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“Stab in the back,” “Back to the wall,” “Behind your back”: 6 Essential ‘Back’ Idioms (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1
On today’s episode of Thinking in English, let’s learn some useful idioms revolving around your ‘back!’
TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/11/08/stab-in-the-back-back-to-the-wall-behi…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
114. ‘Parasite’, ‘Squid Games’, and ‘BTS’: The Korean Wave Explained (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1 Episode 114
Korean culture has become incredibly popular, influential, and widespread over the last few years. The movie “Parasite” has won Oscars, the “Squid Game” is Netflix’s biggest show, and BTS and Black P…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
113. The Last Chance to Save the World?: COP 26 Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1 Episode 113
Over the next two weeks, almost every country and world leader will gather in Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the world’s most important climate conference, COP26. What are they going to discuss, who is…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
‘Ghost towns,’ ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous,’ and ‘Graveyard Shift’: Idioms and Phrases for a Spooky Halloween (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1
On today’s episode of Thinking in English, let’s learn some spooky idioms and phrases that you can use everyday, not just on Halloween!
Transcript -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/10/29/ghost-…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Tongue Twister Challenge!: English Pronunciation Practice
Season 1
On today’s episode of Thinking in English let’s test your English pronunciation skills by practicing some fun and challenging Tongue twisters!
TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/10/27/…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
112. English Accents Explained!: Why do Language Learners Have Accents and Should We Care? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1 Episode 112
Why do language learners have an accent when speaking? Can we improve our accents? Should we really care about having an accent? Let’s talk about this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!
TRAN…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
How to Describe Pain in English!! Essential Vocabulary and Phrases (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1
On today’s episode of Thinking in English, let’s learn some new ways to talk about and describe pain in English!
TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/10/22/how-to-describe-pain-in-englis…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
111. Should We Still Use the Death Penalty?: English Language Debate (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1 Episode 111
How should we punish criminals? Should we have the death penalty for the worst crimes? Or is the death penalty unacceptable in our modern societies? These kind of questions have puzzled thinkers for …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
110. Why do Authoritarian Countries Buy Football Clubs?: Saudi Arabia and the Purchase of Newcastle United! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1 Episode 110
At the beginning of October, English football club Newcastle United were taken over by a Saudi Arabian supported investment fund, and over night became one of the world’s richest sport teams. But why…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
“Have Egg on Your Face,” “Put Your Foot in it,” and “Sheepish”: Idioms and Phrases for Embarrassing Situations! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1
Do you “Have Egg on Your Face"? Have you “Put Your Foot in it"? Do you feel “Sheepish”? In this episode of Thinking in English, let’s learn some other useful idioms and phrases to describe embarrassm…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago