156. Should Owning a Dog Be Illegal!?!? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Should owning a dog be illegal? On today’s episode of Thinking in English, I’m going to explain why I think that owning certain types of dog, in particular “purebred” and flat faced dogs, is cruel and should not be allowed! Let’s learn about the history of dog breeds and the serious problems modern dogs experience, all while learning new vocabulary and practising your listening comprehension! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/06/22/should-owning-a-dog-be-illegal/ You may also like... Learning English From the News?!? (with SEND7 Podcast) How to Improve Your PUBLIC SPEAKING! Creative and Critical Thinking Challenge! (English Riddles) 155. What is an Endangered Language? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Opinionated (adj) - an opinionated person is certain about their beliefs, and expresses their ideas strongly and often He was opinionated and selfish, but undeniably clever To breed (v) - to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way Some dogs were bred to retrieve birds shot during hunting trips Breed (n) - a particular type of animal or plant What’s your favourite breed of dog? Characteristic (n) - a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something Having a big nose is a characteristic in my family To bark (v) - (of a dog) to make a loud, rough noise I can hear a dog barking outside To herd (v) - to make animals move together as a group Farmers use dogs to help herd sheep Stocky (adj) - a stocky person or animal is short, wide across the chest, and strong looking He was stockier than I remembered Squashed (adj) - flat, soft, or out of shape due to being crushed or squeezed He ate some squashed sandwiches for lunch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices