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240. Who Discovered the Americas? (English Vocabulary Lesson) Thinking in English

Listen to Simple English News Daily – https://www.send7.org/ Check out the latest episode of Simple English News Daily – https://open.spotify.com/show/4QctJjCUuHefLzeZWDoXqc?si=d381def2ae9a4cb8 Who discovered the Americas? Let’s discuss the history of exploration and migration in the Americas, from the arrival of the first settlers, to the voyages of the Vikings and Polynesians, to the landing of the Europeans! TRANSCRIPT – https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/06/07/240-who-discovered-the-americas/ My Links ⁠JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  — https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish ⁠ ⁠Support the Podcast – https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish⁠ ENGLISH CLASSES – https://thinkinginenglish.link/  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee – https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard⁠ NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! – https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast  INSTAGRAM – thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)   Blog – thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary Continent (n) – one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries. Voyage (n) – a long journey, especially by ship. To explore (also exploration/explorer) (v) – to search a place and discover things about it. To navigate (navigation/navigator) (v) – to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along, or over an area of water or land. Subsequent (adj) – happening after something else. Seafaring (adj) – connected with travelling by sea. Norse (adj) – belonging or relating to the people who lived in Scandinavia in the past, especially the Vikings. To settle (settlement/settler) (v) – to arrive, especially from another country, in a new place and start to live there and use the land. — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support
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