49. Should Bottled Water be Banned? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>We drink millions of bottles of water every year. However, in some countries, including mine the UK, our tap water is perfectly safe! We don’t really need to buy bottled water! There are environmental, financial, and health costs connected to bottled water. Should bottled water be banned?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/08/49-should-bottled-water-be-banned-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/08/49-should-bottled-water-be-banned-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>VOCABULARY LIST</strong></p> <p><strong>Optician (n) - Someone whose job is examining people’s eyes and selling glasses or contact lenses to correct sight problems</strong></p> <p><em>The optician recommended I choose a different pair of glasses!</em></p> <p><strong>Beverage (n) - a drink of any type</strong></p> <p><em>Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate</em></p> <p><strong>Roughly (adv) - approximately or about</strong></p> <p><em>We have roughly similar tastes!</em></p> <p><strong>Source (n) - the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something</strong></p> <p><em>Experts are trying to track down the source of the contamination in the water supply</em></p> <p><strong>Stringently (adv) - in a way that is strict, severe, or limiting</strong></p> <p><em>Fire regulations are stringently enforced in all our factories</em></p> <p><strong>Defect (n) - a physical condition in which something is wrong with a part of someone’s body</strong></p> <p><em>The drug has been shown to cause birth defects</em></p> <p><strong>Consumption (n) - the act of using, eating, or drinking something:</strong></p> <p><em>This programme is designed to increase the consumption of vegetables by children!</em></p> <p><strong>Carbonated (adj) - a carbonated drink is fizzy because it contains bubbles of carbon dioxide</strong></p> <p><em>Although I love carbonated sodas, I really dislike carbonated water!</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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