113. The Last Chance to Save the World?: COP 26 Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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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 going to attend, will it be a success, and is it really the last chance to save the world? Let’s discuss this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!
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Vocabulary List
Conclusive (adj) – proving that something is true, or ending any doubt
They had conclusive proof of his guilt
Industrialisation (n) – the process of developing industry within a country
The rapid industrialisation of Asian countries has caused many social problems
Drastic (adj) – (especially of actions) severe and sudden or having very noticeable effects
Many employees have had to take drastic cuts in pay
Summit (n) – an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries
World leaders will meet next week for their annual economic summit
To tackle (v) – to try to deal with something or someone
I tackled him about his disrespectful comments
Jargon (n) – special words and phrases that are used by particular groups of people, especially in their work
I couldn’t understand what the lawyer was saying – he used so much legal jargon
Net zero (adj) – when talking about the environment, net zero means removing as many emissions (gases that cause the earth to warm up) as it produces
The main goal was to be a carbon-neutral or net-zero city
Reluctant (adj) – not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave
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