You probably haven’t heard of Pitcairn Island - but it has one of the most interesting histories in the Pacific Ocean. Not only is Pitcairn one of the remotest and most isolated places in the world, the people who live there have a unique and amazing story. Let’s talk about the strange history of Pitcairn in today's episode on Thinking in English!

TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/02/21/138-the-strange-history-of-pitcairn-island/

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Isolated (adj) - not near to other places

He grew up in an isolated farm

Remote (adj) - a long way from any towns, cities, or other people

She studies remote communities high up in the mountains

To inhabit (v) - to live in a place

Those remote islands are only inhabited by birds and insects

To captivate (v) - to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive

Her singing captivated the audience

Polynesian (n) - a person from Polynesia (including Hawaii, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, and more islands)

There are many Polynesian athletes playing professional rugby

To sight (v) - to suddenly see something or someone

After days at sea, the sailors finally sighted land

Perilous (adj) - extremely dangerous

The country roads are quite perilous

Mutiny (n) - an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers or sailors, refuses to obey orders and/or attempts to take control from people in authority (a ‘mutineer’ is a person involved in a ‘mutiny’)

Conditions on the ship were so bad that the crew started to plan a mutiny

To relocate (v) - to move or move something or someone from one place to another

The couple relocated to Spain

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