80. Why did Belarus “Hijack” a Plane? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Earlier this week, the Eastern European country Belarus stopped a plane travelling from Greece to Lithuania. While on the ground they took and arrested two of the passengers. This episode of Thinking in English will look at what happened, why Belarus took this action, and what some of the potential consequences could be for the country! TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/05/26/80-why-did-belarus-hijack-a-plane-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List Aboard (adv, preposition) - on or onto a ship, aircraft, bus or train The flight attendant welcomed us aboard To escort (v) - to go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain that he, she, or it leaves or arrives safely Security guards escorted the intruders from the building To hijack (v) - to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Paris Fraudulently (adv) - in a way that intends to deceive by doing something dishonest and illegal Someone has been fraudulently using my name Exile (n) - the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons The king went into exile because of the political situation in his country Repression (n) - the use of force or violence to control a group of people The political repression in this country is enforced by terror Dissident (n) - a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government The government has been repressing political dissidents To divert (v) - to cause something or someone to change direction Our flight has to be diverted to Newark because of the storm --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices