195. Why is it 2023?? (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>NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/01/02/why-is-it-2023/" target="_blank"><u><strong>TRANSCRIPT - </strong></u><em><strong>https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/01/02/why-is-it-2023/</strong></em></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Welcome to the first Thinking in English episode of 2023! Or… is it really 2023? Let’s discuss this history of calendars, time, and dates on today’s episode (and practice your listening comprehension and vocabulary skills at the same time)!</strong></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> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Take for granted (</strong><em><strong>phrase</strong></em><strong>) - to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it</strong></p> <p><em>I guess we all took it for granted that water would always be freely available</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Solar (</strong><em><strong>adj</strong></em><strong>) – of or from the sun</strong></p> <p><em>I want to build a solar power car</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Lunar (</strong><em><strong>adj</strong></em><strong>) – of or relating to the moon</strong></p> <p><em>The lunar rover landed safely on the moon</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Approximately (adv) - close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time</strong></p> <p><em>The job will take approximately three weeks, and cost approximately £1,000</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Breakthrough (n) - an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem</strong></p> <p><em>Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Drift (v) - to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction</strong></p> <p><em>No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Divisible (adj) – meaning that can be divided by another number</strong></p> <p><em>A prime number is only divisible by 1 and itself</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Official (adj) - agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority</strong></p> <p><em>The official opening of the store is next week</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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