126. The Most Unstable Country in the World?: What is Happening in Sudan? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>What is the most unstable country in the world? How about a country with nearly 20 coups since becoming independent? A country with countless wars, massive corruption, and daily protests? A country with a Prime Minister who was appointed, arrested, reinstated, and then resigned in the space of a few months? Let’s talk about this country on today’s episode of Thinking in English!!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/01/05/126-the-most-unstable-country-in-the-world-what-is-happening-in-sudan-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/01/05/126-the-most-unstable-country-in-the-world-what-is-happening-in-sudan-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h6><strong>You may also like...</strong></h6> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/29/124-who-was-desmond-tutu-the-life-of-an-extraordinary-man-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/">124. Who was Desmond Tutu?: The Life of an Extraordinary Man Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/01/03/124-new-zealands-smoking-ban-explained-should-we-ban-cigarettes%ef%bf%bc/">125. New Zealand’s Smoking Ban Explained!!: Should We Ban Cigarettes?</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><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog - </strong><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Gmail - [email protected]</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To dissolve (v) - to end an official organisation or a legal arrangement</strong></p> <p><em>Parliament has been dissolved before the election</em></p> <p><strong>Coup (n) - a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army</strong></p> <p><em>Last year Myanmar’s government was overthrown by a military coup</em></p> <p><strong>Unstable (adj) - not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last</strong></p> <p><em>It is a politically unstable country</em></p> <p><strong>Consensus (n) - a generally accepted opinion, decision, or agreement among a group of people</strong></p> <p><em>The general consensus in the company is that the manager is a horrible person</em></p> <p><strong>Civilian (adj) - relating to a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces</strong></p> <p><em>The army has been criticised for attacking the unarmed civilian population</em></p> <p><strong>To reinstate (v) - to give someone back their previous job or position</strong></p> <p><em>A month after being unfairly fired, he was reinstated in his job</em></p> <p><strong>Ungovernable (adj) - unable to be governed or controlled; uncontrollable</strong></p> <p><em>After an economic crisis, the state became ungovernable</em></p> <p><strong>To mount (v) - to organise and begin an activity or event</strong></p> <p><em>The lawyers are preparing to mount a defence of their client</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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