25. Who am I?? My self introduction and why I started Thinking in English! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>To celebrate the 25th episode of Thinking in English, today I've made a slightly different episode! I decided it's time to introduce myself to all of the listeners, let you know my background, and talk about why I started Thinking in English!!</strong></p> <p><strong>Transcript! - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/24/25-who-am-i-my-self-introduction-and-why-i-started-thinking-in-english-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></p> <p><strong>Contact Us!!</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></p> <p><strong>Gmail - [email protected]</strong></p> <h4><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h4> <p><strong>Milestone (n) - an important event in the development or history of something or in someone’s life</strong></p> <p><em>We’ve been married now for 20 years, a real milestone</em></p> <p><strong>Stereotypical (adj) - with the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing, although this idea may be wrong</strong></p> <p><em>Managers need to leave behind their stereotypical ideas about women</em></p> <p><strong>Institution (n) - a large and important organization, such as a university or bank</strong></p> <p><em>This institution is over 800 years old!</em></p> <p><strong>To fascinate (v) - to interest someone a lot</strong></p> <p><em>Science has always fascinated me!</em></p> <p><strong>To comprehend (v) - to understand something completely</strong></p> <p><em>He doesn’t seem to comprehend the scale of the problem!</em></p> <p><strong>Colonial (adj) - relating to a colony or colonisation</strong></p> <p><em>Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule!</em></p> <p><strong>Dissertation (n) - a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university</strong></p> <p><em>Ann did her dissertation on Karl Marx</em></p> <p><strong>Immense (adj) - extremely large in size or degree</strong></p> <p><em>They spent an immense amount of time getting the room ready for their guests!</em></p> <p><strong>Indigenous (adj) - naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place</strong></p> <p><em>The indigenous people of Australia have suffered for many years!</em></p> <p><strong>To scupper (v) - to cause something such as a plan or an opportunity to fail</strong></p> <p><em>Arriving late for the interview scuppered my chances of getting the job!</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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