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...
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Drought and Desertification | English Lesson
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...
Universal Basic Income (UBI) | English Lesson
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...
The Supply and Price of Wheat | English Lesson
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...
The Ukrainian Refugee Crisis | English Lesson
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...
A Sudden Increase in the Price of Oil and Gas | English Lesson
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....
Economic Sanctions and Their Effect on Currencies | English Lesson
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....
Cryptocurrency Worries | English Lesson
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...
Central Banks Raising Policy Rates | English Lesson
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...