10. Giant cat unearthed in the Peruvian desert!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/10/21/10-giant-cat-unearthed-in-the-peruvian-desert/</strong></p> <p><strong>On today’s episode, we will look at the new discovery of a giant cat carved into the hills of Peru. The Nazca lines are one of the most impressive and mysterious ancient sites, with an unknown history and complicated design!</strong></p> <p><strong>Contact us! </strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Gmail: [email protected]</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog: thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></p> <p><strong>VOCABULARY LIST</strong></p> <p><strong>To unearth (v) - to discover something in the ground</strong></p> <p><em>Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month</em></p> <p><strong>To depict (v) - to represent or show something in a picture or story</strong></p> <p><em>The cave paintings depict a variety of human, bird and mythological figures and patterns</em></p> <p><strong>To etch (v) - to cut a pattern, picture, etc., in a surface</strong></p> <p><em>Rory ordered a baseball bat with his own name etched in the wood</em></p> <p><strong>Feline (n) - a member of the cat family</strong></p> <p><em>A wildlife park with tigers and various other felines</em></p> <p><strong>Erosion (n) - the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind</strong></p> <p><em>Coastal erosion caused the cliff to collapse</em></p> <p><strong>fertile (adj) - fertile land can produce large number of good quality crops</strong></p> <p><em>In order to turn the deserts into fertile and productive land, engineers built a 800-mile canal</em></p> <p><strong>speculation (n) - the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain</strong></p> <p><em>News of the president’s illness fuelled speculation that an election will be held later in the year</em></p> <p><strong>Ritual (n) - a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony</strong></p> <p><em>Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Comprehension Question</strong></p> <p><strong>Q. </strong>Where are the Nazca lines located? </p> <p><strong>A</strong>. Peru</p> <p><strong>Q</strong>. How long is the cat etched into the hill? </p> <p><strong>A</strong>. 37m or 120 ft</p> <p><strong>Q</strong>. In 2014, which organisation activists smudged the surface of a Nazca Line during a demonstration calling for action on climate change? </p> <p><strong>A</strong>. Greenpeace</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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