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205. Why Did Britain Invent So Many Sports? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
From tennis, ping pong, and badminton to boxing, rugby, and football, the rules of many modern sports were written by British people! Why? Today I want to explain how and why so many of the world’s sports were invented by the British!
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Vocabulary
To invent (v) - to design or create something that did not exist before. The World Wide Web was invented in 1989.
Folk (adj) - traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, and usually passed on from parents to their children over a long period of time. There are some unique folk dances in this city.
To codify (v) - to organize and write a law or system of laws. The UK doesn’t have a codified constitution.
Alumni (plural n) - men and women who have completed their studies, esp. at a school, college, or university. There will be reunion of university alumni next week.
Elite (adj) - belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society. Elite universities are very competitive to enter.
Boarding school (n) - a school where students live and study. He studied at a boarding school in the UK.
Administrator (n) - someone whose job is to control the operation of a business, organization, or plan. She works as a school administrator.
Set something up (phrasal v) - to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc. She plans to set up her own business.
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From tennis, ping pong, and badminton to boxing, rugby, and football, the rules of many modern sports were written by British people! Why? Today I want to explain how and why so many of the world’s sports were invented by the British!
ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/
JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish
NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast
TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/02/06/205-why-did-britain-invent-so-many-sports/
INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)
Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog
Vocabulary
To invent (v) - to design or create something that did not exist before. The World Wide Web was invented in 1989.
Folk (adj) - traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, and usually passed on from parents to their children over a long period of time. There are some unique folk dances in this city.
To codify (v) - to organize and write a law or system of laws. The UK doesn’t have a codified constitution.
Alumni (plural n) - men and women who have completed their studies, esp. at a school, college, or university. There will be reunion of university alumni next week.
Elite (adj) - belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society. Elite universities are very competitive to enter.
Boarding school (n) - a school where students live and study. He studied at a boarding school in the UK.
Administrator (n) - someone whose job is to control the operation of a business, organization, or plan. She works as a school administrator.
Set something up (phrasal v) - to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc. She plans to set up her own business.
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