234. How Did India Become the Most Populous Country? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><strong>JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Support the Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p> <strong>India is now the most populous country. Today, let’s discuss how this happened, the numbers behind India’s growth, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for the country in the future!</strong> </p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/05/17/234-how-did-india-become-the-most-populous-country/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/05/17/234-how-did-india-become-the-most-populous-country/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>My Links</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.link/"><strong>ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/ </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard">⁠<strong>Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard</strong>⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast"><strong>NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/"><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/"><strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p> <strong>Vocabulary</strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><strong>Populous (adj) - </strong>A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it.</li> <li><strong>Demographic (adj) - </strong>relating to demography (= the study of populations and the different groups that make them up) </li> <li><strong>Estimated (adj) - </strong>roughly calculated or approximate.</li> <li><strong>Ageing (adj) - </strong>relating to getting older and used to describe a person or thing that is getting old.</li> <li><strong>Fertility rate (n) - </strong>the average number of children that would be born to a female over their lifetime.</li> <li><strong>Geopolitics (n) - </strong>the way a country's size, position, etc. influence its power and its relationships with other countries.</li> <li><strong>Talent pool (n) - </strong>the suitable, skilled people who are available to be chosen to do a particular type of job.</li> <li><strong>Workforce (n) - </strong>the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.</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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