135. The End of Winter Sport?: Climate Change and the Future of the Winter Olympics! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

The Beijing winter Olympics are currently in full swing, but there is no snow falling from the sky. Over the next few decades, climate change and global warming will cause major problems for the future of winter sports. Is it the end of the winter Olympics? Let’s discuss it on today’s episode of Thinking in English! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/11/135-the-end-of-winter-sport/ You may also like... 134. Is Obesity a Disease? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 133. Why Is Indonesia Changing Capital City? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 132. Pros and Cons of Mandatory National Service! (English Vocabulary Lesson) 131. Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson) CONTACT ME INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Phenomenal (adj) - extremely successful or special, especially in a surprising way Sarah did a phenomenal presentation during yesterday’s meeting Artificial (adj) - made by people, often as a copy of something natural He refuses to wear clothes made of artificial fabric Reliably (adv) - in a way that can be trusted or believed The soccer team reliably sells 5000 tickets a game Unstable (adj) - not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last It is a poor and politically unstable country Suboptimal (adj) - less than optimal (the best possible); not very good The court decided that the police response was suboptimal Saviour (n) - someone or something that saves someone from danger or harm The president likes to claim he is the saviour of the nation Viable (adj) - able to work as intended or able to succeed I’m afraid your plan is not financially viable To jeopardise (v) - to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged She knew failing the test would jeopardise her chance to get into college --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices