173. What is the Human Development Index? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><u><strong>Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20DONATE%20OR%20SUPPORT%20TO%20PODCAST!!!!%20-%20https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/"><u><strong>CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>This year’s Human Development Index results have been published by the UN… and they are not good. For the first time in history, average human development around the world is in decline. Let’s take a look at the concept of human development and discuss this year’s results on today’s episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/19/what-is-the-human-development-index/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT -- </strong><u>https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/19/what-is-the-human-development-index/</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>You may also like...</strong></h3> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/14/what-happens-when-the-queen-dies/">172. What Happens When the Queen Dies? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/12/171-the-life-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-english-vocabulary-lesson/">171. The Life of Queen Elizabeth II (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/07/who-was-gorbachev/">170. Who was Gorbachev? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/05/169-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-fish-english-vocabulary-lesson/">169. There Is No Such Thing As A Fish… (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul"><u>thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </u></a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/"><u>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Development (n) – the process in which something grows or changes and becomes more advanced</strong></p> <p><em>The region needs more development</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Indicator (n) – something that shows what a situation is like</strong></p> <p><em>House prices are an indicator of the country’s economic health</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Well-being (n) – the state of feeling healthy and happy</strong></p> <p><em>Yoga can improve people’s feeling of well-being</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Life expectancy (n) – the length of time that someone is likely to live</strong></p> <p><em>Life expectancy in Europe has greatly increased in the past 100 years</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Goalpost (n) – the aim, goal, or conditions for success</strong></p> <p><em>In terms of minimum income, the HDI goalpost is $100</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Decline (n) – when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, or strength</strong></p> <p><em>Home cooking seems to be in decline</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Crisis (n) - a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering</strong></p> <p><em>The country’s leadership is in crisis</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Shock (n) – a sudden, unexpected, and usually unpleasant event or experience</strong></p> <p><em>It was a shock to see her looking so ill</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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