63. North Korean Missile Tests: Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>North Korea has recently restarted missile tests, worrying neighbouring countries and international organisations. Why have they decided to do this now? This episode will look at a few different explanations for North Korea’s missile tests, as well as discussing the country's weapons programme in general!</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/29/63-north-korean-missile-tests-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/29/63-north-korean-missile-tests-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Myanmar Coup - </strong><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/03/48-myanmar-military-coup-what-is-happening-and-why-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/03/48-myanmar-military-coup-what-is-happening-and-why-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>Tumultuous (adj) - full of confusion, change, or uncertainty</strong></p> <p><em>After the tumultuous events of 1990, Europe was completely changed</em></p> <p><strong>Totalitarian (adj) - being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow people freedom to oppose them</strong></p> <p><em>North Korea may be a totalitarian regime</em></p> <p><strong>To violate (v) - to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect</strong></p> <p><em>They were charged with violating federal law</em></p> <p><strong>Provocative (adj) - causing an angry reaction, usually intentionally</strong></p> <p><em>In a deliberately provocative speech, she criticized the whole system of government</em></p> <p><strong>To unveil (v) - to make something secret known</strong></p> <p><em>The president’s new policy was unveiled at the press conference</em></p> <p><strong>To prohibit (v) - to officially refuse to allow something</strong></p> <p><em>Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre</em></p> <p><strong>Escalating (adj) - increasing in price, amount, rate, etc.</strong></p> <p><em>The price of oil is escalating</em></p> <p><strong>Stalemate (n) - a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken</strong></p> <p><em>Despite long discussions, the workers and the management remain locked in stalemate</em></p> <p><strong>Sanction (n) - an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against  a country in order to make it obey international law</strong></p> <p><em>Economic sanctions will only be lifted when the aggressive nation withdraws its troops</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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