‘English Impulse Podcast episode 3: social media ban’. In this episode, Annie and Clare discuss the first of its kind social media ban put in place on December 10th in Australia. How do people feel about the ban, how are kids reacting and will other countries follow suit? All this and more in this week’s English Impulse. Make sure to take a look at the vocabulary below after you have listened to the show.
VOCABULARY
Intervene
- to get involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it.
- Experts say that we shouldn’t always intervene in our children’s lives because they also need to learn how to solve their own problems.
- Our staff were arguing so much that the boss finally had to intervene and talk individually with each member.
Bummer
- used to show disappointment or unhappiness about a situation.
- It was such a bummer that he wasn’t able to meet with us today. I was so looking forward to finally meeting him.
- He’s not coming! What a bummer!
Detox
- a period of time when you stop doing or using harmful things in order to improve your mental or physical health.
- She must first go through the detox program before entering the rehabilitation center for drugs and alcohol.
- Dry January is when people stop drinking in the month of January as a type of detox after all the drinking around the Christmas season.
Innate
- An ability you were born with or naturally have.
- She was born with an innate ability for dancing.
- There is a debate in athletics about whether its more important an athlete’s innate ability to play or their drive to improve.
learning curve
- The rate at which someone improves at a new skill.
- I always say it takes almost two years to get used to a new job since there is a steep learning curve.
- One’s learning curve in language acquisition is based on several factors such as environment, their exposure to the language and similarities to other languages they may already speak.
EXPRESSIONS
Follow suit
- to do the same thing as someone else.
- Many international companies are making English their main language and I’m sure other companies may follow suit.
- Well, since everyone is ordering a margarita, I might as well follow suit.
ENGLISH IMPULSE PODCAST
Now that you had a listen to ‘English Impulse Podcast episode 3: social media ban’, check out some of our other episodes:
Wellness English Impulse: Episode 1: sleep
Business English Impulse: Episode 2: how to join a group conversation
