97. Dark Tourism Explained: Why do people want to visit dangerous and terrifying places? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>Although most people like to spend their vacations visiting historical sites or sunbathing on the beach, some people choose to visit dangerous and terrifying places! Would you travel to a war zone, a country that arrests visitors, or a place with a high crime rate? Let’s talk about it on this episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/30/97-dark-tourism-explained-why-do-people-want-to-visit-dangerous-and-terrifying-places-english-vocabulary-lesson/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/30/97-dark-tourism-explained-why-do-people-want-to-visit-dangerous-and-terrifying-places-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <h6>You may also like...</h6> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/11/92-what-is-happening-in-afghanistan-english-vocabulary-lesson/">92. What is happening in Afghanistan? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/18/94-the-fall-of-afghanistan-what-is-happening-in-afghanistan-part-2-english-vocabulary-lesson/">94. The Fall of Afghanistan: What is happening in Afghanistan – Part 2 (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> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><strong>Evacuee (n) - someone who is evacuated from a dangerous place, especially during a war</strong></p> <p><em>Thousands of evacuees crossed the border to safety</em></p> <p><strong>Naively (adv) - in a way that shows you are willing to believe that life is pleasant and fair (even if it is not!)</strong></p> <p><em>Naively, i turned up to the event without a ticket, thinking it would be easy to get in</em></p> <p><strong>Hostage (n) - someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants</strong></p> <p><em>She was taken hostage by the gunmen</em></p> <p><strong>Infamous (adj) - famous for something bad</strong></p> <p><em>This town is infamous for a being home to a murderer</em></p> <p><strong>Catch-all (adj) - general and intended to include everything</strong></p> <p><em>‘Indigestion’ is a catch-all term for any kind of stomach distress</em></p> <p><strong>Macabre (adj) - used to describe something that is very strange and unpleasant because it is connected with death or violence</strong></p> <p><em>She has a pretty macabre sense of humour</em></p> <p><strong>To risk (v) - to do something although there is a chance of a bad result</strong></p> <p><em>He risked losing his house when his company went bankrupt</em></p> <p><strong>Abduction (n) - the act of taking a person away by force</strong></p> <p><em>The abduction took place in front of several helpless witnesses</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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