103. Who Owns Antarctica? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
<p><strong>Antarctica is one of the most unique parts of our planet, it is full of natural resources, and is increasingly important for economic and strategic reasons. But, who owns Antarctica? Let’s talk about it on today’s episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/09/20/103-who-owns-antarctica-english-vocabulary-lesson/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/09/20/103-who-owns-antarctica-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <h6>You might also be interested in...</h6> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/09/08/100-how-many-oceans-are-there-how-many-continents-are-there-english-vocabulary-lesson/">100. How Many Oceans Are There? How Many Continents Are There? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/23/95-the-worlds-strangest-time-zones-what-are-time-zones-and-why-are-they-so-weird-english-vocabulary-lesson/">95. The World’s Strangest Time Zones!: What are time zones and why are they so weird? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/contact/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT ME!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><strong>Expanse (n) - a large, open area of land, water, or sky</strong></p> <p><em>The American Great Plains are a broad expanse of grassland</em></p> <p><strong>Precipitation (n) - water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow</strong></p> <p><em>Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are all types of precipitation</em></p> <p><strong>To converge (v) - if lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet</strong></p> <p><em>The paths all converge at the main gate of the park</em></p> <p><strong>To prohibit (v) - to officially refuse to allow something</strong></p> <p><em>Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre</em></p> <p><strong>Claim (n) - a claims in a statement saying that you have a right to something</strong></p> <p><em>They asserted their claim to citizenship</em></p> <p><strong>Utopia (n) - a perfect society</strong></p> <p><em>Try and imagine a perfect society, a utopia, in which the government really got everything right</em></p> <p><strong>Contentious (adj) - causing, involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument</strong></p> <p><em>She has some very contentious views on education</em></p> <p><strong>Provision (n) - a statement within an agreement or a law that a particular thing must happen or be done, especially before another can happen or be done</strong></p> <p><em>We have inserted certain provisions into the treaty to safeguard foreign workers</em></p> <p><strong>Pristine (adj) - original and pure; not spoiled or worn from use</strong></p> <p><em>The car seemed to be in pristine condition</em></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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Antarctica is one of the most unique parts of our planet, it is full of natural resources, and is increasingly important for economic and strategic reasons. But, who owns Antarctica? Let’s talk about it on today’s episode of Thinking in English!
100. How Many Oceans Are There? How Many Continents Are There? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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Expanse (n) - a large, open area of land, water, or sky
The American Great Plains are a broad expanse of grassland
Precipitation (n) - water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are all types of precipitation
To converge (v) - if lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet
The paths all converge at the main gate of the park
To prohibit (v) - to officially refuse to allow something
Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre
Claim (n) - a claims in a statement saying that you have a right to something
They asserted their claim to citizenship
Utopia (n) - a perfect society
Try and imagine a perfect society, a utopia, in which the government really got everything right
Contentious (adj) - causing, involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument
She has some very contentious views on education
Provision (n) - a statement within an agreement or a law that a particular thing must happen or be done, especially before another can happen or be done
We have inserted certain provisions into the treaty to safeguard foreign workers
Pristine (adj) - original and pure; not spoiled or worn from use
The car seemed to be in pristine condition
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