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Episode Synopsis
🕰️ Step back in time to the 1920s in this episode of the Learn English Podcast! Often called The Roaring Twenties, this exciting era brought big changes in culture, music, and fashion. People attended secret parties, wore bold clothes, and danced to the new sound of jazz. We’ll help you imagine life during this unforgettable decade and explain why it’s still so fascinating today.Learn important words like “prohibition,” “bootlegging,” and the “Harlem Renaissance”. Discover how cars like the Model T changed travel, and how movies evolved from silent films to “talkies”—a major moment in entertainment history.This episode is perfect for intermediate and upper-intermediate learners. Hear useful vocabulary like “dapper,” “speakeasy,” and why jazz music was so important. Improve your listening skills while learning real-world English used to describe the Roaring Twenties. Check the episode description for a full vocabulary list to practice and expand your English naturally.🔔 Follow us on social media @LearnEnglishPod and visit our website:Podcast website: https://learnenglishpod.com/Follow us on social Media: https://linktr.ee/learnenglishpod📚Affiliate link for italki: https://www.italki.com/en/i/ref/GBBdbbAffiliate link for Lingq: https://www.lingq.com/?referral=msusc📝 Vocabulary list:1) Visual image – A picture in your mind.2) Roaring – Very loud or full of activity and excitement.3) Prohibition – A time when alcohol was illegal in the United States (1920–1933).4) Amendment – A change or addition to a legal or official document.5) Speakeasy – A secret club where people drank alcohol during Prohibition6) Romanticized – Made to seem better or more exciting than it really was.7) Jazz – A style of music with strong rhythms, popular in the 1920s.8) Renaissance – A time of new interest and activity in something, especially art and culture.9) Flapper – A fashionable young woman in the 1920s with a modern style and behavior.10) Bobbed hair – A short haircut that is usually above the chin.11) Cocktail – A mixed alcoholic drink.12) Bootlegging – Making or selling something (like alcohol) illegally.13) Assembly line – A method of making products in a factory where each worker does one part.14) Mass produced – Made in large numbers, usually by machines.15) Talkie – A movie with spoken words and sound.
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