93. Why Do We Need Passports to Travel?: A history of the passport! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
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If you want to travel abroad, you need a passport. But why? Why do we need these little documents to leave our own country? When was the first passport used? When did modern passports develop? What is the future of passports? Let’s try to answer these questions on this episode of Thinking in English!
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**Vocabulary list **
Destination (n) - the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken
The letter never reached its destination
Prosperity (n) - the state of being successful and having a lot of money
The war was followed by a period of peace and prosperity
Prophet (n) - a person who speaks for God or a god
Jesus is considered a Prophet by Christians
To credit (v) - to publicly acknowledge someone’s role in the production or creation of something
He is credited with inventing the the TV
Maritime (adj) - connected with human activity at sea
Venice was once an important maritime power
To standardise (v) - to make things of the same type all have the same basic features
Phone companies should standardise their charging cables
Quirk (n) - something unusual, strange, or unexpected
There is a quirk in the rules that allows tax free investment
To embed (v) - to fix something firmly into something
Computer chips are now embedded into all sorts of technology
Ignorance (n) - lack of knowledge, understanding, or information about something
Public ignorance about the disease is still a cause for concern
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