https://youtu.be/xNdbvaBPlNA Hello and welcome. My name is Alan Robert, and today is April 12th, 2022. Our English vocabulary selection today has to do with inflation. We’ve touched upon inflation in recent previous podcasts when we have looked at the...
https://youtu.be/y0m75lCM8Vw Vocabulary: Drought: A long period of low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. Desertification: Process in which fertile areas become increasingly arid and less productive. Soil: The black or brown upper layer of earth where plants...
https://youtu.be/P1tjhXrp6U8 Our English vocabulary today has to do with the idea of a universal basic income. It is a good time to pick up some new words related to this concept since there is a good chance that policymakers will begin talking about it more in...
https://youtu.be/5_leUPqPbMU Our English vocabulary today is related to the current impact and the future impact on the supply the price of wheat caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. If you are listening to this lesson on a podcast, I just want you to know that...
https://youtu.be/J-jjJm_rkVs Okay, let’s begin the lesson by introducing our key vocabulary. Listen closely: To flee Border To seek refuge Sanctuary Burden Scheme Humanitarian relief Let’s see what these words mean. Afterward, you’ll hear them used in a news...
https://youtu.be/_8yrVY4-Suc Let’s begin the lesson by introducing our key vocabulary. You will hear these words used later in the news summary, and I’ll repeat them to you one last time at the end. Listen closely: Spike: To increase suddenly and sharply. To spike....
https://youtu.be/m-HJUnVKCyA Hello and welcome. My name is Alan Robert, and today is March 01, 2022. Our vocabulary today is related to economic sanctions and their impact on currency. Here are our keywords and expressions. You will hear me use them later in context....
https://youtu.be/bllewFKaYxc Our topic today concerns cryptocurrency. Here are our keywords and expressions. You will hear me use them later in context. Listen closely: Buzz: This is slang. It means intense enthusiasm, interest, and excitement. Wave of the future: A...
https://youtu.be/5q8xeq0MyfA Our topic today concerns central bank policy rates. Here are our keywords and expressions. You will hear me use them in context a little later. Listen closely: Soaring Inflation: Inflation that increases quickly and substantially. Birds...