178. What is Inflation? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ What is inflation? Why are prices increasing for everyday items? What are the consequences of inflation? How can we control or limit rising prices? Let’s discuss these questions and more on today’s episode of Thinking in English! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/10/what-is-inflation/ You may also like... 177. Should Student Loan Debt be Forgiven? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 176. What was the French Revolution? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 175. The Language of Protesting (English Vocabulary Lesson 174. Why Are Iranian Women Burning Their Hijabs? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Stable (adj) - firmly fixed or not likely to move or change I’m looking for a stable job in a bank! Out of business (idiom) – closed down/no longer in business My local hairdresser went out of business last month Hypothetical (adj) – imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true This is hypothetical, but if I offered you a job, would you accept it? Worth (adj) – having a particular value, especially in money My house is worth $200,000 Keep track of something/someone (idiom) – to continue to be informed or know about someone or something My sister has had so many jobs, I can’t keep track anymore Goods (n) – things for sale, or things that you own There is a 10 percent discount on electrical goods today Monetary (adj) – relating to money in a country The recent recession has been blamed on a bad monetary policy Interest rate (n) – the interest percentage that a bank charges you when you borrow money, or the interest percentage a bank pays you when you save money Interest rates are increasing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices