155. What is an Endangered Language? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20DONATE%20OR%20SUPPORT%20TO%20PODCAST!!!!%20-%20https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>A r<strong>ecent report has revealed that nearly 2500 languages are at risk of becoming extinct in the near future. Why do languages die out? Does it matter if they do? And how can we save an endangered language? Let’s talk about this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>TR<a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/08/155-what-is-an-endangered-language/" target="_blank">ANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/08/155-what-is-an-endangered-language/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>You may also like...</strong></h3> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/06/sanam-monteiro-creative-writing-making-mistakes-and-learning-english/">Sanam Monteiro: Creative Writing, Making Mistakes, and Learning English!</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/01/every-royal-word-you-need-to-know/">Every Royal Word You Need to Know! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/30/why-cant-america-ban-guns/">154. Why Can’t America Ban Guns? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/05/25/should-we-pay-reparations-for-slavery/">153. Should We Pay Reparations for Slavery? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Endangered (adj) - things that may soon not exist because there are very few around now</strong></p> <p><em>The rhino is an endangered animal</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Generation (n) - all the people of about the same age within a society</strong></p> <p><em>The younger generation smokes less that their parents did</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Elder (n) - an older person, especially one with a respected position in society</strong></p> <p><em>You should listen to the advice of your elders</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To absorb (v) - to take something in, especially gradually</strong></p> <p><em>Towels absorb moisture</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>at the expense of (phrase) - resulting in the loss of something</strong></p> <p><em>They chose to speed up production at the expense of safety</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To document (v) - to record the details of an event, a process, etc</strong></p> <p><em>His interest in cars has been well-documented</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Exclusively (adv) - only</strong></p> <p><em>That YouTuber has an exclusively female audience</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To revitalise (v) - to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something</strong></p> <p><em>They made a plan to revitalise the city centre</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Multilingualism (n) - knowledge of more languages than a native language</strong></p> <p><em>The school embraced multilingualism and offered classes in the country’s three national languages</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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