205. Why Did Britain Invent So Many Sports? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>From tennis, ping pong, and badminton to boxing, rugby, and football, the rules of many modern sports were written by British people! Why? Today I want to explain how and why so many of the world’s sports were invented by the British!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.link/" target="_blank"><u><strong>ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><u><strong>JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></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/2023/02/06/205-why-did-britain-invent-so-many-sports/" target="_blank"><u><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/02/06/205-why-did-britain-invent-so-many-sports/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - </strong><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul"><u><strong>thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/"><u><strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary</h2> <ul> <li><strong>To invent (v) - </strong>to design or create something that did not exist before. <em>The World Wide Web was invented in 1989.<br> </em></li> <li><strong>Folk (adj) - </strong>traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, and usually passed on from parents to their children over a long period of time. <em>There are some unique folk dances in this city.<br> </em></li> <li><strong>To codify (v) - </strong>to organize and write a law or system of laws. <em>The UK doesn’t have a codified constitution.<br> </em></li> <li><strong>Alumni (plural n) - </strong>men and women who have completed their studies, esp. at a school, college, or university. <em>There will be reunion of university alumni next week.<br> </em></li> <li><strong>Elite (adj) - </strong>belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society. <em>Elite universities are very competitive to enter.<br> </em></li> <li><strong>Boarding school (n) </strong>- a school where students live and study. <em>He studied at a boarding school in the UK.<br> </em></li> <li><strong>Administrator (n) - </strong>someone whose job is to control the operation of a business, organization, or plan. <em>She works as a school administrator.<br> </em></li> <li><strong>Set something up (phrasal v) - </strong>to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc. <em>She plans to set up her own business.<br> </em></li> </ul> --- 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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