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78\. What is the Eurovision Song Contest? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

2021/5/19
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In this episode of Thinking in English, I want to talk about one of the most popular events in Europe: the Eurovision Song Contest. With nearly 200 million people watching, and over 40 countries entering, it is a massive contest full of incredible (and sometimes bizarre) performances. Many of the listeners of this podcast are not European, so hopefully you will learn something about the continent's culture today!

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Vocabulary List

Contestant (n) - someone who competes in a contest

In tonight’s quiz., our contestants have come from all over the country

Automatically (adv) - according to rules or schedules that are certain to be followed; and with no human control

You get a pay increase automatically after six months

Bizarre (adj) - very strange and unusual

I went to an incredibly bizarre party last night!

Ridiculous (adj) - stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at

Do I look ridiculous in this hat?

Puppet (n) - a toy in the shape of a person or animal that you can move with strings or by putting your hand inside

We took the children to a puppet show

Accordion (n) - a box shaped musical instrument including a folded central part with a keyboard, played by pushing the two ends towards each other

My mum made me learn how to play accordion when I was a child

Biased (adj) - showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions

The newspaper gave a very biased report of the meeting

Ties (plural n) - the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connection with places

I no longer feel any ties with my home town

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