Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• amount: Quantity of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• gender: State of being male or female
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• leave: To go away from; depart
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• indicator: An instrument that shows temperature, speed etc.
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• immature: Behaving like a child, especially emotionally
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
• datum: Item of factual information
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• dashboard: Console of a car or vehicle
• prefix: Part of a word added to the front, e.g. UNhappy
• meteorological: Of the weather or weather forecasts
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical