124. Who was Desmond Tutu?: The Life of an Extraordinary Man Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p>On Sunday the 26th of December, <a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/10/13/109-nobel-prizes-explained-history-context-and-current-state-of-the-worlds-most-famous-awards-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/">Nobel Peace Prize laureate</a>, South African anti-apartheid activist, and one of the world’s most loved religious leaders, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, sadly passed away at the age of 90. Today, I want to explain to you all a little bit about his life, what he did, and why he became one of the most respected, revered, and well known international figures.</p> <p><br></p> <p>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/29/124-who-was-desmond-tutu-the-life-of-an-extraordinary-man-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/</p> <p><br></p> <h6><strong>You may also like...</strong></h6> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/22/answering-your-questions-the-future-of-the-podcast-how-to-use-the-word-bloke-and-where-do-i-live/">Answering Your Questions!! The Future of the Podcast, How to Use the Word ‘Bloke,’ and Where do I Live!</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/20/123-should-we-boycott-chinas-winter-olympics-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/">123. Should We Boycott China’s Winter Olympics? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/15/122-ten-years-of-kim-jong-un-north-koreas-last-decade-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/">122. Ten Years of Kim Jong Un!: North Korea’s Last Decade Explained (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/13/121-how-to-start-your-own-country-english-vocabulary-lesson/">121. How to Start Your Own Country!!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></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> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To wander (v) - to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction</strong></p> <p><em>We spent the afternoon wandering around the market stalls</em></p> <p><strong>Segregation (n) - the state of keeping groups of people separate due to race, religion, sex, etc</strong></p> <p><em>The policy has been criticised for allowing racial segregation</em></p> <p><strong>Discrimination (n) - treating a person or group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality, etc</strong></p> <p><em>Disabled people often experience discrimination</em></p> <p><strong>Routinely (adv) - used for describing what often or usually happens</strong></p> <p><em>Health and safety rules are routinely ignored</em></p> <p><strong>To subject (v) - cause or force someone or something to undergo a particularly unwelcome experience or treatment</strong></p> <p><em>He was subjected to a terrifying ordeal</em></p> <p><strong>Movement (n) - a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas</strong></p> <p><em>The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women</em></p> <p><strong>To advocate (v) - to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something</strong></p> <p><em>She advocates taking more vacation</em></p> <p><strong>To preside (v) - to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial</strong></p> <p><em>The judge presided over the official enquiry</em></p> <p><strong>To pardon (v) - If someone who has committed a crime is pardoned, that person is officially forgiven and their punishment is stopped</strong></p> <p><em>Large numbers of political prisoners have been pardoned by the new president</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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