95. The World’s Strangest Time Zones!: What are time zones and why are they so weird? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>You may not have thought about it before, but time zones are strange. What are time zones and why do we use them? Who decided the world should be loosely split into 24 different regions with 24 different times? Why do some countries and territories decide to change or make their own time zones? Where are the strangest time zones in the world? Let’s try to answer these questions in this episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/23/95-the-worlds-strangest-time-zones-what-are-time-zones-and-why-are-they-so-weird-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/23/95-the-worlds-strangest-time-zones-what-are-time-zones-and-why-are-they-so-weird-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/01/64-daylight-savings-time-why-do-we-change-our-time-in-the-summer-english-vocabulary-lesson/">64. Daylight Savings Time!: Why do we change our time in the summer? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/contact/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT ME!!</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>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <h4><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h4> <p><strong>To pick up (phrasal v) - to buy something cheaply</strong></p> <p><em>I picked up a new computer for a great price in the sale</em></p> <p><strong>Downright (adj, adv) - extremely or very great</strong></p> <p><em>She’s being downright unhelpful and obstructive</em></p> <p><strong>Loosely (adv) - not exactly</strong></p> <p><em>This phrase can be loosely translated as “Go away!”</em></p> <p><strong>To adjust (v) - to change something slightly to make it fit, work better, or be suitable</strong></p> <p><em>You should adjust your phone’s screen brightness late at night</em></p> <p><strong>To adopt (v) - to accept or start to use something new</strong></p> <p><em>We will have to adopt a more scientific approach in the future</em></p> <p><strong>Longitude (n) - the distance of place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South Pole, measured in degrees</strong></p> <p><em>Harrison invented one of the most accurate clocks ever which allowed sailors to determine their longitude</em></p> <p><strong>Enclave (n) - a part of a country that is surrounded by another country</strong></p> <p><em>Kaliningrad is a Russian enclave surrounded by Lithuania, Poland, and the sea.</em></p> <p><strong>Autonomous (adj) -</strong> <strong>an autonomous organization, country, or region is independent and has the freedom to govern itself</strong></p> <p><em>That region is autonomous and makes its own decisions about tax, education, and health care</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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