89. What is the most ‘normal’ country in the world? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
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Over the last year and a half, the way people live, work, socialise, and much more, has completely changed. While we are beginning to return to normal in some ways, it is also possible that we will never return to the way things were before the pandemic. So, in this episode, let’s look at which country is currently the most ‘normal’ in the world?
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Vocabulary List
Accustomed (adj) - familiar with something
She quickly became accustomed to his strange sleeping pattern
To invest in (v) - to put money, effort, time, etc. into something in order to improve it or get an advantage
My favourite restaurant invested in iPads to make ordering easier
Viable (adj) - able to work as intended or able to succeed
With government restrictions, it is no longer viable to hold our event
Extent (n) - amount
We don’t know the extent of his injuries
Normalcy (n) - the state of being normal (also said as normality)
Now that the war is over, perhaps our region will return to normalcy
Indicator (n) - something that shows what a situation is like
Increasing sales is an indicator that the food industry is recovering
congested (adj) - too much traffic and movement is difficult
The roads are always congested on national holidays
Conversely (adv) - in an opposite way
Children from rich areas are encouraged to go to university. Conversely, children from poor areas don’t have as many opportunities
Controversy (n) - a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the Tokyo Olympics
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