65. What is the Milk Tea Alliance? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

In this episode of Thinking in English we will discuss the Milk Tea Alliance. Protestors and pro-democracy activists in South East Asia have begun to connect with each other online using the hashtag Milk Tea Alliance. What is this alliance, how did it start, and what does it involve? And why does it use the name “milk tea?” Hopefully by the end of this episode you will be able to answer some, or all, of these questions! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/05/65-what-is-the-milk-tea-alliance-english-vocabulary-lesson/ Similar Episodes! Myanmar Coup - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/03/48-myanmar-military-coup-what-is-happening-and-why-english-vocabulary-lesson/ Democracy Rankings - http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/08/57-is-democracy-dying-freedom-house-2021-report-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List Viral (adj) - spreading or becoming popular very quickly on the internet He seems different since he went viral on Tik Tok Alliance (n) - a group of people or countries who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims In the USA, religious groups and conservative political parties have formed an alliance Prominent (adj) - very well known and important He is a prominent member of the royal family To advocate (v) - to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something The organisation advocates for human rights Neat (adj) - a drink without anything added to it She likes her whisky neat, with no ice or water To distinguish (v) - to notice or understand the different between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another I’m colour blind and can’t distinguish between red and green easily Boycott (v) - to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval People in China have boycotted H&M's products Nationalism (n) - a great, or too great, love for your own country Nationalism has been spreading through Europe recently --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support