This is part of the BBC’s “LEARNING ENGLISH” Series. Brought to you by: ConversationalEnglish.ca
Social media encourages us to give our opinion on a subject without always listening in return. Does this mean the art of conversation is being lost? Sam and Neil discuss the topic and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Vocabulary:
exploitation
treating someone unfairly in order to gain an advantage for yourself
exorbitant
much bigger or more expensive than it should be
debt
an amount of money that you owe to someone else
behemoth
something which is extreme large and powerful
sandwiched between
in a tight, narrow space between two larger things
soft power
a country using its economic and cultural influence to persuade other countries to do something, instead of using military (hard) power
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