Thinking in English

FULL TRANSCRIPT NOW AVAILABLE: https://thinkinginenglish741418158.wordpress.com/  On today’s episode, we will discuss the recent US presidential debate, and think about the potential alternatives for the future.  Please contact us   INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod  Email: thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com  Vocabulary List  surrogate (adj) -replacing someone else or used instead of something else  Because she had no children of her own, her friend’s son became a kind of surrogate child to her  Spectacle (n) - unusual or unexpected event or situation  It was a strange spectacle to see snow in summer  Consensus (n) - a generally accepted opinion, wide agreement  They’re trying to build a consensus on the need to improve the city’s schools  superficial (adj) - not complete and only the most obvious, not really important  I only have a superficial knowledge of French  To Squabble (verb) - to argue over something that is not important  They are still squabbling over who will get the big office  Prowess (n) - great ability or skill She is known for her sporting prowess  To outwit (v) - to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly  The cat outwitted the dog by climbing the tree.  To abolish (v) -to officially end an activity or custom I think bullfighting should be abolished  equitable (adj) treating everyone fairly and in the same way  We all want an equitable tax system  Comprehension Questions  Q. For What party did Abraham Lincoln serve as a surrogate debater for in the days when presidential candidates did not publicly campaign?   A. The Whig Party.  Q. Who was British PM when the post war consensus ended?   A. Margret Thatcher  Q. How many time did Trump interrupt Biden?   A. 73 times --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FULL TRANSCRIPT NOW AVAILABLE: https://thinkinginenglish741418158.wordpress.com/  On today’s episode of Thinking in English we will discuss some of the lesser known benefits of learning a foreign language.  Please contact us!  INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Email: thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com  Vocabulary  Cognitive -  of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)   Researchers are debating whether heading balls can dent the cognitive skills of young soccer players for life.  Longevity - a long duration of individual life, remaining popular for a long time  For longevity in car design, you really need to keep it simple.  Functionality - the quality of being useful, practical, and right for the purpose for which something was made:  In civil engineering, a major component of functionality is safety.  Multitask - to do more than one thing at a time:  There's a stereotype that women tend to multitask better than men do.  Counter-intuitive - Something that is counter-intuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to:  Steering a sailboat is counter-intuitive - you push the tiller the opposite way to the way you want to go.  Alzheimer - a disease of the brain that mainly affects old people and results in the gradual loss of memory, speech, movement, and the ability to think clearly:  Dementia- a medical condition that affects especially old people, causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually become worse, and leading to confused behaviour:  The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thinking in English is a podcast designed for intermediate and advanced English learners. I believe that thinking is an incredibly important step on the road fluency, and this podcast is going to help you achieve this by discussing topics ranging from politics and economics, to philosophy and science. Rather than "learning English", Thinking in English focuses on "learning in English." Learn something new, listen to something interesting, and improve your English at the same time! Conversation Clubs, bonus episodes, and more on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish My website - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/ Thinking in English is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on Thinking in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices