (v) - to take something in, especially gradually Towels absorb moisture at the expense of (phrase) - resulting in the loss of something They chose to speed up production at the expense of safety To document (v) - to record the details of an event, a process, etc His interest in cars has been well-documented Exclusively (adv) - only That YouTuber has an exclusively female audience To revitalise (v) - to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something They made a plan to revitalise the city centre Multilingualism (n) - knowledge of more languages than a native language The school embraced multilingualism and offered classes in the country’s three national languages --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Sanam Monteiro is poet, activist, political science graduate, youth worker, former intern for United Nations Women, and a friend of mine who once let me sleep on her sofa in Brussels! I invited Sanam on to Thinking in English today to discuss her experiences of both learning and teaching English. TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/06/sanam-monteiro-creative-writing-making-mistakes-and-learning-english/ You may also like... Does Your English Accent Matter? w/ Dan Sensei (English Conversation Lesson) Feminist Majo: Maintaining Advanced English, Feminism, and East Asia What is the Point in Studying Latin? w/ Village Green English INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Follow Sanam and the Compass Collective! Sanam's Instagram - @namnaaam  Compass Collective - https://www.compasscollect.com/ Compass Collective Instagram - @compasscollect  Donate to Compass Collective --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ To mark the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, the UK is holding a large celebration this week called the platinum jubilee! And this episode of Thinking in English is going to introduce you to every “royal” word you need to know to talk about the Queen, the Monarchy, and the Crown! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/01/every-royal-word-you-need-to-know/ You may also like... 154. Why Can’t America Ban Guns? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 153. Should We Pay Reparations for Slavery? (English Vocabulary Lesson) How to be an ACTIVE English Learner!! 152. Why are the Falkland Islands so Controversial? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 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

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ America has a problem with gun violence. But they struggle to do anything about it. Even after tragic mass shootings it is unlikely that anything will be done to prevent such a thing happening again. So, why can’t America ban guns? By the end of today’s episode you should have a clearer idea! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/30/why-cant-america-ban-guns/ You may also like... 153. Should We Pay Reparations for Slavery? (English Vocabulary Lesson) How to be an ACTIVE English Learner!! 152. Why are the Falkland Islands so Controversial? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 151. What is Roe v. Wade? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Firearm (n) - a gun that can be carried easily Pistols and revolvers are firearms Homicide (n) - murder The number of homicides in the city increased last year To bear (v) - to have or continue to have something; to carry something He arrived bearing gifts Equivalent (n) - having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc $50 is roughly equivalent to £40 Background checks (n) - a check of what a person has done in the past, often to help decide whether or not to employ them A criminal background check showed he had been arrested as a teenager Would-be (adj) - wanting or trying to be Would-be soldiers are required to pass physical examinations Amnesty (n) - a period of time during which people are not punished for committing a crime People who hand in illegal weapons to the police will not be prosecuted during the amnesty Lobby (n) - a group of people who try to persuade the government or an official group to do something The pro-coal lobby has succeeded in stopping the government from shutting down the mine --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT TO PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ During recent trips to the Caribbean, the British royal family has faced demands for reparations and compensation for the UK’s involvement in the historic slave trade. What are reparations? And should we pay reparations for slavery? Let’s talk about this on today’s episode of Thinking in English! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/25/should-we-pay-reparations-for-slavery/ You may also like... How to be an ACTIVE English Learner!! 152. Why are the Falkland Islands so Controversial? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 151. What is Roe v. Wade? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 150. How to Stop Procrastinating!! (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List head of state (n) - the official leader of a country, often someone who has few or no real political powers Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state in 15 countries Atrocity (n) - an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act They are currently investigating the atrocities committed during the war To trace (v) - to discover the causes or origins of something by examining the way in which it has developed She traced her family back 400 years Impoverished (adj) - very poor He was an impoverished young actor Wrongdoing (n) - a bad or an illegal action She has denied any wrongdoing Descendant (n) - a person who is related to you and who lives after you They claim to be the descendants of the royal family To emancipate (v) - to free a person from another person’s control Slaves in the British empire were mostly emancipated in 1833 Appalling (v) - very bad The weather today is appalling Precedent (n) - an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made There is already precedent for promoting people with no formal qualifications in this company --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices