192. Should the UK Return Stolen Historical Artefacts?: The Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles, and Benin Bronzes! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><u><strong>JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast" target="_blank"><u><strong>Check Out the NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/12/12/should-the-uk-return-stolen-historical-artefacts/" target="_blank"><u><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/12/12/should-the-uk-return-stolen-historical-artefacts/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>The British Museum is full of controversial artefacts. Should the UK return these historical objects? Let’s discuss this question today!</strong></p> <p><br></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><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast" target="_blank"><u>YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Artefact (n) - an object that has been made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest</strong></p> <p><em>The museum's collection includes artefacts dating back to prehistoric times.</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Exhibit (n) - an object that is shown to the public in a museum</strong></p> <p><em>Let's go see the new dinosaur exhibit</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To repatriate (v) - to send or bring something back to the country that it came from</strong></p> <p><em>The government repatriated him because he had no visa</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Plaque (n) - a flat piece of metal, stone, wood, or plastic with writing on it that is attached to a wall</strong></p> <p><em>There was a brass plaque outside the door listing the owners’ names</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To loot (v) - to steal from shops and houses</strong></p> <p><em>During the riot shops were looted</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Collection (n) - a group of objects that someone has collected</strong></p> <p><em>That museum has a great collection of stamps</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Hieroglyph (n) - a picture or symbol that represents a word, used in some writing systems, such as the one used in ancient Egypt</strong></p> <p><em>Hieroglyphs cover the walls of pyramids in Ancient Egypt</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Sculpture (n) – a work of art made by creating objects out of material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone</strong></p> <p><em>In the ruins they found ancient stone sculpture</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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